1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
175px
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #Not Ranked
AP #Not Ranked
1957–58 record 11–11 (5-9 Big Ten)
Head coach Harry Combes
Assistant coach Howie Braun
Assistant coach Jim Bredar
Assistant coach Jess MacLeay
MVP Don Ohl
Captain John Paul
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
« 1956–57 1958–59 »
1957–58 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#12 Indiana 10 – 4   .714     13 – 11   .542
#17 Michigan State 9 – 5   .643     16 – 6   .727
Purdue 9 – 5   .643     14 – 8   .636
Northwestern 8 – 6   .571     13 – 9   .591
Ohio State 8 – 6   .571     9 – 13   .409
Iowa 7 – 7   .500     13 – 9   .591
Michigan 6 – 8   .429     11 – 11   .500
Illinois 5 – 9   .357     11 – 11   .500
Minnesota 5 – 9   .357     9 – 12   .429
Wisconsin 3 – 11   .214     8 – 14   .364
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Starting his second decade as the head coach of the University of Illinois' Fighting Illini basketball team, Harry Combes and his assistant coach and top recruiter, Howie Braun, were beginning to lose some of the top recruits from the state of Illinois. Talented players, such as Tom Hawkins, Charlie Brown, McKinley "Deacon" Davis, Nolden Gentry, John Tidwell and Charles "Chico" Vaughn were lured away to play for other programs during the late 1950s, a trend that would continue for Combes during his second decade.[1]

The 1957-58 team returned several lettermen including the leading scorer Don Ohl and team "captain" John Paul. It also saw the return of Roger Taylor and Ted Caiazza. The team also added sophomores Govoner Vaughn, Mannie Jackson, Al Gosnell, Bruce Bunkenberg and Ed Perry. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing in 8th place in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 11 wins and 11 losses. The starting lineup included Govoner Vaughn at the center position, Roger Taylor and Don Ohl at guard and Mannie Jackson and John Paul at the forward slots.[2]

Roster

No. Player Position Height Weight Class Hometown High School
7 Lee Frandsen Guard 6–3 155 Sophomore Davenport, Iowa Davenport Central High School
9 Jerry Riva Guard 5-11 175 Sophomore Clinton, Illinois Clinton High School
11 Roger Taylor Guard 6–0 170 Junior Park Forest, Illinois Rich High School
14 Jim Dorris Guard 6-1 180 Sophomore Centralia, Illinois Centralia High School
15 Bob Schmidt Forward 6–5 180 Sophomore Kankakee, Illinois Kankakee High School
16 Phil Flanigan Guard 5–8 150 Junior Tuscola, Illinois Tuscola High School
20 Bruce Bunkenburg Forward 6–3 180 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois Roosevelt High School
22 Ed Perry Center 6-5 185 Sophomore Salem, Illinois Salem High School
24 Ted Caiazza Center 6–7 235 Senior LaGrange, Illinois Lyons Township High School
26 John Homeier Center 6-3 185 Sophomore Springfield, Illinois Feitshans High School
30 Mannie Jackson Guard 6-3 175 Sophomore Edwardsville, Illinois Edwardsville High School
32 Lou Landt Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Berwyn, Illinois Roosevelt High School
33 Al Gosnell Forward 6–4 190 Sophomore Lawrenceville, Illinois Lawrenceville High School
34 Larry Breyfogle Forward 6–3 165 Senior Lawrenceville, Illinois Lawrenceville High School
35 Govoner Vaughn Forward 6–3 180 Sophomore Edwardsville, Illinois Edwardsville High School
40 Tom Adams Forward 6-5 185 Sophomore Washington, Illinois Washington Community High School
43 John Paul (captain) Guard 6–1 175 Senior Elgin, Illinois St. Edward High School
44 Don Ohl Guard 6–3 190 Senior Edwardsville, Illinois Edwardsville High School
48 Bob Brown Center 6-7 203 Junior Wilmington, Delaware DuPont High School
51 Tom Haller Forward 6-3 185 Junior Lockport, Illinois Lockport Township High School

Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Location Attendance
December 2, 1957 Marquette 100–90 Win Champaign, IL 5,123
December 7, 1957 DePaul 75–70 Win Champaign, IL 6,263
December 11, 1957 Butler 91–75 Win Champaign, IL 5,809
December 16, 1957 Colorado 64–46 Win Champaign, IL 6,789
December 18, 1957 San Francisco (#14) 85–82 Win Champaign, IL 6,847
December 21, 1957 Iowa State 60–68 Loss Ames, IA -
December 28, 1957 Miami (OH) 93–75 Win Champaign, IL 3,902
January 4, 1958 Wisconsin 64–59 Win Madison, WI -
January 6, 1958 Iowa 68–70 Loss Champaign, IL 5,964
January 11, 1958 Indiana 82–89 Loss Bloomington, IN 10,000
January 13, 1958 Wisconsin 70–71 Loss Champaign, IL 6,107
January 26, 1958 Notre Dame 67–81 Loss Chicago, IL 16,212
February 1, 1958 Northwestern 102–98 Win Champaign, IL 4,656
February 3, 1958 Ohio State 70–78 Win Columbus, OH 8,867
February 8, 1958 Michigan 81–88 Loss Ann Arbor, MI 8,200
February 10, 1958 Purdue 99–84 Win Champaign, IL 6,017
February 15, 1958 Michigan State (#19) 56–69 Loss East Lansing, MI 7,033
February 17, 1958 Minnesota 94–87 Win Champaign, IL 5,210
February 22, 1958 Iowa 79–83 Loss Iowa City, IA 15,003
March 1, 1958 Michigan 88–75 Win Champaign, IL 6,588
March 3, 1958 Indiana 86–96 Loss Champaign, IL 6,757
March 8, 1958 Northwestern 72–88 Loss Evanston, IL 8,629

Bold Italic connotes conference game

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Points
Don Ohl 22 183 65 431
Govoner Vaughn 22 138 51 327
John Paul 21 106 85 297
Roger Taylor 20 97 68 262
Mannie Jackson 22 107 31 245
Al Gosnell 22 30 24 84
Bruce Bunkenburg 18 17 17 51
Ed Perry 19 7 8 22
Lee Frandsen 15 5 3 13
Lou Landt 12 3 2 8
Larry Breyfogle 6 2 2 6

[4]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Don Ohl Philadelphia Warriors 5 5

[6]

Rankings

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Main article: 1957–58 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ↑ Glory Days: Legends of Illinois High School Basketball, by Taylor Bell, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-945-X
  2. ↑ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  3. ↑ All-Time Illini Rosters
  4. ↑ Season Stats
  5. ↑ List of MVPs
  6. ↑ 1958 NBA Draft
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=1957–58_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=720771520"