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1907–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1907–08
team	Illinois Fighting Illini
image	File:1907_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg
image_size	300px
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	20–7
conf_record	6–5
hc_year	1st
head_coach	Fletcher Lane
captain	Maurice Dadant
stadium	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. 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

Fletcher Lane (University of Nebraska) (1st year)

Schedule

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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 [[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana). News-Gazette]], Sports Publishing LLC {{ISBN. 1-58261-356-7
[http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1907.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1907-08] {{webarchive. link. (2015-02-10 , FightingIllini.com)

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