1916–17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1916–17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Big Ten Conference Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1916–17 record	13–3 (10–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ralph Jones
Captain	Clyde Alwood
Home arena	Kenney Gym

1916–17 Western Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Minnesota	10	–	2	.833	17	–	2	.895
Illinois	10	–	2	.833	13	–	3	.813
Purdue	7	–	2	.778	11	–	3	.786
Wisconsin	9	–	3	.750	15	–	3	.833
Indiana	3	–	5	.375	13	–	6	.684
Chicago	4	–	8	.333	13	–	15	.464
Ohio State	3	–	9	.250	15	–	11	.577
Northwestern	2	–	10	.167	3	–	11	.214
Iowa	1	–	8	.111	7	–	9	.438

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1916–17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1916–17 season was the second Big Ten Conference championship for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team. 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 10 win 2 loss conference mark. The starting lineup included E. G. McKay, J. B. Felmley and Ralf Woods rotating at the forward position, captain and center C. G. Alwood, and guards George Halas and Ray Woods.^[1] Woods was named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for his work during this season.^[2]

Roster

"1916-17 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

Player	Position	Class	Hometown
Clarence O. Applegran	Right Forward	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
George Halas	Right Guard, Left Guard	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
Clyde Alwood	Right Forward	Senior	Clinton, Illinois
Ray Woods	Right Guard	Senior	Oak Park, Illinois
Ralf Woods	Left Forward	Senior	Oak Park, Illinois
Gordon Otto	Right Forward	Senior	Miami, Florida
John B. Felmley	Left Forward	Junior	Bloomington, Illinois
Elmer T. Rundquist	Center	Junior	San Antonio, Texas
Dan W. Elwell	Left Forward	Senior
Ernest G. McKay	Right Forward, Left Forward	Freshman	Tampa, Florida
V. W. Dean
R.C. Haas	Guard	Freshman	Clayton, Missouri

Head Coach: Ralph Jones (5th year at Illinois)

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Location	Attendance
December 9, 1916	Millikin University	38–18	Win	Decatur, IL	-
December 15, 1916	Wabash College	26–28	Loss	Urbana, IL	-
December 18, 1916	Millikin University	38–16	Win	Urbana, IL	-
January 3, 1917	Northwestern College	52–10	Win	Urbana, IL	-
January 6, 1917	Purdue	28–24	Win	West Lafayette, IN	-
January 8, 1917	Ohio State	38–14	Win	Columbus, OH	-
January 12, 1917	Northwestern	45–17	Win	Urbana, IL	-
January 16, 1917	University of Chicago	20–10	Win	Urbana, IL	-
January 20, 1917	Wisconsin	14–25	Loss	Madison, WI	-
January 22, 1917	Minnesota	11–20	Loss	Minneapolis, MN	-
February 3, 1917	University of Chicago	19–16	Win	Chicago, IL	-
February 5, 1917	Ohio State	34–21	Win	Urbana, IL	2,315
February 10, 1917	Minnesota	18–17	Win	Urbana, IL	-
February 17, 1917	Purdue	27–16	Win	Urbana, IL	-
February 24, 1917	Wisconsin	20–17	Win	Urbana, IL	4,102
March 2, 1917	Northwestern	21–12	Win	Urbana, IL	-

Bold Italic connotes conference game

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Points
Ralf Woods^[4]	16	54	70	178
Clyde Alwood^[5]	15	57	0	114
Ernest McKay^[6]	15	39	3	81
Ray Woods^[7]	16	19	0	38
John Felmley^[8]	6	7	4	18
George Halas^[9]	11	5	0	10
R.C. Haas^[10]	3	1	0	2
Gordon Otto^[11]	4	1	0	2

Awards and honors

Ray Woods was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Woods was also selected as the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for the 1916–17 season.

Clyde Alwood was named a Consensus All-American for the 1916-17 season.^[12]

George Halas was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1963), for his role in the development of the National Football League as well as for his coaching and playing for the Chicago Bears.

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
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Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)

Rivalries	Indiana Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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