The 1905–06 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1905–06 college basketball season. This was the first men's basketball team ever to represent Auburn University. The team's head coach was Mike Donahue, who was in his first season at Auburn. The team played their home games at The Gymnasium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 5–1–1. The team beat Mercer 64 to 8, and beat Georgia Tech 26 to 6 in the first intercollegiate basketball game in Atlanta.[1][2][3]
1905–06 Auburn Tigers men's basketball | |
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SIAA champion | |
Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 5–1–1 (3–0 SIAA) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Frank Jones (1st year) |
Home arena | The Gymnasium |
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.[4] Auburn's two forwards, R. Y. Ware and C. W. Woodruff, played with Birmingham Athletic Club when it defeated Yale 24 to 18 on January 1, 1906. Auburn and B. A. C. battled to a 14 to 14 tie. The rules called for sudden-death overtime, but Auburn captain Frank Jones refused to play the overtime period because he felt the referees weren't calling a fair game.[5]
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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January 19, 1906 |
Tulane | W 26–7[6] | 1–0 |
The Gymnasium Auburn, AL | |||||||
February 3* |
Montgomery Athletic Club | W 32–18[7] | 2–0 |
The Gymnasium Auburn, AL | |||||||
February 7* |
Columbus YMCA | L 16–18 | 2–1 |
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February 10* |
at Atlanta Athletic Club | W 27–17[8] | 4–1 |
Atlanta, GA | |||||||
February 16 |
Mercer | W 62–8[9] | 3–1 |
The Gymnasium Auburn, AL | |||||||
February 17 |
at Georgia Tech | W 26–6[9] | 5–1 |
Peachtree Auditorium Atlanta, GA | |||||||
March 16* |
at Birmingham Athletic Club | T 14–14[10] | 5–1–1 |
Birmingham, AL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
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