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1959–60 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 1959–60 |
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| image | 1959–60_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg |
| image_size | 300px |
| conference | Big Ten Conference |
| short_conf | Big Ten |
| record | 16–7 |
| conf_record | 8-6 |
| head_coach | Harry Combes |
| asst_coach1 | Howie Braun |
| asst_coach2 | Jim Wright |
| hc_year | 13th |
| ac1_year | 23rd |
| ac2_year | 2nd |
| captain | Mannie Jackson |
| mvp | Govoner Vaughn |
| stadium | Huff Hall |
The 1959–60 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
Entering his 13th year as University of Illinois' head coach, Harry Combes and his Fighting Illini basketball team. Started gaining on the national scene once again by beginning the Big Ten season as a top 10 ranked team. The Associated Press would eventually rank the Illini as high as number eight during the course of the season; however, the team would falter late in the season, dropping three straight games and fall out of the rankings. The final AP and UPI rankings would include only two Big Ten teams, Ohio State (ranked 3) and Indiana (ranked 7/10). Ohio State would go on and win the NCAA Tournament. For the second time in the history of the Illini, they would play in a mid-season tournament. The tournament they would compete in would be the inaugural Los Angeles Basketball Classic held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena December 28–30.
The 1959-60 team utilized several returning lettermen including the leading scorer and team "MVP" Govoner Vaughn. It also saw the return of team "captain" Mannie Jackson as well as Ed Perry, Lou Landt, John Wessels, Lee Frandsen, Vern Altemeyer, Al Gosnell and Bruce Bunkenberg. Jerry Colangelo, a future sports mogul, also played a significant role as a sophomore. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing tied for 3rd place in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 16 wins and 7 losses. The starting lineup included John Wessels at the center position, Vern Altemeyer, Lou Landt and Mannie Jackson at guard and Govoner Vaughn and Ed Perry at the forward slots.
Roster
- Harry Combes (University of Illinois) (13th year)
- Howie Braun (University of Illinois) (23rd year)
- Jim Wright (University of Illinois) (2nd 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
|-
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}}" | Rebounds | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govoner Vaughn | 23 | 164 | 83 | 189 | 411 | ||||||||||||
| Mannie Jackson | 23 | 162 | 54 | 94 | 378 | ||||||||||||
| Ed Perry | 23 | 74 | 64 | 141 | 212 | ||||||||||||
| Lou Landt | 23 | 70 | 36 | 64 | 176 | ||||||||||||
| John Wessels | 14 | 56 | 43 | 98 | 155 | ||||||||||||
| Lee Frandsen | 20 | 41 | 32 | 37 | 114 | ||||||||||||
| Vern Altemeyer | 23 | 44 | 25 | 94 | 113 | ||||||||||||
| Al Gosnell | 23 | 36 | 24 | 95 | 96 | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Bunkenburg | 18 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 64 | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Colangelo | 19 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Ed Searcy | 17 | 20 | 6 | 57 | 46 | ||||||||||||
| Bob Starnes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Bob Schmidt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Doug Mills | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Tom Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Curless | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Bill Mohlenbrock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Govoner Vaughn
- Converse Honorable Mention All-American
- Team Most Valuable Player
- Mannie Jackson
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Player | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | NBA club | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Round | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Players Selected |
Rankings
Main article: 1959–60 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References
References
- Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By [[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana). News-Gazette]], Sports Publishing LLC {{ISBN. 1-58261-356-7
- [https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1959-60 University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1959-60], FightingIllini.com
- [https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1959-60 Schedule]
- [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1959.html Season Stats] {{webarchive. link. (2013-06-25)
- "List of MVPs".
- {{usurped
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