1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. Not Ranked
AP	No. Not Ranked
1957–58 record	11–11 (5-9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harry Combes
Assistant coach	Howie Braun
Assistant coach	Jim Bredar
Assistant coach	Jess MacLeay
MVP	Don Ohl
Captain	John Paul
Home arena	Huff Hall

1957–58 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#12 Indiana	10	–	4	.714	13	–	11	.542
#17 Michigan State	9	–	5	.643	16	–	6	.727
Purdue	9	–	5	.643	14	–	8	.636
Northwestern	8	–	6	.571	13	–	9	.591
Ohio State	8	–	6	.571	9	–	13	.409
Iowa	7	–	7	.500	13	–	9	.591
Michigan	6	–	8	.429	11	–	11	.500
Illinois	5	–	9	.357	11	–	11	.500
Minnesota	5	–	9	.357	9	–	12	.429
Wisconsin	3	–	11	.214	8	–	14	.364

Rankings from AP Poll

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

No.	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	High School
7	Lee Frandsen	Guard	6–3	155	Sophomore	Davenport, Iowa	Davenport Central High School
9	Jerry Riva	Guard	5-11	175	Sophomore	Clinton, Illinois	Clinton High School
11	Roger Taylor	Guard	6–0	170	Junior	Park Forest, Illinois	Rich High School
14	Jim Dorris	Guard	6-1	180	Sophomore	Centralia, Illinois	Centralia High School
15	Bob Schmidt	Forward	6–5	180	Sophomore	Kankakee, Illinois	Kankakee High School
16	Phil Flanigan	Guard	5–8	150	Junior	Tuscola, Illinois	Tuscola High School
20	Bruce Bunkenburg	Forward	6–3	180	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois	Roosevelt High School
22	Ed Perry	Center	6-5	185	Sophomore	Salem, Illinois	Salem High School
24	Ted Caiazza	Center	6–7	235	Senior	LaGrange, Illinois	Lyons Township High School
26	John Homeier	Center	6-3	185	Sophomore	Springfield, Illinois	Feitshans High School
30	Mannie Jackson	Guard	6-3	175	Sophomore	Edwardsville, Illinois	Edwardsville High School
32	Lou Landt	Guard	6–3	190	Sophomore	Berwyn, Illinois	Roosevelt High School
33	Al Gosnell	Forward	6–4	190	Sophomore	Lawrenceville, Illinois	Lawrenceville High School
34	Larry Breyfogle	Forward	6–3	165	Senior	Lawrenceville, Illinois	Lawrenceville High School
35	Govoner Vaughn	Forward	6–3	180	Sophomore	Edwardsville, Illinois	Edwardsville High School
40	Tom Adams	Forward	6-5	185	Sophomore	Washington, Illinois	Washington Community High School
43	John Paul (captain)	Guard	6–1	175	Senior	Elgin, Illinois	St. Edward High School
44	Don Ohl	Guard	6–3	190	Senior	Edwardsville, Illinois	Edwardsville High School
48	Bob Brown	Center	6-7	203	Junior	Wilmington, Delaware	DuPont High School
51	Tom Haller	Forward	6-3	185	Junior	Lockport, Illinois	Lockport Township High School

Head Coach: Harry Combes (11th year at Illinois)^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Location	Attendance
December 2, 1957	Marquette	100–90	Win	Champaign, IL	5,123
December 7, 1957	DePaul	75–70	Win	Champaign, IL	6,263
December 11, 1957	Butler	91–75	Win	Champaign, IL	5,809
December 16, 1957	Colorado	64–46	Win	Champaign, IL	6,789
December 18, 1957	San Francisco (#14)	85–82	Win	Champaign, IL	6,847
December 21, 1957	Iowa State	60–68	Loss	Ames, IA	-
December 28, 1957	Miami (OH)	93–75	Win	Champaign, IL	3,902
January 4, 1958	Wisconsin	64–59	Win	Madison, WI	-
January 6, 1958	Iowa	68–70	Loss	Champaign, IL	5,964
January 11, 1958	Indiana	82–89	Loss	Bloomington, IN	10,000
January 13, 1958	Wisconsin	70–71	Loss	Champaign, IL	6,107
January 26, 1958	Notre Dame	67–81	Loss	Chicago, IL	16,212
February 1, 1958	Northwestern	102–98	Win	Champaign, IL	4,656
February 3, 1958	Ohio State	70–78	Win	Columbus, OH	8,867
February 8, 1958	Michigan	81–88	Loss	Ann Arbor, MI	8,200
February 10, 1958	Purdue	99–84	Win	Champaign, IL	6,017
February 15, 1958	Michigan State (#19)	56–69	Loss	East Lansing, MI	7,033
February 17, 1958	Minnesota	94–87	Win	Champaign, IL	5,210
February 22, 1958	Iowa	79–83	Loss	Iowa City, IA	15,003
March 1, 1958	Michigan	88–75	Win	Champaign, IL	6,588
March 3, 1958	Indiana	86–96	Loss	Champaign, IL	6,757
March 8, 1958	Northwestern	72–88	Loss	Evanston, IL	8,629

Bold Italic connotes conference game

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

^[4]

Awards and honors

Don Ohl
- Converse 2nd Team All-American
- Helms 3rd Team All-American
- Team Most Valuable Player ^[5]
Govoner Vaughn
- Converse Honorable Mention All-American

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player	NBA Club	Round	Pick
Don Ohl	Philadelphia Warriors	5	5

^[6]

References

↑ Glory Days: Legends of Illinois High School Basketball, by Taylor Bell, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-945-X
↑ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
↑ All-Time Illini Rosters
↑ Season Stats
↑ List of MVPs
↑ 1958 NBA Draft

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)

Rivalries	Indiana Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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