1919–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1919–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
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Conference	Big Ten Conference
1919–20 record	9–4 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ralph Jones
Captain	Kenneth Wilson
Home arena	Kenney Gym

1919–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Chicago	10	–	2		.833			14	–	4		.778
Purdue	8	–	2		.800			16	–	4		.800
Illinois	8	–	4		.667			9	–	4		.692
Indiana	6	–	4		.600			13	–	8		.619
Wisconsin	7	–	5		.583			15	–	5		.750
Iowa	6	–	6		.500			9	–	10		.474
Ohio State	3	–	9		.250			17	–	10		.630
Minnesota	3	–	9		.250			7	–	9		.438
Michigan	3	–	9		.250			10	–	13		.435
Northwestern	2	–	6		.250			2	–	6		.250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1919–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1919–20 Fighting Illini men's basketball season was the final of eight seasons for head coach Ralph Jones. This group was slightly better than the previous as they bounced back from the first losing season of Jones' career and finished third in the Big Ten. The campaign began with a six-game home winning streak; however, over the next seven games, the team posted only three wins, while losing four. After Jones left Illinois, he went to Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois. He coached both basketball and football at the academy for 10 years. His football team won 76 games and lost six in his ten years. His basketball teams had a ten-year record of 94 wins and 9 losses. The record the Illini had at the conclusion of the 1919–20 season was nine wins and four losses overall with an eight-win, four-loss conference mark. The starting lineup included captain K. L. Wilson, J. B. Felmley, Julian Mee and P. C. Taylor rotating at the forward positions, All-American Chuck Carney at center, and Charles Vail, Burt Ingwersen, and Laurie Walquist as guards.

Roster

Player	Position	Class	Hometown
Chuck Carney	Center	Sophomore	Evanston, Illinois
Burt Ingwersen	Right Guard	Senior	Urbana, Illinois
Paul C. Taylor	Right Guard	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana
Kenneth L. Wilson	Right Forward	Senior	Wilmette, Illinois
Julian Mee	Right Forward, Left Forward	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
John B. Felmley	Right Forward, Left Forward	Senior	Bloomington, Illinois
Charles Vail	Left Guard	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
Walter Collins	Right Guard	Sophomore
Laurie Walquist	Guard	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
John B. Felmley	Left Forward	Senior	Bloomington, Illinois

• Head Coach: Ralph Jones (8th year at Illinois)

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Location	Attendance
January 5, 1920	Northwestern College	24–12	Win	Urbana, IL	2,468
January 10, 1920	Purdue	33–31	Win	Urbana, IL	-
January 12, 1920	Ohio State	40–22	Win	Urbana, IL	4,405
January 17, 1920	Minnesota	31–19	Win	Urbana, IL	4,357
January 24, 1920	Wisconsin	43–20	Win	Urbana, IL	4,300
January 26, 1920	Michigan	41–14	Win	Urbana, IL	4,300
February 7, 1920	Purdue	20–36	Loss	West Lafayette, IN	-
February 9, 1920	Ohio State	35–27	Win	Columbus, OH	-
February 14, 1920	University of Chicago	21–23	Loss	Urbana, IL	4,420
February 21, 1920	Wisconsin	29–33	Loss	Madison, WI	-
February 23, 1920	Minnesota	26–20	Win	Minneapolis, MN	-
February 28, 1920	University of Chicago	20–27	Loss	Chicago, IL	-
March 1, 1920	Michigan	28–21	Win	Ann Arbor, MI	-

Bold Italic connotes conference game

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Points
Charles Carney	13	65	76	206
John Felmley	10	34	3	71
Paul Taylor	13	31	0	62
Lawrence Walquist	12	14	0	28
Julian Mee	4	5	0	10
Bert Ingwersen	7	4	0	14
Charles Vail	12	2	0	4
Kenneth Wilson	4	1	0	2

Awards and honors

Chuck Carney was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Carney was also selected as an All-American for the 1919–20 season and became the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for his play during the 1921–22 season.