1905–06 Nashville Garnet and Blue men's basketball team

The 1905–06 Nashville Garnet and Blue men's basketball team represented University of Nashville during the 1905–06 college basketball season. The team posted a 9–0 record and claimed a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship.[1]

1905–06 Nashville Garnet and Blue men's basketball
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–0 (2–0 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Elgin
CaptainKing
Seasons

Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891. It seemed to take off in the South in 1906, when Yale's basketball team traveled throughout the South.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Spalding's official collegiate basket ball guide". New York, The American sports publishing company. 1905.
  2. ^ Mike Donahue (1907). "Intercollegiate Basket Ball in the South". Spalding's Official Collegiate Basket Ball Guide: 55.