1917–18 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1917–18 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1917-18_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 9–6 6–6 Ralph Jones 6th George Halas Kenney Gym The 1917–18 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season Under the direction of coach Ralph Jones, the 1917–18 season for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, was unusual because World War I was happening in Europe. Co-captain George Halas, for example, left the team in January 1918 to help out with the war effort.A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.17 1-58261-793-7 In only the second season of having 10 members, the Big Ten Conference continued their 12-game schedule of home and road competitions. The Illini finished their season with an overall record of 9 wins and 6 losses and a 6-win 6-loss conference mark. The starting lineup included co-captain Earl Anderson and B.E. Mittleman at the forward positions, J.S. Probst and P.C. Taylor at center, and co-captain George Halas and Burt Ingwersen as guards.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Anderson would be named a consensus All-American for the season. Roster 1917 Illinois Fighting Illini y Earl Anderson F SR Charleston, Illinois y Earl William Anderson George Halas G SR Chicago, Illinois y C John S. Probst C SO East Aurora, Illinois n Paul C. Taylor C SO New Orleans, Louisiana n Charles W. Vail G FR Chicago, Illinois n Burt Ingwersen F SO Urbana, Illinois y William K. Kopp F/G FR Beverly Farms, Massachusetts n Benjamin F. Mittleman F JR East Farmingdale, New York n James Garfield Stevens F JR Alfred, New York n Raymond Christian Haas G SO Evansville, Indiana n Ralph Jones (Indianapolis YMCA Training School) (6th year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1906_1924.aspx#1918 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1917–18 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224009/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html 2013-12-17 , FightingIllini.com yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/15/1917 yes 1917 Millikin Big Blue Millikin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 40–13 199 1–0 12/19/1917 yes yes Millikin University Millikin Gymnasium Decatur, IL 31–13 – 2–0 1/5/1918 yes 1917 Wabash Little Giants Wabash College Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 24–9 – 3–0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/9/1918 1917 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 27–17 635 4–0 1–0 1/14/1918 1917 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 28–17 1,008 5–0 2–0 1/19/1918 Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 21–22 1,108 5–1 2–1 2/2/1918 yes 1917 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 19–23 – 5–2 2–2 2/9/1918 1917 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 38–22 925 6–2 3–2 2/11/1918 1917 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 35–21 673 7–2 4–2 2/16/1918 yes Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 26–29 – 7–3 4–3 2/18/1918 yes Ohio State The Armory Columbus, OH 26–23 – 8–3 5–3 2/23/1918 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 15–23 – 8–4 5–4 2/25/1918 yes Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 22–35 – 8–5 5–5 3/2/1918 yes Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL Rivalry 14–29 – 8–6 5–6 3/6/1918 University of Chicago Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 20–17 518 9–6 6–6 Central Time Player stats Player Games played Field goals Free throws PointsEarl Andersonhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224009/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html 2013-12-17 dead 156767201Bert Ingwersenhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224009/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html 2013-12-17 dead 1524149Paul Taylorhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224009/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html 2013-12-17 dead 1424048J.S. Probsthttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224009/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html 2013-12-17 dead 1015030Benjamin Mittlemanhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224009/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html 2013-12-17 dead 713026Charles Vailhttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224009/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html 2013-12-17 dead 118016J.G. Stevenshttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224009/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html 2013-12-17 dead 75010George Halashttp://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html Archived copy 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224009/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1917.html 2013-12-17 dead 5102 Awards and honors 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. Earl Anderson was named a Consensus All-American for the 1917–18 season. References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1917 in sports in Illinois Category:1918 in sports in Illinois