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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.

Rule changes

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  • 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

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Conference membership changes

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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

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners

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Conference Regular
Season Winner[5]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Nebraska (North);
Kansas (South)
None selected No Tournament;
Kansas was conference champion
Western Conference Chicago None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

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1908–09 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Nebraska 5 5   .500 8 15   .348
Iowa State 4 4   .500 4 10   .286
Drake 3 5   .375 3 7   .300
South Division
Kansas 8 2   .800 25 3   .893
Missouri 3 5   .375 11 5   .688
Washington University 3 5   .375 3 5   .375
† Conference championship winner
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

Independents

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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]

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

Statistical leaders

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Awards

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Helms College Basketball All-Americans

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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]

Player Team
Biaggio Cerussi Columbia
Julian Hayward Wesleyan (Conn.)
Tommy Johnson Kansas
Charles Keinath Penn
Ted Kiendl Columbia
Pat Page Chicago
John Ryan Columbia
Raymond Scanlon Notre Dame
John Schommer Chicago
Helmer Swenholt Wisconsin

Major player of the year awards

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Coaching changes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. pp. 2, 6. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. pp. 3, 7. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  4. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  6. ^ "1908-09 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  7. ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"