1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1905–06 Western Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
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Conference	Big Ten Conference
1905–06 record	6–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Elwood Brown
Captain	Selected each game
Home arena	Kenney Gym
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The 1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Gym manager and instructor Leo Hana, was put in charge of building the basketball program. The first University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, led by its playing captain Roy Riley, beat Champaign High School January 6, 1906, two weeks before Hana was able to replace Riley with a “professional” coach.^[1] Elwood Brown became Illinois’ first basketball coach January 20, 1906.^[2] In the first season of Illinois basketball the Illini went 6-8, 3-6 in the Big Ten.

Roster

"1905-06 Fighting Illini team"

Player	Position	Class	Hometown
Charles Stewart	Right Forward	Sophomore	New York, New York
Floyd Tallmadge	Guard	Freshman
Roy Riley	Center	Freshman
Maurice Dadant	Forward	Junior	Hamilton, Illinois
Herbert Juul	Right Guard, Left Guard	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
Edward Ryan	Right Guard	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
V. C. Kays	Left Forward	Senior
Hugh L. Ray	Right Guard, Left Guard	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
Albert Penn	Left Forward	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois

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Head Coach: Elwood Brown (1st year at Illinois)

Schedule

Source^[4]

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
1/6/1906* no, no	vs. Champaign High School	W 71-4	1-0	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
1/20/1906 no, no	vs. Indiana	W 27–24	2-0 (1-0)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
1/27/1906 no, no	vs. Purdue	W 25–19	3-0 (2-0)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
2/2/1906 no, no	@ Minnesota	L 19–32	3-1 (2-1)	University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN
2/5/1906* no, no	vs. Wheaton College	W 23–21	4-1 (2-1)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
2/8/1906* no, no	@ Evanston YMCA	L 15–51	4-2 (2-1)	Evanston YMCA Evanston, IL
2/9/1906 no, no	@ University of Chicago	L 14–49	4-3 (2-2)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
2/10/1906* no, no	@ Wheaton College	L 28–37	4-4 (2-2)	Adams Hall Wheaton, IL
2/14/1906* no, no	vs. Oberlin College	W 31–25	5-4 (2-2)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
2/16/1906 no, no	@ Indiana	L 7–38	5-5 (2-3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/17/1906 no, no	@ Purdue	L 22–48	5-6 (2-4)	Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN
2/24/1906 no, no	vs. University of Chicago	W 24–21	6-6 (3-4)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
2/28/1906 no, no	vs. Minnesota	L 25–27	6-7 (3-5)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
3/3/1906 no, no	vs. Wisconsin	L 32–35	6-8 (3-6)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

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References

↑ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
↑ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
↑ All-Time Illini Rosters
↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1905-06, FightingIllini.com

[1] A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 ISBN 1-58261-793-7

[2] Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7

[3] All-Time Illini Rosters

[4] University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1905-06, FightingIllini.com

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1905–06 Western Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Minnesota	6	–	1	.857	13	–	2	.867
Wisconsin	6	–	2	.750	12	–	2	.857
Indiana	2	–	2	.500	7	–	9	.438
Chicago	3	–	5	.375	5	–	5	.500
Purdue	3	–	6	.333	4	–	7	.364
Illinois	3	–	6	.333	6	–	8	.429
Iowa	-	–	-	–	11	–	5	.688

Rankings from AP Poll