1919–20 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1919–20 Chicago Maroons Basketball University of Chicago Basketball Team, Intercollegiate Champions, 1919-20.jpg 285 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 14–4 10–2 Harlan Page 9th Samuel A. Rothermel Twohig Bartlett Gymnasium Paul Hinkle Big Ten champion The 1919–20 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team represented the University of Chicago. Regular season The 1919–20 Chicago Maroons men's basketball season was the final of nine seasons for head coach Pat Page. This group was first Big Ten champion in ten years for the Maroons. The campaign began with a three-game home winning streak, a loss to Iowa, followed by a seven-game winning streak. The team would play 12 conference games with only two defeats. The Maroons were led by captain Paul Hinkle, who would go on to coach Butler University in basketball as well as football for nearly 50 years. Complementing Hinkle at guard, the Maroons also started Herbert "Fritz" Crisler who also would create a legacy for himself as a coach and athletic director. Additionally, the team rounded out the starting five with combinations of Clarence Vollmer, Robert Birkhoff and Ted Curtiss at forward, Harry Williams and Robert Halladay at center. At seasons end, Paul "Tony" Hinkle, was named an All-American, while also being named 1st-team all-conference guard.2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide History University of Chicago 2013 http://static.psbin.com/r/r/4kbkpifzert7y5/Chicago-MBB-Yearbook-2013-14.pdf May 13, 2014 December 8, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131208162228/http://static.psbin.com/r/r/4kbkpifzert7y5/Chicago-MBB-Yearbook-2013-14.pdf dead For Hinkle, it was his second consecutive All-American honor and it was the third consecutive all-conference award. Crisler and Vollmer would be named to the all-conference honorable mention team for the 1920 season with Crisler being named defensive player of the year. National Collegiate Championship Series At the end of the regular season, Chicago sat at the top of the Big Ten and was considered the champion of the Western Intercollegiate Conference. Simultaneously the Penn Quakers had won the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference. To decide the 1920 national collegiate basketball championship a series of three games was arranged between the two champions. On March 22, 1920, the first game was played before a crowd of 3,600 fans in Bartlett Gymnasium. The champions of the east would fall behind the Maroons at the half by a score of 17–6; however, the final score of the game would be much tighter at 28–24. In the game both Vollmer and Birkhoff each scored 12 points, while Curtiss and Halladay each added a basket. The second game was played at the University of Pennsylvania's gymnasium which was also the YMCA. The Maroons were not equipped to play in a facility such as this and struggled to a 10–10 halftime score. But, in the end, the champions of the west would succumb to the Quakers and be defeated by a final score of 29–18. In the game both Hinkle and Halladay would foul out as the Maroons would be the recipients of 20 fouls, allowing the Quakers to have multiple free throw opportunities. The final game was played on the campus of Princeton University within the University Gymnasium. Back on a familiar setting and playing on a semi-neutral court, the Maroons played a very close game. In the end, the Quakers would come out on top by a score of 23–21 and win the Intercollegiate National Championship.The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Yearbook for 1921, The Chicago Daily News Company publisher, 1921, p. 434 Roster PlayerPositionClassHometownPaul Daniel Hinkle captainGuardSeniorLogansport, INHerbert "Fritz" Orin CrislerGuardJuniorEarlville, IllinoisClarence VollmerForwardSophomoreAlma, WIRobert Droppers BirkhoffForwardJuniorChicago, ILEdwin "Ted" Charles CurtissForwardSeniorDowners Grove, ILHarry George WilliamsCenterJuniorChicago, ILRobert Thayer HalladayCenterSophomoreChicago, ILPaul C. HitchcockSubstituteJuniorBeltrami, MinnesotaEdgar Henry PalmerSubstituteSophomoreCharles Euclid McGuireSubstituteSophomoreSweetwater, TNFrank John MaddenSubstituteSeniorChicago, ILJerome Price NeffSubstituteSophomorePerry SegalSubstituteJuniorThe Cap and Gown, Volume XXV, published 1920, p.380 Head coach: Harlan Page (9th year at Chicago) Schedule yes no no no no |- |- align="center" bgcolor="" 1/10/1920 no no no no vs Iowa Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 37–18 – 1-0 (1-0) 1/17/1920 no no no no vs Wisconsin Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 37–19 – 2-0 (2-0) 1/24/1920 no no no no vs Michigan Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 42–22 – 3-0 (3-0) 1/27/1920 no no no no @ Iowa Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA 19–22 – 3-1 (3-1) 1/30/1920 no no no no vs Ohio State Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 46–22 – 4-1 (4-1) 2/7/1920 no no no no @ Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 35–10 - 5-1 (5-1) 2/11/1920 no no no no @ Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH 19–13 - 6-1 (6-1) 2/14/1920 no no no no @ Illinois Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 23–21 4,420 7-1 (7-1) 2/21/1920 no no no no vs Michigan Waterman Gymnasium Ann Arbor, MI 31–19 – 8-1 (8-1) 2/28/1920 no no no no vs Illinois Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 27–20 – 9-1 (9-1) 3/6/1920 no no no no vs Minnesota Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 58–16 – 10-1 (10-1) 3/12/1920 no no no no @ Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 17–26 - 10-2 (10-2) 3/22/1920 no no no yes vs Penn Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL National Collegiate Championship game 1 28–24 3,600 11-2 (10-2) 3/25/1920 no no no yes @ Penn Penn College YMCA Philadelphia, PA National Collegiate Championship game 2 18–29 - 11-3 (10-2) 3/27/1920 no no no yes vs Penn University Gymnasium Princeton, NJ National Collegiate Championship game 3 21–23 - 11-4 (10-2) Central Time Bold Italic connotes conference gameChicago Maroons season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/chicago/ May 13, 2014The Cap and Gown, Volume XXV, published 1920, p.384 Awards and honors Paul Hinkle selected as an All-American for the 1919–20 season. Fritz Crisler achieved the Big Ten Medal of Honor following the 1921-22 season References Chicago Category:Chicago Maroons men's basketball seasons Chicago Maroons basketball, men's Chicago Maroons basketball, men's Category:1910s in Chicago Category:1920 in Chicago