1900–01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1900–01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
1900–01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	11–0
Home arena	Lafayette Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1899–1900 1901–02 →

The 1900–01 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team was the first season Purdue University fielded a basketball team. They played a multi-game schedule, and compiled an 11–0 record against Indiana colleges and high schools. The team averaged 30.7 points a game, while holding their opponents to 10 points a game. The team, citing their perfect record, claimed to be state champions. H. Wallace Reimann lead the team as captain and unofficially as coach. William C. Curd, Jr. acted as the team's business manager.

Roster

Player	Position	Class
H. Wallace Reimann	Forward	Soph.
Alexander D. Smith	Forward	Soph.
John F. G. Miller	Center	Soph.
D. Ralph Lucas	Guard	Fr.
Joseph B. Knapp	Guard	Fr.
Hugh W. Cook	Sub. Forward	Soph.
William C. Holt	Sub. Guard	Senior
Lloyd M. Lucas	Sub. Guard	Freshman
Hollis H. Arnold	Sub. Guard	Freshman
Dossey M. Lynch	Sub. Forward	Junior

Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Record
12/18	Danville	W 24-4	1-0
1/18	Lafayette High School	W 40-7	2-0
1/25	Logansport	W 19-7	3-0
2/1	Culver Military Institute	W 19-12	4-0
2/15	Wabash College	W 43-15	5-0
3/1	Wabash College	W 17-15	6-0
3/2	Indiana University	W 20-15	7-0
3/11	Logansport	W 12-11	8-0
3/12	Lafayette H. S.	W 56-15	9-0
3/13	Lafayette	W 77-9	10-0
3/21	Butler	W 41-12	11-0

References

Information about the roster, schedule, and results derived from Purdue University, The Debris (yearbook), 1901.
"Purdue to Mark 50th Anniversary of First Basketball Season," Kokomo Tribune, February 2, 1951, p. 27.

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Venues	Lafayette Coliseum (1896–1909) Memorial Gymnasium (1909–1934) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934–1937) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937–1967) Mackey Arena (1967–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson upset
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics