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1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainElected each game
Home arenaKenney Gym
Seasons
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

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

Regular season

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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

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1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Charles Stewart
So New York, New York
G Floyd Tallmadge
Fr Geneva, Nebraska
C Roy Riley
Fr Morrison, Illinois
F Maurice Dadant
Jr Hamilton, Illinois
G Herb Juul
Jr Chicago, Illinois
G Edward Ryan
So Chicago, Illinois
F Victor Cicero Kays
Sr Magnolia, Illinois
G Hugh L. Ray
Jr Chicago, Illinois
F Albert Penn
Fr Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[3]

Schedule

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Source[4]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
1/6/1906*
Champaign High School W 71-4  1-0
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/20/1906
Indiana
Rivalry
W 27–24  2-0
(1-0)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/27/1906
Purdue W 25–19  3-0
(2-0)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/2/1906
at Minnesota L 19–32  3-1
(2-1)
University of Minnesota Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
2/5/1906*
Wheaton College W 23–21  4-1
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/8/1906*
at Evanston YMCA L 15–51  4-2
(2-1)
Evanston YMCA 
Evanston, IL
2/9/1906
at University of Chicago L 14–49  4-3
(2-2)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/10/1906*
at Wheaton College L 28–37  4-4
Adams Hall 
Wheaton, IL
2/14/1906*
Oberlin College W 31–25  5-4
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/16/1906
at Indiana
Rivalry
L 7–38  5-5
(2-3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/17/1906
at Purdue L 22–48  5-6
(2-4)
Lafayette Colliseum 
West Lafayette, IN
2/24/1906
University of Chicago W 24–21  6-6
(3-4)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/28/1906
Minnesota L 25–27  6-7
(3-5)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
3/3/1906
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.

Awards and honors

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References

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  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. ^ FightingIllini.com
  4. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1905-06 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com