1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
| 1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1930–31 record | 12–5 (7-5 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | J. Craig Ruby |
| Captain | Charles Harper |
| Home arena | Huff Hall |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 16 | – | 1 | .941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
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.[1]
Team
| No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown |
| 3 | Charles Harper (captain) | Forward | 5'11" | 163 | Senior | Chandlerville, Illinois |
| 4 | Robert Kamp | Guard | 5'10" | 150 | Junior | Mt. Carmel, Illinois |
| 5 | Elbert Kamp | Forward | 5'11" | 150 | Junior | Mt. Carmel, Illinois |
| 6 | Elbridge Horace May | Center | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 8 | Boyd Owen | Guard | 6'2" | 179 | Sophomore | South Bend, Indiana |
| 9 | Herbert R. Hill | Forward | 5'8" | 145 | Senior | Elgin, Illinois |
| 10 | Caslon Bennett | Center | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Marshall, Illinois |
| 11 | Vernon Moore | Center | 6'1" | 165 | Sophomore | Martinsville, Illinois |
| 12 | Robert Y. Bartholomew | Forward | 5'11" | 155 | Junior | Peoria, Illinois |
| 14 | William Hagerman | Center | 6'1" | 154 | Sophomore | Champaign, Illinois |
| 15 | William Theobald | Guard | 5'11" | 155 | Sophomore | Du Quoin, Illinois |
| 17 | Paul Chervinko | Forward | 5'7" | 155 | Sophomore | Witt, Illinois |
| 18 | Norval Hodges | Guard | 6'2" | 176 | Sophomore | Flora, Illinois |
| 19 | Harold Thornburg | Center | 6'1" | 172 | Senior | Watseka, Illinois |
| 20 | Charles Canfield | Guard | 5'11" | 165 | Sophomore | Maywood, Illinois |
| 21 | George S. Fencl | Guard | 5'8" | 159 | Junior | Cicero, Illinois |
| 22 | David Smith | Guard | 5'10" | 157 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 23 | William Fuzak | Forward | 6'0" | 160 | Senior | Urbana, Illinois |
| 24 | Charles Goldstein | Forward | 5'10" | 160 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 25 | Marvin L. Hadam | Forward | 5'9" | 150 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 26 | Homer Adams | Guard | 5'11" | 150 | Junior | Pontiac, Illinois |
| 27 | John Hadley | Guard | 6'0" | 160 | Sophomore | Frankfort, Indiana |
| 28 | Ralph W. Downing | Guard | 5'10" | 150 | Junior | Mount Pulaski, Illinois |
| 29 | Henry Howard | Guard | 6'0" | 170 | Sophomore | Sheffield, Illinois |
| 30 | Maurice Weintraub | Forward | 5'6" | 148 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 31 | H.B. Scharback | Forward | 5'10" | 163 | Junior | Hobart, Indiana |
| 32 | Thomas Plunk | Forward | 5'8" | 160 | Sophomore | Mansfield, Illinois |
- Head Coach: Craig Ruby (9th year at Illinois)
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Location | Attendance |
| December 8, 1930 | DePauw | 27–15 | Win | Champaign, IL | 3,625 |
| December 13, 1930 | Carleton College | 23–11 | Win | Champaign, IL | 4,879 |
| December 19, 1930 | Miami | 40–17 | Win | Champaign, IL | 1,500 |
| December 22, 1930 | Wabash | 28–13 | Win | Champaign, IL | 2,473 |
| January 1, 1931 | Bradley | 28–17 | Win | Peoria, IL | 3,000 |
| January 5, 1931 | Wisconsin | 9–12 | Loss | Champaign, IL | 6,696 |
| January 10, 1931 | Purdue | 15–30 | Loss | West Lafayette, IN | - |
| January 12, 1931 | Northwestern | 27–29 | Loss | Champaign, IL | 7,092 |
| January 17, 1931 | Indiana | 34–35 | Loss | Champaign, IL | 6,807 |
| January 24, 1931 | Wisconsin | 20–30 | Loss | Madison, WI | - |
| February 10, 1931 | Purdue | 26–22 | Win | Champaign | 6,873 |
| February 14, 1931 | Iowa | 26–23 | Win | Iowa City, IA | 3,600 |
| February 16, 1931 | Northwestern | 35–28 | Win | Evanston, IL | 5,000 |
| February 21, 1931 | University of Chicago | 45–22 | Win | Champaign, IL | 6,228 |
| February 23, 1931 | Indiana | 39–25 | Win | Bloomington, IN | 4,200 |
| February 28, 1931 | Iowa | 31–13 | Win | Champaign, IL | 6,267 |
| March 2, 1931 | University of Chicago | 36–30 | Win | Chicago, IL | 1,900 |
Bold Italic connotes conference game
Awards and honors
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References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
- ↑ All-Time Illini Rosters
