1906–07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1906–07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball

Western Conference Co-Champions Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	21–2 (6–2 Western)
Head coach	Joseph Raycroft (1st season)
Captain	Albert Houghton
Home arena	Bartlett Gymnasium
Seasons← 1905–06 1907–08 →

1906–07 Western Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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 and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. This was the first of three consecutive seasons that Chicago claimed the Helms national championship. The team played their home games on campus at Frank Dickinson Bartlett Gymnasium.

Both Albert Houghton and John Schommer were named All-Americans. 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

Source

Schedule

Source

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.

References

"Chicago Maroons season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
"2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). History. University of Chicago. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
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v t e Chicago Maroons men's basketball
Venues	Men's Gymnasium (1893–1897) Bartlett Gymnasium (1903–1932) Henry Crown Fieldhouse (1933–2003) Gerald Ratner Athletics Center (2003–present)
Culture & lore	Wave the Flag The Phoenix First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches Consensus All-Americans
Notable seasons	1893–94 1895–96 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1919–20 1923–24 1960–61 1973–74 1996–97 1997–98 1999–2000 2000–01 2002–03 2006–07 2007–08
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

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