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1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. Not Ranked
AP No. Not Ranked
1957–58 record 11–11 (5-9 Big Ten)
Head coach Harry Combes
Assistant coach Howie Braun
Assistant coach Jim Bredar
Assistant coach Jess MacLeay
MVP Don Ohl
Captain John Paul
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
← 1956–57
1958–59 →
1957–58 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#12 Indiana 10 4   .714     13 11   .542
#17 Michigan State 9 5   .643     16 6   .727
Purdue 9 5   .643     14 8   .636
Northwestern 8 6   .571     13 9   .591
Ohio State 8 6   .571     9 13   .409
Iowa 7 7   .500     13 9   .591
Michigan 6 8   .429     11 11   .500
Illinois 5 9   .357     11 11   .500
Minnesota 5 9   .357     9 12   .429
Wisconsin 3 11   .214     8 14   .364
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Starting his second decade as the head coach of the University of Illinois' Fighting Illini basketball team, Harry Combes and his assistant coach and top recruiter, Howie Braun, were beginning to lose some of the top recruits from the state of Illinois. Talented players, such as Tom Hawkins, Charlie Brown, McKinley "Deacon" Davis, Nolden Gentry, John Tidwell and Charles "Chico" Vaughn were lured away to play for other programs during the late 1950s, a trend that would continue for Combes during his second decade.

The 1957-58 team returned several lettermen including the leading scorer Don Ohl and team "captain" John Paul. It also saw the return of Roger Taylor and Ted Caiazza. The team also added sophomores Govoner Vaughn, Mannie Jackson, Al Gosnell, Bruce Bunkenberg and Ed Perry. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing in 8th place in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 11 wins and 11 losses. The starting lineup included Govoner Vaughn at the center position, Roger Taylor and Don Ohl at guard and Mannie Jackson and John Paul at the forward slots.

Bold Italic connotes conference game


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