1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1909–10 record 5–4 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Herb V. Juul
Captain Carl Watson
Home arena Kenney Gym
1909–10 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Chicago 9 3   .750     10 3   .769
Minnesota 7 3   .700     10 3   .769
Wisconsin 7 5   .583     9 5   .643
Illinois 5 4   .556     5 4   .556
Purdue 5 5   .500     8 5   .615
Iowa 2 2   .500     11 3   .786
Indiana 3 7   .300     5 8   .385
Northwestern 0 9   .000     0 9   .000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

For the first time since organized basketball became a sanctioned sport within the university, the Fighting Illini basketball team was led by a returning head coach.[1] Herb V. Juul remained as the head coach of a team that played only nine games, each being a conference game. The Illini finished their season with a record of five wins, four losses and a fourth-place finish in the Western Conference. The starting lineup for the team included Albert L. Hall and Henry J. Popperfuss as forwards, captain Carl P. Watson at center, and Louis S. Bernstein and Thomas Thompson as guards.[2]

Roster

Player Position Class Hometown
Emmett V. Poston Center Junior Springfield, Illinois
Carl Watson Left Forward, Right Forward Senior DeKalb, Illinois
Henry Popperfuss Left Forward Senior Tomah, Wisconsin
Thomas E. Thompson Right Guard Senior Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Louis S. Bernstein Left Guard, Right Guard Junior Niagara Falls, New York
Albert L. Hall Right Forward Sophomore Libertyville, Illinois
Chouncey B. Oliver Center Sophomore Blue Diamond, Nevada
James G. White Right Guard Freshman Chicago, Illinois
Chester Arthur Lord Left Forward Senior Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Clarence John Levey Forward Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
Ralph Pillsbury Gates Reserve Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
Van Rockwell Reserve Junior St. Charles, Illinois

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Schedule

Source[4]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
1/15/1910
no, no
@ Wisconsin L 16–28  0-1 (0-1)
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium 
Madison, WI

1/21/1910
no, no
vs. Wisconsin W 34–14  1-1 (1-1)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL

1/29/1910
no, no
vs. Purdue W 33–17  2-1 (2-1)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL

2/5/1910
no, no
vs. Indiana W 30–20  3-1 (3-1)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL

2/8/1910
no, no
vs University of Chicago L 11–21  3-2 (3-2)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL

2/26/1910
no, no
@ University of Chicago W 24–15  4-2 (4-2)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL

3/4/1910
no, no
@ Purdue L 10–27  4-3 (4-3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN

3/5/1910
no, no
@ Indiana W 27–12  5-3 (5-3)
Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/9/1910
no, no
vs. Minnesota L 9–22  5-4 (5-4)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game

References

  1. A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
  2. Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  3. All-Time Illini Rosters
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1909-10, FightingIllini.com

See also

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