The 1906–07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team represented the University of Chicago in intercollegiate basketball during the 1906–07 season. The team finished the season with a 21–2 record[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] This was the first of three consecutive seasons that Chicago claimed the Helms national championship.[2] The team played their home games on campus at Frank Dickinson Bartlett Gymnasium.
| 1906–07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 21–2 (6–2 Western) |
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| Captain | Albert Houghton |
| Home arena | Bartlett Gymnasium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | 21 | – | 2 | .913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | .000 | 1 | – | 10 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | - | – | - | – | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | - | – | - | – | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | - | – | - | – | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Both Albert Houghton and John Schommer were named All-Americans.[3] For Schommer, it was his second straight All-American honor; for Houghton, it was his first and only time being honored.
Roster
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Joseph Raycroft (University of Chicago) (1st year)
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Source[4]
Schedule
editSource[4]
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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| 1/9/1907* no, no |
vs. Lewis | W 50-9 | 1-0 (0-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/15/1907* no, no |
vs. Armour | W 65-16 | 2-0 (0-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/19/1907* no, no |
vs. Central YMCA | W 26–19 | 3-0 (0-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/21/1907 no, no |
vs. Northwestern | W 34-6 | 4-0 (0-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/26/1907 no, no |
vs. Wisconsin | W 24–14 | 5-0 (1-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 2/2/1907 no, no |
@ Illinois | W 53–20 | 6-0 (2-0) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/9/1907 no, no |
vs. Purdue | W 28–16 | 7-0 (3-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 2/16/1907* no, no |
vs. Central YMCA | W 27–15 | 8-0 (3-0) |
Central YMCA Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 2/23/1907 no, no |
vs. Illinois | W 35–20 | 9-0 (4-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 3/2/1907 no, no |
@ Minnesota | W 27–24 | 10-0 (5-0) |
University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
| 3/6/1907 no, no |
@ Wisconsin | L 11–22 | 10-1 (5-1) |
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI | |||||||
| 3/9/1907 no, no |
@ Purdue | W 21–19 | 11-1 (6-1) |
Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| 3/16/1907 no, no |
vs. Minnesota | L 10–20 | 11-2 (6-2) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 3/21/1907* no, no |
vs. Marshfield Co. | W 32–11 | 12-2 (6-2) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 3/22/1907 no, no |
@ Northwestern | W 50–17 | 13-2 (6-2) |
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL | |||||||
| 3/23/1907* no, no |
vs. Central Meteors | W 29–16 | 14-2 (6-2) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 3/23/1907* no, no |
vs. Central YMCA | W 22–19 | 15-2 (6-2) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Chicago Maroons season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ a b "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ "2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). History. University of Chicago. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ a b [1], The Cap and Gown
- ^ Cap and Gown 1907