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1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

Head coach
  
J. Craig Ruby

Captain
  
Charles Harper

1930–31 record
  
12–5 (7-5 Big Ten)

Assistant coach
  
John P. Sabo

Assistant coach
  
Carl Voyles David M. Bullock (Trainer)

The 1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

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Regular season

The 1930-31 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 9th at the University of Illinois, establishing the first time in the history of Illinois basketball that a head coach remained longer than 8 years. Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in a fifth place tie in the Big Ten the year before. Even though they did not lose any non-conference games, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, however; the team improved to an overall record of 12 wins 5 losses. The starting lineup included captain Charles Harper, George Fencl and Elbert Kamp at forward, Elbridge May at center with Boyd Owen and Robert Kamp at the guard spots.

Roster

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Schedule

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References

1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team Wikipedia