1906–07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team

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.

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 season)
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

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

1906–07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Frederick H. Falls — — Fr Chicago, IL F James McKeag — — Jr Grinnell, IA C John Schommer — — So Chicago, IL G Harlan "Pat" Page — — Fr Chicago, IL G Arthur Hoffman — — Fr Chicago, IL G Albert Houghton (C) — — Sr Milwaukee, WI F Paul Buhlig — — Jr Chicago, IL C Allan Carter — — Jr DeKalb, IL F William M. Georgen — — So Belvidere, IL G Winston Henry — — Fr Chicago, IL F Edwin Hubble — — Fr Marshfield, MO G Robert Harris — — Jr Chicago, IL	Head coach Joseph Raycroft (University of Chicago) (1st year) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt UChicago Athletics Roster

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Schedule

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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

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2. "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
3. "2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). History. University of Chicago. 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
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