After 11 seasons that included three Big Ten Conference championships and a trip to the NCAA tournament, Doug Mills removed himself as head coach of the Fighting Illini, however; he remained as the University of Illinoisathletic director until 1966. Replacing Mills was a former Illini player, Harry Combes. Combes was a senior during Mills' first season with the Fighting Illini, a team that won the conference championship. During Combes' 20 years as head coach, the Illini won 316 games while losing only 150, a .678 winning percentage. During conference play, his teams won 174 times while only losing 104 games. Combes still owns several Illini coaching records including winning 4 conference championships. Combes most significant feat over his 20 years was back-to-back NCAA tournament third-place finishes in 1951 and 1952. Combes came to Illinois after spending five seasons at Champaign High School where he served as boys basketball and baseball coach. While at Champaign High School, from 1939 to 1947, he compiled an impressive of 254–46 record in basketball and an equally substantial baseball record of 70-26-2 (.724) over a five-year period (1937–1942).
With the 'Whiz Kids' gone, a fresh start with a couple of All-American athletes was the focus for the new head coach. Bill Erickson, Dwight Eddleman, Jack Burmaster, Wally Osterkorn, Fred Green, Burdette Thurlby and Jim Marks returned from a team that finished with an overall record of 14–6, placing second in the Big Ten.
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The 1947 48 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball team represented the University of Illinois 1947 48 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketballConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRecord15 5 7 5 Big Ten Head coachHarry CombesAssistant coachesHowie Braun Wally RoettgerMVPJack BurmasterCaptainJack BurmasterHome arenaHuff HallSeasons 1946 471948 49 1947 48 Big Nine Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTMichigan 10 2 833 16 6 727Iowa 8 4 667 15 4 789Illinois 7 5 583 15 5 750Wisconsin 7 5 583 12 8 600Purdue 6 6 500 11 9 550Minnesota 5 7 417 10 10 500Ohio State 5 7 417 10 10 500Indiana 3 9 250 8 12 400Northwestern 3 9 250 6 14 300Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Regular season 1 1 Roster 2 Schedule 3 Player stats 4 Awards and honors 5 Team players drafted into the NBA 6 ReferencesRegular season editAfter 11 seasons that included three Big Ten Conference championships and a trip to the NCAA tournament Doug Mills removed himself as head coach of the Fighting Illini however he remained as the University of Illinois athletic director until 1966 Replacing Mills was a former Illini player Harry Combes Combes was a senior during Mills first season with the Fighting Illini a team that won the conference championship During Combes 20 years as head coach the Illini won 316 games while losing only 150 a 678 winning percentage During conference play his teams won 174 times while only losing 104 games Combes still owns several Illini coaching records including winning 4 conference championships Combes most significant feat over his 20 years was back to back NCAA tournament third place finishes in 1951 and 1952 Combes came to Illinois after spending five seasons at Champaign High School where he served as boys basketball and baseball coach While at Champaign High School from 1939 to 1947 he compiled an impressive of 254 46 record in basketball and an equally substantial baseball record of 70 26 2 724 over a five year period 1937 1942 With the Whiz Kids gone a fresh start with a couple of All American athletes was the focus for the new head coach Bill Erickson Dwight Eddleman Jack Burmaster Wally Osterkorn Fred Green Burdette Thurlby and Jim Marks returned from a team that finished with an overall record of 14 6 placing second in the Big Ten Roster edit 1947 48 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year Previous school HometownC 7 Robert Menke 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 185 lb 84 kg Jr Elgin High School Elgin IllinoisG 9 Dick Foley 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 160 lb 73 kg Jr Paris High School Paris IllinoisG 11 Jack Burmaster C 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 188 lb 85 kg Sr Elgin High School Elgin IllinoisC 13 Walter Osterkorn 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 205 lb 93 kg So Amundsen High School Chicago IllinoisF 14 Burdette Thurlby 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 180 lb 82 kg So Kirkland High School Kirkland IllinoisF 16 Robert Doster 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 170 lb 77 kg Jr Decatur High School Decatur IllinoisG 17 Joseph Rodriguez 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 165 lb 75 kg Sr Niagara Falls High School Niagara Falls New YorkC 19 Robert Rowe 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 200 lb 91 kg Jr Warren High School Warren IllinoisC 21 Walt Kersulis 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 190 lb 86 kg So East St Louis Senior High School East St Louis IllinoisF 22 Van Anderson 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 190 lb 86 kg So Sullivan Community High School Sullivan IllinoisF 24 Benton Odum 6 ft 0 5 in 1 84 m 175 lb 79 kg So Marion High School Marion IllinoisG 26 Stanley Fronczak 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 200 lb 91 kg Sr Brooklyn High School Brooklyn New YorkF 27 Jim Marks 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg Jr Edwardsville High School Edwardsville IllinoisF 29 Dwight Humphrey 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m 145 lb 66 kg Jr Moline High School Moline IllinoisF 33 Bill Erickson 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 174 lb 79 kg So East High School Rockford IllinoisF 40 Dwight Eddleman 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 190 lb 86 kg Jr Centralia High School Centralia IllinoisC 48 Fred Green 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 206 lb 93 kg Jr Urbana High School Urbana Illinois Head coachHarry Combes University of Illinois 1st year Assistant coach es Wally Roettger University of Illinois 13th year Howie Braun University of Illinois 11th year Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtAll Time Illini RosterSource 1 Schedule editDatetime TV Opponent Result Record Site attendance city stateNon Conference regular season12 5 1947 no no Coe W 67 27 1 0 0 0 Huff Hall 6 905 Champaign IL12 8 1947 no no Notre Dame W 40 38 2 0 0 0 Huff Hall 6 905 Champaign IL12 13 1947 no no Pittsburgh W 70 33 3 0 0 0 Huff Hall 6 905 Champaign IL12 20 1947 no no Penn W 70 44 4 0 0 0 Palestra 2 500 Philadelphia PA12 22 1947 no no Washington State W 71 35 5 0 0 0 Huff Hall 5 196 Champaign IL12 23 1947 no no Washington State W 59 42 6 0 0 0 Huff Hall 4 142 Champaign IL1 1 1948 no no Harvard W 77 41 7 0 0 0 Huff Hall 6 905 Champaign ILBig Ten regular season1 3 1948 no no Wisconsin L 47 52 7 1 0 1 Wisconsin Field House 13 000 Madison WI1 5 1948 no no Northwestern W 52 47 8 1 1 1 Huff Hall 6 905 Champaign IL1 10 1948 no no Ohio State W 61 58 9 1 2 1 Huff Hall 6 905 Champaign IL1 17 1948 no no Minnesota L 51 59 9 2 2 2 Williams Arena 16 690 Minneapolis MN1 19 1948 no no Indiana Rivalry W 46 45 10 2 3 2 Huff Hall 6 905 Champaign IL1 24 1948 no no Wisconsin W 57 36 11 2 4 2 Huff Hall 6 905 Champaign IL1 28 1948 no no Marquette W 88 66 12 2 4 2 Marquette Gymnasium 5 200 Milwaukee WI2 7 1948 no no Michigan L 57 66 12 3 4 3 Huff Hall 6 905 Champaign IL2 9 1948 no no Iowa Rivalry L 61 70 12 4 4 4 Iowa Field House 16 048 Iowa City IA2 14 1948 no no Ohio State L 50 57 12 5 4 5 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 4 449 Columbus OH2 21 1948 no no Purdue W 98 54 13 5 5 5 Lambert Fieldhouse 6 905 West Lafayette IN2 28 1948 no no Northwestern W 60 43 14 5 6 5 Chicago Stadium 17 680 Chicago IL3 1 1948 no no Indiana Rivalry W 52 51 15 5 7 5 The Field House 10 500 Bloomington IN Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses All times are in Central Time Bold Italic connotes conference game Source 2 Player stats editPlayer Games Played Field Goals Free Throws PointsDwight Eddleman 20 115 47 277Jack Burmaster 18 72 34 178Bill Erickson 18 55 37 147Wally Osterkorn 15 48 45 141Fred Green 18 43 21 107Jim Marks 15 33 18 84Burdette Thurlby 17 28 18 74Walt Kersulis 15 25 18 68Van Anderson 14 21 8 50Stan Fronczak 17 21 7 49Dick Foley 16 13 6 32Bob Doster 7 3 4 10Cliff Fulton 5 3 0 6Benton Odum 2 2 0 4Joe Rodriguez 2 1 1 3Tom Gallagher 6 1 0 2Bob Menke 1 1 0 2Robert Rowe 1 0 0 0Dwight Humphrey 5 0 0 0 3 Awards and honors editDwight Eddleman Associated Press 2nd team All American 1948 Converse 3rd team All American 1948 True Magazine 3rd team All American 1948 Fighting Illini All Century team 2005 Jack Burmaster Converse Honorable Mention All American 1948 Team Most Valuable Player 4 Team players drafted into the NBA editRound Pick Player NBA Club2 Jack Burmaster St Louis Bombers 5 References edit Men s Basketball Roster University 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