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1935–36 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1935–36 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1935–36 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
1935–36 record 13–6 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach J. Craig Ruby
Assistant coach Douglas Mills
Assistant coach Wally Roettger
David M. Bullock (Trainer)
Captain Howard Braun
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
← 1934–35
1936–37 →
1935–36 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Indiana 11 1   .917     18 2   .900
Purdue 11 1   .917     16 4   .800
Michigan 7 5   .583     15 5   .750
Illinois 7 5   .583     13 6   .684
Northwestern 7 5   .583     13 6   .684
Ohio State 5 7   .417     12 8   .600
Iowa 5 7   .417     9 10   .474
Wisconsin 4 8   .333     11 9   .550
Minnesota 3 9   .250     7 17   .292
Chicago 0 12   .000     6 14   .300
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1935–36 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

The 1935–36 season would turn out to be Craig Ruby's 14th and final year of coaching at the University of Illinois. It would also turn out to be Ruby's final head coaching job anywhere as he would leave to pursue a career with Hallmark Greeting Cards. Ruby's tenure at Illinois ranks 3rd behind Lou Henson (21 years) and Harry Combes (20 years). His 148 wins also ranks 5th behind Henson (423) Combes (316) and Bruce Weber (210) and Doug Mills (151). Along with future head coach Harry Combes, the Illini returned 10 lettermen from a team that had finished in first place in the Big Ten the year before. Unfortunately for the Illini, they lost 3 conference games at home and finished with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 13 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Howard Braun and Wilbur Henry at guard, Harry Combes, Harold Benham and James Vopicka at forward, with Robert Riegel at the center position.

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