1916–17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1916â17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
- Ralph Jones (5th season)
| 1916â17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 13â3 (10â2 Big Ten) |
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| Captain | Clyde Alwood |
| Home arena | Kenney Gym |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 10 | â | 2 | .833 | 17 | â | 2 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 10 | â | 2 | .833 | 13 | â | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 7 | â | 2 | .778 | 11 | â | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 9 | â | 3 | .750 | 15 | â | 3 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | â | 5 | .375 | 13 | â | 6 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | â | 8 | .333 | 13 | â | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | â | 9 | .250 | 15 | â | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | â | 10 | .167 | 3 | â | 11 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | â | 8 | .111 | 7 | â | 9 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
The 1916â17 season was the second Big Ten Conference championship for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team. Coached by Ralph Jones, the Illini continued their winning ways by finishing the season with an overall record of 13 wins and 3 losses and a 10-win 2-loss conference mark. The starting lineup included E. G. McKay, J. B. Felmley and Ralf Woods rotating at the forward position, captain and center C. G. Alwood, and guards George Halas and Ray Woods.[1] Woods was named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for his work this season.[2]
Roster
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Schedule
Source[3]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 12/9/1916* |
at Millikin | W 38â18 | 1-0 |
Millikin Gymnasium (-) Decatur, IL | |||||||
| 12/15/1916* |
Wabash College | L 26â28 | 1-1 |
Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 12/18/1916* |
Millikin University | W 38â16 | 2-1 |
Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 1/3/1917* |
Northwestern College | W 52â10 | 3-1 |
Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL | |||||||
| Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
| 1/6/1917 |
at Purdue | W 28â24 | 4-1 (1-0) |
Memorial Gymnasium (-) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| 1/8/1917 |
at Ohio State | W 38â14 | 5-1 (2-0) |
The Armory (-) Columbus, OH | |||||||
| 1/12/1917 |
Northwestern Rivalry |
W 45â17 | 6-1 (3-0) |
Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 1/16/1917 |
University of Chicago | W 20â10 | 7-1 (4-0) |
Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 1/20/1917 |
at Wisconsin | L 14â25 | 7-2 (4-1) |
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium (-) Madison, WI | |||||||
| 1/22/1917 |
at Minnesota | L 11â20 | 7-3 (4-2) |
University of Minnesota Armory (-) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
| 2/3/1917 |
at University of Chicago | W 19â16 | 8-3 (5-2) |
Bartlett Gymnasium (-) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 2/5/1917 |
Ohio State | W 34â21 | 9-3 (6-2) |
Kenney Gym (2,315) Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/10/1917 |
Minnesota | W 18â17 | 10-3 (7-2) |
Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/17/1917 |
Purdue | W 27â16 | 11-3 (8-2) |
Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/24/1917 |
Wisconsin | W 28â22 | 12-3 (9-2) |
Kenney Gym (4,102) Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 3/2/1917 |
Northwestern Rivalry |
W 21â12 | 13-3 (10-2) |
Kenney Gym (-) Urbana, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Player stats
Awards and honors
Ray Woods was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Woods was also selected as the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for the 1916â17 season.
Clyde Alwood was named a Consensus All-American for the 1916â17 season.[12]
George Halas was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1963), for his role in the development of the National Football League as well as for his coaching and playing for the Chicago Bears.