1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
| 1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |||
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| Big Ten Conference champions | |||
| NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four | |||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| Ranking | |||
| AP | #4 | ||
| 1948–49 record | 21–4 (10–2 Big Ten) | ||
| Head coach | Harry Combes | ||
| Home arena | Huff Hall | ||
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The 1948–49 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.
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Roster
| No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown |
| 6 | Jim Cottrell | G | 5–10 | 167 | So. | Champaign, Illinois |
| 8 | Roy Gatewood | F | 6–2 | 174 | Jr. | Salem, Illinois |
| 9 | Dick Foley | G | 6–0 | 165 | Sr. | Paris, Illinois |
| 10 | Bill Boyer | C | 6–4 | 190 | So. | Beardstown, Illinois |
| 11 | Don Sunderlage | G | 6–0 | 180 | So. | Elgin, Illinois |
| 13 | Wally Osterkorn | F-C | 6–4 1/2 | 207 | Jr. | Chicago, Illinois/Amundsen High School |
| 15 | Paul Eckert | G | 6–1 | 178 | So. | Herrin, Illinois |
| 21 | Walt Kersulis | C | 6–4 | 197 | Jr. | East St. Louis, Illinois |
| 22 | Van Anderson | F | 6–2 | 185 | Jr. | Sullivan, Illinois |
| 23 | Ted Beach | F | 6–1 | 165 | So. | Champaign, Illinois |
| 24 | Benton Odum | F | 6-1/2 | 175 | Jr. | Marion, Illinois |
| 27 | Jim Marks | F | 6–2 | 177 | Sr. | Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 30 | Glen Trugillo | F | 5–11 | 160 | So. | Rockford, Illinois/East High School |
| 31 | Bill Hoffman | G | 6–0 | 175 | So. | Chicago, Illinois/Wells High School |
| 33 | Bill Erickson | G | 6–1 | 184 | Jr. | Rockford, Illinois/East High School |
| 36 | Al Leavitt | C | 6–5 | 230 | So. | Chicago, Illinois/Sullivan High School |
| 40 | Dwight Eddleman | F | 6–2 | 189 | Sr. | Centralia, Illinois |
| 48 | Fred Green | C | 6–7 | 208 | Sr. | Urbana, Illinois |
- Head Coach: Harry Combes (2nd year at Illinois)
NCAA basketball tournament
- Eastern
- Illinois 71, Yale 67
- Final Four
- Kentucky 76, Illinois 47
- Third Place Game
- Illinois 57, Oregon State 53
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | N/A | Dike Eddleman | Chicago Stags |
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