1895–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1895–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference Independent
1895–96 record 2–5
Head coach No coach
1895–96 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wesleyan –   –     1 – 0   1.000
Bloomsburg –   –     6 – 1   .857
Minnesota A&M –   –     10 – 2   .833
Mount Union –   –     3 – 1   .750
Chicago –   –     5 – 2   .714
Temple –   –     15 – 7   .682
Yale –   –     8 – 5   .615
Allegheny –   –     1 – 1   .500
Washington –   –     1 – 1   .500
Minnesota –   –     3 – 5   .375
Iowa –   –     2 – 5   .286
Bucknell –   –     1 – 3   .250
Central Penn College –   –     0 – 2   .000
Drexel –   –     0 – 1   .000
Macalester –   –     0 – 4   .000
Savage School of Phys Ed –   –     0 – 1   .000
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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. 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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