1912–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1912–13 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1912-13_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 10–6 7–6 Ralph Jones 1st Homer Dahringer Kenney Gym The 1912–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1912–13 season saw yet another head coach arrive in Champaign-Urbana to work with the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team. Ralph Jones left an impressive legacy behind in West Lafayette, Indiana where he was head coach of Purdue for three years. During his tenure at Purdue, Jones compiled an impressive record of 32 wins with only 9 losses resulting in two conference championships. Jones was credited by some with originating the fast break in basketball.A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 1-58261-793-7 After leading the Fighting Illini to two additional conference championships and one national championship, Jones left to coach at Lake Forest Academy. In addition to coaching basketball, Jones was head coach of the Chicago Bears from 1930 to 1933, where, among other achievements, he was credited with the revival of the T-formation and the use of a man in motion to throw off the defense.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1912 Illinois Fighting Illini y Sven Duner G SO Downers Grove, Illinois n James G. White G SR Chicago, Illinois n Homer W. Dahringer C SR Ludington, Michigan n C Helmuth Kircher F SO Kalamazoo, Michigan n Edward Williford C SO Binghamton, New York y Allan Williford Robert William Hoffman G SO Detroit, Michigan n Daniel Franklin Comstock C SO Evanston, Illinois n Walter Boynton Erwin F SO Chicago, Illinois n George Harold Dubin F JR Chicago, Illinois n Leroy Frendenberg Pape C SR Chicago, Illinois n Ralph Jones (Indianapolis YMCA Training School) (1st year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1906_1924.aspx#1913 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1912-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210105057/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1912.html 2015-02-10 , FightingIllini.com |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/20/1912 yes vs Illinois Wesleyan Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 18–13 1-0 1/4/1913 yes yes Decatur YMCA Decatur YMCA Decatur, IL 27–13 2-0 1/6/1913 yes yes Rose Polytechnic Institute Indiana State Normal School North Hall Terre Haute, IN 52–14 3-0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/11/1913 Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 15–16 3-1 0-1 1/21/1913 1912 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 22–18 4-1 1-1 1/28/1913 1912 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 35–9 5-1 2-1 2/8/1913 1912 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 19–12 6-1 3-1 2/14/1913 1912 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 23–22 7-1 4-1 2/21/1913 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 13–18 7-2 4-2 2/22/1913 yes Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 20–10 8-2 5-2 2/26/1913 1912 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 12–19 8-3 5-3 3/1/1913 Indiana Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 29–12 9-3 6-3 3/7/1913 yes Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 11–12 9-4 6-4 3/8/1913 yes Indiana Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 23–17 10-4 7-4 3/14/1913 yes University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 16–21 10-5 7-5 3/15/1913 yes Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL Rivalry 18–20 10-6 7-6 Central Time References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1912 in sports in Illinois Category:1913 in sports in Illinois