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
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

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

Source^[4]

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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