1895–96 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team

The 1895–96 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team represented the University of Chicago in intercollegiate basketball during the 1895–96 season. The team finished the season with a 5–2 record[1] and have the distinction of playing in the first five-on-five college basketball game played in United States history versus the Iowa Hawkeyes.[2] The team played their home games on campus in the Men's Gymnasium.

1895–96 Chicago Maroons men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1895–96 record5–2
Head coach
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
1895–96 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wesleyan   10  1.000
Bloomsburg   61  .857
Minnesota A&M   102  .833
Mount Union   31  .750
Chicago   52  .714
Temple   157  .682
Yale   85  .615
Allegheny   11  .500
Washington   11  .500
Minnesota   35  .375
Iowa   25  .286
Bucknell   13  .250
Central Penn   02  .000
Drexel   01  .000
Macalester   04  .000
Savage School of Phys Ed   01  .000
Rankings from AP Poll

The team consisted of seven players; Allen T. Burns and George H. Garrey at guard; Henry D. Hubbard and Arthur J. Mullen at forward; with Earl W. Peabody, Edgar B. Van Osdel and Leon S. Alschuler as centers. The Maroons were coached by Horace Butterworth who would eventually become Northwestern's baseball coach and athletic director followed by becoming head football coach for Temple.

Five-on-five game

Roster

1895–96 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Henry Hubbard (C)
Philadelphia, PA
F John Mullen
Woodstock, IL
G Allen Tibbals Burns
Chicago, IL
G George Henry Garrey
Aurora, IL
C Earl William Peabody
Chicago, IL
C Edgar Bates Van Osdel
Grand Rapids, MI
C Leon Samuel Alschuler
Chicago, IL
Head coach

Horace Butterworth (University of Chicago) (1st year)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

UChicago Athletics Roster

Source[3]

Schedule

Source[4]
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
1/14/1896*
no, no
YMCA Training W 14–4  1-0
Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
1/15/1896*
no, no
German YMCA L 9-10  1-1
Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
1/18/1896*
no, no
at Iowa
First 5-on-5 college game
W 15-12  2-1
Close Hall 
Iowa City, IA
1/29/1896*
no, no
West Side YMCA W 17–12  3-1
Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/1/1896*
no, no
Iowa W 34–18  4-1
Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/19/1896*
no, no
West Side YMCA L 7-26  4-2
Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/20/1896*
no, no
Hull House W 28–13  5-2
Men's Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

[5]

References

  1. The Cap and Gown, published 1896, page 203
  2. "The Game That Developed". Big Ten Men's Basketball History. Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. University of Chicago Annual Register, July 1895–July 1896, published January 1896
  4. , The Cap and Gown
  5. Cap and Gown 1896
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