1908–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1908â09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
- Herb V. Juul (1st season)
| 1908â09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 7â6 (5â6 Big Ten) |
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| Captain | Henry Popperfuss |
| Home arena | Kenney Gym |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 12 | â | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | â | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 6 | â | 4 | .600 | 8 | â | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 5 | â | 4 | .556 | 8 | â | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 5 | â | 6 | .455 | 7 | â | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | â | 6 | .333 | 8 | â | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | â | 6 | .250 | 5 | â | 9 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | â | 4 | .200 | 1 | â | 7 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | â | 5 | .167 | 8 | â | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
The 1908â09 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 1906â07 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
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Schedule
Source[3]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 12/22/1908* |
Shelbyville Business College | W 93â19 | 1-0 |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 12/23/1908* |
at Mt. Vernon | W 47â25 | 2-0 |
Mt. Vernon High School Mt. Vernon, IL | |||||||
| Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
| 1/9/1909 |
Indiana Rivalry |
W 30â2 | 3-0 (1-0) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 1/16/1909 |
Wisconsin | W 28â19 | 4-0 (2-0) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 1/22/1909 |
at Minnesota | L 17â18 | 4-1 (2-1) |
University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
| 1/23/1909 |
at Wisconsin | L 10â20 | 4-2 (2-2) |
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI | |||||||
| 2/10/1909 |
Minnesota | W 21â20 | 5-2 (3-2) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/13/1909 |
Chicago | L 15â17 | 5-3 (3-3) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/17/1909 |
Purdue | W 24â18 | 6-3 (4-3) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/26/1909 |
at Chicago | L 10â23 | 6-4 (4-4) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 2/27/1909 |
at Northwestern Rivalry |
W 35â4 | 7-4 (5-4) |
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL | |||||||
| 3/5/1909 |
at Purdue | L 20â30 | 7-5 (5-5) |
Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| 3/6/1909 |
at Indiana Rivalry |
L 12â20 | 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. | |||||||||||
