1963–64 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:1963-64
Team:Illinois Fighting Illini
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:13-11
Conf Record:6-8
Hc Year:17th
Ac1 Year:27th
Ac2 Year:6th
Captain:Bill Edwards

The 1963–64 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1963-64 Fighting Illini basketball team, playing in their first full season in Assembly Hall, dropped back from its previous championship season with a losing finish in the Big Ten and a mediocre overall record. Head coach Harry Combes guided the Illini to a 10-3 record after the first 13 games of the season only to see the team reverse trends and go 3-8 the rest of the way. Once again the Illini played in a mid-season tournament, playing in the Los Angeles Basketball Classic. During the tournament the Illini would face eventual national champion, UCLA.

The 1963-64 team utilized several returning lettermen including the leading scorer and team "MVP" Skip Thoren. It also saw the return of team captain Bill Edwards, juniors Tal Brody, Bogie Redmon, Bill McKeown as well as sophomores Don Freeman, Jim Vopicka and Larry Hinton to their lineup. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing in a 6th place tie in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 13 wins and 11 losses. The starting lineup included Skip Thoren at the center position, Tal Brody and Jim Vopicka at guard and Don Freeman and Bogie Redmon at the forward slots.[1]

Roster

Schedule

Source[2] [3] |-!colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season|- align="center" bgcolor="" |-!colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season|-

Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsPoints
Skip Thoren[4] 24187114331488
Tal Brody[5] 241579197405
Don Freeman[6] 2413081231341
Bogie Redmon[7] 249737148231
Jim Vopicka[8] 24562462136
Bill McKeown[9] 15461734109
Larry Hinton[10] 2336185490
Bill Edwards[11] 2032242488
Mel Blackwell[12] 1714143342
Bob Brown[13] 161412740
Larry Bauer[14] 121162428
John Love[15] 16621714
Jeff Ferguson[16] 20404
Dan Lee 10010
Bob Meadows 10000

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

[18]

Rankings

See main article: 1963–64 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC
  2. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1963-64
  3. http://www.fightingillini.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1500&path=mbball Schedule
  4. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  5. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  6. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  7. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  8. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  9. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  10. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  11. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  12. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  13. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  14. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  15. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  16. Web site: Season Stats . 2014-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310195956/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1963.html . 2014-03-10 . dead .
  17. Web site: List of MVPs . 2013-02-14 . 2014-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004049/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf . dead .
  18. http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1964&lg=N 1964 NBA Draft

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