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1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
1928–29 record 10–7 (6-6 Big Ten)
Head coach J. Craig Ruby
Assistant coach Jack Lipe
Assistant coach John Sabo
David M. Bullock (Trainer)
Captain Ernest Dorn
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
← 1927–28
1929–30 →
1928–29 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 10 2   .833     15 2   .882
Michigan 10 2   .833     13 3   .813
Purdue 9 3   .750     13 4   .765
Northwestern 7 5   .583     12 5   .706
Illinois 6 6   .500     10 7   .588
Ohio State 6 6   .500     9 8   .529
Iowa 5 7   .417     9 8   .529
Indiana 4 8   .333     7 10   .412
Chicago 2 10   .167     5 11   .313
Minnesota 1 11   .083     4 13   .235
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

The 1928-29 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 7th at the University of Illinois. Having 3 returning starters from a team that had finished in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten the year before, allowed the Fighting Illini to improve to an overall record of 10 wins and 7 losses and a conference record of 6 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Ernest F. Dorn at center with Charles Harper and Earl H. Drew at the forward slot. The guards were, future head coach, Douglas R. Mills and Herbert Hill.

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