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1906–07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

|year=1906–07

|team=Chicago Maroons

|sport=Basketball

|image=1906-07 UofC Basketball.JPG

|image_size= 300px

|conference=Big Ten Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Western

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record= 21–2

|conf_record= 6–2

|head_coach=Joseph Raycroft

|hc_year = 1st

|captain = Albert Houghton

|mvp =

|asst_coach1=

|asst_coach2=

|asst_coach3=

|stadium= Bartlett Gymnasium

|champion=Western Conference Co-Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions

|tourney=

|tourney_result=

}}

{{1906–07 Western Conference men's basketball standings}}

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{{cite web| title =Chicago Maroons season-by-season results| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year=2014| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/chicago/| accessdate =May 13, 2014}} and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.{{cite web| title =NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions| publisher =Rauzulu's Street| year=2004| url =http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm| accessdate =May 13, 2014}} 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.{{cite web| title =2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide| work =History| publisher =University of Chicago| year =2013| url =http://static.psbin.com/r/r/4kbkpifzert7y5/Chicago-MBB-Yearbook-2013-14.pdf| accessdate =May 13, 2014| archive-date =December 8, 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131208162228/http://static.psbin.com/r/r/4kbkpifzert7y5/Chicago-MBB-Yearbook-2013-14.pdf| url-status =dead}} For Schommer, it was his second straight All-American honor; for Houghton, it was his first and only time being honored.

Roster

{{CBB roster/Header|year=1906|team=Chicago Maroons|teamcolors=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Frederick|last=H. Falls|num=|pos=F|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=FR|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|link=n}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=James|last=McKeag|num=|pos=F|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=Grinnell, IA|link=n}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Schommer|num=|pos=C|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=SO|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|link=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Harlan|last="Pat" Page|num=|pos=G|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=FR|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|link=y|alt=Harlan Page}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Arthur|last=Hoffman|num=|pos=G|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=FR|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|link=n}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Albert|last=Houghton|num=|pos=G|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=SR|rs=|home=Milwaukee, WI|link=n|note=C}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Paul|last=Buhlig|num=|pos=F|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|link=n}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Allan|last=Carter|num=|pos=C|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=DeKalb, IL|link=n}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=William|last=M. Georgen|num=|pos=F|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=SO|rs=|home=Belvidere, IL|link=n}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Winston|last=Henry|num=|pos=G|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=FR|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|link=n}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Edwin|last=Hubble|num=|pos=F|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=FR|rs=|home=Marshfield, MO|link=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Robert|last=Harris|num=|pos=G|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|link=y|alt=Robert Harris (basketball coach)}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=Joseph Raycroft (University of Chicago) (1st year)

|asst_coach=

|roster_url=http://athletics.uchicago.edu/sports/mbkb/record-book-mbk.pdf UChicago Athletics

|accessdate=

}}

Source[https://archive.org/stream/capgown1910univ#page/214/mode/1up], The Cap and Gown

Schedule

Source

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/9/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = vs. Lewis

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 50-9

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 1-0 (0-0)}}

|- align="center" bgcolor=""

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/15/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = vs. Armour

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 65-16

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 2-0 (0-0)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/19/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = vs. Central YMCA

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 26–19

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 3-0 (0-0)}}

|- align="center" bgcolor=""

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/21/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = vs. Northwestern

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 34-6

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 4-0 (0-0)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/26/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = vs. Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 24–14

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 5-0 (1-0)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/2/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = @ Illinois

| site_stadium = Kenney Gym

| site_cityst = Urbana, IL

| gamename =

| score = 53–20

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 6-0 (2-0)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/9/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = vs. Purdue

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 28–16

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 7-0 (3-0)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/16/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = vs. Central YMCA

| site_stadium = Central YMCA

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 27–15

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 8-0 (3-0)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 2/23/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = vs. Illinois

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 35–20

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 9-0 (4-0)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/2/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = @ Minnesota

| site_stadium = University of Minnesota Armory

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| gamename =

| score = 27–24

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 10-0 (5-0)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/6/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = @ Wisconsin

| site_stadium = University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| gamename =

| score = 11–22

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 10-1 (5-1)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/9/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = @ Purdue

| site_stadium = Lafayette Colliseum

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| score = 21–19

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 11-1 (6-1)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/16/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = vs. Minnesota

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 10–20

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 11-2 (6-2) }}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/21/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = vs. Marshfield Co.

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 32–11

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 12-2 (6-2) }}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/22/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = no

| opponent = @ Northwestern

| site_stadium = Patten Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =

| score = 50–17

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 13-2 (6-2)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/23/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = vs. Central Meteors

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 29–16

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 14-2 (6-2)}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 3/23/1907

|time = no

|tv = no

|rank = no

|nonconf = yes

| opponent = vs. Central YMCA

| site_stadium = Bartlett Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| gamename =

| score = 22–19

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 15-2 (6-2)}}

|-

{{CBB schedule end||timezone=Central Time}}

[https://archive.org/stream/capgown12univ#page/223/mode/1up Cap and Gown 1907]

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