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1937–38 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1937–38 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1937–38 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
1937–38 record 9–9 (4-8 Big Ten)
Head coach Douglas Mills
Assistant coach Howie Braun
Assistant coach Wally Roettger
David M. Bullock (Trainer)
Captain Lou Boudreau
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
← 1936–37
1938–39 →
1937–38 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Purdue 10 2   .833     18 2   .900
Minnesota 9 3   .750     16 4   .800
Ohio State 7 5   .583     12 8   .600
Northwestern 7 5   .583     10 10   .500
Michigan 6 6   .500     12 8   .600
Iowa 6 6   .500     11 9   .550
Wisconsin 5 7   .417     10 10   .500
Illinois 4 8   .333     9 9   .500
Indiana 4 8   .333     10 10   .500
Chicago 2 10   .167     6 12   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937–38 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

The 1937-38 season for second year head coach Doug Mills took a major step backward after finishing in a first place tie a year earlier. Mills' Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team dropped to a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten during his sophomore season. This team featured future major league baseball hall of fame shortstop and manager, Lou Boudreau. Even though they returned 6 letterman, the Illini finished the season with a conference record of 4 wins and 8 losses (the worst of Mills' career at Illinois). The team finished the season with an overall record of 9 wins 9 losses. Along with team captain Boudreau, the Illini also featured a starting lineup of Lewis Dehner at the center position, Joe Frank and William Hapac at forward and George Wardley, Tom Nisbit and Colin Handlon at guard.

Source

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