Craig Ruby began the 1925–26 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,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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The 1925 26 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball team represented the University of Illinois 1925 26 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketballConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRecord9 8 6 6 Big Ten Head coachJ Craig RubyAssistant coachJack LipeDavid M Bullock Trainer 1 CaptainLeonard HainesHome arenaHuff HallSeasons 1924 251926 27 1925 26 Big Ten Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Purdue 8 4 667 13 4 765 Indiana 8 4 667 12 5 706 Iowa 8 4 667 12 5 706 Michigan 8 4 667 12 5 706 Illinois 6 6 500 9 8 529 Ohio State 6 6 500 10 7 588 Minnesota 5 7 417 7 10 412 Wisconsin 4 8 333 8 9 471 Northwestern 4 8 333 5 11 313 Chicago 3 9 250 5 12 294 Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Regular season 1 1 Roster 2 Schedule 3 Awards and honors 4 ReferencesRegular season editCraig Ruby began the 1925 26 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 2 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 3 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 4 Roster edit 1925 26 Illinois Fighting Illini men s basketball team Players Coaches Pos Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Leonard Haines C Sr Belvidere Illinois F 2 John Mauer Sr Batavia Illinois F 3 Russell Daugherity Jr Streator Illinois F 4 Hollie Martin Sr Perrysville Indiana G 5 Chas Kassel Jr Melrose Park Illinois G 6 Kenneth L Reynolds Jr Villa Grove Illinois G 7 Jack Lipe Sr Decatur Illinois F 8 Keston Deimling So Stevens Point Wisconsin F 9 Byran Doolen Sr Kinmundy Illinois F 10 Marion Leonard Jr Forrest Illinois G 11 James R Bud Stewart So Flint Michigan G 12 Robert McKay Jr Champaign Illinois F 14 Ralph Waldo Freeman Sr Ogden Illinois F 15 George Rea Jr Urbana Illinois G 16 Roy Mayberry So Norwalk Ohio G 17 Louis Cotie So Muskegon Michigan F R Werner Daib So Chicago Illinois F R Arthur Osgood So Marseilles Illinois G R Daniel Weeks Vittum So Canton Illinois Head coach Craig Ruby University of Missouri 4th year Assistant coach es Jack Lipe Player Coach Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirt All Time Illini Rosters Roster Source 5 Schedule editSource 6 Datetime TV Opponent Result Record Site attendance city state Non Conference regular season 12 12 1925 no no Butler W 23 22 1 0 New Gymnasium Champaign IL 12 19 1925 no no at Drake L 16 20 1 1 Des Moines Coliseum Des Moines IA 12 21 1925 no no at Iowa Agricultural College W 33 14 2 1 State Gymnasium Ames IA 1 4 1926 no no Kansas Aggies W 30 29 3 1 New Gymnasium Champaign IL Big Ten regular season 1 11 1926 no no Minnesota W 17 8 4 1 1 0 New Gymnasium Champaign IL 1 16 1926 no no at Ohio State L 18 30 4 2 1 1 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus OH 1 18 1926 no no at Michigan W 34 24 5 2 2 1 Yost Field House Ann Arbor MI 1 23 1926 no no University of Chicago L 14 19 5 3 2 2 Bartlett Gymnasium 4 725 Chicago IL 2 6 1926 no no at Notre Dame L 14 26 5 4 New Gymnasium Champaign IL 2 10 1926 no no Purdue W 29 28 6 4 3 2 New Gymnasium Champaign IL 2 13 1926 no no Ohio State W 35 31 7 4 4 2 New Gymnasium Champaign IL 2 19 1926 no no at Indiana Rivalry W 21 20 8 4 5 2 Men s Gymnasium Bloomington IN 2 22 1926 no no University of Chicago W 24 16 9 4 6 2 New Gymnasium Champaign IL 2 26 1926 no no Michigan L 24 33 9 5 6 3 New Gymnasium Champaign IL 3 1 1926 no no at Purdue L 23 28 9 6 6 4 Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette IN 3 6 1926 no no Indiana Rivalry L 25 28 9 7 6 5 New Gymnasium Champaign IL 3 8 1926 no no at Minnesota L 21 28 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 Awards and honors editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it June 2011 References edit National Athletic Trainer Association 1 Archived 2009 08 05 at the Wayback Machine Fighting Illini Facilities A Century of Orange and Blue Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate Jared Gelfond pg 18 ISBN 1 58261 793 7 Fighting Illini Basketball A Hardwood History By News Gazette Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1 58261 356 7 FightingIllini com University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1924 25 Archived 2015 02 10 at the Wayback Machine FightingIllini com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1925 26 Illinois Fighting Illini men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1216236412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,