1907–08 IAAUS men's basketball season

1907–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1907–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Helms National Champions	Chicago (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Charles Keinath, Penn (retroactive selection in 1944)
	← 1906–07 1908–09 →

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

Rule changes

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

The Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association began play, with six original members for basketball.
Wabash (24–0) went undefeated during the season.
Plagued by disagreements over playing rules and player eligibility, violent play, and teams failing to meet their obligation to play a complete league schedule on some occasions, the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL) collapsed after the season.^[2] For the next two seasons, its teams played as independents. After a reorganization, the EIBL resumed competition in the 1910–11 season.
In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Chicago as its national champion for the 1907–08 season.^[3]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Wabash as its national champion for the 1907–08 season.^[4]

Conference membership changes

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

Conferences

Conference	Regular Season Winner^[5]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament
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]

1907–08 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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

Statistical leaders

Awards

Helms College Basketball All-Americans

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.^[9]

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

Helms Player of the Year: Charles Keinath, Penn (retroactive selection in 1944)

Coaching changes

References

^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. pp. 2, 7. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ 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.
^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ 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.
^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
^ "1907-08 Men's Ivy League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ "1907-08 Men's Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ "1907-08 Men's Western Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"

[ncaaruleshistory-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.

[jps-3] Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[ESPN_526-4] 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] The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"

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