1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–4 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Herb V. Juul (2nd season);
Captain	Carl Watson
Home arena	Kenney Gym
	Seasons ← 1908–09 1910–11 →

1909–10 Western Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chicago	9	–	3	.750	10	–	3	.769
Minnesota	7	–	3	.700	10	–	3	.769
Wisconsin	7	–	5	.583	9	–	5	.643
Illinois	5	–	4	.556	5	–	4	.556
Purdue	5	–	5	.500	8	–	5	.615
Iowa	2	–	2	.500	11	–	3	.786
Indiana	3	–	7	.300	5	–	8	.385
Northwestern	0	–	9	.000	0	–	9	.000

The 1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

For the first time since organized basketball became a sanctioned sport within the university, the Fighting Illini basketball team was led by a returning head coach.^[1] Herb V. Juul remained as the head coach of a team that played only nine games, each being a conference game. The Illini finished their season with a record of five wins, four losses and a fourth-place finish in the Western Conference. The starting lineup for the team included Albert L. Hall and Henry J. Popperfuss as forwards, captain Carl P. Watson at center, and Louis S. Bernstein and Thomas Thompson as guards.^[2]

Roster

1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Carl Watson (C)	—	—	Jr	DeKalb, Illinois
F	Henry Popperfuss	—	—	Sr	Tomah, Wisconsin
C	Emmett V. Poston	—	—	Jr	Springfield, Illinois
G	Thomas E. Thompson	—	—	Sr	Williams Bay, Wisconsin
G	Louis S. Bernstein	—	—	Jr	Niagara Falls, New York
F	Albert L. Hall	—	—	So	Libertyville, Illinois
C	Chouncey B. Oliver	—	—	So	Blue Diamond, Nevada
G	James G. White	—	—	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	Chester Arthur Lord	—	—	Sr	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
F	Clarence John Levey	—	—	So	Chicago, Illinois
F	Ralph Pillsbury Gates	—	—	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	Van Rockwell	—	—	Jr	St. Charles, Illinois

Head coach

Herb V. Juul (University of Illinois) (2nd year)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source^[3]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Big Ten regular season
1/15/1910 no, no	at Wisconsin	L 16–28	0-1 (0-1)	University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI
1/21/1910 no, no	Wisconsin	W 34–14	1-1 (1-1)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
1/29/1910 no, no	Purdue	W 33–17	2-1 (2-1)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
2/5/1910 no, no	Indiana Rivalry	W 30–20	3-1 (3-1)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
2/8/1910 no, no	University of Chicago	L 11–21	3-2 (3-2)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
2/26/1910 no, no	at University of Chicago	W 24–15	4-2 (4-2)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
3/4/1910 no, no	at Purdue	L 10–27	4-3 (4-3)	Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN
3/5/1910 no, no	at Indiana Rivalry	W 27–12	5-3 (5-3)	Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
3/9/1910 no, no	Minnesota	L 9–22	5-4 (5-4)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ 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
^ Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1909-10 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com

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[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 1909-10 Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com

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v t e Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)
Rivalries	Indiana Iowa Missouri Northwestern
Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek 1960s slush fund scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics