1907–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1907–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1907–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
MVIAA Champions
Conference	MVIAA
Record	18–6 (6–0 MVIAA)
Head coach	Phog Allen (1st season);
Captain	George McCune
Home arena	Robinson Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1906–07 1908–09 →

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

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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

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

[KU_Media_Guide-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

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Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)
Rivalries	Kansas State Missouri
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Blue blood status Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" Jayhawkers
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics