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1914–15 University Of Virginia Men's Basketball Team
The Owl House, The 1914–15 University of Virginia men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1914–15 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Henry Lannigan, and played their home games at Fayerweather Gymnasium in Charlottesville, Virginia. This season is notable as the only undefeated season in program history, as well as including the first basketball game with long-time Virginia–Virginia Tech rivalry, rival Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball, Virginia Tech. Now known as the Virginia Cavaliers, the team did not have an official nickname prior to 1923. Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;", Regular season References {{DEFAULTSORT:1914-15 University of Virginia men's basketball team Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons 1914–15 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball season, Virginia 1914 in sports in Virginia, Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Lannigan
Henry Hayden Lannigan (December 17, 1863 – December 24, 1930), known as Pop Lannigan, was a Welshman and immigrant to the United States who was the first head coach in Virginia Cavaliers basketball history from 1905 to 1929 and one of the "most noted athletic trainers in the East."''The News Leader'', Henry Lannigan obituary, Staunton, Virginia. Published December 26, 1930. He accumulated a dominant overall record of 254–95 (.728) over twenty-four seasons as the UVA head coach. During his tenure he also made the Cavalier track program nationally known while simultaneously starting the school's college basketball and college boxing programs. He came to Virginia after serving fourteen years as the Athletics Director of Cornell University. Lannigan's ability was highly renowned throughout the eastern seaboard and southern United States, and his services were in high demand at many leading universities of both regions. Lannigan, however, remained loyal to the University of Virg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
