1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1928–29 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wisconsin	10	–	2	.833	15	–	2	.882
Michigan	10	–	2	.833	13	–	3	.813
Purdue	9	–	3	.750	13	–	4	.765
Northwestern	7	–	5	.583	12	–	5	.706
Illinois	6	–	6	.500	10	–	7	.588
Ohio State	6	–	6	.500	9	–	8	.529
Iowa	5	–	7	.417	9	–	8	.529
Indiana	4	–	8	.333	7	–	10	.412
Chicago	2	–	10	.167	5	–	11	.313
Minnesota	1	–	11	.083	4	–	13	.235

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1928-29 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 7th at the University of Illinois. Having 3 returning starters from a team that had finished in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten the year before, allowed the Fighting Illini to improve to an overall record of 10 wins and 7 losses and a conference record of 6 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Ernest F. Dorn at center with Charles Harper and Earl H. Drew at the forward slot. The guards were, future head coach, Douglas R. Mills and Herbert Hill.^[2]

Roster

1928–29 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)	164 lb (74 kg)	So	Chandlerville, Illinois
F	4	Earl Drew	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Champaign, Illinois
F	5	Ernest Dorn (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
C	6	Leon Fouts	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Omaha, Nebraska
G	7	Douglas R. Mills	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Elgin, Illinois
G	8	Andrew R. Solyom	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Hammond, Indiana
G	9	James W. Lewis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Waukegan, Illinois
F	10	John D. How	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Lakeville, Indiana
G	11	Herbert Hill	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	So	Elgin, Illinois
G	12	C. Donnelly Gamble	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Champaign, Illinois
G	14	Keston J. Deimling	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
F	15	Richard Downing	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	So	Mount Pulaski, Illinois
C	16	E. Horace May	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	17	Carl H. Bergeson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Batavia, Illinois
G	18	Raymond Eugene Fisher	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Champaign, Illinois
G	19	Edwin J. Simionich	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Joliet, Illinois
F	20	Fred Shankman	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
F	21	James Dorsey	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	135 lb (61 kg)	So	Wilmington, Illinois
F	22	Huren Derment	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	148 lb (67 kg)	Jr	Champaign, Illinois
F	23	John Tarwain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	So	Sesser, Illinois
F	24	Rufus Glass	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Kokomo, Indiana
G	25	Robert Greene	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Peoria, Illinois
G	26	James Groutage	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Genton, Illinois
G	27	Glenn Hummer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Huntington, Indiana
G	28	John H. Pribble	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Salem, Illinois
C	29	Theodore Blum	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Oak Park, Illinois
G	30	Walter Jolley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	31	Forrest 'Frosty' Peters	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Jr	Billings, Montana
F	32	Edwin Lashmet	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Winchester, Illinois
C	33	Louis Cotie	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Muskegon, Michigan
F	34	Roy Greene	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Renovo, Pennsylvania
G	35	Elmer Moos	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Aurora, Illinois
G	36	Palmer Muhl	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	So	Oskaloosa, Iowa
G	37	James Snyder	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
C	38	Donald Allen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Long Point, Illinois

Head coach

Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (7th year)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Lipe (University of Illinois) (5th year)
John Sabo (University of Illinois) (1st year)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/10/1928* no, no	Bradley	W 46–29	1-0 (0-0)	New Gymnasium (-) Champaign, IL
12/15/1928* no, no	Lombard	W 44–22	2-0 (0-0)	New Gymnasium (5,429) Champaign, IL
12/20/1928* no, no	North Dakota	W 28–27	3-0 (0-0)	New Gymnasium (-) Champaign, IL
12/31/1928* no, no	Washington University	W 38–29	4-0 (0-0)	New Gymnasium (-) Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1929 no, no	Purdue	L 24–33	4-1 (0-1)	Jefferson High School (-) West Lafayette, IN
1/8/1929 no, no	Indiana Rivalry	W 20–16	5-1 (1-1)	New Gymnasium (-) Champaign, IL
1/12/1929 no, no	Ohio State	L 22–27	5-2 (1-2)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-) Columbus, OH
1/14/1929 no, no	Michigan	L 17–21	5-3 (1-3)	Yost Field House (-) Ann Arbor, MI
1/19/1929 no, no	University of Chicago	W 22–19	6-3 (2-3)	New Gymnasium (-) Champaign, IL
2/4/1929* no, no	Butler	L 28–33	6-4 (2-3)	New Gymnasium (-) Champaign, IL
2/9/1929 no, no	University of Chicago	W 33–29	7-4 (3-3)	Bartlett Gymnasium (-) West Lafayette, IN
2/11/1929 no, no	Minnesota	W 35–32	8-4 (4-3)	University of Minnesota Armory (-) Minneapolis, MN
2/16/1929 no, no	Ohio State	L 30–35	8-5 (4-4)	New Gymnasium (5,570) Champaign, IL
2/18/1929 no, no	Michigan	W 27–24	9-5 (5-4)	New Gymnasium (6,373) Champaign, IL
2/23/1929 no, no	Indiana Rivalry	L 22–32	9-6 (5-5)	Men's Gymnasium (-) Bloomington, IN
3/2/1929 no, no	Purdue	L 23–37	9-7 (5-6)	New Gymnasium (7,001) Champaign, IL
3/4/1929 no, no	Minnesota	W 32–27	10-7 (6-6)	New Gymnasium (5,766) Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game Source^[4]

Awards and honors

References

^ 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 1928-29, 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 1928-29, FightingIllini.com

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