| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1921–22 |
| Team: | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 14–5 |
| Conf Record: | 7–5 |
| Head Coach: | Frank Winters |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
The 1921–22 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
The 1921–22 season was the second and final one for head coach Frank Winters at the University of Illinois. For Winters and the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, the season was highlighted by the play of All-American Chuck Carney. Carney was selected as an All-American and named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year at the completion of the season. The Illini's only losses were at the hands of Big Ten Conference opponents, ultimately placing them in a tie for fourth place.[1] The overall record for this team was 14 wins and 5 losses. The Big Ten record for the season was 7 wins 5 losses. The starting lineup included Carney, R.H. Popken and G.E. Potter at forward, W.H. Roettger at center, and Laurie Walquist and John Sabo as guards.[2]
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| Player | Games Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Carney[4] | 19 | 79 | 100 | 258 |
| Leland Stillwell | 19 | 54 | 0 | 108 |
| Roland Popken | 19 | 20 | 11 | 51 |
| Glenn Potter | 13 | 20 | 0 | 40 |
| John Sabo | 19 | 19 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | 16 | 0 | 32 | |
| Walter Roettger | 9 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Hubert Tabor | 12 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Walter Collins | 18 | 5 | 0 | 10 |