▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁that ▁the ▁modern ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁as ▁in - game ▁leader ▁emer ged . ▁ ▁Season ▁rec ap ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁basketball ▁team ▁began ▁practices ▁early ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁and ▁Murray ▁arranged ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁highly ▁r ated ▁Virginia ▁and ▁three ▁against ▁George ▁Washington ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁season . ▁The ▁first ▁inter col leg iate ▁game ▁in ▁Ge or get own ▁history ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁before ▁a ▁large ▁crowd ▁at ▁the ▁Washington ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁Arm ory ; ▁center ▁Richard ▁Dow ney ▁scored ▁a ▁game - high ▁eight ▁points ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁center ▁sc or eless ▁throughout ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁Virginia ▁managed ▁only ▁a ▁single ▁field ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁for wards ▁Sam ▁Simon ▁and ▁Harold ▁Sch umm , ▁allowing ▁Ge or get own ▁to ▁extend ▁a ▁ 1 0 - 9 ▁hal ft ime ▁lead ▁into ▁a ▁ 2 2 - 1 1 ▁ups et ▁victory . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁game ▁– ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁– ▁was ▁against ▁George ▁Washington , ▁whose ▁star ▁forward ▁Fred ▁R ice ▁was ▁ill ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁play . ▁After ▁Ge or get own ▁took ▁a ▁ 1 6 - 1 1 ▁lead ▁at ▁the ▁half , ▁George ▁Washington ▁head ▁coach ▁E . ▁Bl anch ard ▁Rob ey ▁sp otted ▁R ice