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
Home arena Kenney Gym
Seasons
« None 1906–07 »

The 1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Contents

Regular season

Athletic director, 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]

Roster

[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Location
January 6, 1906 Champaign High School 71–4 Win Urbana, IL
January 20, 1906 Indiana 27–24 Win Urbana, IL
January 27, 1906 Purdue 25–19 Win Urbana, IL
February 2, 1906 Minnesota 19–32 Loss Minneapolis, MN
February 5, 1906 Wheaton College 23–21 Win Urbana, IL
February 8, 1906 Evanston YMCA 15–51 Loss Evanston, IL
February 9, 1906 University of Chicago 14–49 Loss Chicago, IL
February 10, 1906 Wheaton College 28–37 Loss Wheaton, IL
February 14, 1906 Oberlin College 31–25 Win Urbana, IL
February 16, 1906 Indiana 7–38 Loss Bloomington, IN
February 17, 1906 Purdue 22–48 Loss West Lafayette, IN
February 24, 1906 University of Chicago 24–21 Win Urbana, IL
February 28, 1906 Minnesota 25–27 Loss Urbana, IL
March 3, 1906 Wisconsin 32–35 Loss Urbana, IL

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 ISBN 1582617937
  2. ^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1582613567
  3. ^ All-Time Illini Rosters

External links

Team
Head coaches
Elwood Brown · F. L. Pinckney · Fletcher Lane · Herb Juul · T. E. Thompson · Ralph Jones · Frank Winters · J. Craig Ruby · Douglas Mills · Harry Combes · Harv Schmidt · Gene Bartow · Lou Henson · Lon Kruger · Bill Self · Bruce Weber
National players of the year
Championships
Helm's Foundation (National): 1915
Big Ten (Regular season): 1915, 1917, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1984, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
Big Ten (Tournament): 2003, 2005
1905–1925
1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925
1925–1950
1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929  • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945  • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950
1950–1975
1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956  • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975
1975–2000
1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000
2000–2025
2001 • 2002 • 2003* • 2004 • 2005* • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012
Bold Italic connotes national championship, Italic connotes final four appearance, underline connotes Big Ten regular season championship, * means Big Ten Tournament championship