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1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1938-39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
1938–39 record 14–5 (8-4 Big Ten)
Head coach Douglas Mills
Assistant coach Howie Braun
Assistant coach Wally Roettger
David M. Bullock (Trainer)
Captain Tom Nisbet
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
← 1937–38
1939–40 →
1938–39 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 2   .833     16 7   .696
Indiana 9 3   .750     17 3   .850
Illinois 8 4   .667     14 5   .737
Minnesota 7 5   .583     14 6   .700
Purdue 6 6   .500     12 7   .632
Northwestern 5 7   .417     7 13   .350
Michigan 4 8   .333     11 9   .550
Wisconsin 4 8   .333     10 10   .500
Chicago 4 8   .333     9 11   .450
Iowa 3 9   .250     8 11   .421
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938–39 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

The 1938-39 season was year number three for head coach Doug Mills. Overall the team regrouped from a miserable eighth place finish in the Big Ten a year earlier by winning 9 of their 10 home games only losing to conference rival Indiana. Unfortunately for the Fighting Illini they finished with a 5-5 record on the road to finish in third place overall in conference action. Mills' Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team featured only 5 returning letterman. Along with team captain Tom Nisbit, the Illini also featured a starting lineup of Lewis Dehner at the center position, John Drish, Joe Frank and William Hapac at forward and George Wardley, and Colin Handlon at guard.

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