1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–6 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainGlenn Potter
Home arenaKenney Gym
Seasons
1923–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 8 4   .667 11 5   .688
Chicago 8 4   .667 11 6   .647
Illinois 8 4   .667 11 6   .647
Ohio State 7 5   .583 12 5   .706
Purdue 7 5   .583 12 5   .706
Indiana 7 5   .583 11 6   .647
Michigan 6 6   .500 10 7   .588
Minnesota 5 7   .417 9 8   .529
Iowa 4 8   .333 7 10   .412
Northwestern 0 12   .000 0 16   .000

Regular season

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Second year Fighting Illini coach, Craig Ruby, took advantage of 12 returning players from a team that finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten a season earlier. The 1923–24 campaign was the first of two conference titles during Ruby's tenure as the Fighting Illini's head coach. The final conference record of eight wins and four losses tied the Illini with Wisconsin and Chicago in the race to be the best in the Big Ten.[1] The overall record for this team was 11 wins and 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain G.E. Potter, T.D. Karnes and John Mauer at forward, Leland Stillwell at center, and Jack Lipe and R.H. Popken as guards.[2]

Roster

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1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Glenn E. Potter (C)
Sr Orange, California
C 2 Leland "Slim" Stillwell
Sr Olney, Illinois
F 3 Roland H. Popken
Sr Oak Park, Illinois
F 4 Wally Roettger
Sr St. Louis, Missouri
G 5 Jack Lipe
So Decatur, Illinois
F 6 Lawrence Moore Plummer
So Wheaton, Illinois
F 7 James Richard Broderick
So East St. Louis, Illinois
F 8 Herbert Roy Helsing
So Chicago, Illinois
G 9 Leonard Haines
So Belvidere, Illinois
G 10 Earl Tanner Britton
So Elgin, Illinois
F 11 John Mauer
So Batavia, Illinois
F 12 Curtis R. Parker
Jr Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 13 Russell Daugherity
Fr Streator, Illinois
F 14 William Green
So Urbana, Illinois
F 15 Hollie Martin
So Perrysville, Indiana
G 16 Cecil F. Hollopeter
Jr Spencerville, Indiana
C 17 Richard Clifford Valentine
Jr Rockford, Illinois
G 18 John Wilbur "Hank" Hansen
Sr Brookston, Indiana
G 19 Eugene Melvin Pattison
So Wilmette, Illinois
F 20 Harry Jackson Roth
So Mattoon, Illinois
F 23 Don Karnes
Jr Fairbury, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/12/1923*
no, no
Depauw L 28–29  0-1
Kenney Gym (3,592)
Urbana, IL
12/15/1923*
no, no
Washington University L 15–17  0-2
Kenney Gym (3,692)
Urbana, IL
12/21/1923*
no, no
Iowa State W 16–12  1-2
Kenney Gym (3,131)
Urbana, IL
1/2/1924*
no, no
Notre Dame W 29–21  2-2
Kenney Gym (1,887)
Urbana, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1924
no, no
at Minnesota L 20–36  2-3
(0-1)
University of Minnesota Armory (-)
Minneapolis, MN
1/12/1924
no, no
at Ohio State W 27–24  3-3
(1-1)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-)
Columbus, OH
1/14/1924
no, no
at Michigan L 23–24  3-4
(1-2)
Yost Field House (-)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/17/1924
no, no
Northwestern
Rivalry
W 38–18  4-4
(2-2)
Kenney Gym (4,124)
Urbana, IL
2/5/1924*
no, no
Butler W 28–27  5-4
Kenney Gym (3,455)
Urbana, IL
2/11/1924
no, no
Ohio State L 22–25  5-5
(2-3)
Kenney Gym (4,145)
Urbana, IL
2/16/1924
no, no
at Wisconsin L 12–13  5-6
(2-4)
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium (-)
Madison, WI
2/23/1924
no, no
at Iowa
Rivalry
W 26–14  6-6
(3-4)
Iowa Armory (-)
Iowa City, IA
2/25/1924
no, no
Wisconsin W 31–20  7-6
(4-4)
Kenney Gym (4,393)
Urbana, IL
2/29/1924
no, no
Iowa
Rivalry
W 38–19  8-6
(5-4)
Kenney Gym (4,209)
Urbana, IL
3/4/1924
no, no
at Northwestern
Rivalry
W 36–35  9-6
(6-4)
Patten Gymnasium (-)
Evanston, IL
3/8/1924
no, no
Michigan W 23–20  10-6
(7-4)
Kenney Gym (4,556)
Urbana, IL
3/10/1924
no, no
Minnesota W 31–19  11-6
(8-4)
Kenney Gym (4,664)
Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
  2. ^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  3. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1923-24 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com