1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1923–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Big Ten Conference Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1923–24 record	11–6 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby; David M. Bullock (Trainer)[1]
Captain	Glenn Potter
Home arena	Kenney Gym

The 1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Second year Fighting Illini coach, Craig Ruby, took advantage of 12 returning players from a team that finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten a season earlier. The 1923–24 campaign would be the first of two conference titles during Ruby's tenure as the Fighting Illini's head coach. Though the final conference record of eight wins and four losses was not impressive, the Illini were still able to tie Wisconsin and Chicago in the race to be the best in the Big Ten.[2] The overall record for this team would be 11 wins and 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain G.E. Potter, T.D. Karnes, and John Mauer at forward, Leland Stillwell at center, and Jack Lipe, and R.H. Popken as guards.[3]

Roster

1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Glenn E. Potter (C)	—	—	Sr	Orange, California
C	2	Leland "Slim" Stillwell	—	—	Sr	Olney, Illinois
F	3	Roland H. Popken	—	—	Sr	Oak Park, Illinois
F	4	Wally Roettger	—	—	Sr	St. Louis, Missouri
G	5	Jack Lipe	—	—	So	Decatur, Illinois
F	6	Lawrence Moore Plummer	—	—	So	Wheaton, Illinois
F	7	James Richard Broderick	—	—	So	East St. Louis, Illinois
F	8	Herbert Roy Helsing	—	—	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	9	Leonard Haines	—	—	So	Belvidere, Illinois
G	10	Earl Tanner Britton	—	—	So	Elgin, Illinois
F	11	John Mauer	—	—	So	Batavia, Illinois
F	12	Curtis R. Parker	—	—	Jr	Fort Wayne, Indiana
F	13	Russell Daugherity	—	—	Fr	Streator, Illinois
F	14	William Green	—	—	So	Urbana, Illinois
F	15	Hollie Martin	—	—	So	Perrysville, Indiana
G	16	Cecil F. Hollopeter	—	—	Jr	Spencerville, Indiana
C	17	Richard Clifford Valentine	—	—	Jr	Rockford, Illinois
G	18	John Wilbur "Hank" Hansen	—	—	Sr	Brookston, Indiana
G	19	Eugene Melvin Pattison	—	—	So	Wilmette, Illinois
F	20	Harry Jackson Roth	—	—	So	Mattoon, Illinois
F	23	Don Karnes	—	—	Jr	Fairbury, Illinois

Head coach

Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (2nd year)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[4]

Schedule

Source[5]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/12/1923* no, no	vs Depauw	L 28–29	0-1 (0-0)	Kenney Gym (3,592) Urbana, IL
12/15/1923* no, no	vs Washington University	L 15–17	0-2 (0-0)	Kenney Gym (3,692) Urbana, IL
12/21/1923* no, no	vs Iowa State	W 16–12	1-2 (0-0)	Kenney Gym (3,131) Urbana, IL
1/2/1924* no, no	vs Notre Dame	W 29–21	2-2 (0-0)	Kenney Gym (1,887) Urbana, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1924 no, no	@ Minnesota	L 20–36	2-3 (0-1)	University of Minnesota Armory (-) Minneapolis, MN
1/12/1924 no, no	@ Ohio State	W 27–24	3-3 (1-1)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-) Columbus, OH
1/14/1924 no, no	@ Michigan	L 23–24	3-4 (1-2)	Yost Field House (-) Ann Arbor, MI
1/17/1924 no, no	vs Northwestern	W 38–18	4-4 (2-2)	Kenney Gym (4,124) Urbana, IL
2/5/1924* no, no	vs Butler	W 28–27	5-4 (2-2)	Kenney Gym (3,455) Urbana, IL
2/11/1924 no, no	vs Ohio State	L 22–25	5-5 (2-3)	Kenney Gym (4,145) Urbana, IL
2/16/1924 no, no	@ Wisconsin	L 12–13	5-6 (2-4)	University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium (-) Madison, WI
2/23/1924 no, no	@ Iowa Rivalry	W 26–14	6-6 (3-4)	Iowa Armory (-) Iowa City, IA
2/25/1924 no, no	vs Wisconsin	W 31–20	7-6 (4-4)	Kenney Gym (4,393) Urbana, IL
2/29/1924 no, no	vs Iowa Rivalry	W 38–19	8-6 (5-4)	Kenney Gym (4,209) Urbana, IL
3/4/1924 no, no	@ Northwestern	W 36–35	9-6 (6-4)	Patten Gymnasium (-) Evanston, IL
3/8/1924 no, no	vs Michigan	W 23–20	10-6 (7-4)	Kenney Gym (4,556) Urbana, IL
3/10/1924 no, no	vs Minnesota	W 31–19	11-6 (8-4)	Kenney Gym (4,664) Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game

Awards and honors

References

National Athletic Trainer Association
A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
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 1923-24 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com

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[1] National Athletic Trainer Association

[2] A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1-58261-793-7

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

[4] FightingIllini.com

[5] University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1923-24 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1923–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wisconsin	8	–	4	.667	11	–	5	.688
Chicago	8	–	4	.667	11	–	6	.647
Illinois	8	–	4	.667	11	–	6	.647
Ohio State	7	–	5	.583	12	–	5	.706
Purdue	7	–	5	.583	12	–	5	.706
Indiana	7	–	5	.583	11	–	6	.647
Michigan	6	–	6	.500	10	–	7	.588
Minnesota	5	–	7	.417	9	–	8	.529
Iowa	4	–	8	.333	7	–	10	.412
Northwestern	0	–	12	.000	0	–	16	.000

Rankings from AP Poll