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1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 4
1948–49 record 21–4 (10–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Harry Combes
Assistant coach Howie Braun
Assistant coach Wally Roettger
MVP Dike Eddleman
Captain Dike Eddleman
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
← 1947–48
1949–50 →
1948–49 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Illinois 10 2   .833     21 4   .840
#6 Minnesota 9 3   .750     18 3   .857
Michigan 7 5   .583     15 6   .714
#20 Ohio State 6 6   .500     14 7   .667
Indiana 6 6   .500     14 8   .636
Purdue 6 6   .500     13 9   .591
Wisconsin 5 7   .417     12 10   .545
Iowa 3 9   .250     10 10   .500
Northwestern 2 10   .167     5 16   .238
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

The 1948-49 squad, led by Dike Eddleman, Bill Erickson, and Walter Osterkorn, was Illinois’ first 20-game winner since 1908, finishing 21-4. Illinois beat Yale, 71-67, to advance to a national semifinal showdown with Kentucky at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Illini fell to the Wildcats, 76-47, forcing Illinois to defeat Oregon State, 57-53, in Seattle for third place.

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