1908–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
1908–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1908–09 record | 7–6 (5–6 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Herb V. Juul |
Captain | Henry Popperfuss |
Home arena | Kenney Gym |
1908–09 Western Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
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
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Player | Position | Class | Hometown |
Emmett V. Poston | Center | Senior | Springfield, Illinois |
Carl Watson | Left Forward, Right Forward | Senior | DeKalb, Illinois |
Henry Popperfuss | Left Forward | Junior | Tomah, Wisconsin |
Roy Rennacker | Left Guard | Junior | Winnetka, Illinois |
Thomas Thompson | Right Guard | Junior | Williams Bay, Wisconsin |
Avery Brundage | Right Forward | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
Louis S. Bernstein | Left Guard, Right Guard | Sophomore | Niagara Falls, New York |
Charles M. Bunn | Left Forward | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
Chester Arthur Lord | Left Forward | Junior | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
David Roy Palmquist | Right Guard | Sophomore | Moline, Illinois |
- Head Coach: Herb Juul (1st year at Illinois)
Schedule
Source[4]
Date Time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site City, State | |||||||
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12/22/1908* no, no |
vs. Shelbyville Business College | W 93–19 | 1-0 |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
12/23/1908* no, no |
@ Mt. Vernon | W 47–25 | 2-0 |
Mt. Vernon High School Mt. Vernon, IL | |||||||
1/9/1909 no, no |
vs. Indiana | W 30–2 | 3-0 (1-0) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
1/16/1909 no, no |
Wisconsin | W 28–19 | 4-0 (2-0) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
1/22/1909 no, no |
@ Minnesota | L 17–18 | 4-1 (2-1) |
University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
1/23/1909 no, no |
@ Wisconsin | L 10–20 | 4-2 (2-2) |
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI | |||||||
2/10/1909 no, no |
vs. Minnesota | W 21–20 | 5-2 (3-2) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
2/13/1909 no, no |
vs. University of Chicago | L 15–17 | 5-3 (3-3) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
2/17/1909 no, no |
vs. Purdue | W 24–18 | 6-3 (4-3) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
2/26/1909 no, no |
@ University of Chicago | L 10–23 | 6-4 (4-4) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
2/27/1909 no, no |
@ Northwestern | W 35–4 | 7-4 (5-4) |
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL | |||||||
3/5/1909 no, no |
@ Purdue | L 20–30 | 7-5 (5-5) |
Lafayette Colliseum West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
3/6/1909 no, no |
@ Indiana | 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. |
Bold Italic connotes conference game
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
- ↑ All-Time Illini Rosters
- ↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1908-09, FightingIllini.com
See also
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Illini Men's Basketball Record Book