1907–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
1907–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1907–08 record | 20–6 (6–5 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
Captain | |
Home arena | Kenney Gym |
1907–08 Western Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 23 | – | 2 | .920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 20 | – | 6 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 8 | .000 | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | - | – | - | – | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | - | – | - | – | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | - | – | - | – | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1907–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season[]
The 1907–08 season saw the third coach in three years take the reins at the University of Illinois. Fletcher Lane was Illinois’ third coach, but lasted just one season. Even though he led his team to a 20–6 record, the university, as well as the athletes, deemed Lane's coaching style as subpar.[1] Lane's team benefited from a long Southern trip in which the team beat several YMCA and club teams from Tennessee, Texas, Alabama, and Georgia. The starting lineup consisted of forwards and , center Avery Brundage, and guards Thomas E. Thompson and captain .[2]
Roster[]
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Source[3]
Schedule[]
Source[4]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
12/19/1907* no, no |
@ Decatur YMCA | W 33-28 | 1-0 |
Decatur YMCA Decatur, IL | |||||||
12/20/1907* no, no |
@ Washington University | W 36–25 | 2-0 |
Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO | |||||||
12/21/1907* no, no |
@ | W 92–14 | 3-0 |
Cairo, IL | |||||||
12/23/1907* no, no |
@ | W 56–8 | 4-0 |
Memphis, TN | |||||||
12/25/1907* no, no |
@ | W 41–25 | 5-0 |
Ft. Worth, TX | |||||||
12/25/1907* no, no |
@ Ft. Worth YMCA | W 32–20 | 6-0 |
Ft. Worth YMCA Ft. Worth, TX | |||||||
12/26/1907* no, no |
@ | W 58–20 | 7-0 |
Waco, TX | |||||||
12/27/1907* no, no |
@ | W 36–17 | 8-0 |
Temple, TX | |||||||
12/28/1907* no, no |
@ | W 41–21 | 9-0 |
Galveston, TX | |||||||
12/30/1907* no, no |
@ | W 34–17 | 10-0 |
Beaumont, TX | |||||||
1/1/1908* no, no |
@ | W 22–21 | 11-0 |
Mobile, AL | |||||||
1/2/1908* no, no |
@ | W 31-30 | 12-0 |
Columbus, GA | |||||||
1/2/1908* no, no |
@ | L 21–31 | 12-1 |
Montgomery, AL | |||||||
1/3/1908* no, no |
@ | W 46–24 | 13-1 |
Birmingham, AL | |||||||
1/4/1908* no, no |
@ Rose Polytechnic Institute | W 35–26 | 14-1 |
Terre Haute High School Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
1/11/1908 no, no |
@ Purdue | W 24–23 | 15-1 (1-0) |
Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
1/18/1908 no, no |
vs. Wisconsin | L 20–28 | 15-2 (1-1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
1/25/1908 no, no |
vs. Indiana Rivalry |
W 39–12 | 16-2 (2-1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
2/8/1908 no, no |
vs. University of Chicago | L 21–35 | 16-3 (2-2) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
2/14/1908 no, no |
@ Iowa Rivalry |
L 36–46 | 16-4 (2-3) |
Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA | |||||||
2/15/1908 no, no |
@ Minnesota | W 16–15 | 17-4 (3-3) |
University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
2/29/1908 no, no |
vs. Purdue | W 38–15 | 18-4 (4-3) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
3/6/1908 no, no |
@ University of Chicago | L 17–42 | 18-5 (4-4) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
3/7/1908 no, no |
@ Northwestern | W 18–13 | 19-5 (5-4) |
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL | |||||||
3/9/1908 no, no |
@ Wisconsin | L 14–27 | 19-6 (5-5) |
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI | |||||||
3/12/1908 no, no |
vs. Minnesota | W 22–20 | 20-6 (6-5) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Bold Italic connotes conference game
Awards and honors[]
- First 20 win season for the Fighting Illini men's basketball program.
References[]
- ^ A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By , Jared Gelfond pg.20 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
- ^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
- ^ FightingIllini.com
- ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1907-08 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
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- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons
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