1895–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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]

1895–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1895–96 record2–5
Head coachNo coach
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

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. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. 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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