37:
273:
actively campaigned together for higher baskets to offset the advantage of tall centers. He also advocated the elimination of the dribble to do away with stalling, and wanted the hoop enlarged to 20 inches in diameter rather than the standard 18. In 1930 Ruby served as the president of the
1489:
1391:
1184:
239:, he took over the head coaching position of his alma-mater in 1920. Ruby coached the Tigers for two seasons, compiling a record of 33 wins and only 2 losses. Both of Ruby's Missouri teams were retroactively named national champions by the
1482:
1384:
937:
1177:
1475:
1377:
1170:
1193:
930:
1611:
725:
702:
679:
656:
633:
610:
587:
564:
541:
518:
495:
472:
449:
426:
1591:
923:
1621:
1616:
369:
346:
879:
1631:
1596:
403:
134:
720:
697:
674:
651:
628:
605:
582:
559:
536:
513:
490:
467:
444:
421:
364:
341:
1626:
1498:
1400:
201:
197:
275:
262:, Ruby's teams recorded 94 wins and 74 losses and won the conference championship 2 times. Ruby left the program in 1936 with coaching duties given to
1606:
1601:
228:
189:
1104:
845:
946:
323:
124:
101:
1024:
1008:
865:
258:
Beginning in 1922 and continuing on for the next 14 years, Ruby compiled a record of 148 wins and 95 losses. While playing in the
876:
288:
Ruby married
Dorothy Whitney on August 11, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. They had a daughter, Joyce, and son, Jay Whitney.
1539:
1467:
1369:
1255:
232:
169:
1446:
1162:
1451:
1128:
240:
193:
1327:
860:
A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of
Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond
1048:
244:
236:
85:
915:
1411:
1586:
1581:
1554:
1534:
329:
285:
greeting card company at the age of 39. He died in 1980 in
Johnson County, Kansas at the age of 84.
1509:
1456:
1421:
248:
1529:
1524:
1426:
1239:
409:
259:
224:
175:
1215:
1056:
861:
841:
1271:
960:
894:
263:
1032:
1016:
1000:
992:
883:
252:
68:
1351:
1096:
1064:
984:
282:
1575:
1544:
1519:
1436:
1416:
1343:
1223:
1136:
968:
1441:
1287:
1279:
1207:
1144:
1080:
1514:
1295:
1247:
1112:
1088:
1072:
1335:
1311:
1303:
1120:
976:
270:
113:
1319:
1231:
902:
838:
ESPN College
Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game
281:
Ruby retired from coaching to pursue a career with the Kansas City-based,
17:
36:
794: Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
807: Division regular season and conference tournament champion
1471:
1373:
1166:
919:
906:
1499:
1919 Helms
Foundation NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
1401:
1918 Helms
Foundation NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
1195:
Illinois
Fighting Illini men's basketball head coaches
788: Conference regular season champion
330:
223:(May 30, 1896 – September 9, 1980) was an American
182:
162:
157:
149:
144:
130:
120:
111:
97:
92:
75:
55:
50:
781: Postseason invitational champion
1612:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball coaches
1592:All-American college men's basketball players
1483:
1385:
1178:
948:Missouri Tigers men's basketball head coaches
931:
8:
29:
1490:
1476:
1468:
1392:
1378:
1370:
1185:
1171:
1163:
938:
924:
916:
903:
276:National Association of Basketball Coaches
35:
28:
840:. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 535.
1622:Missouri Tigers men's basketball players
1617:Missouri Tigers men's basketball coaches
401:
321:
295:
828:
801: Division regular season champion
877:FIGHTINGILLINI.COM - Men's Basketball
255:’s men's basketball coaching duties.
243:. Ruby was subsequently recruited by
7:
814: Conference tournament champion
775: National champion
1627:People from Van Buren County, Iowa
25:
1632:American men's basketball players
1597:American men's basketball coaches
1607:Basketball players from Missouri
1602:Basketball coaches from Missouri
269:Ruby and legendary Kansas coach
811:
804:
798:
791:
785:
778:
772:
227:player and coach. A two-time
1:
1360:# denotes interim head coach
1153:# denotes interim head coach
1648:
768:
233:Missouri Valley Conference
158:Accomplishments and honors
1505:
1407:
1202:
955:
913:
908:Links to related articles
769:
765:
757:
753:
742:
397:
386:
241:Premo-Porretta Power Poll
214:
210:
187:
167:
140:
107:
34:
404:Illinois Fighting Illini
206:2× All-MVC (1919, 1920)
245:University of Illinois
237:University of Missouri
86:Johnson County, Kansas
882:June 9, 2011, at the
895:NABC Presidents List
297:Statistics overview
292:Head coaching record
145:Head coaching record
51:Biographical details
298:
31:
1240:Thomas E. Thompson
836:ESPN, ed. (2009).
410:Big Ten Conference
296:
260:Big Ten Conference
247:athletic director
225:college basketball
1569:
1568:
1563:
1562:
1465:
1464:
1367:
1366:
1216:Frank L. Pinckney
1160:
1159:
1057:George R. Edwards
847:978-0-345-51392-2
820:
819:
815:
808:
802:
795:
789:
782:
776:
416:
336:
251:to take over the
218:
217:
112:Coaching career (
79:September 9, 1980
16:(Redirected from
1639:
1492:
1485:
1478:
1469:
1394:
1387:
1380:
1371:
1355:
1347:
1339:
1331:
1323:
1315:
1307:
1299:
1291:
1283:
1275:
1272:Douglas R. Mills
1267:
1259:
1251:
1243:
1235:
1227:
1219:
1211:
1196:
1187:
1180:
1173:
1164:
1148:
1140:
1132:
1124:
1116:
1108:
1100:
1092:
1084:
1076:
1068:
1060:
1052:
1044:
1036:
1028:
1020:
1012:
1004:
996:
988:
980:
972:
964:
961:Isadore Anderson
949:
940:
933:
926:
917:
904:
897:
892:
886:
874:
868:
858:
852:
851:
833:
813:
812:
806:
805:
800:
799:
793:
792:
787:
786:
780:
779:
774:
773:
414:
334:
299:
264:Douglas R. Mills
221:James Craig Ruby
82:
65:
63:
39:
32:
21:
1647:
1646:
1642:
1641:
1640:
1638:
1637:
1636:
1572:
1571:
1570:
1565:
1564:
1559:
1555:Andrew Stannard
1501:
1496:
1466:
1461:
1447:Alfred Sorenson
1403:
1398:
1368:
1363:
1350:
1342:
1334:
1326:
1318:
1310:
1302:
1294:
1286:
1278:
1270:
1262:
1254:
1246:
1238:
1230:
1222:
1214:
1206:
1198:
1194:
1191:
1161:
1156:
1143:
1135:
1127:
1119:
1111:
1103:
1095:
1087:
1079:
1071:
1063:
1055:
1047:
1039:
1033:Walter Meanwell
1031:
1023:
1017:Walter Meanwell
1015:
1007:
1001:Eugene Van Gent
999:
993:Osmond F. Field
991:
983:
975:
967:
959:
951:
947:
944:
909:
901:
900:
893:
889:
884:Wayback Machine
875:
871:
859:
855:
848:
835:
834:
830:
825:
810:
809:
803:
797:
796:
790:
784:
783:
777:
771:
324:Missouri Tigers
294:
253:Fighting Illini
235:forward at the
205:
173:
84:
80:
69:Stockport, Iowa
67:
61:
59:
46:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1645:
1643:
1635:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1574:
1573:
1567:
1566:
1561:
1560:
1558:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1540:George Parrish
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1506:
1503:
1502:
1497:
1495:
1494:
1487:
1480:
1472:
1463:
1462:
1460:
1459:
1454:
1452:George Sweeney
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1408:
1405:
1404:
1399:
1397:
1396:
1389:
1382:
1374:
1365:
1364:
1357:
1356:
1352:Brad Underwood
1348:
1340:
1332:
1324:
1316:
1308:
1300:
1292:
1284:
1276:
1268:
1260:
1252:
1244:
1236:
1228:
1220:
1212:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1182:
1175:
1167:
1158:
1157:
1150:
1149:
1141:
1133:
1125:
1117:
1109:
1101:
1097:Melvin Watkins
1093:
1085:
1077:
1069:
1065:Wilbur Stalcup
1061:
1053:
1045:
1037:
1029:
1025:John F. Miller
1021:
1013:
1009:John F. Miller
1005:
997:
989:
985:Chester Brewer
981:
973:
965:
956:
953:
952:
945:
943:
942:
935:
928:
920:
914:
911:
910:
907:
899:
898:
887:
869:
853:
846:
827:
826:
824:
821:
818:
817:
767:
766:
764:
761:
755:
754:
752:
749:
746:
740:
739:
737:
734:
731:
728:
723:
717:
716:
714:
711:
708:
705:
700:
694:
693:
691:
688:
685:
682:
677:
671:
670:
668:
665:
662:
659:
654:
648:
647:
645:
642:
639:
636:
631:
625:
624:
622:
619:
616:
613:
608:
602:
601:
599:
596:
593:
590:
585:
579:
578:
576:
573:
570:
567:
562:
556:
555:
553:
550:
547:
544:
539:
533:
532:
530:
527:
524:
521:
516:
510:
509:
507:
504:
501:
498:
493:
487:
486:
484:
481:
478:
475:
470:
464:
463:
461:
458:
455:
452:
447:
441:
440:
438:
435:
432:
429:
424:
418:
417:
399:
398:
396:
393:
390:
384:
383:
381:
378:
375:
372:
367:
361:
360:
358:
355:
352:
349:
344:
338:
337:
319:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
293:
290:
216:
215:
212:
211:
208:
207:
185:
184:
180:
179:
165:
164:
160:
159:
155:
154:
151:
147:
146:
142:
141:
138:
137:
132:
128:
127:
122:
118:
117:
109:
108:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
93:Playing career
90:
89:
83:(aged 84)
77:
73:
72:
57:
53:
52:
48:
47:
40:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1644:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1579:
1577:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1550:J. Craig Ruby
1548:
1546:
1545:Erling Platou
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1520:Dutch Lonborg
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1510:Lance Farwell
1508:
1507:
1504:
1500:
1493:
1488:
1486:
1481:
1479:
1474:
1473:
1470:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1437:Joe Schwarzer
1435:
1433:
1432:J. Craig Ruby
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1422:Harold Gillen
1420:
1418:
1417:Bill Chandler
1415:
1413:
1412:Earl Anderson
1410:
1409:
1406:
1402:
1395:
1390:
1388:
1383:
1381:
1376:
1375:
1372:
1362:
1361:
1353:
1349:
1345:
1344:Jamall Walker
1341:
1337:
1333:
1329:
1325:
1321:
1317:
1313:
1309:
1305:
1301:
1297:
1293:
1289:
1285:
1281:
1277:
1273:
1269:
1265:
1264:J. Craig Ruby
1261:
1257:
1256:Frank Winters
1253:
1249:
1245:
1241:
1237:
1233:
1229:
1225:
1224:Fletcher Lane
1221:
1217:
1213:
1209:
1205:
1204:
1201:
1197:
1188:
1183:
1181:
1176:
1174:
1169:
1168:
1165:
1155:
1154:
1146:
1142:
1138:
1137:Cuonzo Martin
1134:
1130:
1126:
1122:
1118:
1114:
1110:
1106:
1105:Mike Anderson
1102:
1098:
1094:
1090:
1086:
1082:
1078:
1074:
1070:
1066:
1062:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1046:
1042:
1041:J. Craig Ruby
1038:
1034:
1030:
1026:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1010:
1006:
1002:
998:
994:
990:
986:
982:
978:
974:
970:
969:A. M. Ebright
966:
962:
958:
957:
954:
950:
941:
936:
934:
929:
927:
922:
921:
918:
912:
905:
896:
891:
888:
885:
881:
878:
873:
870:
867:
866:1-58261-793-7
863:
857:
854:
849:
843:
839:
832:
829:
822:
816:
763:181–97 (.651)
762:
760:
756:
750:
748:148–95 (.609)
747:
745:
741:
738:
735:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
718:
715:
712:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
695:
692:
689:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
649:
646:
643:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
626:
623:
620:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
580:
577:
574:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
534:
531:
528:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
511:
508:
505:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
451:
448:
446:
443:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
419:
413:
411:
406:
405:
400:
394:
391:
389:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
339:
333:
331:
326:
325:
320:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
300:
291:
289:
286:
284:
279:
277:
272:
267:
265:
261:
256:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
213:
209:
203:
199:
195:
191:
186:
181:
177:
171:
166:
163:Championships
161:
156:
152:
148:
143:
139:
136:
133:
129:
126:
123:
119:
116:unless noted)
115:
110:
106:
103:
100:
96:
91:
87:
78:
74:
70:
58:
54:
49:
44:
38:
33:
30:J. Craig Ruby
27:
19:
1549:
1530:Dan McNichol
1442:Eber Simpson
1431:
1359:
1358:
1288:Harv Schmidt
1280:Harry Combes
1263:
1208:Elwood Brown
1152:
1151:
1145:Dennis Gates
1129:Kim Anderson
1081:Norm Stewart
1040:
890:
872:
856:
837:
831:
770:
758:
751:94–74 (.560)
743:
407:
402:
387:
327:
322:
287:
280:
268:
257:
229:All-American
220:
219:
190:All-American
178:(1924, 1935)
172:(1921, 1922)
81:(1980-09-09)
66:May 30, 1896
42:
26:
1587:1980 deaths
1582:1896 births
1525:Leon Marcus
1515:Tony Hinkle
1427:Hubert Peck
1338:(2012–2017)
1330:(2003–2012)
1328:Bruce Weber
1322:(2000–2003)
1314:(1996–2000)
1306:(1975–1996)
1298:(1974–1975)
1296:Gene Bartow
1290:(1967–1974)
1282:(1947–1967)
1274:(1936–1947)
1266:(1922–1936)
1258:(1920–1922)
1250:(1912–1920)
1248:Ralph Jones
1242:(1910–1912)
1234:(1908–1910)
1226:(1907–1908)
1218:(1906–1907)
1210:(1905–1906)
1139:(2017–2022)
1131:(2014–2017)
1115:(2011–2014)
1113:Frank Haith
1107:(2006–2011)
1091:(1999–2006)
1089:Quin Snyder
1083:(1967–1999)
1075:(1962–1967)
1073:Bob Vanatta
1067:(1946–1962)
1059:(1926–1946)
1051:(1922–1926)
1049:George Bond
1043:(1920–1922)
1035:(1919–1920)
1027:(1918–1919)
1019:(1917–1918)
1011:(1916–1917)
1003:(1914–1916)
995:(1911–1914)
987:(1910–1911)
979:(1908–1910)
971:(1907–1908)
963:(1906–1907)
415:(1922–1936)
395:32–2 (.941)
392:33–2 (.943)
335:(1920–1922)
317:Postseason
311:Conference
249:George Huff
43:The Savitar
1576:Categories
1535:Arnold Oss
1457:Gene Vidal
1336:John Groce
1312:Lon Kruger
1304:Lou Henson
1121:Tim Fuller
977:Guy Lowman
823:References
271:Phog Allen
62:1896-05-30
41:Ruby from
18:Craig Ruby
1320:Bill Self
1232:Herb Juul
744:Illinois:
388:Missouri:
314:Standing
131:1922–1936
121:1920–1922
98:1917–1920
1354:(2017– )
1346:# (2017)
1147:(2022– )
1123:# (2013)
1099:# (2006)
880:Archived
726:Illinois
703:Illinois
680:Illinois
657:Illinois
634:Illinois
611:Illinois
588:Illinois
565:Illinois
542:Illinois
519:Illinois
496:Illinois
473:Illinois
450:Illinois
427:Illinois
370:Missouri
347:Missouri
308:Overall
283:Hallmark
278:(NABC).
231:and All-
135:Illinois
125:Missouri
102:Missouri
721:1935–36
698:1934–35
675:1933–34
652:1932–33
629:1931–32
606:1930–31
583:1929–30
560:1928–29
537:1927–28
514:1926–27
491:1925–26
468:1924–25
445:1923–24
422:1922–23
365:1921–22
342:1920–21
302:Season
176:Big Ten
150:Overall
864:
844:
759:Total:
183:Awards
153:181–97
88:, U.S.
71:, U.S.
45:, 1922
736:T–3rd
713:T–1st
667:T–5th
598:T–5th
575:T–5th
552:T–9th
529:T–4th
506:T–5th
483:T–3rd
460:T–1st
437:T–4th
380:T–1st
305:Team
194:Helms
862:ISBN
842:ISBN
730:13–6
707:15–5
684:13–6
661:11–7
638:11–6
615:12–5
569:10–7
549:2–10
546:5–12
523:10–7
477:11–6
454:11–6
377:15–1
374:16–1
354:17–1
351:17–1
202:1919
198:1918
76:Died
56:Born
733:7–5
710:9–3
690:4th
687:7–5
664:6–6
644:5th
641:7–5
621:5th
618:7–5
595:7–5
592:8–8
572:6–6
526:7–5
503:6–6
500:9–8
480:8–4
457:8–4
434:7–5
431:9–6
357:1st
188:2×
170:MVC
1578::
266:.
200:,
192:–
174:2
168:2
114:HC
1491:e
1484:t
1477:v
1393:e
1386:t
1379:v
1186:e
1179:t
1172:v
939:e
932:t
925:v
850:.
412:)
408:(
332:)
328:(
204:)
196:(
64:)
60:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
