# 1907–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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. 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.

### Roster
## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference regular season |||||
| 12/19/1907* no, no | at Decatur YMCA | W 33-28 | 1-0 | Decatur YMCA Decatur, IL |
| 12/20/1907* no, no | at WashingtonU | W 36–25 | 2-0 | Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO |
| 12/21/1907* no, no | at Cairo Athletic Club | W 92–14 | 3-0 | Cairo Athletic Club Cairo, IL |
| 12/23/1907* no, no | at Memphis YMCA | W 56–8 | 4-0 | Memphis YMCA Memphis, TN |
| 12/25/1907* no, no | at Ft. Worth YMCA | W 41–25 | 5-0 | Ft. Worth YMCA Ft. Worth, TX |
| 12/25/1907* no, no | at Ft. Worth YMCA | W 32–20 | 6-0 | Ft. Worth YMCA Ft. Worth, TX |
| 12/26/1907* no, no | at Waco YMCA | W 58–20 | 7-0 | Waco YMCA Waco, TX |
| 12/27/1907* no, no | at Temple YMCA | W 36–17 | 8-0 | Temple YMCA Temple, TX |
| 12/28/1907* no, no | at Galveston YMCA | W 41–21 | 9-0 | Galveston YMCA Galveston, TX |
| 12/30/1907* no, no | at Beaumont YMCA | W 34–17 | 10-0 | Beaumont YMCA Beaumont, TX |
| 1/1/1908* no, no | at Mobile YMCA | W 22–21 | 11-0 | Mobile YMCA Mobile, AL |
| 1/2/1908* no, no | at Columbus YMCA | W 31-30 | 12-0 | Columbus YMCA Columbus, GA |
| 1/2/1908* no, no | at Montgomery YMCA | L 21–31 | 12-1 | Montgomery YMCA Montgomery, AL |
| 1/3/1908* no, no | at Birmingham Athletic Club | W 46–24 | 13-1 | Birmingham Athletic Club Birmingham, AL |
| 1/4/1908* no, no | at Rose Polytechnic Institute | W 35–26 | 14-1 | Terre Haute High School Terre Haute, IN |
| Big Ten regular season |||||
| 1/11/1908 no, no | at Purdue | W 24–23 | 15-1 (1-0) | Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN |
| 1/18/1908 no, no | Wisconsin | L 20–28 | 15-2 (1-1) | Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
| 1/25/1908 no, no | Indiana Rivalry | W 39–12 | 16-2 (2-1) | Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
| 2/8/1908 no, no | University of Chicago | L 21–35 | 16-3 (2-2) | Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
| 2/14/1908 no, no | at Iowa Rivalry | L 36–46 | 16-4 (2-3) | Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA |
| 2/15/1908 no, no | at Minnesota | W 16–15 | 17-4 (3-3) | University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/29/1908 no, no | Purdue | W 38–15 | 18-4 (4-3) | Kenney Gym Urbana, IL |
| 3/6/1908 no, no | at University of Chicago | L 17–42 | 18-5 (4-4) | Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL |
| 3/7/1908 no, no | at Northwestern Rivalry | W 18–13 | 19-5 (5-4) | Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL |
| 3/9/1908 no, no | at Wisconsin | L 14–27 | 19-6 (5-5) | University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI |
| 3/12/1908 no, no | 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. |||||

## Awards and honors

* First 20 win season for the Fighting Illini men's basketball program.