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1960–61 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year1960-61
teamIllinois Fighting Illini
image1960–61_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg
image_size300px
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record9-15
conf_record5-9
head_coachHarry Combes
asst_coach1Howie Braun
asst_coach2Jim Wright
hc_year14th
ac1_year24th
ac2_year3rd
captainSelected each game
mvpDave Downey
stadiumHuff Hall

The 1960–61 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Head coach Harry Combes experienced the worst record of his 20 years at the University of Illinois. His Fighting Illini basketball team, for the second year in a row, played in a mid-season tournament. The tournament they would compete in would be the Kentucky Invitational Tournament held at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky December 21–22.

The 1960-61 team utilized several returning lettermen including the leading scorer and team "MVP" Dave Downey. It also saw the return of Jerry Colangelo, John Wessels, Bill Burwell, Bill Small, as well as Doug Mills. The Illini also added sophomore Bob Starnes to their lineup. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing 7th in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 9 wins and 15 losses. The starting lineup included Bill Burwell at the center position, Bill Small and Jerry Colangelo at guard and Dave Downey and John Wessels at the forward slots.

Roster

  • Harry Combes (University of Illinois) (14th year)
  • Howie Braun (University of Illinois) (24th year)
  • Jim Wright (University of Illinois) (3rd 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 Illinicolor=white}}"PlayerIllinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"Games playedIllinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"Field goalsIllinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"Free throwsIllinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"ReboundsIllinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"Points
Dave Downey2415788267402
Jerry Colangelo241287194327
John Wessels2411983217321
Bill Burwell2411757207291
Bill Small22734256188
Bob Starnes2429256183
Doug Mills2126201572
Ed Searcy1323126258
Jerry Curless2217133847
Jerry Renner191122224
Jeff Ferguson112549
Jay Lovelace72226
Sam Leeper71252
Bill Mohlenbrock20010
Butch Jones10010

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Illinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"PlayerIllinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"NBA clubIllinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"RoundIllinois Fighting Illinicolor=white}}"Pick
John WesselsChicago Packers88

Rankings

Main article: 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

References

References

  1. Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By [[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana). News-Gazette]], Sports Publishing LLC {{ISBN. 1-58261-356-7
  2. [https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1960-61 University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1960-61], FightingIllini.com
  3. [https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1960-61 Schedule]
  4. "Season Stats".
  5. "List of MVPs".
  6. {{usurped
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