1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1927–28 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1927–28 record	5–12 (2–10 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby
Assistant coach	Jack Lipe; David M. Bullock (Trainer)[1]
Captain	Everett Olson
Home arena	Huff Hall

The 1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1927-28 season produced the only losing campaign in the 14 year tenure of head coach Craig Ruby at the University of Illinois. Having only one returning senior on a team predominantly consisting of Juniors, Ruby entered his 6th season as head coach of the Fighting Illini with an overall record of 50 wins and 33 losses. This season also produced the Ruby's only losing season in the Big Ten with a conference record of 2 wins and 10 losses. The starting lineup included captain Everett Olson at center, Ernest Dorn and Earl H. Drew at the forward slot. The guards were, future head coach, Douglas R. Mills, Keston J. Deimling and Andrew R. Solyom.^[2]

Roster

1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	3	Forrest H. Lindsay	—	—	Jr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
F	4	Huber Hughes Edwards	—	—	Jr	Newton, Illinois
F	5	Ernest Dorn	—	—	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	6	Fremont G. Cann	—	—	Jr	Oregon, Illinois
G	7	Douglas R. Mills	—	—	So	Elgin, Illinois
C	8	Andrew R. Solyom	—	—	So	Hammond, Indiana
F	9	Omar C. Lee	—	—	Sr	Frankfort, Illinois
F	10	John D. How	—	—	Jr	Lakeville, Indiana
G	11	Earl H. Johnson	—	—	So	Batavia, Illinois
G	12	C. Donnelly Gamble	—	—	Jr	Champaign, Illinois
G	14	Keston J. Deimling	—	—	Jr	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
G	15	James W. Lewis	—	—	So	Waukegan, Illinois
G	16	Roy Greene	—	—	Jr	Renovo, Pennsylvania
G	17	Carl H. Bergeson	—	—	So	Batavia, Illinois
G	18	Raymond Eugene Fisher	—	—	So	Champaign, Illinois
G	19	Edwin J. Simionich	—	—	Jr	Joliet, Illinois
F	20	William Lincoln Julian	—	—	Jr	Grant Park, Illinois
F	21	Vance Cummins	—	—	Jr	Joliet, Illinois
G	22	Everette Olson (C)	—	—	Sr	Champaign, Illinois
C	23	Lee Hickox	—	—	So	Evanston, Illinois
G	24	Herbert Gustave Lind	—	—	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	25	William E. Short	—	—	So	Frontenac, Kansas
F	26	Herbert K. Smock	—	—	So	Moweaqua, Illinois
F	27	William Bunn	—	—	Sr	Byron, Illinois
F	28	Earl Drew	—	—	Jr	Champaign, Illinois
C	29	Rufus Glass	—	—	Jr	Kokomo, Indiana
G	R	Henry Thomas Winterbauer	—	—	Jr	Athens, Illinois
F	R	Richard Anthony Floberg	—	—	So	Rockford, Illinois
G	R	Harry Lambert Logan	—	—	Jr	Salem, Illinois
F	R	Darrell Ova Overpeck	—	—	So	Clinton, Indiana
G	R	John H. Pribble	—	—	So	Salem, Illinois
G	R	Ernest W. Schultz	—	—	Sr	Geneseo, Illinois
F	R	Roland Sanford Wachob	—	—	Jr	Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (6th year)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Lipe (University of Illinois) (4th year)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/10/1927* no, no	Knox	W 22–18	1-0 (0-0)	New Gymnasium (6,007) Champaign, IL
12/17/1927* no, no	Bradley	W 41–35	2-0 (0-0)	New Gymnasium (6,149) Champaign, IL
12/27/1927* no, no	Washington	L 23–34	2-1 (0-0)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (-) Seattle, WA
12/29/1927* no, no	Washington	W 34–24	3-1 (0-0)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (-) Seattle, WA
12/30/1927* no, no	Washington	L 26–32	3-2 (0-0)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (-) Seattle, WA
Big Ten regular season
1/7/1928 no, no	Purdue	L 24–30	3-3 (0-1)	New Gymnasium (7,176) Champaign, IL
1/13/1928 no, no	Iowa	L 30–36	3-4 (0-2)	Iowa Field House (-) Iowa City, IA
1/16/1928 no, no	Wisconsin	W 34–33	4-4 (1-2)	University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium (-) Madison, WI
1/21/1928 no, no	Indiana Rivalry	L 29–44	4-5 (1-3)	Men's Gymnasium (-) Bloomington, IN
2/8/1928 no, no	Northwestern	W 32–20	5-5 (2-3)	New Gymnasium (6,675) Champaign, IL
2/14/1928 no, no	Purdue	L 14–40	5-6 (2-4)	Memorial Gymnasium (-) West Lafayette, IN
2/17/1928 no, no	University of Chicago	L 26–52	5-7 (2-5)	Bartlett Gymnasium (-) Chicago, IL
2/24/1928 no, no	Iowa	L 27–41	5-8 (2-6)	New Gymnasium (5,359) Champaign, IL
3/1/1928 no, no	Northwestern	L 31–39	5-9 (2-7)	Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL
3/3/1928 no, no	University of Chicago	L 18–19	5-10 (2-8)	New Gymnasium (5,457) Champaign, IL
3/6/1928 no, no	Indiana Rivalry	L 23–27	5-11 (2-9)	New Gymnasium (5,737) Champaign, IL
3/9/1928 no, no	Wisconsin	L 22–32	5-12 (2-10)	New Gymnasium (5,642) Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game Source^[4]

References

↑ National Athletic Trainer Association
↑ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
↑ FightingIllini.com
↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1927-28, FightingIllini.com

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[1] National Athletic Trainer Association

[2] Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7

[3] FightingIllini.com

[4] University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1927-28, FightingIllini.com

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)
Rivalries	Indiana Missouri
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1927–28 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana	10	–	2	.833	15	–	2	.882
Purdue	10	–	2	.833	15	–	2	.882
Wisconsin	9	–	3	.750	13	–	4	.765
Northwestern	9	–	3	.750	12	–	5	.706
Michigan	7	–	5	.583	10	–	7	.588
Chicago	5	–	7	.417	8	–	9	.471
Iowa	3	–	9	.250	6	–	11	.353
Ohio State	3	–	9	.250	5	–	12	.294
Illinois	2	–	10	.167	5	–	12	.294
Minnesota	2	–	10	.167	4	–	12	.250

Rankings from AP Poll