The 1928-29 season was head coach Craig Ruby's seventh at the University of Illinois. With three returning starters from a team that finished in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten the year before, the Fighting Illini improved 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, Charles Harper and Earl H. Drew at forward, and future head coach Douglas R. Mills and Herbert Hill at guard.[2]
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1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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The 1928 29 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball team represented the University of Illinois 1928 29 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketballConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRecord10 7 6 6 Big Ten Head coachJ Craig RubyAssistant coachesJack Lipe John SaboDavid M Bullock Trainer 1 CaptainErnest DornHome arenaHuff HallSeasons 1927 281929 30 1928 29 Big Ten Conference men s basketball standings vte 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 Contents 1 Regular season 1 1 Roster 2 Schedule 3 Awards and honors 4 ReferencesRegular season editThe 1928 29 season was head coach Craig Ruby s seventh at the University of Illinois With three returning starters from a team that finished in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten the year before the Fighting Illini improved 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 Charles Harper and Earl H Drew at forward and future head coach Douglas R Mills and Herbert Hill at guard 2 Roster edit 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 nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirt All Time Illini Rosters Roster Source 3 Schedule editDatetime TV Opponent Result Record Site attendance city state Non Conference regular season 12 10 1928 no no Bradley W 46 29 1 0 New Gymnasium Champaign IL 12 15 1928 no no Lombard W 44 22 2 0 New Gymnasium 5 429 Champaign IL 12 20 1928 no no North Dakota W 28 27 3 0 New Gymnasium Champaign IL 12 31 1928 no no Washington University W 38 29 4 0 New Gymnasium Champaign IL Big Ten regular season 1 5 1929 no no at 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 at Ohio State L 22 27 5 2 1 2 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus OH 1 14 1929 no no at 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 New Gymnasium Champaign IL 2 9 1929 no no at University of Chicago W 33 29 7 4 3 3 Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago IL 2 11 1929 no no at 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 at 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 Source 4 Awards and honors editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it June 2011 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 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