1907–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1907–08 Kentucky State men's basketball team competed on behalf of the University of Kentucky during the 1907–08 season. The team finished with a final record of 5–6.

1907–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
  • Unnamed (4th season)
Home arenaState College Gymnasium
Seasons
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

Roster

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1904–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F Leo Brewer
Sr Unknown Mayfield, Kentucky
C Harold Downing
Sr Unknown Lexington, Kentucky
F Neville Stone
Sr Unknown Earlington, Kentucky
G Maury Wilson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Sr Louisville Male High School Louisville, Kentucky
G Richard Barbee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 152 lb (69 kg) So Unknown Lexington, Kentucky
F Shelby Shanklin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Unknown Lexington, Kentucky
F/C Walter Fox
So Unknown Newport, Kentucky
F Shelby Post
So Unknown Kingston, New York
Head coach
  • Unnamed
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
1/10/1908*
Lexington YMCA L 19–29  0–1
Lexington YMCA 
Lexington, KY
1/21/1908*
Kentucky University (now Transylvania) W 20–15  1–1
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
1/25/1908*
Centre L 21–32  1–2
 
Danville, KY
2/4/1908*
Kentucky University (now Transylvania) W 20–15  2–2
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
2/4/1908*
Louisville Coliseum W 29–28  3–2
State College Gymnasium 
Louisville, KY
2/8/1908*
Georgetown College L 22–30  3–3
Georgetown College 
Georgetown, KY
2/13/1908*
Centre W 31–20  4–3
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
2/15/1908*
Lexington YMCA L 19–23  4–4
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
2/22/1908*
Louisville Coliseum L 18–30  4–5
Louisville Colisuem 
Louisville, KY
3/3/1908*
Georgetown College W 18–13  5–5
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
3/7/1908*
Centre
State Championship
L 10–29  5–6
 
Danville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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