1921–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1921–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Ward Lambert, coaching in his 5th season with the Boilermakers. The team finished the season with a 15–3 record, claiming the Big Ten championship with a conference record of 8–1.[1][2][3]

1921–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–3 (8–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRay Miller
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
← 1920–21
1922–23 →
1921–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue 8 1   .889 15 3   .833
Michigan 8 4   .667 15 4   .789
Wisconsin 8 4   .667 14 5   .737
Illinois 7 5   .583 14 5   .737
Iowa 5 6   .455 11 7   .611
Chicago 5 7   .417 15 15   .500
Ohio State 5 7   .417 8 10   .444
Minnesota 4 7   .364 5 8   .385
Indiana 3 7   .300 10 10   .500
Northwestern 3 9   .250 7 11   .389

The team also contained several future coaches; Don White coached at Washington University, UConn, and Rutgers; Blair Gullion at Earlham and Washington University, among others.

Lineup

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Source[2][4]

  • Ted Chafee, Senior (Forward)
  • George Eversman, Junior (Forward)
  • Blair Gullion, Sophomore (Center)
  • E. H. Hawkins, Sophomore (Forward)
  • Walter Hiser, Senior (Guard)
  • Don Holwerda, Junior (Guard)
  • Milton Leverenz, Senior (Forward)
  • E. A. Long, Junior (Forward)
  • A. B. "Abie" Masters, Junior (Forward)
  • Ray "Candy" Miller, Senior Capt. (Guard)
  • F. L. Tavis, Sophomore (Forward)
  • Don White, Graduate (Guard) – declared ineligible during the season
  • T. H. Witter, Sophomore (Guard)
  • Kriegbaum
  • Little
  • Treat
  • R. L. Green, Senior (Student Manager)

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/14/1921*
Franklin W 43–22  1–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
12/16/1921*
Rose Poly W 33–10  2–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
12/18/1921*
Butler W 42–19  3–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
12/21/1921*
Chamber of Commerce W 26–19  4–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
12/29/1921*
at Wabash W 34–25  5–0
 
Wabash, Indiana
12/31/1921*
at DePauw L 27–32  5–1
 
Greencastle, Indiana
1/2/1922*
Colgate W 31–25  6–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/6/1922*
Camp Benning W 42–26  7–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/16/1922
Northwestern W 32–19  8–1
(1–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/21/1922
at Iowa W 27–26  9–1
(2–0)
Second Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, Iowa
1/23/1922
at Northwestern W 31–14  10–1
(3–0)
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
1/28/1922
Iowa W 27–26  11–1
(4–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/7/1922
at Illinois L 28–29  11–2
(4–1)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, Illinois
2/11/1922
at Indiana
Rivalry
W 23–19  12–2
(5–1)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/18/1922
Chicago W 28–16  13–2
(6–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/25/1922
Indiana
Rivalry
W 20–9  14–2
(7–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
3/1/1922*
Wabash L 27–37  14–3
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
3/7/1922
Illinois W 39–31  15–3
(8–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2023–24 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). 2023. p. 120. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "1922 Debris". 1922. pp. 206–214. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "1921-22 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Roster and Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Who They Are". Purdue Alumnus. Vol. IX, no. 6. March 1, 1922. p. 12. Retrieved September 20, 2024.