1900–01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1900â01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
1900â01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	12â0
Head coach	Alpha Jamison (2nd season);
Captain	H. Wallace Reimann
Home arena	Lafayette Coliseum
	Seasons â 1899â1900 1901â02 â

The 1900â01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team was the first season Purdue University fielded a basketball team. They played a multi-game schedule, and compiled an 12â0^[1]^[2] record against Indiana colleges and high schools. The team averaged 30.7 points a game, while holding their opponents to 10 points a game. The team, citing their perfect record, claimed to be state champions. H. Wallace Reimann lead the team as captain and unofficially as coach. William C. Curd, Jr. acted as the team's business manager.

ConferenceIndependent

Record12â0

Headcoach

Alpha Jamison (2nd season)

CaptainH. Wallace Reimann

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1900â01 Western Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Purdueâ	2	â	0	1.000	12	â	0	1.000
Minnesota	1	â	0	1.000	11	â	1	.917
Wisconsin	0	â	1	.000	1	â	1	.500
Indiana	0	â	2	.000	1	â	4	.200

â Intramural play only; the conference did not have an official championship winner

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Player	Position	Class
H. Wallace Reimann	Forward	Soph.
Alexander D. Smith	Forward	Soph.
John F. G. Miller	Center	Soph.
D. Ralph Lucas	Guard	Fr.
Joseph B. Knapp	Guard	Fr.
Hugh W. Cook	Sub. Forward	Soph.
William C. Holt	Sub. Guard	Senior
Lloyd M. Lucas	Sub. Guard	Freshman
Hollis H. Arnold	Sub. Guard	Freshman
Dossey M. Lynch	Sub. Forward	Junior

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 18, 1900*	Danville	W 24â4	1â0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
January 23, 1901*	Lafayette High School	W 40â7	2â0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
January 25, 1901*	at Logansport Community College	W 19â5	3â0	Logansport, IN
February 1, 1901*	at Culver Military Institute	W 19â12	4â0	Culver, IN
February 15, 1901*	Wabash	W 43â15	5â0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
March 1, 1901*	at Wabash	W 17â15	6â0	Wabash, IN
March 2, 1901	at Indiana Rivalry	W 20â15	7â0 (1â0)	Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
March 11, 1901*	Logansport Community College	W 12â11	8â0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
March 12, 1901*	Lafayette High School	W 56â15	9â0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
March 13, 1901*	Lafayette High School	W 77â9	10â0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
March 15, 1901	Indiana Rivalry	W 23â19	11â0 (2â0)	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
March 21, 1901*	Butler	W 41â12	12â0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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