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1960–61 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1960-61 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1960–61 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. Not Ranked
AP No. Not Ranked
1960-61 record 9-15 (5-9 Big Ten)
Head coach Harry Combes
Assistant coach Howie Braun
Assistant coach Jim Wright
MVP Dave Downey
Captain Selected each game
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
← 1959–60
1961–62 →
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Ohio State 14 0   1.000     27 1   .964
#7 Iowa 10 4   .714     18 6   .750
Purdue 10 4   .714     16 7   .696
Indiana 8 6   .571     15 9   .625
Minnesota 8 6   .571     10 13   .435
Northwestern 6 8   .429     10 12   .455
Illinois 5 9   .357     9 15   .375
Wisconsin 4 10   .286     7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214     7 17   .292
Michigan 2 12   .143     6 18   .250
Rankings from http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

The 1960–61 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Head coach Harry Combes experienced the worst record of his 20 years at the University of Illinois. His Fighting Illini basketball team, for the second year in a row, played in a mid-season tournament. The tournament they would compete in would be the Kentucky Invitational Tournament held at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky December 21–22.

The 1960-61 team utilized several returning lettermen including the leading scorer and team "MVP" Dave Downey. It also saw the return of Jerry Colangelo, John Wessels, Bill Burwell, Bill Small, as well as Doug Mills. The Illini also added sophomore Bob Starnes to their lineup. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing 7th in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 9 wins and 15 losses. The starting lineup included Bill Burwell at the center position, Bill Small and Jerry Colangelo at guard and Dave Downey and John Wessels at the forward slots.

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