1921–22 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1921–22 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
The 1921–22 season was the second and final one for head coach Frank Winters at the University of Illinois. For Winters and the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, the season would be highlighted by the play of All-American Chuck Carney. Carney was not only selected as an All-American, he would also be named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year at the completion of the season. Unfortunately for Winters, though, the rest of the team was made up of a group of players who were not as highly thought of, creating a less than perfect season. The Illini's only losses would be at the hands of Big Ten Conference opponents, ultimately placing them in a tie for fourth place.[1] The overall record for this team would be 14 wins and 5 losses. The Big Ten record for the season would be 7 wins 5 losses. The starting lineup included Carney, R.H. Popken, and G.E. Potter
at forward, W.H. Roettger at center, and Lawrence Walquist, and John Sabo as guards.[2]
Team
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"1921-22 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Location | Attendance |
December 16, 1921 | Illinois Wesleyan | 35–19 | Win | Urbana, IL | 2,835 |
December 17, 1921 | Knox College | 32–24 | Win | Urbana, IL | 2,508 |
December 30, 1921 | Millikin University | 33–20 | Win | Urbana, IL | 800 |
January 2, 1922 | Notre Dame | 49–38 | Win | Urbana, IL | 1,000 |
January 3, 1922 | Notre Dame | 40–27 | Win | Urbana, IL | 3,118 |
January 7, 1922 | Butler | 30–28 | Win | Urbana, IL | 4,107 |
January 14, 1922 | Ohio State | 48–36 | Win | Columbus, OH | - |
January 16, 1922 | Michigan | 20–17 | Win | Urbana, IL | 4,285 |
January 19, 1922 | Millikin University | 34–33 | Win | Decatur, IL | - |
February 4, 1922 | University of Chicago | 16–22 | Loss | Chicago, IL | - |
February 7, 1922 | Purdue | 19–29 | Loss | Urbana, IL | 4,294 |
February 10, 1922 | Wisconsin | 23–25 | Loss | Madison, WI | - |
February 11, 1922 | Minnesota | 29–28 | Win | Minneapolis, MN | - |
February 18, 1922 | Minnesota | 28–18 | Win | Urbana, IL | 4,289 |
February 20, 1922 | Ohio State | 41–22 | Win | Urbana, IL | 4,289 |
February 25, 1922 | Michigan | 16–42 | Loss | Ann Arbor, MI | - |
February 27, 1922 | Wisconsin | 37–35 | Win | Urbana, IL | 4,293 |
March 3, 1922 | University of Chicago | 25–26 | Loss | Urbana, IL | 4,294 |
March 7, 1922 | Purdue | 31–39 | Loss | West Lafayette, IN | - |
Bold Italic connotes conference game
Player stats
Player |
Games Played |
Field Goals |
Free Throws |
Points |
Charles Carney[4] | 19 | 79 | 100 | 258 |
Leland Stillwell[5] | 19 | 54 | 0 | 108 |
Roland Popken[6] | 19 | 20 | 11 | 51 |
Glenn Potter[7] | 13 | 20 | 0 | 40 |
John Sabo[8] | 19 | 19 | 0 | 38 |
Lawrence Walquist[9] | 8 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
Walter Roettger[10] | 9 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Hubert Tabor[11] | 12 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Walter Collins[12] | 18 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
Awards and honors
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| Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics |
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