1925–26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1925â26 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
- J. Craig Ruby (4th season)
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 9â8 (6â6 Big Ten) |
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| Assistant coach | Jack Lipe (2nd season) |
| Captain | Leonard Haines |
| Home arena | Huff Hall |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 8 | â | 4 | .667 | 13 | â | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 8 | â | 4 | .667 | 12 | â | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 8 | â | 4 | .667 | 12 | â | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | â | 4 | .667 | 12 | â | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 6 | â | 6 | .500 | 9 | â | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 6 | â | 6 | .500 | 10 | â | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | â | 7 | .417 | 7 | â | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | â | 8 | .333 | 8 | â | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 4 | â | 8 | .333 | 5 | â | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | â | 9 | .250 | 5 | â | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
Craig Ruby began the 1925â26 season with a Fighting Illini team had eight returning letterman from a team that placed in a tie for third place a year earlier. This team finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten. Probably the greatest change for the Illini during this season was the opening of their new home, Huff Gymnasium. Originally named New Gymnasium, Huff Gymnasium was renamed in 1937 after George Huff,[1] who was the school's athletic director from 1895 to 1935, Huff Gymnasium was home to the Fighting Illini's men's basketball program until 1963.[2] The starting lineup included captain Leonard Haines and Kenneth Reynolds at guard, John Mauer at center and Jack Lipe, Russell Daugherity and Hollie Martin at forward.[3]
Roster
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Schedule
Source[4]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 12/12/1925* |
Butler | W 23â22 | 1-0 |
New Gymnasium Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 12/19/1925* |
at Drake | L 16â20 | 1-1 |
Des Moines Coliseum Des Moines, IA | |||||||
| 12/21/1925* |
at Iowa Agricultural College | W 33â14 | 2-1 |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
| 1/4/1926* |
Kansas Aggies | W 30â29 | 3-1 |
New Gymnasium Champaign, IL | |||||||
| Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
| 1/11/1926 |
Minnesota | W 17â8 | 4-1 (1-0) |
New Gymnasium Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 1/16/1926 |
at Ohio State | L 18â30 | 4-2 (1-1) |
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH | |||||||
| 1/18/1926 |
at Michigan | W 34â24 | 5-2 (2-1) |
Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
| 1/23/1926 |
University of Chicago | L 14â19 | 5-3 (2-2) |
Bartlett Gymnasium (4,725) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 2/6/1926* |
at Notre Dame | L 14â26 | 5-4 |
New Gymnasium Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 2/10/1926 |
Purdue | W 29â28 | 6-4 (3-2) |
New Gymnasium Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 2/13/1926 |
Ohio State | W 35â31 | 7-4 (4-2) |
New Gymnasium Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 2/19/1926 |
at Indiana Rivalry |
W 21â20 | 8-4 (5-2) |
Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/22/1926 |
University of Chicago | W 24â16 | 9-4 (6-2) |
New Gymnasium Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 2/26/1926 |
Michigan | L 24â33 | 9-5 (6-3) |
New Gymnasium Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 3/1/1926 |
at Purdue | L 23â28 | 9-6 (6-4) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| 3/6/1926 |
Indiana Rivalry |
L 25â28 | 9-7 (6-5) |
New Gymnasium Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 3/8/1926 |
at Minnesota | L 21â28 | 9-8 (6-6) |
Kenwood Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||