The 1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the

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Regular season

The 1931-32 season was head coach

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's 10th at the

. Ruby had 8 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fourth place in the

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the year before. The team went through a nearly perfect non-conference season, losing only 1 game, however, the

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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

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Awards and honors

References

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Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons 1931 in sports in Illinois 1932 in sports in Illinois