1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1918–19 record6–8 (5–7 Big Ten)
Head coachRalph Jones
David M. Bullock (Trainer)[1]
CaptainBurt Ingwersen
Home arenaKenney Gym
1918–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Minnesota10–0 1.000  13–0  1.000
Chicago10–2 .833  21–6  .778
Northwestern6–4 .600  6–6  .500
Michigan5–5 .500  18–6  .750
Illinois5–7 .417  6–8  .429
Indiana4–6 .400  10–7  .588
Iowa4–7 .364  8–7  .533
Purdue4–7 .364  6–8  .429
Wisconsin3–9 .250  5–11  .313
Ohio State2–6 .250  7–12  .368
Rankings from AP Poll
"1918-19 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

Regular season

The 1918–19 season for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, was the lowest point for head coach Ralph Jones during his tenure at the University of Illinois. Jones experienced his only losing season as a Big Ten coach, as a matter of fact, this was the only losing season he would have in career spanning nearly 35 years. Jones, who coached the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team for three seasons prior to coming to Illinois, had never lost more than 6 games during any conference campaign.[2] The record the Illini would possess at the conclusion of the 1918–19 season would overall be 6 wins, 8 losses with a 6 win 6 loss conference mark. The starting lineup included captain Burt Ingwersen, Benjamin Mittleman and Ralph Fletcher at the forward positions, K.L. Wilson at center, and W.K. Kopp and P.C. Taylor as guards.[3]

Roster
1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Ralph Fletcher
—
—
 So Champaign, Illinois
F Burt Ingwersen (C)
—
—
 Jr Urbana, Illinois
C John S. Probst
—
—
 Jr East Aurora, Illinois
C Paul C. Taylor
—
—
 Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
C Kenneth L. Wilson
—
—
 Jr Wilmette, Illinois
G William K. Kopp
—
—
 So Beverly Farms, Massachusetts
F Benjamin F. Mittleman
—
—
 Sr East Farmingdale, New York
G George Buchheit
—
—
 So Beardstown, Illinois
F Daniel Willard Smith
—
—
 Fr Bellflower, Illinois
F Thomas Johnson
—
—
 So Homer, Illinois
Head coach
  • Ralph Jones (Indianapolis YMCA Training School) (7th 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
1/3/1919*
no, no		 vs Great Lakes L 26–28  0-1 (0-0)
 Kenney Gym (467)
Urbana, IL
1/10/1919*
no, no		 vs Millikin University W 37–17  1-1 (0-0)
 Kenney Gym (577)
Urbana, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/18/1919
no, no		 vs Purdue L 13–16  1-2 (0-1)
 Kenney Gym (1,519)
Urbana, IL
1/20/1919
no, no		 vs Ohio State W 25–20  2-2 (1-1)
 Kenney Gym (1,462)
Urbana, IL
1/25/1919
no, no		 @ Wisconsin W 25–15  3-2 (2-1)
 University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium (-)
Madison, WI
1/27/1919
no, no		 @ Minnesota L 17–36  3-3 (2-2)
 University of Minnesota Armory (-)
Minneapolis, MN
2/1/1919
no, no		 @ Michigan W 27–23  4-3 (3-2)
 Waterman Gymnasium (-)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/8/1919
no, no		 @ University of Chicago L 12–17  4-4 (3-3)
 Bartlett Gymnasium (-)
Chicago, IL
2/15/1919
no, no		 vs Wisconsin W 16–14  5-4 (4-3)
 Kenney Gym (1,774)
Urbana, IL
2/21/1919
no, no		 @ Purdue W 25–18  6-4 (5-3)
 Memorial Gymnasium (-)
West Lafayette, IN
2/24/1919
no, no		 @ Ohio State L 15–32  6-5 (5-4)
 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-)
Columbus, OH
3/1/1919
no, no		 vs University of Chicago L 15–17  6-6 (5-5)
 Kenney Gym (2,126)
Urbana, IL
3/3/1919
no, no		 vs Minnesota L 9–26  6-7 (5-6)
 Kenney Gym (1,485)
Urbana, IL
3/10/1919
no, no		 vs Michigan L 18–22  6-8 (5-7)
 Kenney Gym (1,329)
Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game

Player stats
Player Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Points
Kenneth Wilson[6]142853109
Paul Taylor[7]1224654
Ralph Fletcher[8]1223248
Bert Ingwersen[9]1310020
Benjamin Mittleman[10]138117
D.W. Smith[11]76113

Awards and honors

References
  1. National Athletic Trainer Association
  2. A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.17 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
  3. Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  4. FightingIllini.com
  5. University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1918-19 Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
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