1895–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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The 1895–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1895–96 season. The team finished the season with a 2–5 record.[1] This squad is historically significant to the sport of college basketball: when they played the University of Chicago on January 18, 1896, the teams faced off with only five players to a side, establishing the first "modern" game of college basketball ever played.[2][3] Chicago won the game, 15–12.[4]

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1895–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
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Record2–5
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Seasons
← 1894–95
1896–97 â†’
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1895–96 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wesleyan– â€“1–0  1.000
Bloomsburg– â€“6–1  .857
Minnesota A&M– â€“10–2  .833
Mount Union– â€“3–1  .750
Chicago– â€“5–2  .714
Temple– â€“15–7  .682
Yale– â€“8–5  .615
Allegheny– â€“1–1  .500
Washington– â€“1–1  .500
Minnesota– â€“3–5  .375
Iowa– â€“2–5  .286
Bucknell– â€“1–3  .250
Central Penn– â€“0–2  .000
Drexel– â€“0–1  .000
Macalester– â€“0–4  .000
Savage School of Physical Education– â€“0–1  .000
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