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1906–07 IAAUS Men's Basketball Season
The 1906–07 IAAUS men's basketball season began in December 1906, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1907. Season headlines * The 1906–07 season was the first to be played after the founding of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS), which renamed itself the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1910.The 1906–07 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 1906–07 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States college basketball season. The team captain was C.W. Woodruff. * In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Chicago as its national champion for the 1906–07 season. * In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Williams as its national champion for the 1906–07 season. *The 1906–07 Army Cadets men's basketball team represented United States Military Academy during the 1906–07 college men's basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. 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. For Schommer, it was his second straight All-American honor; for Houghton, it was his first and only time being honored. Roster Source The Cap and Gown Schedule Source , - , - align="center" bgcolor="" , - align="center ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906–07 Georgetown Hoyas Men's Basketball Team
The 1906–07 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1906-07 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States college basketball season. It was the first men's team in Georgetown basketball history. Georgetown was an independent and played its home games at the Washington Light Infantry Armory at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in downtown Washington, D.C., finishing the season with a record of 2-2. Founding of the team Maurice Joyce had introduced the new sport of basketball to Washington, D.C., in 1892 – the year after its invention by James Naismith – and had fostered its development there over the next 15 years as Director of Physical Education at the Carroll Institute; he also had spearheaded the move to reduce the size of teams from nine players on the court for each side to five, which Naismith and a national rules committee approved in 1897. Although an intramural basketball game took place at Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Joyce (coach)
Maurice Joyce (born March 13, 1969) is an Irish director, animator, and storyboard artist. Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland, and was formerly based in New York City. He has worked on television series and films including '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', ''Felidae'' and '' Beavis and Butt-Head Do America''. In 1999, he made his feature-length directoral debut with '' Doug's 1st Movie'', a film adaptation of the Nicktoon ''Doug Doug is a male personal name (or, depending on which definition of "personal name" one uses, part of a personal name). It is sometimes a given name (or "first name"), but more often it is hypocorism (affectionate variation of a personal name) which ...''. References External links * 1969 births Living people Irish animated film directors Irish television directors Cartoon Saloon people Film people from Dublin (city) {{animator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player Of The Year
The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year was an annual men's college basketball award given to the most outstanding men′s player in the United States. It was awarded by the Helms Athletic Foundation, an organization founded in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms, the owner of Helms Bakery in Los Angeles. The award was first presented in 1944, when the Helms Athletic Foundation announced Schroeder′s player-of-the-year selection for the 1943–44 season as well as his retroactive picks for the player of the year for each season from 1904–05 to 1942–43. Schroeder then began selecting a player of the year annually. After Paul Helms' death in 1957, his family continued supporting the foundation until 1969, when the bakeries went out of business. Schroeder found a new benefactor in United Savings & Loan, and the foundation's name became United Savings–Helms Athletic Foundation. United merged with Citizens Savings & Loan in 1973, when the foundation beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswald Tower
Oswald Tower (November 23, 1883 – May 28, 1968) was an American basketball administrator and instructor at Phillips Academy Andover 910-49 Born in North Adams, Massachusetts North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population was 12,961 as of the 2020 census. Best known as the home of the largest contemporary ..., he served on the National Basketball Rules Committee from 1910 to 1960, was an editor of the Official Basketball Guide and an official rules interpreter from 1915 to 1960. He was enshrined in the inaugural class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 as a contributor . External links Basketball Hall of Fame page on Tower {{DEFAULTSORT:Tower, Oswald 1883 births 1968 deaths All-American college men's basketball players Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees People from North Adams, Massachusetts Williams Ephs men's bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Schommer
John Joseph Schommer (January 29, 1884 – January 11, 1960) was an American multi-sport athlete in the 1900s. He is considered by some to be the first basketball superstar and one of the first great all-around athletes. The Chicago, Illinois native was the first athlete in University of Chicago history to win 12 letters in American football, basketball, baseball and track. This earned him the nickname "Mr. Everything". Schommer was a four-time All-American in basketball and led the Maroons to three straight Big Ten championships (1907–09). He was named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for the 1908-09 season. One of his most famous moments was when he made an 80-foot field goal which helped lift Chicago over University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Keinath
__NOTOC__ Charles "Kid" Keinath (November 13, 1885 – April 1966) was an American college athlete who was a four-time All-American in basketball while at the University of Pennsylvania. He also won national championships in both basketball (1907–08) and football (1908) at Penn. In 1907–08, the basketball team finished 24–4 and was retroactively named the national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. Then, in 1908, the football team finished 11–0–1 and was named co-national champions with Harvard and LSU with Keinath leading the team as quarterback. He was team captain as a senior for the basketball team and led the Quakers to a 22-game winning streak that spanned between the 1907–08 and 1908–09 seasons. Keinath was a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Central High School, where he graduated in 1905. Aside from playing basketball and football at Penn, he also played on the school's baseball team, although his most personal success occurred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Lions Men's Basketball
The Columbia Lions basketball team is the basketball team that represents Columbia University in New York City. The school's team currently competes in the Ivy League. The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 1968. The Lions are led by head coach Jim Engles. Their home games are held in the Levien Gymnasium. Columbia began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1901. The Lions were retroactively recognized as the pre- NCAA Tournament 1904 and 1905 national champions by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll, and as the 1904, 1905, and 1910 national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. Postseason results NCAA tournament results The Lions have appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times. Their combined record is 2–4. CIT results The Lions have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 6–1. They were CIT champions in 2016. Lions in international leagues * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Hurley
Marcus Latimer Hurley (December 22, 1883 – March 28, 1941) was an American cyclist who competed in the early twentieth century. He specialized in sprint cycling and won 4 gold medals in Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in the 2 mile race. Biography He was born on December 22, 1883. He was on the first national collegiate basketball championship team in 1908, serving as Columbia University's basketball team's captain. Hurley served in World War I and was decorated. He died on March 28, 1941. See also *List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games This is a list of athletes who have won multiple gold medals at a single Olympic Games. List of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games This is a list of most gold medals won in a single Olympic Games. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Ga ... References 1883 births 1941 deaths All-American college men's basketball players American male cyclists American men's basketball play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Houghton (basketball)
Albert Charles Houghton (April 13, 1844 – August 11, 1914) was an American businessman and politician who served as the first mayor of North Adams, Massachusetts. Biography Albert Charles Houghton was born April 13, 1844, in Stamford, Vermont, to James and Chloe Houghton. He was the youngest son in a family of nine children. Houghton married Cordelia J. Smith of Stamford in 1866. They had four children, all of whom studied in Germany. Houghton died as a result of injuries 11 days after a car accident that also killed his daughter Mary and her friend Sybil Cady Hutton. The chauffeur, John Widders, killed himself the next morning. Businesses Houghton was engaged in various business dealings. Before he was 21, he founded the Houghton Chemical Works of Stamford with his brother J.R. Houghton. By 1868, he was doing work in real estate and operating the Parker Mill in North Adams, Massachusetts. Houghton and his family moved to North Adams permanently in 1870. Houghton owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Quakers Men's Basketball
The Penn Quakers men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the University of Pennsylvania. As the twentieth-winningest men's basketball program of all-time, the team from Penn had its greatest success from 1966 to 2007, a period of over 40 years. Penn plays in the Ivy League in NCAA Division I. On March 20, 1897, Penn and Yale played in the first basketball game with five players on a team. Prior to the formation of the Ivy League in 1956 Penn was a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate League (EIL) from 1903 through 1955. Penn won 13 EIL Regular Season Championships – 1906, 1908, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1945, 1953. Penn was retroactively recognized as the pre- NCAA tournament national champion for the 1919–20 and 1920–21 seasons by the Helms Athletic Foundation and for the 1919–20 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Penn has appeared in one Final Four, in 1979. Penn and Princeton are tied for the most Ivy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
