1907–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1907–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
MVIAA Champions
ConferenceMVIAA
Record18–6 (6–0 MVIAA)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge McCune
Home arenaRobinson Gymnasium
Seasons

The 1907–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its tenth season of collegiate basketball, and its first in the newly formed Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or MVIAA. After finishing 6–0 in the MVIAA, the Jayhawks won the MVIAA Conference Championship, their first conference championship. The head coach was Phog Allen, serving in his first year of his first tenure. The Jayhawks finished the season 18–6. Following a 19–11 defeat of William Jewell, the Jayhawks had a winning all-time record for the first time. The Jayhawks haven't had a losing all-time record since.

Roster

  • Ralph Bergen
  • Louis Larson
  • George McCune
  • Milton Miller
  • William Miller
  • Roger Peard
  • Paul Wohler
  • Earl Woodward

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Schedule

[2] [3]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Dec. 13, 1907*
 Ottawa (KS) W 62–22  1–0
 Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec. 19, 1907*
 at Ottawa (KS) L 33–39  1–1
  
Ottawa, Kansas
Dec. 20, 1907*
 at Newton YMCA W 37–32  2–1
  
Newton, Kansas
Dec. 21, 1907*
 at Newton YMCA W 39–32  3–1
  
Newton, Kansas
Jan. 10, 1908*
 at William Jewell L 16–27  3–2
  
Liberty, Missouri
Jan. 17, 1908*
 Nebraska L 17–20  3–3
 Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 18, 1908*
 Nebraska L 21–23  3–4
 Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 20, 1908*
 Nome (AK) L 28–34  3–5
 Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 24, 1908*
 Newton YMCA W 26–25  4–5
 Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 25, 1908*
 Kansas City AC W 25–16  5–5
 Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 31, 1908*
 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 50–12  6–5
 Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 1, 1908*
 at Washburn W 19–17  7–5
  
Topeka, Kansas
Feb. 4, 1908
 Missouri
Border War 		W 21–20  8–5
 Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 5, 1908
 Missouri
Border War 		W 24–18  9–5
 Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 8, 1908*
 Washburn W 39–15  10–5
 Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 10, 1908*
 William Jewell W 19–11  11–5
 Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 14, 1908*
 at Kansas City AC W 34–32  12–5
 Club House 
Kansas City, Missouri
Feb. 15, 1908*
 at Warrensburg W 34–16  13–5
  
Warrensburg, Missouri
Feb. 17, 1908
 at Missouri W 30–19  14–5
  
Columbia, Missouri
Feb. 18, 1908
 at Missouri
Border War 		W 26–22  15–5
 Rothwell Gymnasium 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb. 19, 1908*
 at Des Moines YMCA L 17–34  15–6
 The Shed 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb. 20, 1908*
 at Iowa State W 53–35  16–6
  
Ames, Iowa
Feb. 21, 1908
 at Nebraska W 28–26  17–6
 Grant Memorial Hall 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb. 22, 1908
 at Nebraska W 28–25  18–6
 Grant Memorial Hall 
Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

  1. ^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  2. ^ "Kansas Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  3. ^ Big 8 Record Book