1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1918–19
Team:	Illinois Fighting Illini
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	6–8
Conf Record:	5–7
Head Coach:	Ralph Jones
Hc Year:	7th

The 1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The 1918–19 season for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, was the lowest point for head coach Ralph Jones during his tenure at the University of Illinois. Jones experienced his only losing season as a Big Ten coach, as a matter of fact, this was the only losing season he would have in career spanning nearly 35 years. Jones, who coached the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team for three seasons prior to coming to Illinois, had never lost more than 6 games during any conference campaign.^[1] The record the Illini would possess at the conclusion of the 1918–19 season would overall be 6 wins, 8 losses with a 6 win 6 loss conference mark. The starting lineup included captain Burt Ingwersen, Benjamin Mittleman and Ralph Fletcher at the forward positions, K.L. Wilson at center, and W.K. Kopp and P.C. Taylor as guards.^[2]

Roster

Schedule

Source^[3]

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Player stats

Player	Games Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Points
Kenneth Wilson^[4]	14	28	53	109
Paul Taylor^[5]	12	24	6	54
Ralph Fletcher^[6]	12	23	2	48
Bert Ingwersen^[7]	13	10	0	20
Benjamin Mittleman^[8]	13	8	1	17
D.W. Smith^[9]	7	6	1	13

Notes and References

1. A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.17
2. Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC
3. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1918.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1918-19
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224006/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1918.html . 2013-12-17 . dead .
5. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224006/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1918.html . 2013-12-17 . dead .
6. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224006/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1918.html . 2013-12-17 . dead .
7. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224006/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1918.html . 2013-12-17 . dead .
8. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224006/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1918.html . 2013-12-17 . dead .
9. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224006/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1918.html . 2013-12-17 . dead .