The 1923–24 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the

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Regular season

Second year

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coach,

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, took advantage of 12 returning players from a team that finished tied for fourth in the

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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

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and

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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

Schedule

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Awards and honors

References

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