1922–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1922–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1922–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–6 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby (1st season);
Captain	Norton Hellstrom
Home arena	Kenney Gym
	Seasons ← 1921–22 1923–24 →

1922–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa	11	–	1	.917	13	–	2	.867
Wisconsin	11	–	1	.917	12	–	3	.800
Michigan	8	–	4	.667	11	–	4	.733
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	9	–	6	.600
Purdue	7	–	5	.583	9	–	6	.600
Chicago	6	–	6	.500	6	–	9	.400
Indiana	5	–	7	.417	8	–	7	.533
Northwestern	3	–	9	.250	5	–	10	.333
Ohio State	1	–	11	.083	4	–	11	.267
Minnesota	1	–	11	.083	2	–	13	.133

The 1922–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Craig Ruby, a two-time All-American and All-Missouri Valley Conference forward for the University of Missouri Tigers, came to the University of Illinois after being the head coach of his alma-mater from 1920–1922. Compiling a record of 33 wins and only 2 losses at Missouri, Ruby was recruited by University of Illinois athletic director George Huff to take over the Fighting Illini’s men’s basketball coaching duties. The 1922–23 season, the first of 14 for Ruby, was also the first of twelve winning seasons as head coach. During this season, five of the Illini's six losses were at the hands of Big Ten Conference opponents, placing them in a tie for fourth place.^[1] The overall record for this team was nine wins and six losses. The Big Ten record for the season was seven wins and five losses. The starting lineup included captain Norton Hellstrom, Wally Roettger and G.E. Potter at forward, Leland Stillwell at center, and Jack Lipe and R.H. Popken as guards.^[2]

Roster

1922–23 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Norton Hellstrom (C)	—	—	Sr	Evanston, Illinois
G	2	James Arthur Van Doorn	—	—	So	Quincy, Illinois
F	3	Wally Roettger	—	—	Jr	St. Louis, Missouri
C	4	Adelbert C. Baur	—	—	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
F	5	Glenn E. Potter	—	—	Jr	Orange, California
F	6	Roland H. Popken	—	—	Jr	Oak Park, Illinois
G	7	Jack Lipe	—	—	Fr	Decatur, Illinois
G	8	John Wilbur "Hank" Hansen	—	—	Jr	Brookston, Indiana
G	9	Cecil F. Hollopeter	—	—	So	Spencerville, Indiana
G	10	George Dawson	—	—	Jr	Wheaton, Illinois
F	11	Charles Milton White	—	—	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	12	Philip S. Durant	—	—	Sr	Wheaton, Illinois
C	13	Leland "Slim" Stillwell	—	—	Jr	Olney, Illinois
G	14	John C. Happenny	—	—	So	Revere, Massachusetts
G	15	James Knox Jones	—	—	Sr	Wayne, Nebraska
F	16	Don Karnes	—	—	So	Fairbury, Illinois
F	17	Wallace Wesley McIlwain	—	—	So	Highland Park, Illinois
F	18	Curtis R. Parker	—	—	So	Fort Wayne, Indiana
C	19	Emil G. Schultz	—	—	So	Geneseo, Illinois
G	20	Theron Leroy "Pat" Stoik	—	—	So	Clinton, Iowa
F	21	George Albert Walker	—	—	So	Danville, Illinois
F	22	Harold Everett Wessman	—	—	Jr	Rockford, Illinois
F	23	Joseph Fred Winkler	—	—	Jr	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (1st year)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source^[3]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/16/1922* no, no	Washington University	W 29–14	1-0	Kenney Gym (4,630) Urbana, IL
12/21/1922* no, no	Notre Dame	W 41–38	2-0	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
12/22/1922* no, no	Butler	L 25–29	2-1	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/8/1923 no, no	at Ohio State	W 36–31	3-1 (1-0)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-) Columbus, OH
1/13/1923 no, no	Indiana Rivalry	W 31–22	4-1 (2-0)	Kenney Gym (3,794) Urbana, IL
1/16/1923 no, no	at Michigan	L 13–30	4-2 (2-1)	Waterman Gymnasium (-) Ann Arbor, MI
1/20/1923 no, no	Purdue	L 20–24	4-3 (2-2)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
2/2/1923 no, no	at Minnesota	W 24–21	5-3 (3-2)	University of Minnesota Armory (-) Minneapolis, MN
2/7/1923 no, no	University of Chicago	W 20–18	6-3 (4-2)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
2/12/1923 no, no	at Indiana Rivalry	L 24–31	6-4 (4-3)	Men's Gymnasium (-) Bloomington, IN
2/17/1923 no, no	at Purdue	W 28–26	7-4 (5-3)	Memorial Gymnasium (-) West Lafayette, IN
2/19/1923 no, no	Minnesota	W 25–18	8-4 (6-3)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
2/24/1924 no, no	at University of Chicago	L 20–24	8-5 (6-4)	Bartlett Gymnasium (-) Chicago, IL
2/26/1923 no, no	Michigan	L 20–27	8-6 (6-5)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
3/5/1923 no, no	Ohio State	W 37–21	9-6 (7-5)	Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

References

^ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1922-23 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com

[1] A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1-58261-793-7

[2] Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7

[3] University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1922-23 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com

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Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)
Rivalries	Indiana Iowa Missouri Northwestern
Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek 1960s slush fund scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics