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1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Watson
Home arenaKenney Gym
Seasons
1909–10 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chicago 9 3   .750 10 3   .769
Minnesota 7 3   .700 10 3   .769
Wisconsin 7 5   .583 9 5   .643
Illinois 5 4   .556 5 4   .556
Purdue 5 5   .500 8 5   .615
Iowa 2 2   .500 11 3   .786
Indiana 3 7   .300 5 8   .385
Northwestern 0 9   .000 0 9   .000

The 1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

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For the first time since organized basketball became a sanctioned sport within the university, the Fighting Illini basketball team was led by a returning head coach.[1] Herb V. Juul remained as the head coach of a team that played only nine games, each being a conference game. The Illini finished their season with a record of five wins, four losses and a fourth-place finish in the Western Conference. The starting lineup for the team included Albert L. Hall and Henry J. Popperfuss as forwards, captain Carl P. Watson at center, and Louis S. Bernstein and Thomas Thompson as guards.[2]

Roster

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1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Carl Watson (C)
Jr DeKalb, Illinois
F Henry Popperfuss
Sr Tomah, Wisconsin
C Emmett V. Poston
Jr Springfield, Illinois
G Thomas E. Thompson
Sr Williams Bay, Wisconsin
G Louis S. Bernstein
Jr Niagara Falls, New York
F Albert L. Hall
So Libertyville, Illinois
C Chouncey B. Oliver
So Blue Diamond, Nevada
G James G. White
Fr Chicago, Illinois
F Chester Arthur Lord
Sr Sioux Falls, South Dakota
F Clarence John Levey
So Chicago, Illinois
F Ralph Pillsbury Gates
So Chicago, Illinois
G Van Rockwell
Jr St. Charles, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Big Ten regular season
1/15/1910
no, no
at Wisconsin L 16–28  0-1
(0-1)
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium 
Madison, WI
1/21/1910
no, no
Wisconsin W 34–14  1-1
(1-1)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/29/1910
no, no
Purdue W 33–17  2-1
(2-1)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/5/1910
no, no
Indiana
Rivalry
W 30–20  3-1
(3-1)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/8/1910
no, no
University of Chicago L 11–21  3-2
(3-2)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/26/1910
no, no
at University of Chicago W 24–15  4-2
(4-2)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
3/4/1910
no, no
at Purdue L 10–27  4-3
(4-3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
3/5/1910
no, no
at Indiana
Rivalry
W 27–12  5-3
(5-3)
Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
3/9/1910
no, no
Minnesota L 9–22  5-4
(5-4)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
  2. ^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  3. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1909-10 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com