1895–96 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1895–96 Chicago Maroons Basketball University of Chicago 1895-96 Basketball Team.jpeg 300px Independent No Conference Affiliation 5–2 Horace Butterworth 1st Men's Gymnasium The 1895–96 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team represented the University of Chicago in intercollegiate basketball during the 1895–96 season. The team finished the season with a 5–2 recordThe Cap and Gown, published 1896, page 203 and have the distinction of playing in the first five-on-five college basketball game played in United States history versus the Iowa Hawkeyes.The Game That Developed Big Ten Men's Basketball History Big Ten Conference http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/big10-hoops-history.html May 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20110925170016/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/big10-hoops-history.html 2011-09-25 dead The team played their home games on campus in the Men's Gymnasium. The team consisted of seven players; Allen T. Burns and George H. Garrey at guard; Henry D. Hubbard and Arthur J. Mullen at forward; with Earl W. Peabody, Edgar B. Van Osdel and Leon S. Alschuler as centers. The Maroons were coached by Horace Butterworth who would eventually become Northwestern's baseball coach and athletic director followed by becoming head football coach for Temple. Five-on-five game 1896 Chicago vs. Iowa men's basketball game Roster 1895 Chicago Maroons y Henry Hubbard F Philadelphia, PA y Henry D. Hubbard C John Mullen F Woodstock, IL n Allen Tibbals Burns G Chicago, IL n George Henry Garrey G Aurora, IL n Earl William Peabody C Chicago, IL n Edgar Bates Van Osdel C Grand Rapids, MI n Leon Samuel Alschuler C Chicago, IL n Horace Butterworth (University of Chicago) (1st year) http://athletics.uchicago.edu/sports/mbkb/record-book-mbk.pdf UChicago Athletics SourceUniversity of Chicago Annual Register, July 1895–July 1896, published January 1896 Schedule Source, The Cap and Gown no no no no no |- 1/14/1896 no no no yes YMCA Training Men's Gymnasium Chicago, IL 14–4 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="" 1/15/1896 no no no yes German YMCA Men's Gymnasium Chicago, IL 9-10 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="" 1/18/1896 no no no yes yes Iowa Close Hall Iowa City, IA First 5-on-5 college game 15-12 2-1 1/29/1896 no no no yes West Side YMCA Men's Gymnasium Chicago, IL 17–12 3-1 2/1/1896 no no no yes Iowa Men's Gymnasium Chicago, IL 34–18 4-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="" 2/19/1896 no no no yes West Side YMCA Men's Gymnasium Chicago, IL 7-26 4-2 2/20/1896 no no no yes Hull House Men's Gymnasium Chicago, IL 28–13 5-2 |- Central Time Cap and Gown 1896 References External links http://athletics.uchicago.edu/ Category:Chicago Maroons men's basketball seasons Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Team Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Team Chicago Category:1890s in Chicago