1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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

1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–8 (6–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJack Lipe (2nd season)
CaptainLeonard Haines
Home arenaHuff Hall
Seasons
1925–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue 8 4   .667 13 4   .765
Indiana 8 4   .667 12 5   .706
Iowa 8 4   .667 12 5   .706
Michigan 8 4   .667 12 5   .706
Illinois 6 6   .500 9 8   .529
Ohio State 6 6   .500 10 7   .588
Minnesota 5 7   .417 7 10   .412
Wisconsin 4 8   .333 8 9   .471
Northwestern 4 8   .333 5 11   .313
Chicago 3 9   .250 5 12   .294

Regular season

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Craig Ruby began the 1925–26 season with a Fighting Illini team had eight returning letterman from a team that placed in a tie for third place a year earlier. This team 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 was home to the Fighting Illini's men's basketball program until 1963.[2] The starting lineup included captain Leonard Haines and Kenneth Reynolds at guard, John Mauer at center and Jack Lipe, Russell Daugherity and Hollie Martin at forward.[3]

Roster

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1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Leonard Haines (C)
Sr Belvidere, Illinois
F 2 John Mauer
Sr Batavia, Illinois
F 3 Russell Daugherity
Jr Streator, Illinois
F 4 Hollie Martin
Sr Perrysville, Indiana
G 5 Chas Kassel
Jr Melrose Park, Illinois
G 6 Kenneth L. Reynolds
Jr Villa Grove, Illinois
G 7 Jack Lipe
Sr Decatur, Illinois
F 8 Keston Deimling
So Stevens Point, Wisconsin
F 9 Byran Doolen
Sr Kinmundy, Illinois
F 10 Marion Leonard
Jr Forrest, Illinois
G 11 James R. "Bud" Stewart
So Flint, Michigan
G 12 Robert McKay
Jr Champaign, Illinois
F 14 Ralph Waldo Freeman
Sr Ogden, Illinois
F 15 George Rea
Jr Urbana, Illinois
G 16 Roy Mayberry
So Norwalk, Ohio
G 17 Louis Cotie
So Muskegon, Michigan
F R Werner Daib
So Chicago, Illinois
F R Arthur Osgood
So Marseilles, Illinois
G R Daniel Weeks Vittum
So Canton, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jack Lipe (Player/Coach)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Source[4]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/12/1925*
no, no
Butler W 23–22  1-0
New Gymnasium 
Champaign, IL
12/19/1925*
no, no
at Drake L 16–20  1-1
Des Moines Coliseum 
Des Moines, IA
12/21/1925*
no, no
at Iowa Agricultural College W 33–14  2-1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
1/4/1926*
no, no
Kansas Aggies W 30–29  3-1
New Gymnasium 
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/11/1926
no, no
Minnesota W 17–8  4-1
(1-0)
New Gymnasium 
Champaign, IL
1/16/1926
no, no
at Ohio State L 18–30  4-2
(1-1)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, OH
1/18/1926
no, no
at Michigan W 34–24  5-2
(2-1)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/23/1926
no, no
University of Chicago L 14–19  5-3
(2-2)
Bartlett Gymnasium (4,725)
Chicago, IL
2/6/1926*
no, no
at Notre Dame L 14–26  5-4
New Gymnasium 
Champaign, IL
2/10/1926
no, no
Purdue W 29–28  6-4
(3-2)
New Gymnasium 
Champaign, IL
2/13/1926
no, no
Ohio State W 35–31  7-4
(4-2)
New Gymnasium 
Champaign, IL
2/19/1926
no, no
at Indiana
Rivalry
W 21–20  8-4
(5-2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/22/1926
no, no
University of Chicago W 24–16  9-4
(6-2)
New Gymnasium 
Champaign, IL
2/26/1926
no, no
Michigan L 24–33  9-5
(6-3)
New Gymnasium 
Champaign, IL
3/1/1926
no, no
at Purdue L 23–28  9-6
(6-4)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
3/6/1926
no, no
Indiana
Rivalry
L 25–28  9-7
(6-5)
New Gymnasium 
Champaign, IL
3/8/1926
no, no
at Minnesota L 21–28  9-8
(6-6)
Kenwood Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
*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. ^ [1] Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine 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 1-58261-793-7
  3. ^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  4. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1924-25 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com