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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.

Season headlines

Conference membership changes

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

Conference winners

Conference Regular
Season Winner[3]
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

Statistical leaders

Awards

Helms College Basketball All-Americans

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.[4]

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

Coaching changes

References

  1. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  4. ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"