1912–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1912â13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
- Ralph Jones (1st season)
| 1912â13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 10â6 (7â6 Big Ten) |
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| Captain | Homer Dahringer |
| Home arena | Kenney Gym |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 11 | â | 1 | .917 | 14 | â | 1 | .933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 7 | â | 2 | .778 | 14 | â | 4 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 8 | â | 4 | .667 | 20 | â | 6 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 6 | â | 5 | .545 | 7 | â | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | â | 6 | .538 | 10 | â | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 4 | â | 5 | .444 | 13 | â | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | â | 8 | .200 | 3 | â | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | â | 5 | .167 | 9 | â | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | â | 10 | .000 | 5 | â | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
The 1912â13 season saw yet another head coach arrive in Champaign-Urbana to work with the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team. Ralph Jones left an impressive legacy behind in West Lafayette, Indiana where he was head coach of Purdue for three years. During his tenure at Purdue, Jones compiled an impressive record of 32 wins with only 9 losses resulting in two conference championships. Jones was credited by some with originating the fast break in basketball.[1] After leading the Fighting Illini to two additional conference championships and one national championship, Jones left to coach at Lake Forest Academy. In addition to coaching basketball, Jones was head coach of the Chicago Bears from 1930 to 1933, where, among other achievements, he was credited with the revival of the T-formation and the use of a man in motion to throw off the defense.[2]
Roster
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Schedule
Source[3]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 12/20/1912* |
vs Illinois Wesleyan | W 18â13 | 1-0 |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 1/4/1913* |
at Decatur YMCA | W 27â13 | 2-0 |
Decatur YMCA Decatur, IL | |||||||
| 1/6/1913* |
at Rose Polytechnic Institute | W 52â14 | 3-0 |
Indiana State Normal School North Hall Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
| 1/11/1913 |
Wisconsin | L 15â16 | 3-1 (0-1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 1/21/1913 |
Purdue | W 22â18 | 4-1 (1-1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 1/28/1913 |
Iowa Rivalry |
W 35â9 | 5-1 (2-1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/8/1913 |
Minnesota | W 19â12 | 6-1 (3-1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/14/1913 |
Northwestern Rivalry |
W 23â22 | 7-1 (4-1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/21/1913 |
at Wisconsin | L 13â18 | 7-2 (4-2) |
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI | |||||||
| 2/22/1913 |
at Minnesota | W 20â10 | 8-2 (5-2) |
University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
| 2/26/1913 |
University of Chicago | L 12â19 | 8-3 (5-3) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 3/1/1913 |
Indiana Rivalry |
W 29â12 | 9-3 (6-3) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 3/7/1913 |
at Purdue | L 11â12 | 9-4 (6-4) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| 3/8/1913 |
at Indiana Rivalry |
W 23â17 | 10-4 (7-4) |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 3/14/1913 |
at University of Chicago | L 16â21 | 10-5 (7-5) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 3/15/1913 |
at Northwestern Rivalry |
L 18â20 | 10-6 (7-6) |
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
