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1951–52 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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1951–52Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Big Ten conference champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament,Final Four
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	22–4 (12–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harry Combes (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Howie Braun (15th season) Cal Luther (1st season)
MVP	Rod Fletcher
Captain	Rod Fletcher
Home arena	Huff Hall
Seasons ← 1950–51 1952–53 →

1951–52 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Illinois	12	–	2	.857	22	–	4	.846
No. 7 Iowa	11	–	3	.786	19	–	3	.864
Minnesota	10	–	4	.714	15	–	7	.682
Indiana	9	–	5	.643	16	–	6	.727
Michigan State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	9	.591
Ohio State	6	–	8	.429	8	–	14	.364
Wisconsin	5	–	9	.357	10	–	12	.455
Michigan	4	–	10	.286	7	–	15	.318
Northwestern	4	–	10	.286	7	–	15	.318
Purdue	3	–	11	.214	8	–	14	.364

Rankings fromAP Poll

*"1951-52 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"*

The1951–52 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

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The 1951-52Fighting Illini men's basketball team had reached a level of national prominence that was only bettered by the 1914-15 national championship team. Head coachHarry Combes had guided his team to aBig Ten championship, a third place finish in the1952 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and a finalAP ranking of No. 2 in the nation. Combes was beginning to build a dynasty inChampaign with 3 Big Ten Championships and 3 third place finishes in the NCAA tournament in his first 5 years at the helm. The 1951-52 season not only brought Illinois another Big Ten title, it also introduced John Kerr, a center from Tilden Tech in Chicago. He began his three-year reign as Illinois’ top scorer with a sophomore-record 357 points. The Illini recorded a 22-4 overall mark and went 12-2 in the conference. Once again, Illinois advanced to the national semifinals and ran into underdogSt. John’s. The Redmen fought their way to a 61-59 victory in the NCAA’s first Final Four, inSeattle. Illinois took another third-place award home after beatingSanta Clara, 67-64, behind 26 points by Kerr. At the conclusion of the tournament, Kerr andJames Bredar were named to the Final Four All-Tournament team. Subsequently, at the conclusion of the season,Rodney Fletcher was named aConsensus 1st team All-American.

The starting lineup for the season includedcaptain Rodney Fletcher, James Bredar and Irving Bemoras at guard, Clive Follmer at the forward slot with Robert Peterson and, future hall of famerJohnny "Red" Kerr at the center position. The team also included former University of Minnesota head coachJim Dutcher.^[1]

Roster

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1951–52 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	9	Elmer Plew	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	170lb(77 kg)	Fr	Paris High School	Paris, Illinois
F	11	Jim Dutcher	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	185lb(84 kg)	Fr	Downers Grove High School	Downers Grove, Illinois
G	16	Jim Wright	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	160lb(73 kg)	So	Lawrenceville High School	Lawrenceville, Illinois
G	19	James Bredar	5ft 11in(1.8 m)	167lb(76 kg)	Jr	Salem High School	Salem, Illinois
C	22	Johnny Kerr	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	205lb(93 kg)	So	Tilden High School	Chicago, Illinois
F	24	Ed Makovsky	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	194lb(88 kg)	So	Morton High School	Cicero, Illinois
C	25	Robert Peterson	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	235lb(107 kg)	Jr	Elgin High School	Wayne, Illinois
G	26	Irving Bemoras	6ft 3.5in(1.92 m)	185lb(84 kg)	Jr	Marshall High School	Chicago, Illinois
C	27	Mack Follmer	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	200lb(91 kg)	Sr	Forrest High School	Forrest, Illinois
F	29	Max Baumgardner	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	175lb(79 kg)	Jr	Sterling High School	Sterling, Illinois
F	33	Clive Follmer	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	195lb(88 kg)	Jr	Forrest High School	Forrest, Illinois
G	34	Seymour Gantman	5ft 7in(1.7 m)	165lb(75 kg)	Sr	Marshall High School	Chicago, Illinois
G	35	Ren Alde	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	180lb(82 kg)	Sr	Pana High School	Pana, Illinois
G	37	Rod Fletcher (C)	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	194lb(88 kg)	Sr	Champaign Central High School	Champaign, Illinois
G	38	Herb Gerecke	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	180lb(82 kg)	Sr	Pekin High School	Pekin, Illinois
F	41	Max Hooper	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	200lb(91 kg)	So	Mt. Vernon High School	Mt. Vernon, Illinois
G	44	Walt Moore	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	165lb(75 kg)	Fr	Mt. Vernon High School	Mt. Vernon, Illinois
G	47	Dick Christiansen	6ft 3.5in(1.92 m)	180lb(82 kg)	Sr	New Trier High School	Winnetka, Illinois
G	48	James Schuldt	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	193lb(88 kg)	Jr	Dundee Community High School	Dundee, Illinois

Head coach

Harry Combes (University of Illinois) (5th year)

Assistant coach(es)

Howie Braun (University of Illinois) (15th year)
Cal Luther (Valparaiso University) (1st year)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W)Walk-on

Injured
Currentredshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Source^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state^[3]
Non-Conference regular season
12/4/1951*		at Butler	W 68–57	1-0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,043) Indianapolis, IN
12/12/1951*	No. 3	Loyola (Chicago)	W 74–66	2-0	Huff Hall (-) Champaign, IL
12/13/1951*	No. 3	Oklahoma	W 69-51	3-0	Huff Hall (6,505) Champaign, IL
12/20/1951*	No. 3	North Carolina	W 86–66	4-0	Huff Hall (2,899) Champaign, IL
12/22/1951*	No. 3	DePaul	W 70–61	5-0	Huff Hall (-) Champaign, IL
12/28/1951*	No. 2	No. 16 UCLA	W 73–67	6-0	Huff Hall (2,411) Champaign, IL
12/31/1951*	No. 2	Marquette	W 68–57	7-0	Marquette Gymnasium (-) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Big Ten regular season
1/5/1952	No. 2	at Minnesota	W 52–43	8-0 (1-0)	Williams Arena (17,862) Minneapolis, MN
1/7/1952	No. 2	Wisconsin	W 53–49	9-0 (2-0)	Huff Hall (6,912) Champaign, IL
1/12/1952	No. 2	at Michigan	W 67–51	10-0 (3-0)	Yost Field House (6,300) Ann Arbor, MI
1/14/1952	No. 2	No. 4 Indiana Rivalry	W 78–66	11-0 (4-0)	Huff Hall (6,912) Champaign, IL
1/26/1952*	No. 1	at DePaul	L 65–69	11-1	Alumni Hall (-) Chicago, IL
1/28/1952	No. 1	at Purdue	W 84–57	12-1 (5-0)	Lambert Fieldhouse (-) West Lafayette, IN
2/2/1952	No. 3	at Ohio State	W 66–62	13-1 (6-0)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (8,265) Columbus, OH
2/9/1952	No. 3	at No. 9 Iowa Rivalry	L 68–73	13-2 (6-1)	Iowa Field House (-) Iowa City, IA
2/11/1952	No. 3	Michigan State	W 84–62	14-2 (7-1)	Huff Hall (6,912) Champaign, IL
2/16/1952	No. 6	Ohio State	W 80–53	15-2 (8-1)	Huff Hall (6,912) Champaign, IL
2/18/1952	No. 6	at No. 20 Indiana Rivalry	W 77–70	16-2 (9-1)	The Fieldhouse (10,556) Bloomington, IN
2/23/1952	No. 5	No. 4 Iowa Rivalry	W 78–62	17-2 (10-1)	Huff Hall (6,912) Champaign, IL
3/1/1952	No. 2	Purdue	W 82–71	18-2 (11-1)	Huff Hall (6,912) Champaign, IL
3/5/1952	No. 2	Northwestern Rivalry	W 95–74	19-2 (12-1))	Huff Hall (6,912) Champaign, IL
3/8/1952	No. 2	at Wisconsin	L 48–58	19-3 (12-2)	Wisconsin Field House (13,000) Madison, WI
NCAA tournament
3/21/1952*	No. 2	vs. No. 11 Dayton NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional first round	W 80–61	20-3	Chicago Stadium (-) Chicago, IL
3/22/1952*	No. 2	vs. No. 4 Duquesne NCAA Tournament First Round Mideast Regional Final	W 74–68	21-3	Chicago Stadium (-) Chicago, IL
3/25/1952*	No. 2	vs. No. 10 St. Johns NCAA Tournament National Semifinals	L 59–61	21-4	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (-) Seattle, WA
3/26/1952*	No. 2	vs. Santa Clara NCAA Tournament National Third Place Game	W 67–64	22-4	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (-) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inCentral Time.

Rankings

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Main article:1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings

Player stats

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Player	Games Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Points
John Kerr	26	143	71	357
Rod Fletcher	26	105	80	290
Irv Bemoras	26	108	69	285
Jim Bredar	26	104	52	260
Bob Peterson	26	87	77	251
Clive Follmer	20	73	91	237
Max Hooper	20	29	11	69
Herb Gerecke	20	21	17	59
Jim Wright	12	5	2	12
Dick Christiansen	10	5	1	11
Ed Makovsky	9	1	5	7
Jim Schuldt	7	1	4	6
Max Baumgardner	7	3	0	6
Jim Dutcher	5	2	2	6
Walt Moore	4	2	1	5
Mack Follmer	9	0	4	4

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Awards and honors

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Rod Fletcher
- Consensus 1st team All-American (1952)
- Look Magazine 1st team All-American (1952)
- Converse 1st team All-American (1952)
- Helms 1st team All-American (1952)
- Associated Press 2nd team All-American (1952)
- United Press International 2nd team All-American (1952)
- International News Service 2nd team All-American (1952)
- Collier's Weekly 2nd team All-American (1952)
- National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd team All-American (1952)
- Athletic Publications 2nd team All-American (1952)
- Team Most Valuable Player^[6]
Irv Bemoras
- Converse Honorable Mention All-American (1952)
- United Press International Honorable Mention All-American (1952)
Johnny Kerr
Jim Bredar
Bob Peterson
- United Press International Honorable Mention All-American (1952)

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Player	NBA Club
Rod Fletcher	Minneapolis Lakers

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Rankings

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Main article:1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings

References

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^Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History ByNews-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLCISBN 1-58261-356-7
^University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1951-52 Archived 2014-03-31 at theWayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
^Schedule
^RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More
^"Season Stats". Archived fromthe original on March 31, 2014. RetrievedMarch 31, 2014.
^"List of MVPs"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 30, 2014. RetrievedJanuary 15, 2013.
^1952 NBA draft

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