1907–08 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team

1907–08 Chicago Maroons men's basketball

Western Conference Co-Champions Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1907–08 record	23–2 (7–1 Western)
Head coach	Joseph Raycroft (2nd year)
Home arena	Bartlett Gymnasium

1907–08 Western Conference men's basketball standings
	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 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team represented the University of Chicago in intercollegiate basketball during the 1907–08 season. The team finished the season with a 23–2 record^[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[2] This was the second straight year that Chicago claimed the Helms national championship.^[2] The team played their home games on campus at Frank Dickinson Bartlett Gymnasium.

Both Pat Page and John Schommer were named All-Americans.^[3] For Schommer, it was his third consecutive All-American honor; for Page, it was his second.

Roster

Player	Position	Class	Hometown
Frederick H. Falls	Forward	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
William M. Georgen	Forward	Junior	Belvidere, Illinois
Harlan "Pat" Page	Guard	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
Arthur Hoffman	Guard	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
Robert Harris	Guard	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
John Schommer	Center	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
Edwin Hubble	Forward	Sophomore	Marshfield, Missouri
Paul Buhlig	Forward	Senior	Chicago, Illinois
Mansfield Cleary	Guard	Sophomore	Oak Park, Illinois
Alfred Kelly	Guard	Freshman	Ewing, Illinois

Head Coach: Joseph Raycroft (2nd year at Chicago)

Schedule

Source^[4]

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
12/20/1907 no, no	@ Iowa	W 35–26	1-0 (0-0)	Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA

12/21/1907* no, no	@ Washington University	W 30-10	2-0 (0-0)	Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO

12/23/1907* no, no	@ Kansas City A.A.	W 49-19	3-0 (0-0)	Kansas City A.A. Kansas City, MO
12/25/1907* no, no	@ Des Moines YMCA	W 31–23	4-0 (0-0)	Des Moines Coliseum Des Moines, IA
12/26/1907* no, no	@ Muscatine YMCA	W 60–26	5-0 (0-0)	Muscatine YMCA Muscatine, IA

1/4/1908* no, no	vs. Columbia	W 28-13	6-0 (0-0)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
1/10/1908 no, no	vs. Indiana	W 49–18	7-0 (0-0)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
1/18/1908 no, no	vs. Iowa	W 29–10	8-0 (0-0)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
1/21/1908* no, no	@ Central YMCA	L 17–27	8-1 (0-0)	Central YMCA Chicago, IL
1/25/1908 no, no	vs. Purdue	W 53–11	9-1 (1-0)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
1/31/1908 no, no	@ Wisconsin	L 17–29	9-2 (1-1)	University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI
2/6/1908* no, no	vs. Central YMCA	W 30–14	10-2 (1-1)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
2/8/1908 no, no	@ Illinois	W 35–21	11-2 (2-1)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL

2/13/1908 no, no	vs. Northwestern	W 41-6	12-2 (2-1)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
2/15/1908 no, no	@ Purdue	W 31–19	13-2 (3-1)	Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN
2/22/1908 no, no	@ Minnesota	W 26–23	14-2 (4-1)	University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN
2/28/1908 no, no	vs. Wisconsin	W 24–19	15-2 (5-1)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
2/29/1908 no, no	@ Northwestern	W 18–10	16-2 (6-1)	Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL
3/6/1908 no, no	vs. Illinois	W 42–17	17-2 (6-1)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
3/12/1908* no, no	@ Wisconsin	W 18–16	18-2 (6-1)	University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI
3/12/1908 no, no	vs. Minnesota	W 22–12	19-2 (7-1)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
3/21/1908* no, no	vs. Pennsylvania	W 21–18	20-2 (7-1)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
3/25/1908* no, no	@ Pennsylvania	W 16–15	21-2 (7-1)	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Player stats

Player	Games Played	Field Goals	Free Throws Made	Points
John Schommer^[6]	22	84	82	250
Frederick Falls^[6]	22	72	44	188
William Georgen^[6]	20	40	0	80
Robert Harris^[6]	20	28	11	67
Pat Page^[6]	20	14	1	29
Arthur Hoffman^[6]	13	12	0	24

References

↑ "Chicago Maroons season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
1 2 "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
↑ "2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). History. University of Chicago. 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
↑ , The Cap and Gown
↑ Cap and Gown 1907
1 2 3 4 5 6 https://archive.org/stream/capgown00univ_0#page/253/mode/1up

External links

Official website

Chicago Maroons men's basketball

Venues	Bartlett Gymnasium (1903–1932) Henry Crown Fieldhouse (1933–2003) Gerald Ratner Athletics Center (2003–present)

Culture & lore	Wave the Flag The Phoenix First 5-on-5 college basketball game

People	Head coaches Consensus All-Americans

Notable seasons	1903–04 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1919–20 1923–24 1960–61 1973–74 1996–97 1997–98 1999–00 2000–01 2002–03 2006–07 2007–08

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

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