1908–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1908–09 Illinois Fighting Illini File:1908-09_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7–6 5–6 Herb V. Juul 1st Henry Popperfuss Kenney Gym 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.A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 1-58261-793-7 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.Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC 1-58261-356-7 Roster thumb|"1908-09 Fighting Illini team" 1908 Illinois Fighting Illini y Carl Watson F SO DeKalb, Illinois n Emmett V. Poston C SO Springfield, Illinois n Henry Popperfuss F JR Tomah, Wisconsin n C Roy Rennacker G JR Winnetka, Illinois n Thomas E. Thompson G JR Williams Bay, Wisconsin y Avery Brundage F SR Chicago, Illinois y Louis S. Bernstein G SO Niagara Falls, New York n Charles M. Bunn F JR DeKalb, Illinois n Chester Arthur Lord F JR Sioux Falls, South Dakota n David Roy Palmquist G SO Moline, Illinois n Herb V. Juul (University of Illinois) (1st year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/mbb_alltimerosters_1906_1924.aspx#1909 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1908-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210104958/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1908.html 2015-02-10 , FightingIllini.com |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="" 12/22/1908 yes Shelbyville Business College Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 93–19 1-0 12/23/1908 yes yes Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon High School Mt. Vernon, IL 47–25 2-0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/9/1909 Indiana Kenney Gym Urbana, IL Rivalry 30–2 3-0 1-0 1/16/1909 Wisconsin Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 28–19 4-0 2-0 1/22/1909 yes 1908 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 17–18 4-1 2-1 1/23/1909 yes Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI 10–20 4-2 2-2 2/10/1909 Minnesota Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 21–20 5-2 3-2 2/13/1909 Chicago Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 15–17 5-3 3-3 2/17/1909 1908 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 24–18 6-3 4-3 2/26/1909 yes Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 10–23 6-4 4-4 2/27/1909 yes 1908 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL Rivalry 35–4 7-4 5-4 3/5/1909 yes Purdue Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN 20–30 7-5 5-5 3/6/1909 yes Indiana Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 12–20 7-6 5-6 |- Central Time References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1908 in sports in Illinois Category:1909 in sports in Illinois