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 | Fletcher Lane |
Captain | Maurice Dadant |
Home arena | Kenney Gym |
1907–08 Western Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Albert Penn and H. J. Popperfuss, center Avery Brundage, and guards Thomas E. Thompson and captain M. G. Dadant.[2]
Roster
![](../I/m/1907-08_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team_photo.png)
Player | Position | Class | Hometown |
Charles Stewart | Right Forward | Senior | New York, New York |
Edward Ryan | Right Guard | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
Henry Popperfuss | Left Forward | Sophomore | Tomah, Wisconsin |
Maurice Dadant | Forward | Senior | Hamilton, Illinois |
Avery Brundage | Right Forward | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
Thomas Thompson | Right Guard | Sophomore | Williams Bay, Wisconsin |
Roy Rennacker | Left Guard | Sophomore | Winnetka, Illinois |
Carl Watson | Left Forward, Right Forward | Sophomore | DeKalb, Illinois |
Albert Penn | Left Forward, Right Forward | Junior | Syracuse, New York |
Strother Ambrose Briggs | Right Guard | Freshman | Minier, Illinois |
Benjamin Albert Horn | Right Guard | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
- Head Coach: Fletcher Lane (1st Year at Illinois)
Schedule
Source[4]
Date Time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site City, State | |||||||
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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 |
@ Cairo Athletic Club | W 92–14 | 3-0 |
Cairo Athletic Club Cairo, IL | |||||||
12/23/1907* no, no |
@ Memphis YMCA | W 56–8 | 4-0 |
Memphis YMCA Memphis, TN | |||||||
12/25/1907* no, no |
@ Ft. Worth YMCA | W 41–25 | 5-0 |
Ft. Worth YMCA 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 |
@ Waco YMCA | W 58–20 | 7-0 |
Waco YMCA Waco, TX | |||||||
12/27/1907* no, no |
@ Temple YMCA | W 36–17 | 8-0 |
Temple YMCA Temple, TX | |||||||
12/28/1907* no, no |
@ Galveston YMCA | W 41–21 | 9-0 |
Galveston YMCA Galveston, TX | |||||||
12/30/1907* no, no |
@ Beaumont YMCA | W 34–17 | 10-0 |
Beaumont YMCA Beaumont, TX | |||||||
1/1/1908* no, no |
@ Mobile YMCA | W 22–21 | 11-0 |
Mobile YMCA Mobile, AL | |||||||
1/2/1908* no, no |
@ Columbus YMCA | W 31-30 | 12-0 |
Columbus YMCA Columbus, GA | |||||||
1/2/1908* no, no |
@ Montgomery YMCA | L 21–31 | 12-1 |
Montgomery YMCA Montgomery, AL | |||||||
1/3/1908* no, no |
@ Birmingham Athletic Club | W 46–24 | 13-1 |
Birmingham Athletic Club 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 | 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 | 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 Loren Tate, 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
- ↑ All-Time Illini Rosters
- ↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1907-08, FightingIllini.com
See also
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Illini Men's Basketball Record Book