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1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 1948–49 |
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| image | 1948–49_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg |
| image_size | 300px |
| conference | Big Ten Conference |
| short_conf | Big Ten |
| APRank | 4 |
| record | 21–4 |
| conf_record | 10–2 |
| head_coach | Harry Combes |
| asst_coach1 | Howie Braun |
| asst_coach2 | Wally Roettger |
| hc_year | 2nd |
| ac1_year | 12th |
| ac2_year | 14th |
| captain | Dike Eddleman |
| mvp | Dike Eddleman |
| stadium | Huff Hall |
| champion | Big Ten Conference champions |
| bowl | NCAA men's Division I tournament |
| bowl_result | Final Four |
The 1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
The 1948-49 squad, led by Dike Eddleman, Bill Erickson, and Walter Osterkorn, was Illinois’ first 20-game winner since 1908, finishing 21-4. Illinois beat Yale, 71-67, to advance to a national semifinal showdown with Kentucky at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Illini fell to the Wildcats, 76-47, forcing Illinois to defeat Oregon State, 57-53, in Seattle for third place.
Roster
- Harry Combes (University of Illinois) (2nd year)
- Wally Roettger (University of Illinois) (14th year)
- Howie Braun (University of Illinois) (12th year)
Schedule
Source
|- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season
|- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season
|- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA tournament
|-
NCAA basketball tournament
- Eastern
- Illinois 71, Yale 67
- Final Four
- Kentucky 76, Illinois 47
- Third-place game
- Illinois 57, Oregon State 53
Rankings
Main article: 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings
Player stats
| Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Player | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Games played | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Field goals | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Free throws | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Eddleman | 25 | 130 | 69 | 329 | ||||||||||
| Wally Osterkorn | 25 | 90 | 81 | 261 | ||||||||||
| Bill Erickson | 25 | 91 | 79 | 261 | ||||||||||
| Fred Green | 25 | 65 | 24 | 154 | ||||||||||
| Don Sunderlage | 25 | 57 | 39 | 153 | ||||||||||
| Jim Marks | 20 | 53 | 27 | 133 | ||||||||||
| Walt Kersulis | 20 | 43 | 23 | 109 | ||||||||||
| Burdette Thurlby | 17 | 36 | 21 | 93 | ||||||||||
| Van Anderson | 23 | 32 | 8 | 72 | ||||||||||
| Dick Foley | 24 | 24 | 11 | 59 | ||||||||||
| Ted Beach | 14 | 13 | 8 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Roy Gatewood | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Richard Brogren | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Glen Trugillo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Benton Odum | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Jim Cottrell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Bill Boyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Dwight Eddleman
- Converse 1st team All-American (1949)
- Associated Press 2nd team All-American (1949)
- United Press International 2nd team All-American (1949)
- Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball award (1949)
- Big Ten Player of the Year (1949)
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Team Most Valuable Player
- Bill Erickson
- Consensus 2nd team All-American (1949)
- Helms 1st team All-American (1949)
- Collier's Weekly 1st team All-American (1949)
- National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st team All-American (1949)
- United Press International 3rd team All-American (1949)
- Sporting News 3rd team All-American (1949)
- Converse Honorable Mention All-American (1949)
Team players drafted into the NBA
Rankings
Main article: 1948–49 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References
References
- [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1948.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1948-49] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-04-07 , FightingIllini.com)
- "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- "Season Stats".
- "List of MVPs".
- {{usurped
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