1922–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1922–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1922–23 record	9–6 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby
Captain	Norton Hellstrom
Home arena	Kenney Gym

1922–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa	11	–	1	.917	13	–	2	.867
Wisconsin	11	–	1	.917	12	–	3	.800
Michigan	8	–	4	.667	11	–	4	.733
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	9	–	6	.600
Purdue	7	–	5	.583	9	–	6	.600
Chicago	6	–	6	.500	6	–	9	.400
Indiana	5	–	7	.417	8	–	7	.533
Northwestern	3	–	9	.250	5	–	10	.333
Ohio State	1	–	11	.083	4	–	11	.267
Minnesota	1	–	11	.083	2	–	13	.133

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1922–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Craig Ruby, a two-time All-American and All-Missouri Valley Conference forward for the University of Missouri Tigers, came to the University of Illinois after being the head coach of his alma-mater from 1920–1922. Compiling a record of 33 wins and only 2 losses at Missouri, Ruby was recruited by University of Illinois athletic director George Huff to take over the Fighting Illini’s men’s basketball coaching duties. The 1922–23 season, the first of 14 for Ruby, was also the first of twelve winning seasons as head coach. During this season, five of the Illini's six losses would be at the hands of Big Ten Conference opponents, placing them in a tie for fourth place.^[1] The overall record for this team would be nine wins and six losses. The Big Ten record for the season would be seven wins and five losses. The starting lineup included captain Norton Hellstrom, Wally Roettger, and G.E. Potter at forward, Leland Stillwell at center, and Jack Lipe, and R.H. Popken as guards.^[2]

Team

No.	Player	Position	Class	Hometown
1	Norton Hellstrom (capt.)	Forward	Senior	Evanston, Illinois
2	James Arthur Van Doorn	Guard	Sophomore	Quincy, Illinois
3	Wally Roettger	Forward	Junior	St. Louis, Missouri
4	Adelbert C. Baur	Center	Senior	Chicago, Illinois
5	Glenn E. Potter	Forward	Junior	Orange, California
6	Roland H. Popken	Guard	Junior	Oak Park, Illinois
7	Jack Lipe	Guard	Sophomore	Decatur, Illinois
8	John Wilbur "Hank" Hansen	Forward	Junior	Brookston, Indiana
9	Cecil F. Hollopeter	Guard	Sophomore	Spencerville, Indiana
10	George Dawson	Guard	Junior	Wheaton, Illinois
11	Charle Milton White	Forward	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
12	Philip S. Durant	Forward	Senior	Wheaton, Illinois
13	Leland "Slim" Stillwell	Center	Junior	Olney, Illinois
14	John C. Happenny	Guard	Sophomore	Revere, Massachusetts
15	James Knox Jones	Guard	Senior	Wayne, Nebraska
16	Thomas Donald "Don" Karnes	Forward	Sophomore	Fairbury, Illinois
17	Wallace Wesley McIlwain	Forward	Sophomore	Highland Park, Illinois
18	Curtis R. Parker	Forward	Sophomore	Fort Wayne, Indiana
19	Emil G. Schultz	Center	Sophomore	Geneseo, Illinois
20	Theron Leroy "Pat" Stoik	Guard	Sophomore	Clinton, Iowa
21	George Albert Walker	Forward	Sophomore	Danville, Illinois
22	Harold Everett Wessman	Forward	Junior	Rockford, Illinois
23	Joseph Fred Winkler	Forward	Junior	Chicago, Illinois

Head Coach: Craig Ruby (1st year at Illinois)

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Schedule

Source^[4]

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State

12/16/1922* no, no	vs Washington University	W 29–14	1-0 (0-0)	Kenney Gym (4,630) Urbana, IL
12/21/1922* no, no	vs Notre Dame	W 41–38	2-0 (0-0)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
12/22/1922* no, no	vs Butler	L 25–29	2-1 (0-0)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
1/8/1923 no, no	@ Ohio State	W 36–31	3-1 (1-0)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-) Columbus, OH
1/13/1923 no, no	vs Indiana	W 31–22	4-1 (2-0)	Kenney Gym (3,794) Urbana, IL
1/16/1923 no, no	@ Michigan	L 13–30	4-2 (2-1)	Waterman Gymnasium (-) Ann Arbor, MI
1/20/1923 no, no	vs Purdue	L 20–24	4-3 (2-2)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
2/2/1923 no, no	@ Minnesota	W 24–21	5-3 (3-2)	University of Minnesota Armory (-) Minneapolis, MN
2/7/1923 no, no	vs University of Chicago	W 20–18	6-3 (4-2)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
2/12/1923 no, no	@ Indiana	L 24–31	6-4 (4-3)	Men's Gymnasium (-) Bloomington, IN
2/17/1923 no, no	@ Purdue	W 28–26	7-4 (5-3)	Memorial Gymnasium (-) West Lafayette, IN
2/19/1923 no, no	vs Minnesota	W 25–18	8-4 (6-3)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
2/24/1924 no, no	@ University of Chicago	L 20–24	8-5 (6-4)	Bartlett Gymnasium (-) Chicago, IL
2/26/1923 no, no	vs Michigan	L 20–27	8-6 (6-5)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
3/5/1923 no, no	vs Ohio State	W 37–21	9-6 (7-5)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game

References

↑ 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
↑ All-Time Illini Rosters
↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1922-23, FightingIllini.com

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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1922–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Regular season

Team

Schedule

References

See also