1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 7
Lee Frandsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 155 lb (70 kg)
So Davenport Central High School
Davenport, Iowa
G 9
Jerry Riva 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So Clinton High School
Clinton, Illinois
G 11
Roger Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Jr Rich High School
Park Forest, Illinois
G 14
Jim Dorris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So Centralia High School
Centralia, Illinois
F 15
Bob Schmidt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So Kankakee High School
Kankakee, Illinois
G 16
Phil Flanigan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg)
Jr Tuscola High School
Tuscola, Illinois
F 20
Bruce Bunkenburg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So Roosevelt High School
Chicago, Illinois
C 22
Ed Perry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So Salem High School
Salem, Illinois
C 24
Ted Caiazza 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Sr Lyons Township High School
LaGrange, Illinois
C 26
John Homeier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So Feitshans High School
Springfield, Illinois
G 30
Mannie Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So Edwardsville High School
Edwardsville, Illinois
G 32
Lou Landt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So Roosevelt High School
Berwyn, Illinois
F 33
Al Gosnell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr Lawrenceville High School
Lawrenceville, Illinois
F 34
Larry Breyfogle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
Sr Lawrenceville High School
Lawrenceville, Illinois
G 35
Govoner Vaughn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So Edwardsville High School
Edwardsville, Illinois
F 40
Tom Adams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So Washington Community High School
Washington, Illinois
G 43
John Paul (C)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Sr St. Edward High School
Elgin, Illinois
G 44
Don Ohl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Sr Edwardsville High School
Edwardsville, Illinois
C 48
Bob Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg)
Jr DuPont High School
Wilmington, Delaware
F 51
Tom Haller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jr Lockport Township High School
Lockport, Illinois
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Source[ 3]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) [ 4]
Non-Conference regular season
12/2/1957 *no, no
Marquette W 100–90 1-0
Huff Hall Champaign, IL
12/7/1957 *no, no
DePaul W 75–70 2-0
Huff Hall (6,263)Champaign, IL
12/11/1957 *no, no
Butler W 91–75 3-0
Huff Hall Champaign, IL
12/16/1957 *no, no
Colorado W 64–46 4-0
Huff Hall (6,789)Champaign, IL
12/18/1957 *no, no
No. 14 Rice
W 85–82 5-0
Huff Hall (6,847)Champaign, IL
12/21/1957 *no, no
at Iowa State
L 60–68 5-1
Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
12/28/1957 *no, no
Miami (OH) W 93–75 6-1
Huff Hall (3,902)Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/4/1958 no, no
at Wisconsin
W 64–59 7-1
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
1/6/1958 no, no
Iowa Rivalry L 68–70 7-2
Huff Hall (5,964)Champaign, IL
1/11/1958 no, no
No. 17
at Indiana Rivalry L 82–89 7-3
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/13/1958 no, no
No. 17
Wisconsin L 70–71 7-4
Huff Hall (6,107)Champaign, IL
1/26/1958 *no, no
vs. Notre Dame
L 67–81 7-5
Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
2/1/1958 no, no
Northwestern Rivalry W 102–98 8-5
Huff Hall (4,656)Champaign, IL
2/3/1958 no, no
at Ohio State
L 70–78 8-6
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
2/8/1958 no, no
at Michigan
L 81–88 8-7
Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
2/10/1958 no, no
Purdue W 99–84 9-7
Huff Hall (6,017)Champaign, IL
2/15/1958 no, no
at No. 19 Michigan State
L 64–70 9-8
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
2/17/1958 no, no
Minnesota W 94–87 10-8
Huff Hall (5,210)Champaign, IL
2/22/1958 no, no
at Iowa Rivalry L 79–83 10-9
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/1/1958 no, no
Michigan W 88–75 11-9
Huff Hall (6,588)Champaign, IL
3/3/1958 no, no
Indiana Rivalry L 86–96 11-10
Huff Hall (6,757)Champaign, IL
3/8/1958 no, no
at Northwestern Rivalry L 72–88 11-11
McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
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
Tom Haller
13
0
0
0
[ 5]
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the NBA
[ 7]
Rankings
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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