1900–01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1900–01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
1900–01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	12–0
Head coach	Alpha Jamison (2nd season);
Captain	H. Wallace Reimann
Home arena	Lafayette Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1899–1900 1901–02 →

The 1900–01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team was the first season Purdue University fielded a basketball team. They played a multi-game schedule, and compiled an 12–0^[1]^[2] record against Indiana colleges and high schools. The team averaged 30.7 points a game, while holding their opponents to 10 points a game. The team, citing their perfect record, claimed to be state champions. H. Wallace Reimann lead the team as captain and unofficially as coach. William C. Curd, Jr. acted as the team's business manager.

1900–01 Western Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Purdue†	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	0	1.000
Minnesota	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
Wisconsin	0	–	1	.000	1	–	1	.500
Indiana	0	–	2	.000	1	–	4	.200

† Intermural play only; the conference did not have an official championship winner

Roster

Player	Position	Class
H. Wallace Reimann	Forward	Soph.
Alexander D. Smith	Forward	Soph.
John F. G. Miller	Center	Soph.
D. Ralph Lucas	Guard	Fr.
Joseph B. Knapp	Guard	Fr.
Hugh W. Cook	Sub. Forward	Soph.
William C. Holt	Sub. Guard	Senior
Lloyd M. Lucas	Sub. Guard	Freshman
Hollis H. Arnold	Sub. Guard	Freshman
Dossey M. Lynch	Sub. Forward	Junior

Games

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 18, 1900*	Danville	W 24–4	1–0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
January 23, 1901*	Lafayette High School	W 40–7	2–0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
January 25, 1901*	at Logansport Community College	W 19–5	3–0	Logansport, IN
February 1, 1901*	at Culver Military Institute	W 19–12	4–0	Culver, IN
February 15, 1901*	Wabash	W 43–15	5–0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
March 1, 1901*	at Wabash	W 17–15	6–0	Wabash, IN
March 2, 1901	at Indiana Rivalry	W 20–15	7–0 (1–0)	Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
March 11, 1901*	Logansport Community College	W 12–11	8–0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
March 12, 1901*	Lafayette High School	W 56–15	9–0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
March 13, 1901*	Lafayette High School	W 77–9	10–0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
March 15, 1901	Indiana Rivalry	W 23–19	11–0 (2–0)	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
March 21, 1901*	Butler	W 41–12	12–0	Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "2023-24 Purdue MBB Media Guide" (PDF). 2023. p. 119. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
^ "1900-01 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

Information about the roster, schedule, and results derived from Purdue University, 1901 Debris. 1901. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
"Purdue to Mark 50th Anniversary of First Basketball Season," Kokomo Tribune, February 2, 1951, p. 27.

[1] "2023-24 Purdue MBB Media Guide" (PDF). 2023. p. 119. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[2] "1900-01 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

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