1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1905–06 Western Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1905–06 record	6–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Elwood Brown
Captain	Selected each game
Home arena	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.[1] Elwood Brown became Illinois’ first basketball coach January 20, 1906.[2] In the first season of Illinois basketball the Illini went 6-8, 3-6 in the Big Ten.

Roster

1905–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Charles Stewart	—	—	So	New York, New York
G	Floyd Tallmadge	—	—	Fr	Geneva, Nebraska
C	Roy Riley	—	—	Fr	Morrison, Illinois
F	Maurice Dadant	—	—	Jr	Hamilton, Illinois
G	Herb Juul	—	—	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	Edward Ryan	—	—	So	Chicago, Illinois
F	Victor Cicero Kays	—	—	Sr	Magnolia, Illinois
G	Hugh L. Ray	—	—	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	Albert Penn	—	—	Fr	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Elwood Brown (Wheaton College) (1st year)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[3]

Schedule

Source[4]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
1/6/1906* no, no	vs. Champaign High School	W 71-4	1-0	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
1/20/1906 no, no	vs. Indiana Rivalry	W 27–24	2-0 (1-0)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
1/27/1906 no, no	vs. Purdue	W 25–19	3-0 (2-0)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
2/2/1906 no, no	@ Minnesota	L 19–32	3-1 (2-1)	University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN
2/5/1906* no, no	vs. Wheaton College	W 23–21	4-1 (2-1)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
2/8/1906* no, no	@ Evanston YMCA	L 15–51	4-2 (2-1)	Evanston YMCA Evanston, IL
2/9/1906 no, no	@ University of Chicago	L 14–49	4-3 (2-2)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
2/10/1906* no, no	@ Wheaton College	L 28–37	4-4 (2-2)	Adams Hall Wheaton, IL
2/14/1906* no, no	vs. Oberlin College	W 31–25	5-4 (2-2)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
2/16/1906 no, no	@ Indiana Rivalry	L 7–38	5-5 (2-3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/17/1906 no, no	@ Purdue	L 22–48	5-6 (2-4)	Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN
2/24/1906 no, no	vs. University of Chicago	W 24–21	6-6 (3-4)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
2/28/1906 no, no	vs. Minnesota	L 25–27	6-7 (3-5)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
3/3/1906 no, no	vs. Wisconsin	L 32–35	6-8 (3-6)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

References

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
Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
FightingIllini.com
University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1905-06 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com

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[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] FightingIllini.com

[4] University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1905-06 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)
Rivalries	Indiana Iowa Missouri
Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1905–06 Western Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Minnesota	6	–	1	.857	13	–	2	.867
Wisconsin	6	–	2	.750	12	–	2	.857
Indiana	2	–	2	.500	7	–	9	.438
Chicago	3	–	5	.375	5	–	5	.500
Purdue	3	–	6	.333	4	–	7	.364
Illinois	3	–	6	.333	6	–	8	.429
Iowa	-	–	-	–	11	–	5	.688

Rankings from AP Poll