1915–16 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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| 1915–16 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1915–16 record | 13–3 (9–3 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Ralph Jones |
| Captain | Ray Woods |
| Home arena | Kenney Gym |
| 1915–16 Western Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 20 | – | 1 | .952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1915–16 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
The 1915–16 season was a follow up to an undefeated season, in which the Fighting Illini men's basketball team won both a national and Big Ten Conference championship. Coached by Ralph Jones, the Illini continued their winning ways by finishing the season with an overall record of 13 wins and 3 losses and a 9 win 3 loss conference mark. Taking second in the Western Conference to the National Champion Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team. During the season, the Illini dropped two games to Northwestern and one to eventual champion Wisconsin, but the first loss to the Wildcats was the Illini’s first-ever overtime game as Northwestern scored two points in the overtime period to beat Illinois, 23-21, February 12, 1916, at what is now the Kenney Gym Annex. The starting lineup included Gordon Otto, Dan W. Elwell and Ralf Woods rotating at the forward position, center C. G. Alwood, and guards Clarence Applegran and captain Ray Woods.[1] Woods was named an All-American for his work during this season.[2] Woods and Alwood were named All-Big Ten players for the season.
Roster
| Player | Position | Class | Hometown |
| Clarence O. Applegran | Right Forward | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| Clyde Alwood | Right Forward | Junior | Clinton, Illinois |
| Ray Woods | Right Guard | Junior | Oak Park, Illinois |
| Ralf Woods | Right Guard | Junior | Oak Park, Illinois |
| John B. Felmley | Left Forward | Sophomore | Bloomington, Illinois |
| Gordon Otto | Right Forward | Junior | Miami, Florida |
| Elmer T. Rundquist | Center | Sophomore | San Antonio, Texas |
| Dan W. Elwell | Left Forward | Junior | |
| V. W. Dean |
- Head Coach: Ralph Jones (4th year at Illinois)
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Location | Attendance |
| December 13, 1915 | Millikin University | 36–16 | Win | Urbana, IL | 1,892 |
| December 17, 1915 | Millikin University | 34–19 | Win | Decatur, IL | - |
| January 1, 1916 | Illinois Wesleyan | 25–18 | Win | Bloomington, IL | - |
| January 4, 1916 | Wabash College | 24–16 | Win | Urbana, IL | - |
| January 11, 1916 | Purdue | 22–11 | Win | Urbana, IL | 2,507 |
| January 15, 1916 | Ohio State | 21–10 | Win | Urbana, IL | 2,497 |
| January 22, 1916 | Wisconsin | 27–20 | Win | Urbana, IL | 3,383 |
| February 9, 1916 | University of Chicago | 30–17 | Win | Chicago, IL | - |
| February 12, 1916 | Northwestern | 21–23(OT) | Loss | Urbana, IL | 3,147 |
| February 19, 1916 | Wisconsin | 14–34 | Loss | Madison, WI | - |
| February 21, 1916 | Minnesota | 27–22 | Win | Minneapolis, MN | - |
| February 26, 1916 | University of Chicago | 31–13 | Win | Urbana, IL | 3,218 |
| February 29, 1916 | Northwestern | 16–25 | Loss | Evanston, IL | - |
| March 4, 1916 | Purdue | 29–19 | Win | West Lafayette, IN | - |
| March 6, 1916 | Ohio State | 28–22 | Win | Columbus, OH | - |
| March 13, 1916 | Minnesota | 20–9 | Win | Urbana, IL | - |
Bold Italic connotes conference game
Player stats
| Player | Games Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Points |
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| Ralf Woods[4] | 10 | 35 | 52 | 122 |
| Gordon Otto[5] | 15 | 25 | 40 | 90 |
| Clyde Alwood[6] | 15 | 45 | 0 | 90 |
| Ray Woods[7] | 16 | 26 | 0 | 52 |
| John Felmley[8] | 5 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| Dan Elwell[9] | 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| Clarence Applegran[10] | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Awards and honors
Ray Woods was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Woods was also selected as an All-American for the 1915–16 season.
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
- ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1915.html
- ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1915.html
- ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1915.html
- ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1915.html
- ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1915.html
- ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1915.html
- ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1915.html
