1907–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1907–08 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1907_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–7 6–5 1st Fletcher Lane Maurice Dadant Kenney Gym 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.A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 1-58261-793-7 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.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster thumb|"1907-08 Fighting Illini team" 1907 Illinois Fighting Illini y Charles Stewart F SR New York, New York n Edward Ryan G SR Chicago, Illinois n Henry Popperfuss F SO Tomah, Wisconsin n Maurice Dadant F SR Hamilton, Illinois n C Avery Brundage G JR Chicago, Illinois y Thomas E. Thompson G SO Williams Bay, Wisconsin y Roy Rennacker G SO Winnetka, Illinois n Carl Watson G FR DeKalb, Illinois n Albert Penn F JR Syracuse, New York n Strother Ambrose Briggs G FR Minier, Illinois n Benjamin Albert Horn G SO Chicago, Illinois n Fletcher Lane (University of Nebraska) (1st year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1906_1924.aspx#1908 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1907-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210104938/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1907.html 2015-02-10 , FightingIllini.com |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" December 19, 1907 yes yes Decatur YMCA Decatur YMCA Decatur, IL 33-28 1-0 December 20, 1907 yes yes 1907 Washington University Bears WashingtonU Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO 36–25 2-0 December 21, 1907 yes yes Cairo Athletic Club Cairo Athletic Club Cairo, IL 92–14 3-0 December 23, 1907 yes yes Memphis YMCA Memphis YMCA Memphis, TN 56–8 4-0 December 25, 1907 yes yes Ft. Worth YMCA Ft. Worth YMCA Ft. Worth, TX 41–25 5-0 December 25, 1907 yes yes Ft. Worth YMCA Ft. Worth YMCA Ft. Worth, TX 32–20 6-0 December 26, 1907 yes yes Waco YMCA Waco YMCA Waco, TX 58–20 7-0 December 27, 1907 yes yes Temple YMCA Temple YMCA Temple, TX 36–17 8-0 December 28, 1907 yes yes Galveston YMCA Galveston YMCA Galveston, TX 41–21 9-0 December 30, 1907 yes yes Beaumont YMCA Beaumont YMCA Beaumont, TX 34–17 10-0 January 1, 1908 yes yes Mobile YMCA Mobile YMCA Mobile, AL 22–21 11-0 January 2, 1908 yes yes Columbus YMCA Columbus YMCA Columbus, GA 29-31 12-1 January 2, 1908 yes yes Montgomery YMCA Montgomery YMCA Montgomery, AL 21–31 12-2 January 3, 1908 yes yes Birmingham Athletic Club Birmingham Athletic Club Birmingham, AL 46–24 13-2 January 4, 1908 yes yes Rose Polytechnic Institute Terre Haute High School Terre Haute, IN 35–26 14-2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season January 11, 1908 yes 1907 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN 24–23 15-2 1-0 January 18, 1908 Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 20–28 15-3 1-1 January 25, 1908 Indiana Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 39–12 16-3 2-1 February 8, 1908 1907 Chicago Maroons men's University of Chicago Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 21–35 16-4 2-2 February 14, 1908 yes 1907 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA Rivalry 36–46 16-5 2-3 February 15, 1908 yes 1907 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 16–15 17-5 3-3 February 29, 1908 Purdue Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 38–15 18-5 4-3 March 6, 1908 yes University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 17–42 18-6 4-4 March 7, 1908 yes 1907 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL Rivalry 18–13 19-6 5-4 March 9, 1908 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 14–27 19-7 5-5 March 12, 1908 Minnesota Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 22–20 20-7 6-5 |- Central Time Awards and honors First 20 win season for the Fighting Illini men's basketball program. References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1907 in sports in Illinois Category:1908 in sports in Illinois