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Craig Ruby
James Craig Ruby (May 30, 1896 – September 9, 1980) was an American college basketball player and coach. A two-time All-American and All-Missouri Valley Conference forward at the University of Missouri, he took over the head coaching position of his alma-mater in 1920. Ruby coached the Tigers for two seasons, compiling a record of 33 wins and only 2 losses. Both of Ruby's Missouri teams were retroactively named national champions by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Ruby was subsequently recruited by University of Illinois athletic director George Huff to take over the Fighting Illini’s men's basketball coaching duties. Beginning in 1922 and continuing on for the next 14 years, Ruby compiled a record of 148 wins and 95 losses. While playing in the Big Ten Conference, Ruby's teams recorded 94 wins and 74 losses and won the conference championship 2 times. Ruby left the program in 1936 with coaching duties given to Douglas R. Mills. Ruby and legendary Kansas coach Phog Allen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockport, Iowa
Stockport is a city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 272 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 296 people, 112 households, and 76 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 127 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 0.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population. There were 112 households, of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Eight Conference
The Big Eight Conference was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football. It was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, and Washington University in St. Louis. Additionally, the University of Iowa was an original member of the MVIAA, while maintaining joint membership in the Western Conference (now the Big Ten Conference). The conference was dissolved in 1996. Its membership at its dissolution consisted of the University of Nebraska, Iowa State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Kansas, Kansas State University, the University of Missouri, the University of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State University. The Big Eight’s headquarters were located in Kansas City, Missouri. In February 1994, the Big Eight and the Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season Craig Ruby entered the 1932–33 season tied with Ralph Jones as the winningest coach in the history at the University of Illinois with 85 wins. Ruby had 9 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fifth place in the Big Ten the year before. The team went through a nearly perfect non-conference season, losing only 1 game, however, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 7 losses. The starting lineup included ''captain'' Boyd Owen and Albert Kamm at guard, Frank Froschauer and Coslon Bennett as forwards and Hudson Hellmich at center. Roster Source Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;", Non-Conference regular season , - align="center" bgcolor="" , - !colspan= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1931-32 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 10th at the University of Illinois. Ruby had 8 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fourth place in the Big Ten the year before. The team went through a nearly perfect non-conference season, losing only 1 game, however, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included ''captain'' Elbert Kamp and Boyd Owen at guard, Robert Kamp and Robert Bartholomew as forwards and Caslon Bennett at center. Roster Source Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;", Non-Conference regular season , - align="center" bgcolor="" , - !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. 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 Source Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;", Non-Conference regular season , - alig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1929–30 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1929-30 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 8th at the University of Illinois. Ruby had 3 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in a fifth place tie in the Big Ten the year before. The Fighting Illini showed no improvement in overall play, finishing with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, though it improved to a conference record of 7 wins and 5 losses. The starting lineup included ''captain'' and future Illini head coach Douglas R. Mills, George Fencl and Robert Kamp at guard, Elbridge May at center with Charles Harper and Elbert Kamp at the forward spots. Roster Source Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;", Non-Conference regular season , - align="center" bgcolor="" , - !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;", ''Bold Italic'' connote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1928–29 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1928-29 season was head coach Craig Ruby's seventh at the University of Illinois. With three returning starters from a team that finished in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten the year before, the Fighting Illini improved 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, Charles Harper and Earl H. Drew at forward, and future head coach Douglas R. Mills and Herbert Hill at guard. Roster Source Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;", Non-Conference regular season , - align="center" bgcolor="" , - !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;", ''Bold Italic'' connotes conference game Source [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1927–28 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1927-28 season produced the only losing campaign in the 14 year tenure of head coach Craig Ruby at the University of Illinois. Having only one returning senior on a team predominantly consisting of Juniors, Ruby entered his sixth season as head coach of the Fighting Illini with an overall record of 50 wins and 33 losses. This season also produced the Ruby's only losing season in the Big Ten with a conference record of 2 wins and 10 losses. The starting lineup included ''captain'' Everett Olson at center, Ernest Dorn and Earl H. Drew at forward, and future head coach Douglas R. Mills, Keston J. Deimling and Andrew R. Solyom at guard. Roster Source Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;", Non-Conference regular season , - align="center" bgcolor="" , - !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926–27 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1926–27 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season J. Craig Ruby, Craig Ruby entered his fifth season as head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Fighting Illini. This team returned only five letterman from a team that placed in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten a year earlier. Slightly improved, the team finished with an overall record of 10 wins and 7 losses. In the conference they finished with 7 wins and 5 losses. The starting lineup included ''captain'' Russell Daugherity at forward, Ernest Dorn and Robert Greene rotating at the other forward slot, Robert McKay and K.L. Reynolds at guard, and F.H. Lindsay at center. Roster Source Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;", Non-Conference regular season , - align="center" bgcolor="" , - !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;", 1926–27 Big Ten Conference men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season Craig Ruby began the 1925–26 season with a Fighting Illini team had eight returning letterman from a team that placed in a tie for third place a year earlier. This team finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten. Probably the greatest change for the Illini during this season was the opening of their new home, Huff Gymnasium. Originally named ''New Gymnasium'', Huff Gymnasium was renamed in 1937 after George Huff, who was the school's athletic director from 1895 to 1935, Huff Gymnasium was home to the Fighting Illini's men's basketball program until 1963. The starting lineup included ''captain'' Leonard Haines and Kenneth Reynolds at guard, John Mauer at center and Jack Lipe, Russell Daugherity and Hollie Martin at forward. Roster Source Schedule Source [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1924–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1924–25 season for Fighting Illini coach, Craig Ruby, had an identical record both overall as well as within the conference as the previous season. Both seasons finished with overall records of 11 wins and 6 losses with 8 wins and 4 losses within the conference. The 1924–25 Fighting Illini tied for third place within the conference. Huff Hall's construction was completed in 1925 and this season was the Illini's final full season in Kenney Gym. The starting lineup included ''captain'' John Mauer, Jack Lipe and Leonard Haines at guard, T.D. Karnes and Russell Daugherity at forward, with Hollie Martin at center. Roster Source Schedule Source [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season Second year Fighting Illini coach, Craig Ruby, took advantage of 12 returning players from a team that finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten a season earlier. The 1923–24 campaign was the first of two conference titles during Ruby's tenure as the Fighting Illini's head coach. The final conference record of eight wins and four losses tied the Illini with Wisconsin and Chicago in the race to be the best in the Big Ten. The overall record for this team was 11 wins and 6 losses. The starting lineup included ''captain'' G.E. Potter, T.D. Karnes and John Mauer at forward, Leland Stillwell at center, and Jack Lipe and R.H. Popken as guards. Roster Source Schedule Source [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
