1934–35 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1934–35 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Big Ten Conference champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1934–35 record	15–5 (9-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby
Captain	Frank Froschauer
Home arena	Huff Hall

1934–35 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Purdue	9	–	3	.750	17	–	3	.850
Illinois	9	–	3	.750	15	–	5	.750
Wisconsin	9	–	3	.750	15	–	5	.750
Indiana	8	–	4	.667	14	–	6	.700
Ohio State	8	–	4	.667	13	–	6	.684
Iowa	6	–	6	.500	10	–	9	.526
Minnesota	5	–	7	.417	11	–	9	.550
Northwestern	3	–	9	.250	10	–	10	.500
Michigan	2	–	10	.167	8	–	12	.400
Chicago	1	–	11	.083	2	–	18	.100

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1934–35 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1934-35 season brought the fourth conference title at the University of Illinois as well as the second title in Craig Ruby's tenure. Ruby had previously won a title in his second season, 1923-24. A new star on the playing floor emerged during the 1934-35 season with the addition of Harry Combes to the roster. Combes, a three-year letterwinner, starred for the Illini from 1935–37 and later returned to his alma mater as head coach of the Illini in 1948. Combes helped lead Illinois to both its Big Ten titles in the 1930s. Along with future head coach Combes the Illini only returned 6 lettermen from a team that had finished in fourth place in the Big Ten the year before. Even though the Fighting Illini lost twice to Indiana, they improved in conference play by finishing with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 15 wins 5 losses with one of the losses coming as the result of playing two games on December 10, 1934. The starting lineup included captain Frank Froschauer and Roy Guttschow at forward, Harry Combes, Jack Benyon and Wilbur Henry at guard, with Lewis Dehner at the center position.^[1]

Team

"1934-35 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

No.	Player	Position	Class	Hometown
3	Jack Beynon	Guard	Senior	Rockford, Illinois
4	Roy Guttschow	Forward	Senior	Simi Valley, California
5	Grant Mickelson	Guard	Sophomore
6	Wilbur Henry	Guard	Sophomore	North Hollywood, California
7	Lewis Dehner	Center	Sophomore	Lincoln, Illinois
8	Frank Froschauer (captain)	Forward	Senior	Harvey, Illinois
10	Harold Swanson	Center	Sophomore	Chicago Heights, Illinois
11	Coke Mills	Forward	Junior	Galesburg, Illinois
12	Harry Combes	Guard	Sophomore	Champaign, Illinois
14	Robert Riegel	Center	Sophomore	Tolono, Illinois
15	Byron Blout	Forward	Senior	Salinas, California
16	Howard Braun	Guard	Junior	Champaign, Illinois
18	Harold Benham	Forward	Senior	Downers Grove, Illinois
19	Paul W. Gibbs	Guard	Junior	Los Angeles, California
24	James Vopicka	Guard	Sophomore	Berwyn, Illinois
29	Martin Markworth	Forward	Junior	Cleveland, Ohio

Head Coach: Craig Ruby (13th year at Illinois)

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Location	Attendance
December 10, 1934	Bradley	55–25	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
December 10, 1934	DePaul	26–29	Loss	Champaign, IL	6,000
December 14, 1934	Wabash College	30–27	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
December 21, 1934	Washington (St. Louis)	35–18	Win	St. Louis, MO	3,000
December 22, 1934	St. Louis	21–22	Win	St. Louis, MO	4,000
December 29, 1934	Butler	24–39	Loss	Indianapolis, IN	5,000
January 1, 1935	Wabash College	35–28	Win	Crawfordsville, IN	-
January 5, 1935	Indiana	28–32	Loss	Champaign, IL	5,000
January 7, 1935	Purdue	37–36	Win	Champaign	8,000
January 12, 1935	Ohio State	44–23	Loss	Columbus, OH	5,500
January 14, 1935	Indiana	29–42	Loss	Bloomington, IN	5,000
January 19, 1935	Michigan	34–22	Win	Champaign, IL	7,000
February 5, 1935	Notre Dame	27–26	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
February 9, 1935	University of Chicago	43–36	Win	Chicago, IL	2,500
February 16, 1935	Purdue	27–35	Loss	West Lafayette, IN	5,000
February 18, 1935	Ohio State	43–36	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
February 23, 1935	Minnesota	38–34	Win	Minneapolis, MN	7,500
February 25, 1935	University of Chicago	39–29	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
March 2, 1935	Minnesota	38–34	Win	Champaign, IL	6,000
March 4, 1935	Michigan	36–22	Win	Ann Arbor, MI	-

Bold Italic connotes conference game

References

↑ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
↑ All-Time Illini Rosters

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

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

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

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