1895–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1895–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference Independent
1895–96 record 2–5
Head coach No coach
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 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1895–96 season. The team finished the season with a 2–5 record.[1] This squad is historically significant to the sport of college basketball: when they played the University of Chicago on January 18, 1896, the teams faced off with only five players to a side, establishing the first "modern" game of college basketball ever played.[2][3] Chicago won the game, 15–12.[4]

References

  1. "Iowa season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. "The Game That Developed". Big Ten Men's Basketball History. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. "2007–08 Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). History. University of Iowa. 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. "James Naismith". Robinson Library. February 18, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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