1907–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1907–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

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
	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

"1907-08 Fighting Illini team"

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
S. A. Briggs	Right Guard
B. A. Horn	Right Guard

^[3]

Head Coach: Fletcher Lane (1st Year at Illinois)

Schedule

Source^[4]

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
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

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)

Rivalries	Indiana Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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