The 1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 9–8 (6–6 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Jack Lipe (2nd season) |
Captain | Leonard Haines |
Home arena | Huff Hall |
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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
editCraig 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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Schedule
editSource[4]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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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
edit- ^ [1] Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine Fighting Illini Facilities
- ^ 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
- ^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
- ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1924-25 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com