1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1931-32 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 10th at the University of Illinois. Ruby had 8 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fourth place in the Big Ten the year before. The team went through a nearly perfect non-conference season, losing only 1 game, however, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Elbert Kamp and Boyd Owen at guard, Robert Kamp and Robert Bartholomew as forwards and Caslon Bennett at center.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC {{ISBN|1-58261-356-7}}

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• Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (10th year)

|asst_coach=

• John Sabo (University of Illinois) (4th year)
• Jerome J. Jordan (University of Illinois) (1st year)

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

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| date = 12/12/1931

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|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1931|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=St. Louis University}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

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| score = 31–17

| overtime =

| attend = 5,000

| record = 1-0 }}

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| date = 12/18/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

|away=yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1931|team=Miami RedHawks|title=Miami (OH)}}

| site_stadium = Withrow Court

| site_cityst = Oxford, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 35–19

| overtime =

| attend = 3,500

| record = 2-0 }}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/20/1931

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1931|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 17-22

| overtime =

| attend = 5,000

| record = 2-1 }}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/1/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1931|team=Cornell Big Red|title=Cornell}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 44–23

| overtime =

| attend = 4,000

| record = 3-1 }}

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

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| date = 1/4/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = {{cbb link|1931|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 28–29

| overtime =

| attend = 6,500

| record = 3-2

|conference=0-1}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/9/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 28–21

| overtime =

| attend = 7,000

| record = 4-2

|conference=1-1}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/11/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = IU Field House

| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN

| gamename = Rivalry

| score = 30–22

| overtime =

| attend = 5,000

| record = 5-2

|conference=2-1}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/18/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Yost Field House

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| score = 16–28

| overtime =

| attend = 5,000

| record = 5-3

|conference=2-2}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/23/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = {{cbb link|1931|team=Chicago Maroons|title=University of Chicago}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 30–20

| overtime =

| attend = 6,000

| record = 6-3

|conference=3-2}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/9/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1931|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 28–17

| overtime =

| attend = 6,000

| record = 7-3

|conference=3-2}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/13/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent =Ohio State

| site_stadium = Ohio Expo Center Coliseum

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| gamename =

| score = 26–29

| overtime =

| attend = 5,000

| record = 7-4

|conference=3-3}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/15/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = {{cbb link|1931|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 23–15

| overtime =

| attend = 6,000

| record = 8-4

|conference=4-3}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/20/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 29–23

| overtime =

| attend = 6,500

| record = 9-4

|conference=5-3}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/27/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Williams Arena

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| gamename =

| score = 26–27

| overtime =

| attend = 5,000

| record = 9-5

|conference=5-4}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/29/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| score = 19–34

| overtime =

| attend = -

| record = 9-6

|conference=5-5}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/5/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = University of Chicago

| site_stadium = Henry Crown Field House

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 41–20

| overtime =

| attend = -

| record = 10-6

|conference=6-5}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/7/1932

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =Rivalry

| score = 33–32

| overtime =

| attend = 5,000

| record = 11-6

|conference=7-5}}

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

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