1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1932-33_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11–7 6-6 J. Craig Ruby John P. Sabo 11th 5th William "Boyd" Owen Huff Hall The 1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season Craig Ruby entered the 1932–33 season tied with Ralph Jones as the winningest coach in the history at the University of Illinois with 85 wins. Ruby had 9 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fifth place in the Big Ten the year before. The team went through a nearly perfect non-conference season, losing only 1 game, however, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 7 losses. The starting lineup included captain Boyd Owen and Albert Kamm at guard, Frank Froschauer and Coslon Bennett as forwards and Hudson Hellmich at center.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1932 Illinois Fighting Illini y Hudson Hellmich 4 F JR Webster Groves, Missouri n William "Boyd" Owen 5 G SR South Bend, Indiana n C Jack Beynon 6 G SO Rockford, Illinois n Coslon Bennett 7 F SR Marshall, Illinois n Frank Froschauer 8 F SO Harvey, Illinois n Karl Rohlen 9 F SO Chicago, Illinois n Sidney Port 10 C JR Chicago, Illinois y Carl E. Soderstrom 12 F SO Chicago, Illinois n Vernon Moore 14 C SR Martinsville, Illinois n Fred Fencl 15 F JR Cicero, Illinois n Paul Gibbs 17 G FR Los Angeles, California n Alfred J. Kamm 18 C JR Lakewood, Washington n Albert C. Kamm 19 G JR Lakewood, Washington n William Theobald 22 G SR Du Quoin, Illinois n Paul Carson 24 F JR Fairbury, Illinois n Raymond Herman Radant 25 F SO Wausau, Wisconsin n Elbert Gragg 26 G SO Denver, Colorado n Roy Guttschow 27 F SO Simi Valley, California n William Gates 28 G SO Rockford, Illinois n Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (11th year) John Sabo (University of Illinois) (5th year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1925_1949.aspx?#1933 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/10/1932 yes yes 1932 Bradley Braves Bradley Hewitt Gymnasium Peoria, IL 26–21 4,000 1-0 12/17/1932 yes 1932 Wabash Little Giants Wabash Huff Hall Champaign, IL 24–34 3,000 1-1 12/21/1932 yes yes 1932 Missouri Tigers Missouri Brewer Field House Columbia, MO Braggin' Rights 17-22 2,000 2-1 12/30/1932 yes 1932 North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Huff Hall Champaign, IL 26–24 500 3-1 1/3/1933 yes 1932 Detroit Titans Detroit Huff Hall Champaign, IL 39–28 4,000 4-1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/7/1933 1932 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Huff Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 27–25 4,000 5-1 1-0 1/9/1933 Michigan Huff Hall Champaign, IL 22–17 6,500 6-1 2-0 1/14/1933 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 30–35 4,500 6-2 2-1 1/16/1933 yes 1932 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH 22–33 6,000 6-3 2-2 1/21/1933 yes Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL Rivalry 27–30 - 6-4 2-3 2/7/1933 yes 1932 Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis Huff Hall Champaign, IL 26–19 2,000 7-4 2/11/1933 Wisconsin Huff Hall Champaign, IL 38–25 4,000 8-4 3-3 2/13/1933 Ohio State Huff Hall Champaign, IL 29–31 5,500 8-5 3-4 2/18/1933 yes 1932 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 26–22 - 9-5 4-4 2/20/1933 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 29–15 - 10-5 5-4 2/25/1933 Minnesota Huff Hall Champaign, IL 28–30 - 10-6 5-5 2/27/1933 yes 1932 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA Rivalry 27–30 - 10-7 5-6 3/4/1933 Iowa Huff Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 44–16 - 11-7 6-6 Central Time SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1932-33 pg.79, FightingIllini.com References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1933 in sports in Illinois Category:1934 in sports in Illinois