1919–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1919–20 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1919-20_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 9–4 8–4 Ralph Jones 8th Kenneth L. Wilson Kenney Gym thumb|"1919-20 Fighting Illini men's basketball team" The 1919–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1919–20 Fighting Illini men's basketball season was the final of eight seasons for head coach Ralph Jones. This group was slightly better than the previous as they bounced back from the first losing season of Jones' career and finished third in the Big Ten. The campaign began with a six-game home winning streak; however, over the next seven games, the team posted only three wins, while losing four. After Jones left Illinois, he went to Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois. He coached both basketball and football at the academy for 10 years. His football team won 76 games and lost six in his ten years. His basketball teams had a ten-year record of 94 wins and 9 losses.A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg. 17 1-58261-793-7 The record the Illini had at the conclusion of the 1919–20 season was nine wins and four losses overall with an eight-win, four-loss conference mark. The starting lineup included captain K. L. Wilson, J. B. Felmley, Julian Mee and P. C. Taylor rotating at the forward positions, All-American Chuck Carney at center, and Charles Vail, Burt Ingwersen, and Laurie Walquist as guards.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History by News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini y Chuck Carney C SO Evanston, Illinois y Burt Ingwersen G SR Urbana, Illinois y Paul C. Taylor G SR New Orleans, Louisiana n Kenneth L. Wilson F SR Wilmette, Illinois y C Julian Mee F JR Chicago, Illinois n John B. Felmley F SR Bloomington, Illinois n Chuck W. Vail G SO Chicago, Illinois n Walter Collins G SO Rockford, Illinois n Lawrence Walquist G SO Chicago, Illinois y John B. Felmley F SR Bloomington, Illinois n Hubert Tabor G SO Sullivan, Illinois n Ralph Jones (Indianapolis YMCA Training School) (8th year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1906_1924.aspx#1920 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1919-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224334/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html 2013-12-17 , FightingIllini.com yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 1/5/1920 yes Northwestern College Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 24–12 2,468 1-0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/10/1920 1919 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 33–31 - 2-0 1-0 1/12/1920 1919 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 40–22 4,405 3-0 2-0 1/17/1920 1919 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 31–19 4,357 4-0 3-0 1/24/1920 Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 43–20 4,300 5-0 4-0 1/26/1920 Michigan Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 41–14 4,300 6-0 5-0 2/7/1920 yes 1919 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 20–36 - 6-1 5-1 2/9/1920 yes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH 35–27 - 7-1 6-1 2/14/1920 University of Chicago Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 21–23 4,420 7-2 6-2 2/21/1920 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 29–33 - 7-3 6-3 2/23/1920 yes Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 26–20 - 8-3 7-3 2/28/1920 yes University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 20–27 - 8-4 7-4 3/1/1920 yes Michigan Waterman Gymnasium Ann Arbor, MI 28–21 - 9-4 8-4 Central Time Player stats Player Games played Field goals Free throws PointsCharles Carneyhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224334/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html 2013-12-17 dead 136576206John Felmleyhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224334/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html 2013-12-17 dead 1034371Paul Taylorhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224334/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html 2013-12-17 dead 1331062Lawrence Walquisthttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224334/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html 2013-12-17 dead 1214028Julian Meehttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224334/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html 2013-12-17 dead 45010Bert Ingwersenhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224334/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html 2013-12-17 dead 74014Charles Vailhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224334/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html 2013-12-17 dead 12204Kenneth Wilsonhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224334/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1919.html 2013-12-17 dead 4102 Awards and honors Chuck Carney was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Carney was also selected as an All-American for the 1919–20 season and became the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for his play during the 1921–22 season. References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1919 in sports in Illinois Category:1920 in sports in Illinois