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1907–08 IAAUS men's basketball season

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The 1907–08 IAAUS men's basketball season began in December 1907, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1908.

Rule changes

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  • The position of inspector, a type of game official, was abolished. Previously, two inspectors — who had no decision-making powers — had worked each game as assistants to the referee, stationed at each end of the court and responsible for determining whether goals were scored in accordance with the rules, which they reported to the referee.[1]

Season headlines

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Conference membership changes

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School Former Conference New Conference
Drake Bulldogs Independent Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Harvard Crimson Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Independent
Iowa State Cyclones No major basketball program Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Kansas Jayhawks Independent Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Missouri Tigers Independent Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Nebraska Cornhuskers Independent Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Washington University Bears Independent Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners

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Conference Regular
Season Winner[5]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Penn None selected No Tournament[6]
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Nebraska (North);
Kansas (South)
None selected No Tournament;
Kansas was conference champion[7]
Western Conference Chicago & Wisconsin None selected No Tournament[8]

Conference standings

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1907–08 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 8 0   1.000 24 4   .857
Yale 5 3   .625 20 9   .690
Columbia 5 3   .625 10 11   .476
Princeton 1 7   .125 7 10   .412
Cornell 1 7   .125 5 8   .385
1907–08 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Nebraska 0 0   7 3   .700
Iowa State 1 0   1.000 1 1   .500
Drake 0 1   .000 1 6   .143
South Division
Kansas 6 0   1.000 18 6   .750
Washington University 1 0   1.000 4 2   .667
Missouri 0 5   .000 8 10   .444
† Conference championship winner
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

Independents

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A total of 98 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, Wabash (24–0), Allegheny (12–0), and Bucknell (12-0) were undefeated, and Wabash and Haskell (24–11) finished with the most wins.[9]

1907–08 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Allegheny   12 0   1.000
Bucknell   12 0   1.000
California   1 0   1.000
Cincinnati   9 0   1.000
Colorado Mines   5 0   1.000
Wabash   24 0   1.000
Washington and Lee   8 0   1.000
Brigham Young College   10 1   .909
Montana State   8 1   .889
Canisius   6 1   .857
Lehigh   6 1   .857
Mount Union   18 3   .857
Georgetown   5 1   .833
Illinois State   5 1   .833
Grinnell   14 3   .824
CCNY   9 2   .818
St. Lawrence   9 2   .818
Muhlenberg   4 1   .800
Washington State   12 3   .800
Nebraska Wesleyan   11 3   .786
Dayton   10 3   .769
Syracuse   10 3   .769
Army   9 3   .750
Michigan State   15 5   .750
Notre Dame   12 4   .750
Temple   6 2   .750
Dartmouth   11 4   .733
Hope   8 3   .727
Wake Forest   8 3   .727
Penn State   10 4   .714
Loyola (Md.)   12 5   .706
Wesleyan (Conn.)   12 5   .706
Southwestern (Kan.)   14 6   .700
Denison   11 5   .688
Haskell (Kan.)   24 11   .686
Baker   13 6   .684
Brigham Young   4 2   .667
Holy Cross   12 6   .667
Kalamazoo   2 1   .667
Bradley   9 5   .643
New York University   9 5   .643
Ohio   7 4   .636
Oregon Agricutural   7 4   .636
Pittsburgh   10 6   .625
Springfield (Mass.)   5 3   .625
Tulane   5 3   .625
Wooster   10 6   .625
Marietta   8 5   .615
Fordham   18 12   .600
Grove City   9 6   .600
North Dakota Agricultural   6 4   .600
Brown   11 8   .579
Oklahoma   4 3   .571
Auburn   5 5   .500
Butler   4 4   .500
Colorado   6 6   .500
Georgia   2 2   .500
Idaho   4 4   .500
Maine   5 5   .500
Navy   2 2   .500
Niagara   6 6   .500
Rhode Island A&M   8 8   .500
Southern California   3 3   .500
Virginia   5 5   .500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   4 4   .500
Colgate   8 9   .471
Oregon   8 9   .471
Delaware   5 6   .455
Kentucky   5 6   .455
Ohio State   5 6   .455
Akron   4 5   .444
Manhattan   7 9   .438
Colorado Agricultural   2 3   .400
Connecticut   6 9   .400
Trinity (N.C.)   2 3   .400
Oklahoma A&M   2 3   .400
Westminster (Pa.)   6 9   .400
Fairmount   2 3   .400
Wyoming   2 3   .400
Vanderbilt   6 10   .375
Arizona   1 2   .333
Denver   1 2   .333
St. John's (NY)   4 8   .333
West Virginia   3 7   .300
Lake Forest   3 8   .273
Bloomsburg   3 9   .250
Harvard   4 12   .250
Indiana State   2 6   .250
William & Mary   1 4   .200
Trinity (Conn.)   2 10   .167
Union (N.Y.)   2 10   .167
Miami (Ohio)   1 7   .125
Kansas State   1 12   .077
New Mexico A&M   0 1   .000
Utah State   0 8   .000
Widener   0 2   .000

Statistical leaders

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Awards

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Helms College Basketball All-Americans

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The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1907–08 season.[10]

Player Team
Hugh Harper Wisconsin
Julian Hayward Wesleyan (Conn.)
Charles Keinath Penn
Haskell Noyes Yale
Pat Page Chicago
John Pryor Brown
John Ryan Columbia
John Schommer Chicago
Ira Streusand CCNY
Helmer Swenholt Wisconsin

Major player of the year awards

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Coaching changes

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References

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  1. ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. pp. 2, 7. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  2. ^ For disputes about playing rules, see “Basketball News,” Daily Princetonian, October 17, 1906, p. 1, col. 2; for disputes about eligibility, see “Intercollegiate Basketball,” Cornell Daily Sun, December 19, 1905, p. 8, col. 4. For roughness in the game, see “Princeton withdraws from basketball league,” Daily Princetonian, March 20, 1908, p. 1, col. 2, and “Review of 1908 Basketball,” Cornell Daily Sun, March 3, 1908, p. 1, col. 1. For games not being played, see “Basketball Practice Ceases,” Cornell Daily Sun, March 26, 1902, p. 3, col. 2, and “Athletic Committee Meeting,” The Harvard Crimson, February 18, 1904. All retrieved January 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  4. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  6. ^ "1907-08 Men's Ivy League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "1907-08 Men's Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "1907-08 Men's Western Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "1907-08 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  10. ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"