1920–21 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1920–21 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1920-21_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11–7 7–5 Frank Winters 1st Charles Vail Kenney Gym thumb|"1920-21 Fighting Illini men's basketball team" The 1920–21 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1920–21 season began a new era for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team. New head coach Frank Winters was coming to the University of Illinois after five successful years as head coach of Rockford Central High School in Rockford, Illinois. During his tenure in Rockford, he guided his Rabs teams to three round of 16 finishes, one quarterfinals finish and one team finished its season as state champions. Winters inherited a team whose best player, Chuck Carney, severely injured his knee in the last football game. The team went on to an overall record of 11–7.A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 1-58261-793-7 The Big Ten record for the Illini, at the conclusion of the 1920–21 season was seven wins five losses and a tie for fourth place. The starting lineup included All-American Chuck Carney, Laurie Walquist and Norton Hellstrom at forward, Henry Reitsch at center, and Charles Vail, John Sabo and Walter Collins as guards.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1920 Illinois Fighting Illini y Chuck Carney 1 F JR Evanston, Illinois y Walter Collins 2 G JR Rockford, Illinois n John Sabo 3 G JR Toledo, Ohio n Henry Reitsch 4 C SO Rockford, Illinois n Leland "Slim" Stillwell 5 C FR Olney, Illinois n Otto Vogel 6 G SO Iowa City, Iowa y Roland H. Popken 7 F FR Oak Park, Illinois n Norton Hellstrom 8 F SO Ft. Pierce, Florida n Glenn E. Potter 9 F FR Yuba City, California n Hubert Tabor 10 G JR Sullivan, Illinois n Charles Milton White 11 F SO Chicago, Illinois n Harry Clay Neville 12 F SO Pinckneyville, Illinois n John Wilbur Hansen 13 G SO Brookston, Indiana n Cecil Reynolds Danielson 14 F SO Rockford, Illinois n Charles W. Vail 15 G JR Chicago, Illinois n C Lawrence Walquist 16 G JR Chicago, Illinois y Julian Mee 17 F SR Chicago, Illinois n Frank Winters (Springfield (MA)) (1st year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1906_1924.aspx#1921 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1920-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224015/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html 2013-12-17 , FightingIllini.com yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/8/1920 yes Millikin University Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 24–29 2,994 0-1 12/20/1920 yes yes 1920 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois Normal John W. Cook Hall Normal, IL 32–21 - 1-1 1/1/1921 yes 1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 25–30 441 1-2 1/3/1921 yes Nebraska Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 26–24 3,044 2-2 1/10/1921 yes Illinois Normal Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 42–17 2,759 3-2 1/14/1921 yes yes Millikin University Millikin Gymnasium Decatur, IL 26–20 - 4-2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/18/1921 1920 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 33–29 4,233 5-2 1-0 1/22/1921 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 18–23 - 5-3 1-1 1/24/1921 yes 1920 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 23–22 - 6-3 2-1 2/5/1921 yes 1920 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 39–26 - 7-3 3-1 2/7/1921 1920 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 46–11 4,272 8-3 4-1 2/12/1921 Minnesota Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 24–20 4,272 9-3 5-1 2/19/1921 Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 17–9 4,283 10-3 6-1 2/22/1921 Purdue Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 19–29 4,283 10-4 6-2 2/26/1921 yes Michigan Waterman Gymnasium Ann Arbor, MI 18–24 - 10-5 6-3 2/28/1921 yes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH 35–32 - 11-5 7-3 3/5/1921 yes University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 35–32 3,260 11-6 7-4 3/7/1921 yes Michigan Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 26–28 4,294 11-7 7-5 Central Time Player stats Player Games played Field goals Free throws PointsHenry Reitschhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224015/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html 2013-12-17 dead 18550110Charles Vailhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224015/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html 2013-12-17 dead 182259103Julian Meehttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224015/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html 2013-12-17 dead 15242674Laurie Walquisthttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224015/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html 2013-12-17 dead 1836173Norton Hellstromhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224015/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html 2013-12-17 dead 1325454Charles Carneyhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224015/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html 2013-12-17 dead 819038Walter Collinshttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224015/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html 2013-12-17 dead 1412024John Sabohttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224015/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1920.html 2013-12-17 dead 146012 Awards and honors Chuck Carney was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Carney was also selected as the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for his play during the 1921–22 season. References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Fighting Illini men's b Illinois Fighting Illini men's b