The 1934-35 season brought the fourth conference title at the University of Illinois as well as the second title in Craig Ruby's tenure. Ruby had previously won a title in his second season, 1923-24. A new star on the playing floor emerged during the 1934-35 season with the addition of Harry Combes to the roster. Combes, a three-year letterwinner, starred for the Illini from 1935–37 and later returned to his alma mater as head coach of the Illini in 1948. Combes helped lead Illinois to both its Big Ten titles in the 1930s. Along with future head coach Combes the Illini only returned 6 lettermen from a team that had finished in fourth place in the Big Ten the year before. Even though the Fighting Illini lost twice to Indiana, they improved in conference play by finishing with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 15 wins 5 losses with one of the losses coming as the result of playing two games on December 10, 1934. The starting lineup included captain Frank Froschauer and Roy Guttschow at forward, Harry Combes, Jack Benyon and Wilbur Henry at guard, with Lewis Dehner at the center position.[2]
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The 1934 35 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball team represented the University of Illinois 1934 35 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketballBig Ten Conference championConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRecord15 5 9 3 Big Ten Head coachJ Craig RubyAssistant coachDavid M Bullock Trainer 1 CaptainFrank FroschauerHome arenaHuff HallSeasons 1933 341935 36 1934 35 Big Ten Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTPurdue 9 3 750 17 3 850Illinois 9 3 750 15 5 750Wisconsin 9 3 750 15 5 750Indiana 8 4 667 14 6 700Ohio State 8 4 667 13 6 684Iowa 6 6 500 10 9 526Minnesota 5 7 417 11 9 550Northwestern 3 9 250 10 10 500Michigan 2 10 167 8 12 400Chicago 1 11 083 2 18 100Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Regular season 1 1 Roster 2 Schedule 3 Awards and honors 4 ReferencesRegular season editThe 1934 35 season brought the fourth conference title at the University of Illinois as well as the second title in Craig Ruby s tenure Ruby had previously won a title in his second season 1923 24 A new star on the playing floor emerged during the 1934 35 season with the addition of Harry Combes to the roster Combes a three year letterwinner starred for the Illini from 1935 37 and later returned to his alma mater as head coach of the Illini in 1948 Combes helped lead Illinois to both its Big Ten titles in the 1930s Along with future head coach Combes the Illini only returned 6 lettermen from a team that had finished in fourth place in the Big Ten the year before Even though the Fighting Illini lost twice to Indiana they improved in conference play by finishing with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses The team finished the season with an overall record of 15 wins 5 losses with one of the losses coming as the result of playing two games on December 10 1934 The starting lineup included captain Frank Froschauer and Roy Guttschow at forward Harry Combes Jack Benyon and Wilbur Henry at guard with Lewis Dehner at the center position 2 Roster edit nbsp 1934 35 Fighting Illini men s basketball team 1934 35 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownG 3 Jack Beynon Sr Rockford IllinoisF 4 Roy Guttschow Sr Bloomington IllinoisG 5 Grant Mickelson SoG 6 Wilbur Henry So North Hollywood CaliforniaC 7 Lewis Dehner So Lincoln IllinoisF 8 Frank Froschauer C Sr Harvey IllinoisC 10 Harold Swanson So Chicago Heights IllinoisF 11 Coke Mills Jr Galesburg IllinoisG 12 Harry Combes So Champaign IllinoisG 13 Lester Lindberg Jr Lockport IllinoisC 14 Robert Riegel So Tolono IllinoisF 15 Byron Blout So Salinas CaliforniaG 16 Howard Braun Jr Champaign IllinoisF 18 Harold Benham Jr Downers Grove IllinoisG 19 Paul W Gibbs Jr Los Angeles CaliforniaG 24 James Vopicka So Berwyn IllinoisF 29 Martin Markworth Jr Cleveland Ohio Head coachCraig Ruby University of Missouri 13th year Assistant coach es 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 10 1934 no no DePaul L 26 29 0 1 Huff Hall 6 000 Champaign IL12 10 1934 no no Bradley W 55 25 1 1 Huff Hall 6 000 Champaign IL12 14 1934 no no Wabash College W 30 27 2 1 Huff Hall 6 000 Champaign IL12 21 1934 no no at Washington St Louis W 35 18 3 1 Francis Gymnasium 3 000 St Louis MO12 22 1934 no no at St Louis W 33 22 4 1 Kiel Auditorium 4 000 St Louis MO12 29 1934 no no at Butler L 24 39 4 2 Hinkle Fieldhouse 5 000 Indianapolis IN1 1 1935 no no at Wabash College W 35 28 5 2 Chadwick Court Crawfordsville INBig Ten regular season1 5 1935 no no Indiana Rivalry L 21 36 5 3 0 1 Huff Hall 5 000 Champaign IL1 7 1935 no no Purdue W 37 36 6 3 1 1 Huff Hall 8 000 Champaign IL1 12 1935 no no at Ohio State W 44 23 7 3 2 1 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 5 500 Columbus OH1 14 1935 no no at Indiana Rivalry L 29 42 7 4 2 2 IU Fieldhouse 5 000 Bloomington IN1 19 1935 no no Michigan W 34 22 8 4 3 2 Huff Hall 7 000 Champaign IL2 5 1935 no no Notre Dame W 27 26 9 4 3 2 Huff Hall 6 000 Champaign IL2 9 1935 no no at University of Chicago W 43 36 10 4 4 2 Henry Crown Field House 2 500 Chicago IL2 16 1935 no no at Purdue L 27 35 10 5 4 3 Jefferson High School 5 000 West Lafayette IN2 18 1935 no no Ohio State W 43 36 11 5 5 3 Huff Hall 6 000 Champaign IL2 23 1935 no no at Minnesota W 38 34 12 5 6 3 Williams Arena 7 500 Minneapolis MN2 25 1935 no no University of Chicago W 39 29 13 5 7 3 Huff Hall 6 000 Champaign IL3 2 1935 no no Minnesota W 38 34 14 5 8 3 Huff Hall 6 000 Champaign IL1 19 1935 no no at Michigan W 36 22 15 5 9 3 Yost Field House Ann Arbor MI 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 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