1908–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1908–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1908–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1908–09 record7–6 (5–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Popperfuss
Home arenaKenney Gym
1908–09 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Chicago120 1.000  120  1.000
Purdue64 .600  84  .667
Wisconsin54 .556  84  .667
Illinois56 .455  76  .538
Minnesota36 .333  86  .571
Indiana26 .250  59  .357
Northwestern14 .200  17  .125
Iowa15 .167  87  .533
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

The 1908–09 season witnessed the fourth coach in just four years to head up the University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team. The only difference for this season, however; was that Herb V. Juul became the first coach to stay for more than one year.[1] He also became the first former Fighting Illini player to head the Illinois basketball program, serving as captain of the 1906–07 team. The starting lineup for the team included captain H. J. Popperfuss and Carl P. Watson at the forward positions, Emmett V. Poston as the center, and a combination of Roy G. Rennacker, Louis S. Bernstein and Thomas E. Thompson at guard. The Illini finished their season with an overall record of seven wins and six losses with a conference record of five wins, six losses and a fourth-place finish in the Western Conference.[2]

Roster

"1908-09 Fighting Illini team"
1908–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Carl Watson
So DeKalb, Illinois
C Emmett V. Poston
So Springfield, Illinois
F Henry Popperfuss (C)
Jr Tomah, Wisconsin
G Roy Rennacker
Jr Winnetka, Illinois
G Thomas E. Thompson
Jr Williams Bay, Wisconsin
F Avery Brundage
Sr Chicago, Illinois
G Louis S. Bernstein
So Niagara Falls, New York
F Charles M. Bunn
Jr DeKalb, Illinois
F Chester Arthur Lord
Jr Sioux Falls, South Dakota
G David Roy Palmquist
So Moline, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[3]

Schedule

Source[4]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/22/1908*
no, no
vs. Shelbyville Business College W 93–19  1-0
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
12/23/1908*
no, no
@ Mt. Vernon W 47–25  2-0
Mt. Vernon High School 
Mt. Vernon, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/9/1909
no, no
vs. Indiana
Rivalry
W 30–2  3-0 (1-0)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/16/1909
no, no
Wisconsin W 28–19  4-0 (2-0)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/22/1909
no, no
@ Minnesota L 17–18  4-1 (2-1)
University of Minnesota Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
1/23/1909
no, no
@ Wisconsin L 10–20  4-2 (2-2)
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium 
Madison, WI
2/10/1909
no, no
vs. Minnesota W 21–20  5-2 (3-2)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/13/1909
no, no
vs. University of Chicago L 15–17  5-3 (3-3)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/17/1909
no, no
vs. Purdue W 24–18  6-3 (4-3)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/26/1909
no, no
@ University of Chicago L 10–23  6-4 (4-4)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/27/1909
no, no
@ Northwestern W 35–4  7-4 (5-4)
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
3/5/1909
no, no
@ Purdue L 20–30  7-5 (5-5)
Lafayette Colliseum 
West Lafayette, IN
3/6/1909
no, no
@ Indiana
Rivalry
L 12–20  7-6 (5-6)
Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game

References

  1. A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
  2. Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
  3. FightingIllini.com
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1908-09 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com


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