1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball season

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The 1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball season began in December 1908, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1909.

Helms National ChampionsChicago (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year
(Helms)John Schommer, Chicago (retroactive selection in 1944)
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1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball season
Helms National ChampionsChicago (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		John Schommer, Chicago (retroactive selection in 1944)
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Rule changes

  • A dribbler was allowed to shoot. Previously, a player could not shoot immediately after dribbling the ball.[1]
  • The double dribble became illegal, with the dribble defined as "continuous passage of the ball."[1]
  • A second official was added to games in an attempt to reduce rough play.[2]

Season headlines

Conference membership changes

More information School, Former Conference ...
School Former Conference New Conference
Columbia Lions Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Independent
Cornell Big Red Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Independent
Penn Quakers Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Independent
Princeton Tigers Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Independent
Yale Bulldogs Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Independent
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Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners

More information Conference, Regular Season Winner ...
Conference Regular
Season Winner[5]		 Conference
Player of the Year		 Conference
Tournament		 Tournament
Venue (City)		 Tournament
Winner
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationNebraska (North);
Kansas (South)		None selectedNo Tournament;
Kansas was conference champion
Western ConferenceChicagoNone selectedNo Tournament
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Conference standings

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1908–09 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Division
Nebraska5–5 .5008–15  .348
Iowa State4–4 .5004–10  .286
Drake3–5 .3753–7  .300
South Division
Kansas†8–2 .80025–3  .893
Missouri3–5 .37511–5  .688
Washington University3–5 .3753–5  .375
† Conference championship winner
1908–09 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chicago12–0 1.00012–0  1.000
Purdue6–4 .6008–4  .667
Wisconsin5–4 .5568–4  .667
Illinois5–6 .4557–6  .538
Minnesota3–6 .3338–6  .571
Indiana2–6 .2505–9  .357
Northwestern1–4 .2001–7  .125
Iowa1–5 .1678–7  .533
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Independents

A total of 113 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, California (10–0), New York University (13–0), Swarthmore (12–0), and Whittier (14–0) were undefeated, and Notre Dame (33–7) finished with the most wins.[6]

More information Conf., Overall ...
1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
California– â€“10–0  1.000
Illinois State– â€“9–0  1.000
New Mexico– â€“1–0  1.000
New York University– â€“13–0  1.000
Swarthmore– â€“12–0  1.000
Whittier– â€“14–0  1.000
Widener– â€“9–0  1.000
Columbia– â€“15–1  .938
Williams– â€“13–1  .929
Grinnell– â€“12–1  .923
Ohio State– â€“11–1  .917
Oregon Agricultural– â€“10–1  .909
Trinity (N.C.)– â€“8–1  .889
Hope– â€“8–1  .889
Montana State– â€“8–1  .889
Dayton– â€“12–2  .857
Wake Forest– â€“6–1  .857
Allegheny– â€“11–2  .846
North Dakota– â€“10–2  .833
Washington– â€“5–1  .833
Wooster– â€“10–2  .833
Notre Dame– â€“33–7  .825
Army– â€“9–2  .818
Nebraska Wesleyan– â€“11–3  .786
New Mexico A&M– â€“7–2  .778
Rhode Island A&M– â€“7–2  .778
Pennsylvania– â€“19–6  .760
Bucknell– â€“9–3  .750
Wabash– â€“9–3  .750
North Dakota Agricultural– â€“11–4  .733
CCNY– â€“8–3  .727
Navy– â€“8–3  .727
Southern California– â€“8–3  .727
Temple– â€“8–3  .727
Butler– â€“5–2  .714
Seton Hall– â€“10–4  .714
Loyola (Md.)– â€“12–5  .706
St. Lawrence– â€“12–2  .857
Maine– â€“7–3  .700
Marietta– â€“7–3  .700
William & Mary– â€“7–3  .700
Baylor– â€“11–5  .688
Dartmouth– â€“11–5  .688
Kansas State– â€“6–3  .667
Michigan State– â€“10–5  .667
Southwestern (Kan.)– â€“6–3  .667
Texas– â€“6–3  .667
Virginia– â€“6–3  .667
Virginia Tech– â€“4–2  .667
Denison– â€“11–6  .647
Georgetown– â€“9–5  .643
Brigham Young– â€“7–4  .636
MIT– â€“10–6  .625
Washington State– â€“10–6  .625
Cincinnati– â€“6–4  .600
Grove City– â€“9–6  .600
St. John's (NY)– â€“9–6  .600
Colorado– â€“4–3  .571
Franklin– â€“12–9  .571
Santa Clara– â€“4–3  .571
Cornell– â€“13–10  .565
Kentucky– â€“5–4  .556
Washington and Lee– â€“5–4  .556
Bloomsburg– â€“6–5  .545
Washburn– â€“6–5  .545
Colgate– â€“7–6  .538
Penn State– â€“7–6  .538
Fordham– â€“13–12  .520
Arizona– â€“1–1  .500
Lehigh– â€“5–5  .500
Ohio– â€“1–1  .500
Oklahoma– â€“3–3  .500
VMI– â€“3–3  .500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point– â€“4–4  .500
Wyoming– â€“3–3  .500
Yale– â€“9–9  .500
Syracuse– â€“7–8  .467
Akron– â€“6–7  .462
Bradley– â€“6–7  .462
Gettysburg– â€“4–5  .444
Wesleyan (Conn.)– â€“7–9  .438
Canisius– â€“3–4  .429
Idaho– â€“7–10  .412
Miami (Ohio)– â€“4–6  .400
Westminster (Pa.)– â€“4–6  .400
Fairmount– â€“4–6  .400
Mount Union– â€“7–11  .389
Princeton– â€“8–13  .381
Denver– â€“6–10  .375
Delaware– â€“4–7  .364
Brown– â€“5–10  .333
Davidson– â€“1–2  .333
Holy Cross– â€“4–8  .333
Lake Forest– â€“3–6  .333
Oklahoma A&M– â€“1–2  .333
Tulane– â€“3–7  .300
Manhattan– â€“4–10  .286
Springfield (Mass.)– â€“2–5  .286
Utah– â€“3–8  .273
Indiana State– â€“2–7  .222
Niagara– â€“2–7  .222
Trinity (Conn.)– â€“2–7  .222
Union (N.Y.)– â€“2–8  .200
Harvard– â€“1–7  .125
Utah State– â€“1–8  .111
Kalamazoo– â€“0–3  .000
South Carolina– â€“0–3  .000
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Awards

Helms College Basketball All-Americans

Main article: 1909 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1908–09 season.[7]

More information Player, Team ...
Player Team
Biaggio CerussiColumbia
Julian HaywardWesleyan (Conn.)
Tommy JohnsonKansas
Charles KeinathPenn
Ted KiendlColumbia
Pat PageChicago
John RyanColumbia
Raymond ScanlonNotre Dame
John SchommerChicago
Helmer SwenholtWisconsin
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Major player of the year awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

More information Team, Former Coach ...
Team Former
Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
Akron Dwight Bradley Clarence Weed
Brown J. Donald Pryor Walter White
Butler Jack McKay Walter Gipe
Canisius John Mahoney Charles McCabe
Cincinnati Amos Foster C. A. Shroetter
Cornell Walter Haggerty David Coogan
Drake Charles Pell John L. Griffith
Fordham Chris Mahoney Edward Siskind
Indiana Robert Harris John Georgen
Indiana State Eddy Conners John Kimmell
Kansas Phog Allen W. O. Hamilton
Manhattan John O'Donnell Edward Hanrahan
Nebraska R. G. Clapp T. J. Hewitt
New Mexico A&M V. Kays George Lain
Niagara Robert Yates Claude Allen
North Dakota Agricultural Paul Magoffin Arthur Rueber
Penn R. B. Smith Charles Keinath
Purdue E. J. Stewart Ralph Jones
St. John's P. Joseph Kersey Harry A. Fisher
Seton Hall William Caffrey Dick McDonough
South Carolina J. H. Brown F. E. Schofield
TCU Jesse R. Langley Oscar Wise
Utah Erastus Milne Robert Richardson
Vanderbilt Ed Hamilton R. B. McGehee Hamilton left to coach the baseball team.
Virginia Tech R. M. Brown Branch Bocock
VMI Pete Krebs F. J. Pratt
Wyoming Elmer Hoefer Harold I. Dean
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