1919–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1919–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1919–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1919–20 record9–4 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainKenneth L. Wilson
Home arenaKenney Gym
1919–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Chicago10–2 .833  14–4  .778
Purdue8–2 .800  16–4  .800
Illinois8–4 .667  9–4  .692
Indiana6–4 .600  13–8  .619
Wisconsin7–5 .583  15–5  .750
Iowa6–6 .500  9–10  .474
Ohio State3–9 .250  17–10  .630
Minnesota3–9 .250  7–9  .438
Michigan3–9 .250  10–13  .435
Northwestern2–6 .250  3–7  .300
Rankings from AP Poll
"1919-20 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

Regular season

The 1919–20 Fighting Illini men's basketball season was the final of eight seasons for head coach Ralph Jones. This group was slightly better than the previous as they bounced back from the first losing season of Jones' career and finished third in the Big Ten. The campaign began with a six-game home winning streak; however, over the next seven games, the team posted only three wins, while losing four. After Jones left Illinois, he went to Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois. He coached both basketball and football at the academy for 10 years. His football team won 76 games and lost six in his ten years. His basketball teams had a ten-year record of 94 wins and 9 losses.[2] The record the Illini had at the conclusion of the 1919–20 season was nine wins and four losses overall with an eight-win, four-loss conference mark. The starting lineup included captain K. L. Wilson, J. B. Felmley, Julian Mee and P. C. Taylor rotating at the forward positions, All-American Chuck Carney at center, and Charles Vail, Burt Ingwersen, and Laurie Walquist as guards.[3]

Roster

1919–20 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C Chuck Carney
—
—
So Evanston, Illinois
G Burt Ingwersen
—
—
Sr Urbana, Illinois
G Paul C. Taylor
—
—
Sr New Orleans, Louisiana
F Kenneth L. Wilson (C)
—
—
Sr Wilmette, Illinois
F Julian Mee
—
—
Jr Chicago, Illinois
F John B. Felmley
—
—
Sr Bloomington, Illinois
G Chuck W. Vail
—
—
So Chicago, Illinois
G Walter Collins
—
—
So Rockford, Illinois
G Lawrence Walquist
—
—
So Chicago, Illinois
F John B. Felmley
—
—
Sr Bloomington, Illinois
G Hubert Tabor
—
—
So Sullivan, Illinois
Head coach
  • Ralph Jones (Indianapolis YMCA Training School) (8th year)
Assistant coach(es)

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

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[4]

Schedule

Source[5]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
1/5/1920*
no, no
vs Northwestern College W 24–12  1-0 (0-0)
Kenney Gym (2,468)
Urbana, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/10/1920
no, no
vs Purdue W 33–31  2-0 (1-0)
Kenney Gym (-)
Urbana, IL
1/12/1920
no, no
vs Ohio State W 40–22  3-0 (2-0)
Kenney Gym (4,405)
Urbana, IL
1/17/1920
no, no
vs Minnesota W 31–19  4-0 (3-0)
Kenney Gym (4,357)
Urbana, IL
1/24/1920
no, no
vs Wisconsin W 43–20  5-0 (4-0)
Kenney Gym (4,300)
Urbana, IL
1/26/1920
no, no
vs Michigan W 41–14  6-0 (5-0)
Kenney Gym (4,300)
Urbana, IL
2/7/1920
no, no
@ Purdue L 20–36  6-1 (5-1)
Memorial Gymnasium (-)
West Lafayette, IN
2/9/1920
no, no
@ Ohio State W 35–27  7-1 (6-1)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (-)
Columbus, OH
2/14/1920
no, no
vs University of Chicago L 21–23  7-2 (6-2)
Kenney Gym (4,420)
Urbana, IL
2/21/1920
no, no
@ Wisconsin L 29–33  7-3 (6-3)
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium (-)
Madison, WI
2/23/1920
no, no
@ Minnesota W 26–20  8-3 (7-3)
University of Minnesota Armory (-)
Minneapolis, MN
2/28/1920
no, no
@ University of Chicago L 20–27  8-4 (7-4)
Bartlett Gymnasium (-)
Chicago, IL
3/1/1920
no, no
@ Michigan W 28–21  9-4 (8-4)
Waterman Gymnasium (-)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Free Throws Points
Charles Carney[6]136576206
John Felmley[7]1034371
Paul Taylor[8]1331062
Lawrence Walquist[9]1214028
Julian Mee[10]45010
Bert Ingwersen[11]74014
Charles Vail[12]12204
Kenneth Wilson[13]4102

Awards and honors

Chuck Carney was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Carney was also selected as an All-American for the 1919–20 season and became the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for his play during the 1921–22 season.

References

  1. National Athletic Trainer Association
  2. A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg. 17 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
  3. Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History by News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  4. FightingIllini.com
  5. University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1919-20 Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
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