1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1905–06 Basketball none Illinois Fighting Illini 1905-06 Fighting Illini men's basketball team.png 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–8 3–6 Elwood Brown 1st Elected each game Kenney Gym The 1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. Regular season Gym manager and instructor Leo Hana, was put in charge of building the basketball program. The first University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, led by its playing captain Roy Riley, beat Champaign High School January 6, 1906, two weeks before Hana was able to replace Riley with a "professional" coach.A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 1-58261-793-7 Elwood Brown became Illinois' first basketball coach January 20, 1906.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 In the first season of Illinois basketball the Illini went 6–8, 3–6 in the Big Ten. Roster 1905 Illinois Fighting Illini y Charles Stewart F SO New York, New York n Floyd Tallmadge G FR Geneva, Nebraska n Roy Riley C FR Morrison, Illinois n Maurice Dadant F JR Hamilton, Illinois n Herb Juul G JR Chicago, Illinois y Edward Ryan G SO Chicago, Illinois n Victor Cicero Kays F SR Magnolia, Illinois y Hugh L. Ray G JR Chicago, Illinois y Shorty Ray Albert Penn F FR Chicago, Illinois n Elwood Brown (Wheaton College) (1st year) http://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1906_1924.aspx All-Time Illini Rosters SourceFightingIllini.com Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1905–06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210104704/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1905.html 2015-02-10 , FightingIllini.com no no no no no |- |- align="center" bgcolor="" January 6, 1906 no yes Champaign High School Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 71–4 1–0 January 20, 1906 no no Indiana Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 27–24 2–0 1–0 January 27, 1906 no no 1905 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 25–19 3–0 2–0 February 2, 1906 no no yes 1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 19–32 3–1 2–1 February 5, 1906 no yes Wheaton College Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 23–21 4–1 February 8, 1906 no yes yes Evanston YMCA Evanston YMCA Evanston, IL 15–51 4–2 2–1 February 9, 1906 no no yes 1905 Chicago Maroons University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 14–49 4–3 2–2 February 10, 1906 no yes yes Wheaton College Adams Hall Wheaton, IL 28–37 4–4 February 14, 1906 no yes Oberlin College Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 31–25 5–4 February 16, 1906 no no yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 7–38 5–5 2–3 February 17, 1906 no no yes Purdue Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN 22–48 5–6 2–4 February 24, 1906 no no University of Chicago Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 24–21 6–6 3–4 February 28, 1906 no no Minnesota Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 25–27 6–7 3–5 March 3, 1906 no no Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 32–35 6–8 3–6 |- Central Time References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1905 in sports in Illinois Category:1906 in sports in Illinois