The 1932–33 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the

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Regular season

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entered the 1932–33 season tied with

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as the winningest coach in the history at the

with 85 wins. Ruby had 9 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fifth 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 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

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Awards and honors

References

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Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons 1933 in sports in Illinois 1934 in sports in Illinois