1916–17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1916–17 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1916-17_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 13–3 10–2 Ralph Jones 5th Clyde Alwood Kenney Gym Big Ten Conference Champions The 1916–17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season The 1916–17 season was the second Big Ten Conference championship for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team. Coached by Ralph Jones, the Illini continued their winning ways by finishing the season with an overall record of 13 wins and 3 losses and a 10-win 2-loss conference mark. The starting lineup included E. G. McKay, J. B. Felmley and Ralf Woods rotating at the forward position, captain and center C. G. Alwood, and guards George Halas and Ray Woods.A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 1-58261-793-7 Woods was named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for his work this season.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster 1916 Illinois Fighting Illini y Clarence O. Applegran F SO Chicago, Illinois y Clarence Applegran George Halas G JR Chicago, Illinois y Clyde Alwood F SR Clinton, Illinois y C Ray Woods G SR Oak Park, Illinois y Ralf Woods G SR Oak Park, Illinois n Gordon Otto F SR Miami, Florida n John B. Felmley F JR Bloomington, Illinois n Elmer T. Rundquist C JR San Antonio, Texas n Dan William Elwell F JR Champaign, Illinois n Ernest G. McKay F FR Tampa, Florida n Vaughn Waldow Dean G SR Decatur, Illinois n Raymond Christian Haas G FR Evansville, Indiana n Ralph Jones (Indianapolis YMCA Training School) (5th year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1906_1924.aspx#1917 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1916-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224511/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html 2013-12-17 , FightingIllini.com yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/9/1916 yes yes 1916 Millikin Big Blue Millikin Millikin Gymnasium Decatur, IL 38–18 - 1-0 12/15/1916 yes 1916 Wabash Little Giants Wabash College Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 26–28 - 1-1 12/18/1916 yes Millikin University Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 38–16 - 2-1 1/3/1917 yes Northwestern College Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 52–10 - 3-1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/6/1917 yes 1916 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 28–24 - 4-1 1-0 1/8/1917 yes 1916 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State The Armory Columbus, OH 38–14 - 5-1 2-0 1/12/1917 1916 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 45–17 - 6-1 3-0 1/16/1917 1916 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 20–10 - 7-1 4-0 1/20/1917 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 14–25 - 7-2 4-1 1/22/1917 yes 1916 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 11–20 - 7-3 4-2 2/3/1917 yes University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 19–16 - 8-3 5-2 2/5/1917 Ohio State Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 34–21 2,315 9-3 6-2 2/10/1917 Minnesota Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 18–17 - 10-3 7-2 2/17/1917 Purdue Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 27–16 - 11-3 8-2 2/24/1917 Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 28–22 4,102 12-3 9-2 3/2/1917 Northwestern Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 21–12 - 13-3 10-2 Central Time Player stats Player Games played Field goals Free throws PointsRalf Woodshttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224511/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html 2013-12-17 dead 165470178Clyde Alwoodhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224511/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html 2013-12-17 dead 15570114Ernest McKayhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224511/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html 2013-12-17 dead 1539381Ray Woodshttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224511/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html 2013-12-17 dead 1619038John Felmleyhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224511/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html 2013-12-17 dead 67418George Halashttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224511/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html 2013-12-17 dead 115010R.C. Haashttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224511/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html 2013-12-17 dead 3102Gordon Ottohttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224511/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1916.html 2013-12-17 dead 4102 Awards and honors Ray Woods was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Woods was also selected as the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for the 1916–17 season. Clyde Alwood was named a Consensus All-American for the 1916–17 season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1917.html 1916-17 Season Summary George Halas was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1963), for his role in the development of the National Football League as well as for his coaching and playing for the Chicago Bears. References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1916 in sports in Illinois Category:1917 in sports in Illinois