The 1921–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Ward Lambert, coaching in his 5th season with the Boilermakers. The team finished the season with a 15–3 record, claiming the Big Ten championship with a conference record of 8–1.[1][2][3]
| 1921–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball | |
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Big Ten Conference Champions | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 15–3 (8–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Ray Miller |
| Home arena | Memorial Gymnasium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 15 | – | 4 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The team also contained several future coaches; Don White coached at Washington University, UConn, and Rutgers; Blair Gullion at Earlham and Washington University, among others.
Lineup
edit- Ted Chafee, Senior (Forward)
- George Eversman, Junior (Forward)
- Blair Gullion, Sophomore (Center)
- E. H. Hawkins, Sophomore (Forward)
- Walter Hiser, Senior (Guard)
- Don Holwerda, Junior (Guard)
- Milton Leverenz, Senior (Forward)
- E. A. Long, Junior (Forward)
- A. B. "Abie" Masters, Junior (Forward)
- Ray "Candy" Miller, Senior Capt. (Guard)
- F. L. Tavis, Sophomore (Forward)
- Don White, Graduate (Guard) – declared ineligible during the season
- T. H. Witter, Sophomore (Guard)
- Kriegbaum
- Little
- Treat
- R. L. Green, Senior (Student Manager)
Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 12/14/1921* |
Franklin | W 43–22 | 1–0 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/16/1921* |
Rose Poly | W 33–10 | 2–0 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/18/1921* |
Butler | W 42–19 | 3–0 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/21/1921* |
Chamber of Commerce | W 26–19 | 4–0 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/29/1921* |
at Wabash | W 34–25 | 5–0 |
Wabash, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/31/1921* |
at DePauw | L 27–32 | 5–1 |
Greencastle, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/2/1922* |
Colgate | W 31–25 | 6–1 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/6/1922* |
Camp Benning | W 42–26 | 7–1 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/16/1922 |
Northwestern | W 32–19 | 8–1 (1–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/21/1922 |
at Iowa | W 27–26 | 9–1 (2–0) |
Second Iowa Armory Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
| 1/23/1922 |
at Northwestern | W 31–14 | 10–1 (3–0) |
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
| 1/28/1922 |
Iowa | W 27–26 | 11–1 (4–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/7/1922 |
at Illinois | L 28–29 | 11–2 (4–1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, Illinois | |||||||
| 2/11/1922 |
at Indiana Rivalry |
W 23–19 | 12–2 (5–1) |
Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/18/1922 |
Chicago | W 28–16 | 13–2 (6–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/25/1922 |
Indiana Rivalry |
W 20–9 | 14–2 (7–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 3/1/1922* |
Wabash | L 27–37 | 14–3 |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 3/7/1922 |
Illinois | W 39–31 | 15–3 (8–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Source[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "2023–24 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). 2023. p. 120. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "1922 Debris". 1922. pp. 206–214. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "1921-22 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Roster and Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "Who They Are". Purdue Alumnus. Vol. IX, no. 6. March 1, 1922. p. 12. Retrieved September 20, 2024.