1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–8 (7-5 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby;
Assistant coaches	John P. Sabo; Carl Voyles; David M. Bullock (Trainer);
Captain	Doug Mills
Home arena	Huff Hall
	Seasons ← 1928–29 1930–31 →

1929–30 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Purdue	10	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
Wisconsin	8	–	2	.800	15	–	2	.882
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	8	–	8	.500
Indiana	7	–	5	.583	8	–	9	.471
Michigan	6	–	4	.600	9	–	5	.643
Northwestern	6	–	6	.500	8	–	8	.500
Minnesota	3	–	9	.250	8	–	9	.471
Chicago	2	–	10	.167	5	–	12	.294
Ohio State	1	–	9	.100	4	–	11	.267
Iowa	0	–	0	–	4	–	13	.235

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season[edit]

The 1929-30 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 8th at the University of Illinois. Ruby had 3 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in a fifth place tie in the Big Ten the year before. The Fighting Illini showed no improvement in overall play, finishing with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, though it improved to a conference record of 7 wins and 5 losses. The starting lineup included captain and future Illini head coach Douglas R. Mills, George Fencl and Robert Kamp at guard, Elbridge May at center with Charles Harper and Elbert Kamp at the forward spots.^[2]

Roster[edit]

1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Charles Harper	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	Jr	Chandlerville, Illinois
G	4	Robert Kamp	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Mt. Carmel, Illinois
F	5	Elbert Kamp	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	So	Mt. Carmel, Illinois
C	6	Elbridge Horace May	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	7	Douglas R. Mills (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Elgin, Illinois
C	8	Ed J. Kawal	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Cicero, Illinois
G	9	Herbert Hill	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Jr	Elgin, Illinois
G	10	Donald C. Munch	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	So	Joliet, Illinois
G	11	Buford R. Harper	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Chandlerville, Illinois
C	12	Robert Y. Bartholomew	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Peoria, Illinois
G	14	William J. Bowron	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Batavia, Illinois
F	15	Walter J. Doolen	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Kinmundy, Illinois
F	16	Richard Hardin Downing	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Mount Pulaski, Illinois
G	17	Fred L. Wham	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Centralia, Illinois
F	18	John Tarwain	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Sesser, Illinois
G	19	John C. Evans	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Dayton, Ohio
G	20	Ralph W. Downing	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	So	Mount Pulaski, Illinois
G	21	George S. Fencl	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	So	Cicero, Illinois
F	22	Robert C. Van Ness	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	137 lb (62 kg)	So	Fort Wayne, Indiana
F	23	Fred Shankman	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	24	Glen Hummer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Peoria, Illinois
F	25	Douglas Henry Salisbury	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Aurora, Illinois
F	26	Robert L. Greene	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Peoria, Illinois
G	27	Marvin L. Hadam	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Peoria, Illinois
G	28	Wesley H. Morgan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	So	Kinmundy, Illinois
G	29	Ernest Landrey Martin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	East Lynn, Illinois
G	30	Herman Charles Troch	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	31	James R. Dorsey	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	135 lb (61 kg)	Jr	Wilmington, Illinois
F	32	Theodore J. Blum	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Oak Park, Illinois
F	33	Charles R. Canfield	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Kalamazoo, Michigan
F	34	William T. Brydges	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	35	Rolland James Lunds	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	So	Keasbey, New Jersey
G	36	Elmer Moos	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Aurora, Illinois
C	37	Henry J. Steinman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Melvin, Illinois

Head coach

Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (8th year)

Assistant coach(es)

John Sabo (University of Illinois) (2nd year)
Carl Voyles (Oklahoma A&M) (1st year)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source^[3]

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/14/1929* no, no	Bradley	L 22–30	0-1	New Gymnasium (5,532) Champaign, IL
12/19/1929* no, no	Washington University	W 30–19	1-1	New Gymnasium (4,901) Champaign, IL
12/23/1929* no, no	DePauw	W 30–19	2-1	New Gymnasium (-) Champaign, IL
1/2/1930* no, no	at Butler	L 18–28	2-2	Hinkle Fieldhouse (-) Indianapolis, IN
Big Ten regular season
1/6/1930 no, no	Ohio State	W 19–15	3-2 (1-0)	New Gymnasium (5,926) Champaign, IL
1/13/1930 no, no	at Michigan	W 24–18	4-2 (2-0)	Yost Field House (-) Ann Arbor, MI
1/18/1930 no, no	at Wisconsin	L 9–14	4-3 (2-1)	University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium (-) Madison, WI
2/5/1930 no, no	University of Chicago	W 28–25	5-3 (3-1)	New Gymnasium (6,924) Champaign, IL
2/8/1930 no, no	at Minnesota	L 21–26	5-4 (3-2)	Williams Arena (-) Minneapolis, MN
2/10/1930* no, no	at Northwestern Rivalry	W 30–24	6-4 (4-2)	Patten Gymnasium (-) Evanston, IL
2/15/1930 no, no	Minnesota	W 26–22	7-4 (5-2)	New Gymnasium (5,739) Champaign, IL
2/17/1930 no, no	at Ohio State	W 26–16	7-5 (6-2)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-) Columbus, OH
2/22/1930 no, no	Northwestern Rivalry	L 32–34	7-6 (6-3)	New Gymnasium (6,591) Champaign, IL
2/24/1930 no, no	Wisconsin	L 17–23	7-7 (6-4)	New Gymnasium (6,905) Champaign, IL
3/1/1930 no, no	Michigan	W 30–17	8-7 (7-4)	New Gymnasium (6,900) Champaign, IL
3/5/1930 no, no	at University of Chicago	L 22–35	8-8 (7-5)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[4]

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

^ National Athletic Trainer Association
^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
^ FightingIllini.com
^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1929-30 pg.76, FightingIllini.com

[1] National Athletic Trainer Association

[2] Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7

[3] FightingIllini.com

[4] University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1929-30 pg.76, FightingIllini.com

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