The Chicago Maroons men's basketball team is an NCAA Division III college basketball team competing in the University Athletic Association. Home games are played at the Gerald Ratner Athletics Center, located on the University of Chicago's campus in Chicago.[2]
| Chicago Maroons men's basketball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | University of Chicago |
| Head coach | Mike McGrath (17th season) |
| Conference | University Athletic Association (UAA) |
| Arena | Ratner Athletics Center (capacity: 1,658) |
| Nickname | Maroons |
| Colors | Maroon and white[1] |
| Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions | |
| 1909 | |
| Pre-tournament Helms champions | |
| 1907, 1908, 1909 | |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| Division III: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| Big Ten: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1924 UAA: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008 | |
The team's head coach is currently Mike McGrath.
Team history
editThe Maroons history in basketball dates to the 1893-94 season in which an organized team representing the university played a schedule of games primarily against YMCA opponents.[3] They continued this type of schedule into the following season, without a head coach. However, during the 1895-96 season the team added a head coach named Horace Butterworth. Butterworth led the Maroons through two winning seasons and finished his tenure with 10 wins and only 4 losses before leaving Chicago to take on the role of athletic director and head baseball coach at Northwestern. The most notable event during the 1895-96 season for the Maroons was being a part of the first five-on-five college basketball game played in United States history.[4] The game was played at Iowa City with the Maroons finishing victorious by a score of 15–12.
After the 1896–97 season, based on a lack of material and disinterest by participants, the university suspended its men's basketball program and promoted the women's program instead. Finally, in 1903 the program was reinstated and, with the Western Conference backing a conference champion, a varsity schedule was developed by athletic director Stagg. Wilfred Childs became the head coach of the Maroons for this newly developed team that finished the season with seven wins and zero losses, beating teams by an average score of 45–11.[5] Childs would coach the Maroons through the 1905–06 season, turning the position over to Joseph Raycroft who would guide the team to four Big Ten Conference championships (then known as the Western Conference), and 1907, 1908, and 1909 teams were all retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation;[6] his 1909 team was also retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[7]
Championships
editNational Championships
edit| Year | Coach | Awarding body | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Joseph Raycroft | Helms Athletic Foundation | 21–2 |
| 1908 | Joseph Raycroft | Helms Athletic Foundation | 23–2 |
| 1909 | Joseph Raycroft | Helms Athletic Foundation, Premo-Porretta Power Poll | 12–0 |
| National Championships | 3 | ||
University Athletic Association Championships
edit| Year | Coach | Overall record | UAA Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Pat Cunningham | 23–5 | 13-1 |
| 1998 | Pat Cunningham | 24–3 | 14–0 |
| 2000 | Mike McGrath | 23–4 | 15–0 |
| 2001 | Mike McGrath | 24–4 | 14–1 |
| 2007 | Mike McGrath | 20–6 | 11–3 |
| 2008 | Mike McGrath | 18–8 | 11–3 |
| UAA Regular season Championships | 6 | ||
Big Ten regular season championships
edit| Year | Coach | Overall record | Big Ten record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 § | Joseph Raycroft | 21–2 | 6-2 |
| 1908 § | Joseph Raycroft | 23–2 | 7–1 |
| 1909 | Joseph Raycroft | 12–0 | 12–0 |
| 1910 | Joseph Raycroft | 10–3 | 9–3 |
| 1920 | Pat Page | 27–8 | 10–2 |
| 1924 § | Nelson Norgren | 10–7 | 8–4 |
| Big Ten Regular season Championships | 6 | ||
§ – Conference Co-champions
Individual honors
editNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
editThe following 4 Maroons have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame:
| Year | Player | Inducted as a |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | John Schommer | Player |
| 1959 | Amos Alonzo Stagg | Contributor |
| 1961 | Harlan "Pat" Page | Player |
| 1965 | Paul "Tony" Hinkle | Contributor |
| Player | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| James Ozanne | 1905 |
| John Schommer | 1906, 1907, 1908, & 1909 |
| James McKeag | 1906 |
| Albert Houghton | 1907 |
| Pat Page | 1908, 1909, & 1910 |
| Nelson Norgren | 1914 |
| Tony Hinkle | 1919 & 1920 |
| R. D. Birkhoff | 1921 |
| Player | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Edwin Hubble | 1910 |
| John McDonough | 1928 |
| Sean Mahoney | 1984 |
| Bradley Henderson | 2001 |
Coaching history
edit| Coach | Years | Record | Conference Record |
Conference Titles |
National Championships |
| Horace Butterworth | 1895–1897 | 10–4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilfred Childs | 1903–1906 | 21-8 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Raycroft | 1906–1910 | 66-7 | 34-5 | 4 | 3 |
| John Schommer | 1910–1911 | 13-5 | 7-5 | 0 | 0 |
| Harlan "Pat" Page | 1911–1920 | 161–76 | 66-42 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg | 1920–1921 | 14-6 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norgren | 1921–1942 1944-1957 |
120-272 65-147 |
52-203 0-12 |
0 | 0 |
| J. Kyle Anderson | 1942–1944 | 1-40 | 0-17 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Stampf | 1957–1975 | 208–118 | * | * | 0 |
| John Angelus | 1975–1991 | 146–177 | 65-117 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cunningham | 1991–1999 | 115–91 | 62-50 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike McGrath | 1999– | 237–170 | 142–84 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 1,166-1,128 | 437-546 | 11 | 3 | |
Maroons home courts
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- Men's Gymnasium was located on the campus of the University of Chicago, a temporary structure built in 1891 and demolished in 1904.
- Bartlett Gymnasium (1903–1932) is located on the campus of the University of Chicago, the building is named after Frank Dickinson Bartlett. Bartlett's father, Adolphus Clay Bartlett, erected the gym as a memorial to his son who died of appendicitis in Munich, Bavaria, July 15, 1900, at the age of 20.[14]
- Henry Crown Field House (1933–2003) erected in 1932 as a single-story building. It originally served as an indoor practice facility with a dirt infield that was utilized for football and baseball practices. A track encircled the infield and a raised wood floor was used for basketball. It is named after Chicago philanthropist Henry Crown.
- Gerald Ratner Athletics Center (2003–present) opened on September 29, 2003, and continues to attract attention for its design and construction. The building was named after University of Chicago alumnus, Gerald Ratner.[15] It has earned numerous awards for its engineering and material usage. The architect of this suspension structure that is supported by masts, cables and counterweights was César Pelli, who is best known as the architect of the Petronas Towers.
References
edit- ^ The University of Chicago Identity Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ University of Chicago Record Book
- ^ [1], The Cap and Gown
- ^ "The Game That Developed". Big Ten Men's Basketball History. Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ The Cap and Gown, published 1904, p. 240
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 531. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/b1gupdatedrecordsbookfront.pdf Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://athletics.uchicago.edu/sports/mbkb/record-book-mbk.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/b1gupdatedrecordsbookfront.pdf Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ [2], Sports-Reference.com
- ^ [3], University of Chicago Athletics
- ^ [4], 2015-16 University of Chicago Media Guide page 17
- ^ The University of Chicago Magazine, Volume 12 By The Alumni Council, November, 1919 pg.138
- ^ "Crain's Chicago Business : Subscription Center". Chicagobusiness.com. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-20.