1916–17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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1916–17
Kenney Gym
Seasons
1916–17 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Minnesota 10 – 2   .833 17 – 2   .895
Illinois 10 – 2   .833 13 – 3   .813
Purdue 7 – 2   .778 11 – 3   .786
Wisconsin 9 – 3   .750 15 – 3   .833
Indiana 3 – 5   .375 13 – 6   .684
Chicago 4 – 8   .333 13 – 15   .464
Ohio State 3 – 9   .250 15 – 11   .577
Northwestern 2 – 10   .167 3 – 11   .214
Iowa 1 – 8   .111 7 – 9   .438
Rankings from
AP Poll

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.[2] Woods was named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for his work during this season.[3]

Roster

1916–17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F
 		Clarence O. Applegran
—
—
 So
Chicago, Illinois
G
 		George Halas
—
—
 Jr
Chicago, Illinois
F
 		Clyde Alwood (C)
—
—
 Sr Clinton, Illinois
G
 		Ray Woods
—
—
 Sr Oak Park, Illinois
G
 		Ralf Woods
—
—
 Sr Oak Park, Illinois
F
 		Gordon Otto
—
—
 Sr
Miami, Florida
F
 		John B. Felmley
—
—
 Jr Bloomington, Illinois
C Elmer T. Rundquist
—
—
 Jr
San Antonio, Texas
F
 		Dan William Elwell
—
—
 Jr Champaign, Illinois
F
 		Ernest G. McKay
—
—
 Fr Tampa, Florida
G
 		Vaughn Waldow Dean
—
—
 Sr Decatur, Illinois
G
 		Raymond Christian Haas
—
—
 Fr Evansville, Indiana
Head coach
  • Ralph Jones (Indianapolis YMCA Training School) (5th year)
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[4]

Schedule

Source[5]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/9/1916*
no, no 		at Millikin University W 38–18  1-0
 Millikin Gymnasium (-)
Decatur, IL
12/15/1916*
no, no 		Wabash College L 26–28  1-1
Urbana, IL
12/18/1916*
no, no 		Millikin University W 38–16  2-1
 Kenney Gym (-)
Urbana, IL
1/3/1917*
no, no 		Northwestern College W 52–10  3-1
 Kenney Gym (-)
Urbana, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/6/1917
no, no 		at Purdue W 28–24  4-1
(1-0)
West Lafayette, IN
1/8/1917
no, no 		at Ohio State W 38–14  5-1
(2-0)
Columbus, OH
1/12/1917
no, no 		Northwestern
Rivalry 		W 45–17  6-1
(3-0) 		Kenney Gym (-)
Urbana, IL
1/16/1917
no, no 		University of Chicago W 20–10  7-1
(4-0) 		Kenney Gym (-)
Urbana, IL
1/20/1917
no, no 		at Wisconsin L 14–25  7-2
(4-1)
Madison, WI
1/22/1917
no, no 		at Minnesota L 11–20  7-3
(4-2)
Minneapolis, MN
2/3/1917
no, no 		at University of Chicago W 19–16  8-3
(5-2)
Chicago, IL
2/5/1917
no, no 		Ohio State W 34–21  9-3
(6-2) 		Kenney Gym (2,315)
Urbana, IL
2/10/1917
no, no 		Minnesota W 18–17  10-3
(7-2) 		Kenney Gym (-)
Urbana, IL
2/17/1917
no, no 		Purdue W 27–16  11-3
(8-2) 		Kenney Gym (-)
Urbana, IL
2/24/1917
no, no 		Wisconsin W 28–22  12-3
(9-2) 		Kenney Gym (4,102)
Urbana, IL
3/2/1917
no, no 		Northwestern
Rivalry 		W 21–12  13-3
(10-2) 		Kenney Gym (-)
Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
Central Time
.

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Points
Ralf Woods[6] 16 54 70 178
Clyde Alwood[7] 15 57 0 114
Ernest McKay[8] 15 39 3 81
Ray Woods[9] 16 19 0 38
John Felmley[10] 6 7 4 18
George Halas[11] 11 5 0 10
R.C. Haas[12] 3 1 0 2
Gordon Otto[13] 4 1 0 2

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.[14]

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

  1. ^ National Athletic Trainer Association
  2. ISBN 1-58261-793-7
  3. ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  4. ^ FightingIllini.com
  5. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1916-17 Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
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  14. ^ "1916-17 Season Summary".
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