1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–8 (6–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	J. Craig Ruby (4th season);
Assistant coach	Jack Lipe (2nd season)
Captain	Leonard Haines
Home arena	Huff Hall
	Seasons ← 1924–25 1926–27 →

1925–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Regular season

Craig Ruby began the 1925–26 season with a Fighting Illini team had eight returning letterman from a team that placed in a tie for third place a year earlier. This team 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,^[1] who was the school's athletic director from 1895 to 1935, Huff Gymnasium was home to the Fighting Illini's men's basketball program until 1963.^[2] 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.^[3]

Roster

1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Leonard Haines (C)	—	—	Sr	Belvidere, Illinois
F	2	John Mauer	—	—	Sr	Batavia, Illinois
F	3	Russell Daugherity	—	—	Jr	Streator, Illinois
F	4	Hollie Martin	—	—	Sr	Perrysville, Indiana
G	5	Chas Kassel	—	—	Jr	Melrose Park, Illinois
G	6	Kenneth L. Reynolds	—	—	Jr	Villa Grove, Illinois
G	7	Jack Lipe	—	—	Sr	Decatur, Illinois
F	8	Keston Deimling	—	—	So	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
F	9	Byran Doolen	—	—	Sr	Kinmundy, Illinois
F	10	Marion Leonard	—	—	Jr	Forrest, Illinois
G	11	James R. "Bud" Stewart	—	—	So	Flint, Michigan
G	12	Robert McKay	—	—	Jr	Champaign, Illinois
F	14	Ralph Waldo Freeman	—	—	Sr	Ogden, Illinois
F	15	George Rea	—	—	Jr	Urbana, Illinois
G	16	Roy Mayberry	—	—	So	Norwalk, Ohio
G	17	Louis Cotie	—	—	So	Muskegon, Michigan
F	R	Werner Daib	—	—	So	Chicago, Illinois
F	R	Arthur Osgood	—	—	So	Marseilles, Illinois
G	R	Daniel Weeks Vittum	—	—	So	Canton, Illinois

Head coach

Craig Ruby (University of Missouri) (4th year)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Lipe (Player/Coach)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source^[4]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/12/1925* no, no	Butler	W 23–22	1-0	New Gymnasium Champaign, IL
12/19/1925* no, no	at Drake	L 16–20	1-1	Des Moines Coliseum Des Moines, IA
12/21/1925* no, no	at Iowa Agricultural College	W 33–14	2-1	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
1/4/1926* no, no	Kansas Aggies	W 30–29	3-1	New Gymnasium Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/11/1926 no, no	Minnesota	W 17–8	4-1 (1-0)	New Gymnasium Champaign, IL
1/16/1926 no, no	at Ohio State	L 18–30	4-2 (1-1)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
1/18/1926 no, no	at Michigan	W 34–24	5-2 (2-1)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
1/23/1926 no, no	University of Chicago	L 14–19	5-3 (2-2)	Bartlett Gymnasium (4,725) Chicago, IL
2/6/1926* no, no	at Notre Dame	L 14–26	5-4	New Gymnasium Champaign, IL
2/10/1926 no, no	Purdue	W 29–28	6-4 (3-2)	New Gymnasium Champaign, IL
2/13/1926 no, no	Ohio State	W 35–31	7-4 (4-2)	New Gymnasium Champaign, IL
2/19/1926 no, no	at Indiana Rivalry	W 21–20	8-4 (5-2)	Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN
2/22/1926 no, no	University of Chicago	W 24–16	9-4 (6-2)	New Gymnasium Champaign, IL
2/26/1926 no, no	Michigan	L 24–33	9-5 (6-3)	New Gymnasium Champaign, IL
3/1/1926 no, no	at Purdue	L 23–28	9-6 (6-4)	Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN
3/6/1926 no, no	Indiana Rivalry	L 25–28	9-7 (6-5)	New Gymnasium Champaign, IL
3/8/1926 no, no	at Minnesota	L 21–28	9-8 (6-6)	Kenwood Armory Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

References

^ [1] Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine Fighting Illini Facilities
^ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1924-25 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com

[1] [1] Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine Fighting Illini Facilities

[2] A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.18 ISBN 1-58261-793-7

[3] Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7

[4] University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1924-25 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com

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Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)
Rivalries	Indiana Iowa Missouri Northwestern
Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek 1960s slush fund scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics