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1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1918-1919 University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
1918–19 record 6–8 (5–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Ralph Jones
David M. Bullock (Trainer)
Captain Burt Ingwersen
Home arena Kenney Gym
Seasons
← 1917–18
1919–20 →
1918–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Minnesota 10 0   1.000     13 0   1.000
Chicago 10 2   .833     21 6   .778
Northwestern 6 4   .600     6 6   .500
Michigan 5 5   .500     18 6   .750
Illinois 5 7   .417     6 8   .429
Indiana 4 6   .400     10 7   .588
Iowa 4 7   .364     8 7   .533
Purdue 4 7   .364     6 8   .429
Wisconsin 3 9   .250     5 11   .313
Ohio State 2 6   .250     7 12   .368
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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. 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.

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