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1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
1933–34 record 13–6 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach J. Craig Ruby
Assistant coach Leland Stillwell
David M. Bullock (Trainer)
Captain Hudson Hellmich
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
← 1932–33
1934–35 →
1933–34 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Purdue 10 2   .833     17 3   .850
Wisconsin 8 4   .667     14 6   .700
Northwestern 8 4   .667     11 8   .579
Illinois 7 5   .583     13 6   .684
Iowa 6 6   .500     13 7   .650
Indiana 6 6   .500     13 7   .650
Minnesota 5 7   .417     9 11   .450
Ohio State 4 8   .333     8 12   .400
Michigan 4 8   .333     6 14   .300
Chicago 2 10   .167     5 15   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1933–34 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Craig Ruby entered the 1933–34 season as the winningest coach in the history at the University of Illinois with 96 wins. Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished tied for fifth place in the Big Ten the year before. For the third season in a row, the team went through a nearly perfect non-conference season, losing only 1 game, however, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 7 losses. The starting lineup included captain Hudson Hellmich at center, Jack Benyon and Albert Kamm at guard, with Fred Fencl and Alfred Kamm as forwards.

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