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James Craig Ruby Sport(s) Basketball Current position Title Head coach (Deceased) Team University of Illinois Conference Big Ten Biographical details Born 1896 Place of birth Missouri, USA Died 1980 Playing career 1917-1920 Missouri Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1920–1922
1922-1936Missouri
IllinoisHead coaching record Overall 181-97 Accomplishments and honors Championships Missouri Valley Conference (1917-18), (1919-20) player
Missouri Valley Conference (1920-21), (1921-22) coach
Big Ten Conference Champions (1923-24), (1934-35)J. Craig Ruby, (born 1896, died 1980) a former college basketball player and coach, had a successful career both on and off the court. Ruby, a two-time All-American and All-Missouri Valley Conference forward for the University of Missouri Tigers, took over the head coaching position of his alma-mater in 1920. After two years of being at the reins of the program and compiling a record of 33 wins and only 2 losses, Ruby was recruited by University of Illinois athletic director George Huff to take over the Fighting Illini’s men’s basketball coaching duties.
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 Big Ten Conference, 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 Douglas R. Mills.[1]
Ruby and legendary Kansas coach Phog Allen 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.[2] In 1930 Ruby served as the president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).[3]
Ruby retired from coaching to pursue a career with the Kansas City based, Hallmark greeting card company at the age of 39, he died in 1980 at the age of 84.
Collegiate records
Season Team Season Record Postseason 1920-21 Missouri 17-1 Conference Champions 1921-22 Missouri 16-1 Conference Champions Total Missouri 33-2 0.943 Season Team Season Record Conf. Record Postseason 1922-23 Illinois 9-6 7-5 T-4th 1923-24 Illinois 11-6 8-4 T-1st 1924-25 Illinois 11-6 8-4 T-3rd 1925-26 Illinois 9-8 6-6 T-5th 1926-27 Illinois 10-7 7-5 T-4th 1927-28 Illinois 5-12 2-10 T-9th 1928-29 Illinois 10-7 6-6 T-5th 1929-30 Illinois 8-8 7-5 T-4th 1930-31 Illinois 12-5 7-5 5th 1931-32 Illinois 11-6 7-5 5th 1932-33 Illinois 11-7 6-6 T-5th 1933-34 Illinois 13-6 7-5 4th 1934-35 Illinois 15-5 9-3 T-1st 1935-36 Illinois 13-6 7-5 T-3rd Total Illinois 148-95 94-74 0.609 References
- ^ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond ISBN 1582617937
- ^ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/ill-all-century-team-coaches.html
- ^ NABC Presidents List
1918 Helms Foundation NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans Earl Anderson • William Chandler • Harold Gillen • Hubert Peck • J. Craig Ruby • Joseph Schwarzer • Eber Simpson • Alfred Sorenson • George Sweeney • Gene Vidal
1919 Helms Foundation NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans Lance Farwell • Tony Hinkle • Dutch Lonborg • Leon Marcus • Dan McNichol • Arnold Oss • George Parrish • Erling Platou • J. Craig Ruby • Andrew Stannard
Missouri Tigers men's basketball head coaches Isadore Anderson (1906–1907) • A. M. Ebright (1907–1908) • Guy Lowman (1908–1910) • Chester Brewer (1910–1911) • Osmond F. Field (1911–1914) • Eugene Van Gent (1914–1916) • John F. Miller (1916–1917) • Walter Meanwell (1917–1918) • John F. Miller (1918–1919) • Walter Meanwell (1919–1920) • J. Craig Ruby (1920–1922) • George Bond (1922–1926) • George Edwards (1926–1946) • Wilbur Stalcup (1946–1962) • Bob Vanatta (1962–1967) • Norm Stewart (1967–1999) • Quin Snyder (1999–2006) • Mike Anderson (2006–2011) • Frank Haith (2011– )
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball head coaches Elwood Brown (1905–1906) • F. L. Pinckney (1906–1907) • Fletcher Lane (1907–1908) • Herb V. Juul (1908–1910) • T. E. Thompson (1910–1912) • Ralph Jones (1912–1920) • Frank Winters (1920–1922) • J. Craig Ruby (1922–1936) • Douglas R. Mills (1936–1947) • Harry Combes (1947–1967) • Harv Schmidt (1967–1974) • Gene Bartow (1974–1975) • Lou Henson (1975–1996) • Lon Kruger (1996–2000) • Bill Self (2000–2003) • Bruce Weber (2003– )
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- 1896 births
- 1980 deaths
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