1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
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
1905–06 Western Conference men's basketball standings
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

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 Geneva, Nebraska
Roy Riley Center Freshman Morrison, Illinois
Maurice Dadant Forward Junior Hamilton, Illinois
Herbert Juul Right Guard, Left Guard Junior Chicago, Illinois
Edward Ryan Right Guard Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
Victor Cicero Kays Left Forward Senior Magnolia, Illinois
Hugh L. Ray Right Guard, Left Guard Junior Chicago, Illinois
Albert Penn Left Forward Freshman Chicago, Illinois

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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.

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

See also

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