1913–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1913–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1913–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–4 (7–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ralph Jones (2nd Season)
Captain	Allan Williford Edward Williford
Home arena	Kenney Gymnasium Arena

1913–14 Western Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wisconsin	12	–	0		1.000			15	–	0		1.000
Ohio State	5	–	1		.833			11	–	4		.733
Chicago	8	–	4		.667			19	–	9		.679
Illinois	7	–	3		.700			9	–	4		.692
Northwestern	5	–	5		.500			11	–	6		.647
Minnesota	4	–	8		.333			4	–	11		.267
Purdue	3	–	9		.250			5	–	9		.357
Iowa	1	–	5		.167			9	–	7		.563
Indiana	1	–	11		.083			2	–	12		.143
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

The 1913–14 University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, under the direction of second year coach Ralph Jones, took a step in a positive direction regarding the team's status in the Western Conference. The addition of key players, including future National Player of the Year, Ray Woods, helped guide the Illini to an overall record of nine wins and four losses. The conference record, however, of seven wins and three losses marked, to date, the highest league winning percentage in the history of the university. Unfortunately for the Illini, a scarlet fever scare caused the last two games of the year to be cancelled, including a game at Chicago and at Northwestern. The team finished fourth in the conference with a starting squad of Kircher, Williford, Bane, Crane & Duner would return the following season.

Roster

1913–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Sven Duner — — Jr Downers Grove, Illinois F Helmuth Kircher — — Jr Kalamazoo, Michigan C Edward Williford (C) — — Jr Binghamton, New York G Ray Woods — — Fr Oak Park, Illinois G Ralf Woods — — Fr Oak Park, Illinois C Frank M. Bane — — Jr Pontiac, Illinois G Dudley Crane — — So Columbus, Ohio F Clyde Alwood — — Fr Clinton, Illinois F George Clark — — So Lincoln, Nebraska G Robert William Hoffman — — Jr Detroit, Michigan C Daniel Franklin Comstock — — Jr Evanston, Illinois F Walter Boynton Erwin — — Jr Chicago, Illinois F Milton Owen Jensen — — Jr Kansas City, Missouri F Sylvester Randall Derby — — Jr Lemont, Illinois	Head coach Ralph Jones (Indianapolis YMCA Training School) (2nd year) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source

Schedule

Source

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/18/1913* no, no	Millikin University	W 19–10	1-0	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
1/2/1914* no, no	at Riverside High School	W 46–17	2-0	Riverside High School  LaGrange, IL
1/3/1914* no, no	at Evanston YMCA	L 20–24	2-1	Evanston YMCA  Evanston, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/6/1914 no, no	Indiana Rivalry	W 35–6	3-1 (1-0)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
1/10/1914 no, no	Wisconsin	L 25–26	3-2 (1-1)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
1/17/1914 no, no	Purdue	W 26–20	4-2 (2-1)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
1/20/1914 no, no	University of Chicago	L 11–12	4-3 (2-2)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
1/23/1914 no, no	Minnesota	W 18–16	5-3 (3-2)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
2/6/1914 no, no	at Purdue	W 30–25	6-3 (4-2)	Memorial Gymnasium  West Lafayette, IN
2/7/1914 no, no	at Indiana Rivalry	W 31–15	7-3 (5-2)	Old Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/14/1914 no, no	Northwestern Rivalry	W 35–15	8-3 (6-2)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
2/20/1914 no, no	at Wisconsin	L 16–29	8-4 (6-3)	University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium  Madison, WI
2/21/1914 no, no	at Minnesota	W 26–11	9-4 (7-3)	University of Minnesota Armory  Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

Ray Woods was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004.