1906–07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1906â07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team represented the University of Chicago in intercollegiate basketball during the 1906â07 season. The team finished the season with a 21â2 record[1] and were retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] This was the first of three consecutive seasons that Chicago was later named the Helms national champion.[2] The team played their home games on campus at Frank Dickinson Bartlett Gymnasium.
- Joseph Raycroft (1st season)
| 1906â07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 21â2 (6â2 Western) |
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| Captain | Albert Houghton |
| Home arena | Bartlett Gymnasium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 6 | â | 2 | .750 | 21 | â | 2 | .913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | â | 2 | .750 | 10 | â | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 6 | â | 2 | .750 | 11 | â | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | â | 6 | .250 | 7 | â | 8 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | â | 8 | .000 | 1 | â | 10 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | - | â | - | â | 9 | â | 5 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | - | â | - | â | 5 | â | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | - | â | - | â | 1 | â | 5 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Both Albert Houghton and John Schommer were named All-Americans.[3] For Schommer, it was his second straight All-American honor; for Houghton, it was his first and only time being honored.
Roster
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Joseph Raycroft (University of Chicago) (1st year)
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Source[4]
Schedule
Source[4]
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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| 1/9/1907* no, no |
vs. Lewis | W 50-9 | 1-0 (0-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/15/1907* no, no |
vs. Armour | W 65-16 | 2-0 (0-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/19/1907* no, no |
vs. Central YMCA | W 26â19 | 3-0 (0-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/21/1907 no, no |
vs. Northwestern | W 34-6 | 4-0 (0-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/26/1907 no, no |
vs. Wisconsin | W 24â14 | 5-0 (1-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 2/2/1907 no, no |
@ Illinois | W 53â20 | 6-0 (2-0) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/9/1907 no, no |
vs. Purdue | W 28â16 | 7-0 (3-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 2/16/1907* no, no |
vs. Central YMCA | W 27â15 | 8-0 (3-0) |
Central YMCA Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 2/23/1907 no, no |
vs. Illinois | W 35â20 | 9-0 (4-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 3/2/1907 no, no |
@ Minnesota | W 27â24 | 10-0 (5-0) |
University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
| 3/6/1907 no, no |
@ Wisconsin | L 11â22 | 10-1 (5-1) |
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI | |||||||
| 3/9/1907 no, no |
@ Purdue | W 21â19 | 11-1 (6-1) |
Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| 3/16/1907 no, no |
vs. Minnesota | L 10â20 | 11-2 (6-2) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 3/21/1907* no, no |
vs. Marshfield Co. | W 32â11 | 12-2 (6-2) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 3/22/1907 no, no |
@ Northwestern | W 50â17 | 13-2 (6-2) |
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL | |||||||
| 3/23/1907* no, no |
vs. Central Meteors | W 29â16 | 14-2 (6-2) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 3/23/1907* no, no |
vs. Central YMCA | W 22â19 | 15-2 (6-2) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||