1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. Not Ranked
AP No. Not Ranked
1957–58 record 11–11 (5-9 Big Ten)
Head coach Harry Combes
Assistant coach Howie Braun
Assistant coach Jim Bredar
Assistant coach Jess MacLeay
MVP Don Ohl
Captain John Paul
Home arena Huff Hall
1957–58 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#12 Indiana10–4 .714  13–11  .542
#17 Michigan State9–5 .643  16–6  .727
Purdue9–5 .643  14–8  .636
Northwestern8–6 .571  13–9  .591
Ohio State8–6 .571  9–13  .409
Iowa7–7 .500  13–9  .591
Michigan6–8 .429  11–11  .500
Illinois5–9 .357  11–11  .500
Minnesota5–9 .357  9–12  .429
Wisconsin3–11 .214  8–14  .364
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Starting his second decade as the head coach of the University of Illinois' Fighting Illini basketball team, Harry Combes and his assistant coach and top recruiter, Howie Braun, were beginning to lose some of the top recruits from the state of Illinois. Talented players, such as Tom Hawkins, Charlie Brown, McKinley "Deacon" Davis, Nolden Gentry, John Tidwell and Charles "Chico" Vaughn were lured away to play for other programs during the late 1950s, a trend that would continue for Combes during his second decade.[1]

The 1957-58 team returned several lettermen including the leading scorer Don Ohl and team "captain" John Paul. It also saw the return of Roger Taylor and Ted Caiazza. The team also added sophomores Govoner Vaughn, Mannie Jackson, Al Gosnell, Bruce Bunkenberg and Ed Perry. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing in 8th place in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 11 wins and 11 losses. The starting lineup included Govoner Vaughn at the center position, Roger Taylor and Don Ohl at guard and Mannie Jackson and John Paul at the forward slots.[2]

Roster

1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 7 Lee Frandsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoDavenport Central High School Davenport, Iowa
G 9 Jerry Riva 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoClinton High School Clinton, Illinois
G 11 Roger Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrRich High School Park Forest, Illinois
G 14 Jim Dorris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCentralia High School Centralia, Illinois
F 15 Bob Schmidt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoKankakee High School Kankakee, Illinois
G 16 Phil Flanigan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)150 lb (68 kg) JrTuscola High School Tuscola, Illinois
F 20 Bruce Bunkenburg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoRoosevelt High School Chicago, Illinois
C 22 Ed Perry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSalem High School Salem, Illinois
C 24 Ted Caiazza 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrLyons Township High School LaGrange, Illinois
C 26 John Homeier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoFeitshans High School Springfield, Illinois
G 30 Mannie Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoEdwardsville High School Edwardsville, Illinois
G 32 Lou Landt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoRoosevelt High School Berwyn, Illinois
F 33 Al Gosnell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrLawrenceville High School Lawrenceville, Illinois
F 34 Larry Breyfogle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrLawrenceville High School Lawrenceville, Illinois
G 35 Govoner Vaughn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoEdwardsville High School Edwardsville, Illinois
F 40 Tom Adams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoWashington Community High School Washington, Illinois
G 43 John Paul (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSt. Edward High School Elgin, Illinois
G 44 Don Ohl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrEdwardsville High School Edwardsville, Illinois
C 48 Bob Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)203 lb (92 kg) JrDuPont High School Wilmington, Delaware
F 51 Tom Haller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrLockport Township High School Lockport, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Howie Braun (University of Illinois) (21st year)
  • Jim Bredar (University of Illinois) (2nd year)
  • Jess MacLeay (University of Illinois) (2nd year)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Roster

Source[3]

Schedule

Source[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state[5]
Non-Conference regular season
12/2/1957*
no, no		 No. NR Marquette W 100–90  1-0
 Huff Hall (5,123)
Champaign, IL
12/7/1957*
no, no		 No. NR DePaul W 75–70  2-0
 Huff Hall (6,263)
Champaign, IL
12/11/1957*
no, no		 No. NR Butler W 91–75  3-0
 Huff Hall (5,809)
Champaign, IL
12/16/1957*
no, no		 No. NR Colorado W 64–46  4-0
 Huff Hall (6,789)
Champaign, IL
12/18/1957*
no, no		 No. NR Rice (No. 14) W 85–82  5-0
 Huff Hall (6,847)
Champaign, IL
12/21/1957*
no, no		 No. NR Iowa State L 60–68  5-1
 Iowa State Armory (-)
Ames, IA
12/28/1957*
no, no		 No. NR Miami (OH) W 93–75  6-1
 Huff Hall (3,902)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/4/1958
no, no		 No. NR Wisconsin W 64–59  7-1 (1-0)
 Wisconsin Field House (4,000)
Madison, WI
1/6/1958
no, no		 No. NR Iowa L 68–70  7-2 (1-1)
 Huff Hall (5,964)
Champaign, IL
1/11/1958
no, no		 No. 17 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 82–89  7-3 (1-2)
 The Fieldhouse (10,000)
Bloomington, IN
1/13/1958
no, no		 No. 17 Wisconsin L 70–71  7-4 (1-3)
 Huff Hall (6,107)
Champaign, IL
1/26/1958*
no, no		 No. NR Notre Dame L 67–81  7-5
 Chicago Stadium (16,212)
Chicago, IL
2/1/1958
no, no		 No. NR Northwestern W 102–98  8-5 (2-3)
 Huff Hall (4,656)
Champaign, IL
2/3/1958
no, no		 No. NR Ohio State L 70–78  8-6 (2-4)
 St. John Arena (8,867)
Columbus, OH
2/8/1958
no, no		 No. NR Michigan L 81–88  8-7 (2-5)
 Yost Field House (8,200)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/10/1958
no, no		 No. NR Purdue W 99–84  9-7 (3-5)
 Huff Hall (6,017)
Champaign, IL
2/15/1958
no, no		 No. NR Michigan State (No. 19) L 64–70  9-8 (3-6)
 Jenison Fieldhouse (7,033)
East Lansing, MI
2/17/1958
no, no		 No. NR Minnesota W 94–87  10-8 (4-6)
 Huff Hall (5,210)
Champaign, IL
2/22/1958
no, no		 No. NR Iowa L 79–83  10-9 (4-7)
 Iowa Field House (15,003)
Iowa City, IA
3/1/1958
no, no		 No. NR Michigan W 88–75  11-9 (5-7)
 Huff Hall (6,588)
Champaign, IL
3/3/1958
no, no		 No. NR Indiana
Rivalry		 L 86–96  11-10 (5-8)
 Huff Hall (6,757)
Champaign, IL
3/8/1958
no, no		 No. NR Northwestern L 72–88  11-11 (5-9)
 McGaw Memorial Hall (8,629)
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Points
Don Ohl2218365431
Govoner Vaughn2213851327
John Paul2110685297
Roger Taylor209768262
Mannie Jackson2210731245
Al Gosnell22302484
Bruce Bunkenburg18171751
Ed Perry197822
Lee Frandsen155313
Lou Landt12328
Larry Breyfogle6226
Tom Haller13000

[6]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Don OhlPhiladelphia Warriors 5 5

[8]

References

  1. ↑ Glory Days: Legends of Illinois High School Basketball, by Taylor Bell, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-945-X
  2. ↑ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  3. ↑ Men's Basketball Roster
  4. ↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1957-58, FightingIllini.com
  5. ↑ Schedule
  6. ↑ Season Stats Archived 2014-03-19 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ List of MVPs
  8. ↑ 1958 NBA Draft Archived 2013-02-03 at the Wayback Machine.


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