Английская Википедия:1956–57 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Содержание

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NCAA team season Шаблон:1956–57 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings The 1956–57 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.

Regular season

Harry Combes celebrated 10 years as the head coach of the University of Illinois' Fighting Illini basketball team. During his ten years as coach, Combes had established the Illini as a national powerhouse with sportswriters taking note. For example, the Associated Press began its basketball poll in 1949 with United Press International adding its poll in 1951 and from 1951-56 the Illini finished the season ranked in the Top 20 nationally every year. Illinois’ highest final ranking in the 1950s was second in both polls in 1952.

The 1956-57 team, unfortunately, would begin a downward spiral for Combes success, sending it into a time span where his teams would finish in the lower half of the Big Ten for four of six years. A highlight of the 1957 season would take place on December 17, 1956, when Illinois defeated San Francisco, 62-33, snapping the Dons’ 51-game regular-season win streak. This season also marked the first time that a Fighting Illini team entered a holiday tournament. The Kentucky Invitational brought Southern Methodist, Dayton and Illinois to Lexington for a two-day tournament, once again matching Adolph Rupp with Combes. Combes had talented lettermen return including the leading scorers George Bon Salle, Don Ohl and team "captain" Harv Schmidt. It also saw the return of Bill Altenberger, Hiles Stout, John Paul and Ted Caiazza. The team also added sophomore Roger Taylor. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing in 7th place in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 14 wins and 8 losses. The starting lineup included George Bon Salle at the center position, Roger Taylor and Don Ohl at guard and Harv Schmidt and Hiles Stout at the forward slots.

Roster

Шаблон:CBB roster/Header Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Player Шаблон:CBB roster/Footer Source

Schedule

Source

Шаблон:CBB schedule start |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season Шаблон:CBB schedule entry

Шаблон:CBB schedule entry |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season

Шаблон:CBB schedule entry |- Шаблон:CBB schedule end Bold Italic connotes conference game

Player stats

style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Player	style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Games Played	style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Field Goals	style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Free Throws	style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Points
Harv Schmidt	22	156	102	414
Don Ohl	22	145	53	343
George BonSalle	14	104	69	277
Hiles Stout	21	77	88	242
Roger Taylor	22	88	52	228
Bill Altenberger	18	72	26	170
John Paul	21	49	18	116
Ted Caiazza	18	8	14	30
Tom Haller	16	3	10	16
Larry Breyfogle	15	6	1	13
Jim Chengary	4	0	2	2
Bob Brown	1	0	0	0
Lloyd Eggers	4	0	0	0

Awards and honors

• George Bon Salle
  • National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team All-American
  • Converse Honorable Mention All-American
• Don Ohl
  • Converse Honorable Mention All-American
  • Associated Press Mention All-American
• Harv Schmidt
  • Converse 2nd Team All-American
  • Team Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA

style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Player	style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle"| NBA Club	style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Round	style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle"| Pick
George Bon Salle	Syracuse Nationals	1	7
Harv Schmidt	Minneapolis Lakers	2	3