1906–07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team

1906–07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball

Western Conference Co-Champions Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1906–07 record	21–2 (6–2 Western)
Head coach	Joseph Raycroft (1st year)
Captain	Albert Houghton
Home arena	Bartlett Gymnasium

1906–07 Western Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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

Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Player	Position	Class	Hometown
Frederick H. Falls	Forward	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
James McKeag	Forward	Junior	Grinnell, Iowa
John Schommer	Center	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
Harlan "Pat" Page	Guard	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
Arthur Hoffman	Guard	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
Albert Houghton	Guard	Senior	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Paul Buhlig	Forward	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
Allan Carter	Substitute	Junior	DeKalb, Illinois
William M. Georgen	Forward	Sophomore	Belvidere, Illinois
Winston Henry	Guard	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
Edwin Hubble	Forward	Freshman	Marshfield, Missouri
Robert Harris	Guard	Junior	Chicago, Illinois

Head Coach: Joseph Raycroft (1st year at Chicago)

Schedule

Source^[4]

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
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.

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References

↑ "Chicago Maroons season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
1 2 "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. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
↑ , The Cap and Gown
↑ Cap and Gown 1907

External links

Official website

Chicago Maroons men's basketball

Venues	Bartlett Gymnasium (1903–1932) Henry Crown Fieldhouse (1933–2003) Gerald Ratner Athletics Center (2003–present)

Culture & lore	Wave the Flag The Phoenix First 5-on-5 college basketball game

People	Head coaches Consensus All-Americans

Notable seasons	1903–04 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1919–20 1923–24 1960–61 1973–74 1996–97 1997–98 1999–00 2000–01 2002–03 2006–07 2007–08

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

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