1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1933–34 record	13–6 (7-5 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby
Captain	Hudson Hellmich
Home arena	Huff Hall

1933–34 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Purdue	10	–	2	.833	17	–	3	.850
Wisconsin	8	–	4	.667	14	–	6	.700
Northwestern	8	–	4	.667	11	–	8	.579
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	13	–	6	.684
Iowa	6	–	6	.500	13	–	7	.650
Indiana	6	–	6	.500	13	–	7	.650
Minnesota	5	–	7	.417	9	–	11	.450
Ohio State	4	–	8	.333	8	–	12	.400
Michigan	4	–	8	.333	6	–	14	.300
Chicago	2	–	10	.167	5	–	15	.250

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Craig Ruby entered the 1933-34 season as the winningest coach in the history at the University of Illinois with 96 wins. Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished tied for fifth place in the Big Ten the year before. For the third season in a row, 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 7 wins and 5 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 7 losses. The starting lineup included captain Hudson Hellmich at center, Jack Benyon and Albert Kamm at guard, with Fred Fencl and Alfred Kamm as forwards.^[1]

Team

No.	Player	Position	Class	Hometown
4	Hudson Hellmich (captain)	Center	Senior	Webster Groves, Missouri
5	Harold Benham	Forward	Sophomore	Downers Grove, Illinois
6	Jack Beynon	Guard	Junior	Rockford, Illinois
7	Lester Lindberg	Guard	Sophomore	Lockport, Illinois
8	Frank Froschauer	Forward	Junior	Harvey, Illinois
9	Karl Rohlen	Forward	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
10	Martin Markworth	Center	Sophomore	Cleveland, Ohio
11	Coke Mills	Forward	Sophomore	Galesburg, Illinois
14	Elbert Gragg	Guard	Junior	Denver, Colorado
15	Fred Fencl	Forward	Senior	Cicero, Illinois
18	Alfred J. Kamm	Forward	Senior	Lakewood, Washington
19	Albert C. Kamm	Guard	Senior	Lakewood, Washington
20	Roy Guttschow	Forward	Junior	Simi Valley, California
22	Howard Braun	Guard	Sophomore	Champaign, Illinois
24	Robert Wright	Forward	Sophomore	Hinsdale, Illinois
25	William Gates	Forward	Junior	Rockford, Illinois

Head Coach: Craig Ruby (12th year at Illinois)

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Location	Attendance
December 12, 1933	St. Louis	21–22	Loss	Champaign, IL	4,000
December 16, 1933	Illinois Wesleyan	37–19	Win	Champaign, IL	4,500
December 22, 1933	Washington (St. Louis)	40–36	Win	St. Louis, MO	3,000
December 29, 1933	Knox College	21–18	Win	Galesburg, IL	3,000
December 30, 1933	Augustana	21–18	Win	Rock Island, IL	3,000
January 3, 1934	Missouri	36–24	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
January 7, 1934	Wisconsin	20–17	Win	Champaign, IL	4,000
January 8, 1934	Purdue	21–36	Loss	West Lafayette, IN	4,500
January 13, 1934	University of Chicago	32–26	Win	Chicago, IL	3,600
January 15, 1934	Iowa	14–36	Loss	Iowa City, IA	12,000
January 20, 1934	Northwestern	34–20	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
February 6, 1934	Bradley	38–26	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
February 10, 1934	Indiana	28–25	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
February 12, 1934	University of Chicago	42–21	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
February 17, 1934	Wisconsin	22–28	Loss	Madison, WI	8,000
February 19, 1934	Northwestern	25–32	Loss	Evanston, IL	4,300
February 24, 1934	Indiana	24–36	Loss	Bloomington, IN	8,000
February 26, 1934	Iowa	35–31	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
March 5, 1934	Purdue	27–26	Win	Champaign	7,000

Bold Italic connotes conference game

References

↑ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
↑ All-Time Illini Rosters

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)

Rivalries	Indiana Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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