1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1925–26 record 9–8 (6–6 Big Ten)
Head coach J. Craig Ruby
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
« 1924–25 1926–27 »

The 1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Contents

Regular season

J. Craig Ruby began the 1925–26 season with a Fighting Illini team that boasted a total of 8 returning letterman from a team that placed in a tie for third place a year earlier. Unfortunately for Ruby, though, this team did not live up the to expectations and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten. Probably the greatest change for the Illini during this season was the opening of their new home, Huff Gymnasium. Originally named New Gymnasium, Huff Gymnasium was renamed in 1937 after George Huff,[1] who was the school's athletic director from 1895 to 1935, Huff Gymnasium would be home to the Fighting Illini's men's basketball program until 1963.[2] The starting lineup included captain Leonard Haines and K.L. Reynolds at guard, John Mauer at center and Jack Lipe, Russell Daugherity and Hollie Martin at forward.[3]

Team

No. Player Position Class Hometown
1 Leonard Haines (capt.) Guard Senior Belvidere, Illinois
2 John Mauer Forward Senior Batavia, Illinois
3 Russell Daugherity Forward Senior Streator, Illinois
4 Hollie Martin Center Senior Perrysville, Indiana
5 Chas Kassel Guard Sophomore Melrose Park, Illinois
6 K.L. Reynolds Guard Junior Villa Grove, Illinois
7 Jack Lipe Guard Junior Decatur, Illinois
8 Keston Deimling Forward Sophomore Stevens Point, Wisconsin
9 Byran Doolen Forward Senior Kinmundy, Illinois
10 Marion Leonard Guard Junior Forrest, Illinois
11 J.R. Stewart Guard Sophomore Flint, Michigan
12 Robert McKay Guard Junior Champaign, Illinois
14 R.W. Freeman Forward Senior Ogden, Illinois
15 George Rea Forward Junior Urbana, Illinois
16 Roy Mayberry Guard Sophomore Norwalk, Ohio
17 Louis Cotie Guard Sophomore Muskegon, Michigan
Werner Daib Reserve Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
Arthur Osgood Reserve Sophomore Marseilles, Illinois
D.W. Vittum Reserve Sophomore Canton, Illinois

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Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Location
December 12, 1925 Butler 23–22 Win Champaign, IL
December 19, 1925 Drake 16–20 Loss Des Moines, IA
December 21, 1925 Iowa Agricultural College 33–14 Win Ames, IA
January 4, 1926 Kansas Aggies 30–29 Win Champaign, IL
January 11, 1926 Minnesota 17–8 Win Champaign, IL
January 16, 1926 Ohio State 18–30 Loss Columbus, OH
January 18, 1926 Michigan 31–29 Win Ann Arbor, MI
January 23, 1926 University of Chicago 14–19 Loss Chicago, IL
February 6, 1926 Notre Dame 14–26 Loss Champaign, IL
February 10, 1926 Purdue 29–28 Win Champaign, IL
February 13, 1926 Ohio State 35–31 Win Champaign, IL
February 19, 1926 Indiana 21–20 Win Bloomington, IN
February 22, 1926 University of Chicago 24–16 Win Champaign, IL
February 26, 1926 Michigan 24–33 Loss Champaign, IL
March 1, 1926 Purdue 23–28 Loss West Lafayette, IN
March 6, 1926 Indiana 25–28 Loss Champaign, IL
March 8, 1926 Minnesota 21–28 Loss Minneapolis, MN

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ [1] Fighting Illini Facilities
  2. ^ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1582617937
  3. ^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1582613567
  4. ^ 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
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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