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The 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, ... Tied with team above or below also with this symbol ... Illinois (4–1) Illinois (5–1)
The 1954 team added twin brothers, Paul and Phil Judson from Hebron, Illinois, Bruce Brothers and Bill Ridley as sophomores. A youth movement that helped the Illini finish in a 3rd place tie in the Big Ten. Unfortunately the Illini would lose 5 total games with three of the five losses coming at the hands of ranked opponents.
The 1951-52 Fighting Illini men's basketball team had reached a level of national prominence that was only bettered by the 1914-15 national championship team. Head coach Harry Combes had guided his team to a Big Ten championship, a third place finish in the 1952 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and a final AP ranking of No. 2 in the nation.
The 1952-53 team returned one of the most dominant players in the NCAA, Johnny Kerr. It also returned United Press honorable mention all-American guards Irv Bemoras and Jim Bredar . Unfortunately the Illini would lose 4 conference games during the Big Ten season which would give them a second-place finish.
The 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human ... Tied with team above or below also with this symbol ... Illinois (11–0) Kentucky (14–2) ...
1951–52 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team; 1952–53 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team; C. 1952 Chicago Bears season; 1952 Chicago ...
The team was retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. ^B. Jamall Walker coached the last three games of the 2016–17 season in the NIT, going 2–1 as the interim coach. Groce went 18–14 over the first 32 games.
In high school, he helped lead Alden-Hebron High School to the 1952 Illinois high school basketball state championship. [2] Judson served as the team captain for the 1955–56 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team and helped guide them to an 18–4 record. [3]