New head coach Doug Mills took over the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team for the 1936–37 season replacing Craig Ruby. Mills was a player for the Illini from 1927 to 1930 and served as the assistant coach for the 1935–36 season. Mills' service toward the University of Illinois would continue until 1947 as head coach and until 1966 as athletic director. Along with future head coach Harry Combes, the Illini returned 7 lettermen from a team that had finished in a third place tie in the Big Ten the year before. Even though they lost 2 home games during conference play, the Illini finished the season in a tie for the conference championship with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 14 wins 4 losses. Along with Combes, the Illini also featured future major league baseball hall of fame shortstop and manager, Lou Boudreau. The starting lineup included captain Robert Riegel at the center position, Boudreau and Combes at forward and Wilbur Henry, James Vopicka and Tom Nisbet at guard.[2] Following that season, the men's gymnasium got a new name, George Huff Gymnasium, after former Illinois athletic director George Huff, who died on October 1, 1936. During the championship season, Boudreau led the team in scoring with 8.7 points per game.
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1936–37 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
^University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1936–37 pg.79, FightingIllini.com
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The 1936 37 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball team represented the University of Illinois 1936 37 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketballBig Ten Conference championsConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRecord14 4 10 2 Big Ten Head coachDouglas MillsAssistant coachesHowie Braun Wally RoettgerDavid M Bullock Trainer 1 CaptainRobert RiegelHome arenaHuff HallSeasons 1935 361937 38 1936 37 Big Ten Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTIllinois 10 2 833 14 4 778Minnesota 10 2 833 14 6 700Michigan 9 3 750 16 4 800Purdue 8 4 667 15 5 750Ohio State 7 5 583 13 7 650Indiana 6 6 500 13 7 650Northwestern 4 8 333 11 9 550Iowa 3 9 250 11 9 550Wisconsin 3 9 250 8 12 400Chicago 0 12 000 4 16 200Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Regular season 1 1 Roster 2 Schedule 3 Awards and honors 4 ReferencesRegular season editNew head coach Doug Mills took over the Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball team for the 1936 37 season replacing Craig Ruby Mills was a player for the Illini from 1927 to 1930 and served as the assistant coach for the 1935 36 season Mills service toward the University of Illinois would continue until 1947 as head coach and until 1966 as athletic director Along with future head coach Harry Combes the Illini returned 7 lettermen from a team that had finished in a third place tie in the Big Ten the year before Even though they lost 2 home games during conference play the Illini finished the season in a tie for the conference championship with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses The team finished the season with an overall record of 14 wins 4 losses Along with Combes the Illini also featured future major league baseball hall of fame shortstop and manager Lou Boudreau The starting lineup included captain Robert Riegel at the center position Boudreau and Combes at forward and Wilbur Henry James Vopicka and Tom Nisbet at guard 2 Following that season the men s gymnasium got a new name George Huff Gymnasium after former Illinois athletic director George Huff who died on October 1 1936 During the championship season Boudreau led the team in scoring with 8 7 points per game Roster edit nbsp 1936 37 Fighting Illini men s basketball team 1936 37 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownF 3 Loren Grabb So Decatur IllinoisC 4 Robert Riegel C Sr Tolono IllinoisF 5 Carter Cooley So Chicago IllinoisG 6 Wilbur Henry Sr North Hollywood CaliforniaG 7 James Vopicka Sr Berwyn IllinoisF 8 Harry Lasater Jr Fr Fairfield IllinoisF 10 Harold Swanson Sr Chicago Heights IllinoisF 11 Byron Blout Sr Salinas CaliforniaG 15 George Wardley So Gary IndianaF 16 Charles Farrington Jr Urbana IllinoisG 17 Harry Combes Sr Champaign IllinoisG 18 Tom Nisbet So Chicago IllinoisF 20 Frank Schack So Decatur IllinoisF 21 Lou Boudreau So Harvey IllinoisG 28 Edward Yeaton Jr Elkhorn WisconsinF 29 Albert Billings So Elgin IllinoisG 30 Robert Castelo So Champaign Illinois Head coachDouglas Mills University of Illinois 1st year Assistant coach es Wally Roettger University of Illinois 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 1936 no no Carroll W 51 34 1 0 Huff Hall 6 500 Champaign IL12 12 1936 no no Depauw W 44 24 2 0 Huff Hall 6 000 Champaign IL12 19 1936 no no Notre Dame W 44 29 3 0 Huff Hall 7 000 Champaign IL12 23 1936 no no at DePaul L 25 31 3 1 DePaul Auditorium 6 000 Chicago IL12 30 1936 no no at Bradley W 43 33 4 1 Hewitt Gymnasium 3 800 Peoria ILBig Ten regular season1 4 1937 no no Northwestern Rivalry L 38 47 4 2 0 1 Huff Hall 7 328 Champaign IL1 9 1937 no no at Wisconsin W 31 28 5 2 1 1 Wisconsin Field House 6 700 Madison WI1 11 1937 no no Indiana Rivalry W 40 31 6 2 2 1 Huff Hall 7 000 Champaign IL1 16 1937 no no Iowa Rivalry W 42 28 7 2 3 1 Huff Hall 6 810 Champaign IL1 18 1937 no no at Purdue W 38 37 8 2 4 1 Jefferson High School 5 600 West Lafayette IN1 23 1937 no no University of Chicago W 28 23 9 2 5 1 Huff Hall 6 000 Champaign IL2 6 1937 no no at Notre Dame L 33 41 9 3 5 1 Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame IN2 13 1937 no no at University of Chicago W 34 26 10 3 6 1 Henry Crown Field House 3 000 Chicago IL2 15 1937 no no Purdue L 34 61 10 4 6 2 Huff Hall 7 600 Champaign IL2 20 1937 no no at Indiana Rivalry W 42 25 11 4 7 2 IU Fieldhouse 5 000 Bloomington IN2 22 1937 no no Wisconsin W 48 31 12 4 8 2 Huff Hall 9 000 Champaign IL2 27 1937 no no at Iowa Rivalry W 40 29 13 4 9 2 Iowa Field House 9 000 Iowa City IA3 6 1937 no no at Northwestern Rivalry W 32 26 14 4 10 2 Patten Gymnasium 6 000 Evanston IL Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses All times are in Central Time Source 4 Awards and honors editHarry Combes Omaha World Newspaper 2nd team All AmericanReferences 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 1936 37 pg 79 FightingIllini com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1936 37 Illinois Fighting Illini men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1216647140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
