1910–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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1910–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
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Conference Big Ten Conference
1910–11 record 6–6 (6–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Thomas E. Thompson
Captain Louis Bernstein
Home arena Kenney Gym
Seasons
« 1909–10 1911–12 »
1910–11 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Purdue 8 4   .667     12 4   .750
Minnesota 8 4   .667     10 4   .714
Chicago 7 5   .583     10 4   .714
Illinois 6 5   .545     6 6   .500
Wisconsin 6 6   .500     6 6   .500
Indiana 5 5   .500     11 5   .688
Iowa 2 2   .500     9 4   .692
Northwestern 1 12   .077     4 15   .211
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1910–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1910–11 season witnessed only the second coach to remain for more than one season since the beginning of the program. Thomas E. Thompson led the Fighting Illini's basketball program for both the 1910–11 season and 1911–12 season compiling an overall record of 14 wins and 14 losses. Thompson claimed, at the time, to be the only player in Western Conference history to have played five years of collegiate basketball. He was at Northwestern for one year before playing at Illinois for four additional seasons. After leaving the coaching ranks, he founded The Thomas Thompson Company in Highland Park, IL, a manufacturer of enamel products.[1]

The Illini finished the 1910–11 season with an overall record of six wins and six losses with a conference record of six wins, five losses and a fourth-place finish in the conference.[2]

Roster

Player Position Class Hometown
Emmett V. Poston Center Senior Springfield, Illinois
Carl Watson Left Forward, Right Forward Senior DeKalb, Illinois
Louis S. Bernstein Left Guard, Right Guard Senior Niagara Falls, New York
James G. White Right Guard Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
Albert L. Hall Right Forward Junior Libertyville, Illinois
Chouncey B. Oliver Center Junior Blue Diamond, Nevada
Herbert T. Leo Center Junior Anaheim, California
William H. Woolston Right Guard Sophomore Albuquerque, New Mexico
Homer W. Dahringer Center Freshman Ludington, Michigan
Herbert J. Matter Left Forward Senior Naperville, Illinois
C. Jack Levey Forward
C. M. Plochman Forward
R.P. Gates Left Forward, Right Forward Junior

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Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Location
December 31, 1910 Evanston YMCA 19–28 Loss Evanston, IL
January 7, 1911 Indiana 32–22 Win Urbana, IL
January 14, 1911 University of Chicago 17–23 Loss Urbana, IL
January 20, 1911 Minnesota 18–17 Win Minneapolis, MN
January 21, 1911 Wisconsin 17–20 Loss Madison, WI
January 28, 1911 Purdue 29–33 Loss Urbana, IL
February 17, 1911 Indiana 14–19 Loss Bloomington, IN
February 18, 1911 Purdue 25–15 Win West Lafayette, IN
February 24, 1911 University of Chicago 18–19 Loss Chicago, IL
February 25, 1911 Northwestern 26–15 Win Evanston, IL
March 2, 1911 Minnesota 22–12 Win Urbana, IL
March 11, 1911 Wisconsin 21–18 Win Urbana, IL

Bold Italic connotes conference game

Awards and honors

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References

  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