1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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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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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 |
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
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 |
- Head Coach: Elwood Brown (1st year at Illinois)
Schedule
Source[4]
Date Time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site City, State |
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1/6/1906* no, no |
vs. Champaign High School | W 71-4 | 1-0 |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
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1/20/1906 no, no |
vs. Indiana | W 27–24 | 2-0 (1-0) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
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1/27/1906 no, no |
vs. Purdue | W 25–19 | 3-0 (2-0) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
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2/2/1906 no, no |
@ Minnesota | L 19–32 | 3-1 (2-1) |
University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN |
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2/5/1906* no, no |
vs. Wheaton College | W 23–21 | 4-1 (2-1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
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2/8/1906* no, no |
@ Evanston YMCA | L 15–51 | 4-2 (2-1) |
Evanston YMCA Evanston, IL |
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2/9/1906 no, no |
@ University of Chicago | L 14–49 | 4-3 (2-2) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL |
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2/10/1906* no, no |
@ Wheaton College | L 28–37 | 4-4 (2-2) |
Adams Hall Wheaton, IL |
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2/14/1906* no, no |
vs. Oberlin College | W 31–25 | 5-4 (2-2) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
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2/16/1906 no, no |
@ Indiana | L 7–38 | 5-5 (2-3) |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
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2/17/1906 no, no |
@ Purdue | L 22–48 | 5-6 (2-4) |
Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN |
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2/24/1906 no, no |
vs. University of Chicago | W 24–21 | 6-6 (3-4) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
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2/28/1906 no, no |
vs. Minnesota | L 25–27 | 6-7 (3-5) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
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3/3/1906 no, no |
vs. Wisconsin | L 32–35 | 6-8 (3-6) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
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*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