1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC {{ISBN|1-58261-356-7}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Caslon|last=Bennett|num=10|pos=C|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=SO|rs=|home=Marshall, Illinois|link=n}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Vernon|last=Moore|num=11|pos=C|ft=6|in=1|lbs=156|class=SO|rs=|home=Martinsville, Illinois|link=n}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Paul|last=Chervinko|num=17|pos=F|ft=5|in=7|lbs=155|class=SO|rs=|home=Witt, Illinois|link=n}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Norval|last=Hodges|num=18|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|lbs=176|class=SO|rs=|home=Flora, Illinois|link=n}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=William|last=Fuzak|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|lbs=160|class=SR|rs=|home=Urbana, Illinois|link=n}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Thomas|last=Plunk|num=32|pos=F|ft=5|in=8|lbs=160|class=SO|rs=|home=Mansfield, Illinois|link=n}}

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|head_coach=

• Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (9th year)

|asst_coach=

• John Sabo (University of Illinois) (3rd year)
• Carl Voyles (Oklahoma A&M) (2nd year)

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!colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor=""

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/8/1930

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1930|team=DePauw Tigers|title=DePauw}}

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 27–15

| overtime =

| attend = 3,625

| record = 1-0}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/13/1930

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1930|team=Carleton Knights|title=Carleton College}}

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 23–11

| overtime =

| attend = 4,879

| record = 2-0}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/19/1930

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1930|team=Miami Hurricanes|title=Miami}}

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 40–17

| overtime =

| attend = 1,500

| record = 3-0}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/22/1930

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1930|team=Wabash Little Giants|title=Wabash}}

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 28–13

| overtime =

| attend = 2,473

| record = 4-0}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/1/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

|away=yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1930|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}

| site_stadium = Hewitt Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Peoria, IL

| gamename =

| score = 28–17

| overtime =

| attend = -

| record = 5-0}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season

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| date = 1/5/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 9–12

| overtime =

| attend = 6,696

| record = 5-1

|conference=0-1}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/10/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1930|team=Purdue Boilermakers|title=Purdue}}

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| score = 15–30

| overtime =

| attend = -

| record = 5-2

|conference=0-2}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/12/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =Rivalry

| score = 27–29

| overtime =

| attend = 7,092

| record = 5-3

|conference=0-3}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/17/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename = Rivalry

| score = 34–35

| overtime =

| attend = 6,807

| record = 5-4

|conference=0-4}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/24/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Wisconsin Field House

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| gamename =

| score = 20–30

| overtime =

| attend = -

| record = 5-5

|conference=0-5}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/10/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 26–22

| overtime =

| attend = 6,873

| record = 6-5

|conference=1-5}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/14/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1930|team=Iowa Hawkeyes|title=Iowa}}

| site_stadium = Iowa Field House

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| gamename = Rivalry

| score = 26–23

| overtime =

| attend = -

| record = 7-5

|conference=2-5}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/16/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Patten Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =Rivalry

| score = 35–28

| overtime =

| attend = 5,000

| record = 8-5

|conference=3-5}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/21/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = {{cbb link|1930|team=Chicago Maroons|title=University of Chicago}}

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 45–22

| overtime =

| attend = 6,228

| record = 9-5

|conference=4-5}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/23/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = The IU Field House

| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN

| gamename =Rivalry

| score = 39-25

| overtime =

| attend = 4,200

| record = 10-5

|conference=5-5}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/28/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent =Iowa

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =Rivalry

| score = 31–13

| overtime =

| attend = 6,267

| record = 11-5

|conference=6-5}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/2/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent =University of Chicago

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 36–30

| overtime =

| attend = 1,900

| record = 12-5

|conference=7-5}}

{{CBB schedule end||timezone=Central Time}}

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