1917–18 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1917–18 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1917–18 record	9–6 (6–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ralph Jones
Captain	George Halas Earl Anderson
Home arena	Kenney Gym

1917–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wisconsin	9	–	3	.750	14	–	3	.824
Minnesota	7	–	3	.700	13	–	3	.813
Northwestern	5	–	3	.625	7	–	4	.636
Illinois	6	–	6	.500	9	–	6	.600
Chicago	6	–	6	.500	14	–	10	.583
Purdue	5	–	5	.500	11	–	5	.688
Ohio State	5	–	5	.500	12	–	7	.632
Indiana	3	–	3	.500	10	–	4	.714
Iowa	4	–	6	.400	6	–	8	.429
Michigan	0	–	10	.000	6	–	12	.333

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1917–18 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Under the direction of coach Ralph Jones, the 1917–18 season for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, was unusual because World War I was happening in Europe. Co-captain George Halas, for example, left the team in January 1918 to help out with the war effort.^[1] In only the second season of having 10 members, the Big Ten Conference continued their 12 game schedule of home and road competitions. The Illini finished their season with an overall record of 9 wins and 6 losses and a 6 win 6 loss conference mark. The starting lineup included co-captain Earl Anderson and B.E. Mittleman at the forward positions, J.S. Probst and P.C. Taylor at center, and co-captain George Halas and Burt Ingwersen as guards.^[2]

Roster

Player	Position	Class	Hometown
Earl Anderson	Right Forward	Senior	Columbus, Ohio
George Halas	Right Guard, Left Guard	Senior	Chicago, Illinois
John S. Probst	Center	Sophomore	East Aurora, Illinois
Paul C. Taylor	Center	Sophomore	New Orleans, Louisiana
Charles W. Vail	Left Guard	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
Burt Ingwersen	Right Guard	Sophomore	Urbana, Illinois
William K. Kopp	Forward, Guard	Freshman	Beverly Farms, Massachusetts
Benjamin E. Mittleman	Left Forward	Junior
J.G. Stevens	Left Forward
R.C. Haas	Guard	Sophomore	Clayton, Missouri

Head Coach: Ralph Jones (6th year at Illinois)

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Location	Attendance
December 15, 1917	Millikin University	40–13	Win	Urbana, IL	199
December 19, 1917	Millikin University	31–13	Win	Decatur, IL	-
January 5, 1918	Wabash College	24–9	Win	Urbana, IL	-
January 9, 1918	Purdue	27–17	Win	Urbana, IL	635
January 14, 1918	Minnesota	28–17	Win	Urbana, IL	1,008
January 19, 1918	Wisconsin	21–22	Loss	Urbana, IL	1,108
February 2, 1918	University of Chicago	19–23	Loss	Chicago, IL	-
February 9, 1918	Northwestern	38–22	Win	Urbana, IL	925
February 11, 1918	Ohio State	35–21	Win	Urbana, IL	673
February 16, 1918	Purdue	26–29	Loss	West Lafayette, IN	-
February 18, 1918	Ohio State	26–23	Win	Columbus, OH	-
February 23, 1918	Wisconsin	15–23	Loss	Madison, WI	-
February 25, 1918	Minnesota	22–35	Loss	Minneapolis, MN	-
March 2, 1918	Northwestern	14–29	Loss	Evanston, IL	-
March 6, 1918	University of Chicago	20–17	Win	Urbana, IL	518

Bold Italic connotes conference game

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Points
Earl Anderson^[4]	15	67	67	201
Bert Ingwersen^[5]	15	24	1	49
Paul Taylor^[6]	14	24	0	48
J.S. Probst^[7]	10	15	0	30
Benjamin Mittleman^[8]	7	13	0	26
Charles Vail^[9]	11	8	0	16
J.G. Stevens^[10]	7	5	0	10
George Halas^[11]	5	1	0	2

Awards and honors

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.

Earl Anderson was named a Consensus All-American for the 1917-18 season.

References

↑ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.17 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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