1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Craig Ruby entered the 1933–34 season as the winningest coach in the history at the University of Illinois with 96 wins. Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished tied for fifth place in the Big Ten the year before. For the third season in a row, 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 7 losses. The starting lineup included captain Hudson Hellmich at center, Jack Benyon and Albert Kamm at guard, with Fred Fencl and Alfred Kamm as forwards.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=Lester|last=Lindberg|num=7|pos=G|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=SO|rs=|home=Lockport, Illinois|link=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Frank|last=Froschauer|num=8|pos=F|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=Harvey, Illinois|link=n}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Karl|last=Rohlen|num=9|pos=F|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=Chicago, Illinois|link=n}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Martin|last=Markworth|num=10|pos=C|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=SO|rs=|home=Cleveland, Ohio|link=n}}

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• Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (12th year)

|asst_coach=

• Leland Stillwell (University of Illinois) (1st year)

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

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/12/1933

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1933|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=St. Louis}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 21–22

| overtime =

| attend = 4,000

| record = 0–1 }}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/16/1933

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1933|team=Illinois Wesleyan University|title=Illinois Wesleyan}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 37–19

| overtime =

| attend = 4,500

| record = 1–1 }}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/22/1933

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

|away=yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1933|team=Washington University Bears|title=Washington (St. Louis)}}

| site_stadium = Francis Gymnasium

| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO

| gamename =

| score = 40–36

| overtime =

| attend = 3,000

| record = 2–1 }}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/29/1933

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

|away=yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1933|team=Knox College (Illinois)|title=Knox College}}

| site_stadium = Auxiliary Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Galesburg, IL

| gamename =

| score = 21–18

| overtime =

| attend = 3,000

| record = 3–1 }}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/30/1933

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

|away=yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1933|team=Augustana College (Illinois)|title=Augustana}}

| site_stadium = Old Main Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Rock Island, IL

| gamename =

| score = 21–18

| overtime =

| attend = 3,000

| record = 4–1 }}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/3/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1933|team=Missouri Tigers|title=Missouri}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename = Braggin' Rights

| score = 36–24

| overtime =

| attend = 6,000

| record = 5–1 }}

|-

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

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/7/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 20–17

| overtime =

| attend = 4,000

| record = 6–1

|conference=1–0}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/8/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1933|team=Purdue Boilermakers|title=Purdue}}

| site_stadium = Jefferson High School

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| score = 21–36

| overtime =

| attend = 4,500

| record = 6–2

|conference=1–1}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/13/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1933|team=Chicago Maroons|title=University of Chicago}}

| site_stadium = Henry Crown Field House

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 32–26

| overtime =

| attend = 3,600

| record = 7–2

|conference=2–1}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/15/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1933|team=Iowa Hawkeyes|title=Iowa}}

| site_stadium = Iowa Field House

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| gamename = Rivalry

| score = 14–36

| overtime =

| attend = 12,000

| record = 7–3

|conference=2–2}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/20/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = {{cbb link|1933|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename = Rivalry

| score = 34–20

| overtime =

| attend = 6,000

| record = 8–3

|conference=3–2}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/6/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = {{cbb link|1933|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 38–26

| overtime =

| attend = 6,000

| record = 9–3}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/10/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename = Rivalry

| score = 28–25

| overtime =

| attend = 6,000

| record = 10–3

|conference=4–2}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/12/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = University of Chicago

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 42–21

| overtime =

| attend = 6,000

| record = 11–3

|conference=5–2}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/17/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Wisconsin Field House

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| gamename =

| score = 22–28

| overtime =

| attend = 8,000

| record = 11–4

|conference=5–3}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/19/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Patten Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename = Rivalry

| score = 25–32

| overtime =

| attend = 4,300

| record = 11–5

|conference=5–4}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/24/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

|away=yes

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = IU Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN

| gamename = Rivalry

| score = 24–36

| overtime =

| attend = 8,000

| record = 11–6

|conference=5–5}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/26/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = Iowa

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =Rivalry

| score = 35–31

| overtime =

| attend = 6,000

| record = 12–6

|conference=6–5}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/5/1934

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Huff Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| score = 27–26

| overtime =

| attend = 7,000

| record = 13–6

|conference=7–5}}

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

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