1908–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1908–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–6 (5–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Popperfuss
Home arenaKenney Gym
Seasons
1908–09 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chicago 12 – 0   1.000 12 – 0   1.000
Purdue 6 – 4   .600 8 – 4   .667
Wisconsin 5 – 4   .556 8 – 4   .667
Illinois 5 – 6   .455 7 – 6   .538
Minnesota 3 – 6   .333 8 – 6   .571
Indiana 2 – 6   .250 5 – 9   .357
Northwestern 1 – 4   .200 1 – 7   .125
Iowa 1 – 5   .167 8 – 7   .533

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

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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

Roster

Schedule

Source[3]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
12/22/1908*
 Shelbyville Business College W 93–19  1-0
 Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
12/23/1908*
 at Mt. Vernon W 47–25  2-0
 Mt. Vernon High School 
Mt. Vernon, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/9/1909
 Indiana
Rivalry 		W 30–2  3-0
(1-0) 		Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/16/1909
 Wisconsin W 28–19  4-0
(2-0) 		Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/22/1909
 at Minnesota L 17–18  4-1
(2-1) 		University of Minnesota Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
1/23/1909
 at Wisconsin L 10–20  4-2
(2-2) 		University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium 
Madison, WI
2/10/1909
 Minnesota W 21–20  5-2
(3-2) 		Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/13/1909
 Chicago L 15–17  5-3
(3-3) 		Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/17/1909
 Purdue W 24–18  6-3
(4-3) 		Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
2/26/1909
 at Chicago L 10–23  6-4
(4-4) 		Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/27/1909
 at Northwestern
Rivalry 		W 35–4  7-4
(5-4) 		Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
3/5/1909
 at Purdue L 20–30  7-5
(5-5) 		Lafayette Coliseum 
West Lafayette, IN
3/6/1909
 at 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.

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. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1908-09 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com


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