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1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

Head coach
  
J. Craig Ruby

Captain
  
Ernest Dorn

1928–29 record
  
10–7 (6-6 Big Ten)

Assistant coach
  
Jack Lipe

Assistant coach
  
John Sabo David M. Bullock (Trainer)

The 1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

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Regular season

The 1928-29 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 7th at the University of Illinois. Having 3 returning starters from a team that had finished in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten the year before, allowed the Fighting Illini to improve to an overall record of 10 wins and 7 losses and a conference record of 6 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Ernest F. Dorn at center with Charles Harper and Earl H. Drew at the forward slot. The guards were, future head coach, Douglas R. Mills and Herbert Hill.

Roster

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Schedule

Bold Italic connotes conference game Source

References

1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team Wikipedia