1907–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1907â08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20â7 (6â5 Big Ten)
Headcoach
- Fletcher Lane (1st season)
CaptainMaurice Dadant
| 1907â08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 20â7 (6â5 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Maurice Dadant |
| Home arena | Kenney Gym |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicagoâ | 7 | â | 1 | .875 | 23 | â | 2 | .920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 7 | â | 1 | .875 | 10 | â | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 6 | â | 5 | .545 | 20 | â | 6 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | â | 6 | .250 | 12 | â | 7 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | â | 8 | .000 | 5 | â | 9 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | - | â | - | â | 10 | â | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | - | â | - | â | 9 | â | 6 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | - | â | - | â | 2 | â | 7 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| â Tie-breaker playoff game winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
The 1907â08 season saw the third coach in three years take the reins at the University of Illinois. Fletcher Lane was Illinoisâ third coach, but lasted just one season. Even though he led his team to a 20â6 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
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Schedule
Source[3]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| December 19, 1907* |
at Decatur YMCA | W 33-28 | 1-0 |
Decatur YMCA Decatur, IL | |||||||
| December 20, 1907* |
at WashingtonU | W 36â25 | 2-0 |
Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO | |||||||
| December 21, 1907* |
at Cairo Athletic Club | W 92â14 | 3-0 |
Cairo Athletic Club Cairo, IL | |||||||
| December 23, 1907* |
at Memphis YMCA | W 56â8 | 4-0 |
Memphis YMCA Memphis, TN | |||||||
| December 25, 1907* |
at Ft. Worth YMCA | W 41â25 | 5-0 |
Ft. Worth YMCA Ft. Worth, TX | |||||||
| December 25, 1907* |
at Ft. Worth YMCA | W 32â20 | 6-0 |
Ft. Worth YMCA Ft. Worth, TX | |||||||
| December 26, 1907* |
at Waco YMCA | W 58â20 | 7-0 |
Waco YMCA Waco, TX | |||||||
| December 27, 1907* |
at Temple YMCA | W 36â17 | 8-0 |
Temple YMCA Temple, TX | |||||||
| December 28, 1907* |
at Galveston YMCA | W 41â21 | 9-0 |
Galveston YMCA Galveston, TX | |||||||
| December 30, 1907* |
at Beaumont YMCA | W 34â17 | 10-0 |
Beaumont YMCA Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| January 1, 1908* |
at Mobile YMCA | W 22â21 | 11-0 |
Mobile YMCA Mobile, AL | |||||||
| January 2, 1908* |
at Columbus YMCA | L 29-31 | 12-1 |
Columbus YMCA Columbus, GA | |||||||
| January 2, 1908* |
at Montgomery YMCA | L 21â31 | 12-2 |
Montgomery YMCA Montgomery, AL | |||||||
| January 3, 1908* |
at Birmingham Athletic Club | W 46â24 | 13-2 |
Birmingham Athletic Club Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| January 4, 1908* |
at Rose Polytechnic Institute | W 35â26 | 14-2 |
Terre Haute High School Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
| January 11, 1908 |
at Purdue | W 24â23 | 15-2 (1-0) |
Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| January 18, 1908 |
Wisconsin | L 20â28 | 15-3 (1-1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| January 25, 1908 |
Indiana Rivalry |
W 39â12 | 16-3 (2-1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| February 8, 1908 |
University of Chicago | L 21â35 | 16-4 (2-2) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| February 14, 1908 |
at Iowa Rivalry |
L 36â46 | 16-5 (2-3) |
Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| February 15, 1908 |
at Minnesota | W 16â15 | 17-5 (3-3) |
University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
| February 29, 1908 |
Purdue | W 38â15 | 18-5 (4-3) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| March 6, 1908 |
at University of Chicago | L 17â42 | 18-6 (4-4) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| March 7, 1908 |
at Northwestern Rivalry |
W 18â13 | 19-6 (5-4) |
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL | |||||||
| March 9, 1908 |
at Wisconsin | L 14â27 | 19-7 (5-5) |
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI | |||||||
| March 12, 1908 |
Minnesota | W 22â20 | 20-7 (6-5) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
- First 20 win season for the Fighting Illini men's basketball program.