1907–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team


The 1907–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team was the first ever team representing Iowa State University during the 1907-08 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clyde Williams, who was in his first season coaching the Cyclones' basketball team. They played their home games for the last time at Margaret Hall Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa. They were also known informally as "Ames" and as the "Aggies". [1]

1907–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceMVIAA
1907–08 record1–1 (1–0 Missouri Valley)
Head coach
Home arenaMargaret Hall Gym
1907–08 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
Nebraska00   73  .700
Iowa State10 1.000  11  .500
Drake01 .000  16  .143
South Division
Kansas60 1.000  186  .750
Washington University10 1.000  42  .667
Missouri05 .000  810  .444

They finished the season 1–1, 1–0 in Missouri Valley play to finish in second place in the North Division. Despite going 1-0 and Nebraska not having a conference record, Nebraska was still declared the divisional winner due a better inter-divisional record. [2]

Roster

1907–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G Harold Case
Chicago, IL
Fuhrmeiseter
F Howard Herbert
F Frederick Law
Keokuk, IA
F H.S. Luberger (C)
C Ralph McElhinney
Waterloo, IA
Thayer
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[3][4]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
February 20, 1908*
Kansas L 35–53  0–1
Margaret Hall Gym 
Ames, IA
February 29, 1908
Drake W 36–16  1–1
(1–0)
Margaret Hall Gym 
Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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