1913–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1913–14 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1913-14_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 9–4 7–3 Ralph Jones 2nd Edward Williford Kenney Gymnasium Arena The 1913–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1913–14 University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, under the direction of second year coach Ralph Jones, took a step in a positive direction regarding the team's status in the Western Conference. The addition of key players, including future National Player of the Year, Ray Woods, helped guide the Illini to an overall record of nine wins and four losses.A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 1-58261-793-7 The conference record, however, of seven wins and three losses marked, to date, the highest league winning percentage in the history of the university. Unfortunately for the Illini, a scarlet fever scare caused the last two games of the year to be cancelled, including a game at Chicago and at Northwestern. The team finished fourth in the conference with a starting squad of Kircher, Williford, Bane, Crane & Duner would return the following season.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1913 Illinois Fighting Illini y Sven Duner G JR Downers Grove, Illinois n Helmuth Kircher F JR Kalamazoo, Michigan n Edward Williford C JR Binghamton, New York y Allan Williford C Ray Woods G FR Oak Park, Illinois y Ralf Woods G FR Oak Park, Illinois n Frank M. Bane C JR Pontiac, Illinois n Dudley Crane G SO Columbus, Ohio n Clyde Alwood F FR Clinton, Illinois y George Clark F SO Lincoln, Nebraska n Robert William Hoffman G JR Detroit, Michigan n Daniel Franklin Comstock C JR Evanston, Illinois n Walter Boynton Erwin F JR Chicago, Illinois n Milton Owen Jensen F JR Kansas City, Missouri n Sylvester Randall Derby F JR Lemont, Illinois n Ralph Jones (Indianapolis YMCA Training School) (2nd year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1906_1924.aspx#1914 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1913-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210105127/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1913.html 2015-02-10 , FightingIllini.com |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/18/1913 yes 1913 Millikin Big Blue Millikin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 19–10 1-0 1/2/1914 yes yes Riverside High School Riverside High School LaGrange, IL 46–17 2-0 1/3/1914 yes yes Evanston YMCA Evanston YMCA Evanston, IL 20–24 2-1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/6/1914 Indiana Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 35–6 3-1 1-0 1/10/1914 Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 25–26 3-2 1-1 1/17/1914 1913 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 26–20 4-2 2-1 1/20/1914 1913 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 11–12 4-3 2-2 1/23/1914 1913 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 18–16 5-3 3-2 2/6/1914 yes Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 30–25 6-3 4-2 2/7/1914 yes Indiana Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 31–15 7-3 5-2 2/14/1914 1913 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 35–15 8-3 6-2 2/20/1914 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 16–29 8-4 6-3 2/21/1914 yes Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 26–11 9-4 7-3 Central Time Awards and honors Ray Woods was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1913 in sports in Illinois Category:1914 in sports in Illinois