1921–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1921â22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1921â22 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Ward Lambert, coaching in his 5th season with the Boilermakers. The team finished the season with a 15â3 record, claiming the Big Ten championship with a conference record of 8â1.[1][2][3]
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15â3 (8â1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
- Ward Lambert (5th season)
CaptainRay Miller
| 1921â22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball | |
|---|---|
Big Ten Conference Champions | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 15â3 (8â1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Ray Miller |
| Home arena | Memorial Gymnasium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 8 | â | 1 | .889 | 15 | â | 3 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | â | 4 | .667 | 15 | â | 4 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 8 | â | 4 | .667 | 14 | â | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | â | 5 | .583 | 14 | â | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 5 | â | 6 | .455 | 11 | â | 7 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | â | 7 | .417 | 15 | â | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | â | 7 | .417 | 8 | â | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | â | 7 | .364 | 5 | â | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | â | 7 | .300 | 10 | â | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | â | 9 | .250 | 7 | â | 11 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The team also contained several future coaches; Don White coached at Washington University, UConn, and Rutgers; Blair Gullion at Earlham and Washington University, among others.
Lineup
- Ted Chafee, Senior (Forward)
- George Eversman, Junior (Forward)
- Blair Gullion, Sophomore (Center)
- E. H. Hawkins, Sophomore (Forward)
- Walter Hiser, Senior (Guard)
- Don Holwerda, Junior (Guard)
- Milton Leverenz, Senior (Forward)
- E. A. Long, Junior (Forward)
- A. B. "Abie" Masters, Junior (Forward)
- Ray "Candy" Miller, Senior Capt. (Guard)
- F. L. Tavis, Sophomore (Forward)
- Don White, Graduate (Guard) â declared ineligible during the season
- T. H. Witter, Sophomore (Guard)
- Kriegbaum
- Little
- Treat
- R. L. Green, Senior (Student Manager)
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 12/14/1921* |
Franklin | W 43â22 | 1â0 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/16/1921* |
Rose Poly | W 33â10 | 2â0 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/18/1921* |
Butler | W 42â19 | 3â0 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/21/1921* |
Chamber of Commerce | W 26â19 | 4â0 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/29/1921* |
at Wabash | W 34â25 | 5â0 |
Wabash, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/31/1921* |
at DePauw | L 27â32 | 5â1 |
Greencastle, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/2/1922* |
Colgate | W 31â25 | 6â1 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/6/1922* |
Camp Benning | W 42â26 | 7â1 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/16/1922 |
Northwestern | W 32â19 | 8â1 (1â0) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/21/1922 |
at Iowa | W 27â26 | 9â1 (2â0) |
Second Iowa Armory Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
| 1/23/1922 |
at Northwestern | W 31â14 | 10â1 (3â0) |
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
| 1/28/1922 |
Iowa | W 27â26 | 11â1 (4â0) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/7/1922 |
at Illinois | L 28â29 | 11â2 (4â1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, Illinois | |||||||
| 2/11/1922 |
at Indiana Rivalry |
W 23â19 | 12â2 (5â1) |
Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/18/1922 |
Chicago | W 28â16 | 13â2 (6â1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/25/1922 |
Indiana Rivalry |
W 20â9 | 14â2 (7â1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 3/1/1922* |
Wabash | L 27â37 | 14â3 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 3/7/1922 |
Illinois | W 39â31 | 15â3 (8â1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
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