*** Welcome to piglix ***

1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1925-26 Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
1925–26 record 9–8 (6–6 Big Ten)
Head coach J. Craig Ruby
Assistant coach Jack Lipe
David M. Bullock (Trainer)
Captain Leonard Haines
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
← 1924–25
1926–27 →
1925–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Purdue 8 4   .667     13 4   .765
Indiana 8 4   .667     12 5   .706
Iowa 8 4   .667     12 5   .706
Michigan 8 4   .667     12 5   .706
Illinois 6 6   .500     9 8   .529
Ohio State 6 6   .500     10 7   .588
Minnesota 5 7   .417     7 10   .412
Wisconsin 4 8   .333     8 9   .471
Northwestern 4 8   .333     5 11   .313
Chicago 3 9   .250     5 12   .294
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Craig Ruby began the 1925–26 season with a Fighting Illini team that boasted a total of 8 returning letterman from a team that placed in a tie for third place a year earlier. Unfortunately for Ruby, though, this team did not live up to expectations and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten. Probably the greatest change for the Illini during this season was the opening of their new home, Huff Gymnasium. Originally named New Gymnasium, Huff Gymnasium was renamed in 1937 after George Huff, who was the school's athletic director from 1895 to 1935, Huff Gymnasium would be home to the Fighting Illini's men's basketball program until 1963. The starting lineup included captain Leonard Haines and Kenneth Reynolds at guard, John Mauer at center and Jack Lipe, Russell Daugherity and Hollie Martin at forward.

Source

Source

Bold Italic connotes conference game


...
Wikipedia

...