1934–35 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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1934–35
Big Ten Conference champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–5 (9-3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachDavid M. Bullock (Trainer)[1]
CaptainFrank Froschauer
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
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

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.[2]

Roster

"1934-35 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"
1934–35 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G
 		3 Jack Beynon
—
—
 Sr Rockford, Illinois
F
 		4 Roy Guttschow
—
—
 Sr Bloomington, Illinois
G
 		5 Grant Mickelson
—
—
 So
G
 		6 Wilbur Henry
—
—
 So
North Hollywood, California
C 7
Lewis Dehner
—
—
 So Lincoln, Illinois
F
 		8 Frank Froschauer (C)
—
—
 Sr Harvey, Illinois
C 10 Harold Swanson
—
—
 So Chicago Heights, Illinois
F
 		11 Coke Mills
—
—
 Jr Galesburg, Illinois
G
 		12 Harry Combes
—
—
 So Champaign, Illinois
G
 		13
Lester Lindberg
—
—
 Jr Lockport, Illinois
C 14 Robert Riegel
—
—
 So Tolono, Illinois
F
 		15 Byron Blout
—
—
 So Salinas, California
G
 		16
Howard Braun
—
—
 Jr Champaign, Illinois
F
 		18 Harold Benham
—
—
 Jr Downers Grove, Illinois
G
 		19 Paul W. Gibbs
—
—
 Jr
Los Angeles, California
G
 		24 James Vopicka
—
—
 So Berwyn, Illinois
F
 		29 Martin Markworth
—
—
 Jr
Cleveland, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[3]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/10/1934*
no, no 		DePaul L 26–29  0-1
 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
12/10/1934*
no, no 		Bradley W 55–25  1-1
Champaign, IL
12/14/1934*
no, no 		Wabash College W 30–27  2-1
 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
12/21/1934*
no, no 		at Washington (St. Louis) W 35–18  3-1
St. Louis, MO
12/22/1934*
no, no 		at St. Louis W 33–22  4-1
St. Louis, MO
12/29/1934*
no, no 		at Butler L 24–39  4-2
Indianapolis, IN
1/1/1935*
no, no 		at Wabash College W 35–28  5-2
 Chadwick Court (-)
Crawfordsville, IN
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1935
no, no 		Indiana
Rivalry 		L 21–36  5-3
(0-1) 		Huff Hall (5,000)
Champaign, IL
1/7/1935
no, no 		Purdue W 37–36  6-3
(1-1) 		Huff Hall (8,000)
Champaign, IL
1/12/1935
no, no 		at Ohio State W 44–23  7-3
(2-1)
Columbus, OH
1/14/1935
no, no 		at Indiana
Rivalry 		L 29–42  7-4
(2-2)
Bloomington, IN
1/19/1935
no, no 		Michigan W 34–22  8-4
(3-2) 		Huff Hall (7,000)
Champaign, IL
2/5/1935*
no, no 		Notre Dame W 27–26  9-4
 Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/9/1935
no, no 		at University of Chicago W 43–36  10-4
(4-2)
Chicago, IL
2/16/1935
no, no 		at Purdue L 27–35  10-5
(4-3)
West Lafayette, IN
2/18/1935
no, no 		Ohio State W 43–36  11-5
(5-3) 		Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
2/23/1935
no, no 		at Minnesota W 38–34  12-5
(6-3)
Minneapolis, MN
2/25/1935
no, no 		University of Chicago W 39–29  13-5
(7-3) 		Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
3/2/1935
no, no 		Minnesota W 38–34  14-5
(8-3) 		Huff Hall (6,000)
Champaign, IL
1/19/1935
no, no 		at Michigan W 36–22  15-5
(9-3)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
Central Time
.

Source[4]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ National Athletic Trainer Association
  2. ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  3. ^ FightingIllini.com
  4. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1934-35 pg.79, FightingIllini.com
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