1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1924–25 record11–6 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coachJ. Craig Ruby
Assistant coachJack Lipe
David M. Bullock (Trainer)[1]
CaptainJohn Mauer
Home arenaKenney Gym
1924–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Ohio State111 .917  142  .875
Indiana84 .667  125  .706
Illinois84 .667  116  .647
Purdue74 .636  95  .643
Michigan65 .545  86  .571
Minnesota66 .500  97  .563
Iowa57 .417  610  .375
Northwestern48 .333  611  .353
Wisconsin39 .250  611  .353
Chicago111 .083  314  .176
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

The 1924–25 season for Fighting Illini coach, Craig Ruby, had an identical record both overall as well as within the conference as the previous season. Both seasons finished with overall records of 11 wins and 6 losses with 8 wins and 4 losses within the conference. The 1924–25 Fighting Illini, however, would place in a tie for third place within the conference. This campaign would produce a crossroad for the Fighting Illini's program. Huff Hall's construction would be completed in 1925 and this season would be the Illini's final full season in Kenney Gym.[2] The starting lineup included captain John Mauer, Jack Lipe and Leonard Haines at guard, T.D. Karnes and Russell Daugherity at forward, with Hollie Martin at center.[3]

Roster

1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 John Mauer (C)
Jr Batavia, Illinois
G 2 Leonard Haines
Jr Belvidere, Illinois
F 3 Russell Daugherity
So Streator, Illinois
F 4 Hollie Martin
Jr Perrysville, Indiana
G 5 Jack Lipe
Jr Decatur, Illinois
G 6 Kenneth L. Reynolds
So Villa Grove, Illinois
C 7 George Rea
So Urbana, Illinois
F 8 William Summerland Weeks
So Detroit, Minnesota
F 10 T. Don Karnes
Sr Fairbury, Illinois
G 11 Cecil F. Hollopeter
Sr Spencerville, Indiana
F 12 Willis J. Tewksbury
Jr Lyons, Illinois
F 13 Donald C. Seaton
So El Paso, Illinois
F 14 William Jennings Barmore
So Villa Grove, Illinois
G 15 Chas Kassel
So Melrose Park, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jack Lipe (Player/Coach)

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

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[4]

Schedule

Source[5]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/13/1924*
no, no
vs Depauw W 27–23  1-0 (0-0)
Kenney Gym (4,288)
Urbana, IL
12/19/1924*
no, no
vs Washington University W 36–19  2-0 (0-0)
Kenney Gym (3,969)
Urbana, IL
12/30/1924*
no, no
@ Butler L 22–24  2-1 (0-0)
Butler Gymnasium (-)
Indianapolis, IN
1/2/1925*
no, no
vs Kentucky W 36–26  3-1 (0-0)
Kenney Gym (4,381)
Urbana, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/10/1925
no, no
@ University of Chicago W 27–16  4-1 (1-0)
Bartlett Gymnasium (2,695)
Chicago, IL
1/14/1925
no, no
@ Northwestern W 27–16  5-1 (2-0)
Patten Gymnasium (-)
Evanston, IL
1/17/1925
no, no
vs Indiana
Rivalry
W 34–24  6-1 (3-0)
Kenney Gym (4,722)
Urbana, IL
1/24/1925
no, no
vs Iowa
Rivalry
W 23–15  7-1 (4-0)
Kenney Gym (4,725)
Urbana, IL
2/7/1925*
no, no
@ Notre Dame L 18–29  7-2 (4-0)
Notre Dame Fieldhouse (-)
Notre Dame, IN
2/12/1925
no, no
vs Northwestern W 30–20  8-2 (5-0)
Kenney Gym (4,710)
Urbana, IL
2/14/1925
no, no
vs University of Chicago W 19–15  9-2 (6-0)
Kenney Gym (4,712)
Urbana, IL
2/21/1925
no, no
vs Wisconsin W 35–25  10-2 (7-0)
Kenney Gym (4,714)
Urbana, IL
2/23/1925
no, no
@ Indiana
Rivalry
L 24–30  10-3 (7-1)
Men's Gymnasium (-)
Bloomington, IN
2/27/1925
no, no
vs Iowa
Rivalry
L 25–33  10-4 (7-2)
Iowa Armory (-)
Iowa City, IA
3/2/1925
no, no
@ Purdue L 18–34  10-5 (7-3)
Memorial Gymnasium (-)
West Lafayette, IN
3/6/1925
no, no
vs Purdue W 37–27  11-5 (8-3)
Kenney Gym (4,713)
Urbana, IL
3/9/1925
no, no
@ Wisconsin L 9–24  11-6 (8-4)
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium (-)
Madison, WI
*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

  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 1924-25 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com


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