1895–96 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team

1895–96 Chicago Maroons men's basketball
Conference Independent
1895–96 record 5–2
Head coach Horace Butterworth (1st year)
Home arena Men's Gymnasium
1895–96 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wesleyan –   –     1 – 0   1.000
Bloomsburg –   –     6 – 1   .857
Minnesota A&M –   –     10 – 2   .833
Mount Union –   –     3 – 1   .750
Chicago –   –     5 – 2   .714
Temple –   –     15 – 7   .682
Yale –   –     8 – 5   .615
Allegheny –   –     1 – 1   .500
Washington –   –     1 – 1   .500
Minnesota –   –     3 – 5   .375
Iowa –   –     2 – 5   .286
Bucknell –   –     1 – 3   .250
Central Penn College –   –     0 – 2   .000
Drexel –   –     0 – 1   .000
Macalester –   –     0 – 4   .000
Savage School of Phys Ed –   –     0 – 1   .000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1895–96 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team represented the University of Chicago in intercollegiate basketball during the 1895–96 season. The team finished the season with a 5–2 record[1] and have the distinction of playing in the first five-on-five college basketball game played in United States history versus the Iowa Hawkeyes.[2] The team played their home games on campus in the Men's Gymnasium.

The team consisted of seven players; Allen T. Burns and George H. Garrey at guard; Henry D. Hubbard and Arthur J. Mullen at forward; with Earl W. Peabody, Edgar B. Van Osdel and Leon S. Alschuler as centers. The Maroons were coached by Horace Butterworth who would eventually become Northwestern's baseball coach and athletic director followed by becoming head football coach for Temple.

Five-on-five game

Roster

Player Position Hometown
Henry D. Hubbard Forward Philadelphia, PA
Arthur John Mullen Forward Woodstock, IL
Allen Tibbals Burns Guard Chicago, IL
George Henry Garrey Guard Aurora, IL
Earl William Peabody Center Chicago, IL
Edgar Bates Van Osdel Center Grand Rapids, MI
Leon Samuel Alschuler Center Chicago, IL

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Schedule

Source[4]

Date
Time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
1/14/1896*
no, no		 YMCA Training W 14–4  1-0
 Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
1/15/1896*
no, no		 German YMCA L 9-10  1-1
 Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
1/18/1896*
no, no		 at Iowa
1st 5-on-5 College Game		 W 15-12  2-1
 Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, IA

1/29/1896*
no, no		 West Side YMCA W 17–12  3-1
 Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL

2/1/1896*
no, no		 Iowa W 34–18  4-1
 Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/19/1896*
no, no		 West Side YMCA L 7-26  4-2
 Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL

2/20/1896*
no, no		 Hull House W 28–13  5-2
 Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ↑ The Cap and Gown, published 1896, page 203
  2. ↑ "The Game That Developed". Big Ten Men's Basketball History. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ University of Chicago Annual Register, July 1895–July 1896, published January 1896
  4. ↑ , The Cap and Gown
  5. ↑ Cap and Gown 1896

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