The 1930–31 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 9th at the University of Illinois, establishing the first time in the history of Illinois basketball that a head coach remained longer than 8 years. Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in a fifth place tie in the Big Ten the year before. Even though they did not lose any non-conference games, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, however; the team improved to an overall record of 12 wins 5 losses. The starting lineup included captain Charles Harper, George Fencl and Elbert Kamp at forward, Elbridge May at center with Boyd Owen and Robert Kamp at the guard spots.[2]
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The 1930 31 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball team represented the University of Illinois 1930 31 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketballConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRecord12 5 7 5 Big Ten Head coachJ Craig RubyAssistant coachesJohn P Sabo Carl VoylesDavid M Bullock Trainer 1 CaptainCharles HarperHome arenaHuff HallSeasons 1929 301931 32 1930 31 Big Ten Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNorthwestern 11 1 917 16 1 941Michigan 8 4 667 13 4 765Minnesota 8 4 667 13 4 765Purdue 8 4 667 12 5 706Illinois 7 5 583 12 5 706Indiana 5 7 417 9 8 529Chicago 4 8 333 8 9 471Wisconsin 4 8 333 8 9 471Ohio State 3 9 250 4 13 235Iowa 2 10 167 5 12 294Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Regular season 1 1 Roster 2 Schedule 3 Awards and honors 4 ReferencesRegular season editThe 1930 31 season was head coach Craig Ruby s 9th at the University of Illinois establishing the first time in the history of Illinois basketball that a head coach remained longer than 8 years Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in a fifth place tie in the Big Ten the year before Even though they did not lose any non conference games the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses however the team improved to an overall record of 12 wins 5 losses The starting lineup included captain Charles Harper George Fencl and Elbert Kamp at forward Elbridge May at center with Boyd Owen and Robert Kamp at the guard spots 2 Roster edit 1930 31 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownF 3 Charles Harper C 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m 163 lb 74 kg Sr Chandlerville IllinoisG 4 Robert Kamp 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 150 lb 68 kg Jr Mt Carmel IllinoisF 5 Elbert Kamp 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m 150 lb 68 kg Jr Mt Carmel IllinoisC 6 Elbridge Horace May 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 180 lb 82 kg Sr Chicago IllinoisG 8 Boyd Owen 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 179 lb 81 kg So South Bend IndianaG 9 Herbert R Hill 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m 145 lb 66 kg Sr Elgin IllinoisC 10 Caslon Bennett 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 185 lb 84 kg So Marshall IllinoisC 11 Vernon Moore 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 156 lb 71 kg So Martinsville IllinoisF 12 Robert Y Bartholomew 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m 155 lb 70 kg Jr Peoria IllinoisC 14 William Hagerman 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 154 lb 70 kg So Champaign IllinoisG 15 William Theobald 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m 155 lb 70 kg So Du Quoin IllinoisF 17 Paul Chervinko 5 ft 7 in 1 7 m 155 lb 70 kg So Witt IllinoisF 18 Norval Hodges 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 176 lb 80 kg So Flora IllinoisC 19 Harold Thornburg 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 172 lb 78 kg Sr Watseka IllinoisG 20 Charles R Canfield 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m 165 lb 75 kg Jr Maywood IllinoisG 21 George S Fencl 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m 159 lb 72 kg Jr Cicero IllinoisG 22 David Tarwain 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 157 lb 71 kg So Chicago IllinoisF 23 William Fuzak 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 160 lb 73 kg Sr Urbana IllinoisF 24 Charles Goldstein 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 160 lb 73 kg So Chicago IllinoisF 25 Marvin L Hadam 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m 150 lb 68 kg Sr Chicago IllinoisF 26 Homer Adams 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m 150 lb 68 kg Jr Pontiac IllinoisG 27 John Hadley 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 160 lb 73 kg So Frankfort IndianaG 28 Ralph W Downing 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 150 lb 68 kg Jr Mount Pulaski IllinoisG 29 Henry Howard 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 170 lb 77 kg So Sheffield IllinoisF 30 Maurice Weintraub 5 ft 6 in 1 68 m 148 lb 67 kg So Chicago IllinoisF 31 Herbert B Scharback 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 163 lb 74 kg Jr Hobart IndianaF 32 Thomas Plunk 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m 160 lb 73 kg So Mansfield Illinois Head coachCraig Ruby University of Missouri 9th year Assistant coach es John Sabo University of Illinois 3rd year Carl Voyles Oklahoma A amp M 2nd year Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtAll Time Illini Rosters RosterSource 3 Schedule editDatetime TV Opponent Result Record Site attendance city stateNon Conference regular season12 8 1930 no no DePauw W 27 15 1 0 0 0 New Gymnasium 3 625 Champaign IL12 13 1930 no no Carleton College W 23 11 2 0 0 0 New Gymnasium 4 879 Champaign IL12 19 1930 no no Miami W 40 17 3 0 0 0 New Gymnasium 1 500 Champaign IL12 22 1930 no no Wabash W 28 13 4 0 0 0 New Gymnasium 2 473 Champaign IL1 1 1931 no no Bradley W 28 17 5 0 0 0 Hewitt Gymnasium Peoria ILBig Ten regular season1 5 1931 no no Wisconsin L 9 12 5 1 0 1 New Gymnasium 6 696 Champaign IL1 10 1931 no no Purdue L 15 30 5 2 0 2 Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette IN1 12 1931 no no Northwestern L 27 29 5 3 0 3 New Gymnasium 7 092 Champaign IL1 17 1931 no no Indiana Rivalry L 34 35 5 4 0 4 New Gymnasium 6 807 Champaign IL1 24 1931 no no Wisconsin L 20 30 5 5 0 5 Wisconsin Field House Madison WI2 10 1931 no no Purdue W 26 22 6 5 1 5 New Gymnasium 6 873 Champaign IL2 14 1931 no no Iowa Rivalry W 26 23 7 5 2 5 Iowa Field House Iowa City IA2 16 1931 no no Northwestern W 35 28 8 5 3 5 Patten Gymnasium 5 000 Evanston IL2 21 1931 no no University of Chicago W 45 22 9 5 4 5 New Gymnasium 6 228 Champaign IL2 23 1931 no no Indiana Rivalry W 39 25 10 5 5 5 The IU Field House 4 200 Bloomington IN2 28 1931 no no Iowa Rivalry W 31 13 11 5 6 5 New Gymnasium 6 267 Champaign IL3 2 1931 no no University of Chicago W 36 30 12 5 7 5 Bartlett Gymnasium 1 900 Chicago 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 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 Statistics Summary for 1930 31 pg 76 FightingIllini com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1930 31 Illinois Fighting Illini men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1170739139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
