In 1922, the Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce extended invitations to nine major basketball college conferences. The Western Conference and Eastern Intercollegiate League declined. The tournament was played with Wabash defeating Kalamazoo 43-23 in the final. There would have been an eastern representative, but it was announced in the March 5, 1922 Sunday Times of New Brunswick, “Rutgers has declined the invitation to compete in the National Intercollegiate tournament which is to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 9, 10 and 11. The faculty, in a special meeting held March 4, declined to approve a trip of such character and duration for the squad.”
That was the second turn down by the faculty after nearly every student signed a petition for reconsideration. There were five members of the basketball squad that also won football letters. They were: Ellis “Pipes” Enander (1922-23); Benjamin Gibson (1921-24); Henry Keiler (1918, 21-23); Howard Raub (1919-21); and William Kingman (1920-23). The remainder of the team was Edward Benzoni; Watson Boudinot; Frederick Dettlinger; Bob Dornan; John Ellis, Henry Heine; Leslie Black and Douglas Hicks.
Frank Hill coached Rutgers to a 10-2 record.
“The Indianapolis official selected what they considered the best team from each section of the country and Rutgers was to have represented that wide territory east of Pittsburgh. Even though the invitation has been declined, it conferred upon Rutgers probably one of the greatest honors a team of the local institution has gained and the players should feel elated for that reason.” The faculty also turned down an invite to the National A.A.U. tournament being held in Kansas City, MO. Two years earlier, Rutgers was National A.A.U. runner-up to NYU at the tournament in Atlanta.
That was the second turn down by the faculty after nearly every student signed a petition for reconsideration. There were five members of the basketball squad that also won football letters. They were: Ellis “Pipes” Enander (1922-23); Benjamin Gibson (1921-24); Henry Keiler (1918, 21-23); Howard Raub (1919-21); and William Kingman (1920-23). The remainder of the team was Edward Benzoni; Watson Boudinot; Frederick Dettlinger; Bob Dornan; John Ellis, Henry Heine; Leslie Black and Douglas Hicks.
Frank Hill coached Rutgers to a 10-2 record.
“The Indianapolis official selected what they considered the best team from each section of the country and Rutgers was to have represented that wide territory east of Pittsburgh. Even though the invitation has been declined, it conferred upon Rutgers probably one of the greatest honors a team of the local institution has gained and the players should feel elated for that reason.” The faculty also turned down an invite to the National A.A.U. tournament being held in Kansas City, MO. Two years earlier, Rutgers was National A.A.U. runner-up to NYU at the tournament in Atlanta.
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