| 1908–09 Chicago Maroons men's basketball | |
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| Western Conference Champions Helms Foundation National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 12–0 (12–0 Western) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | William Georgen |
| Home arena | Bartlett Gymnasium |
| Seasons← 1907–081909–10 → | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1908–09 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team represented the University of Chicago in intercollegiate basketball during the 1908–09 season. The team finished the season with a 12–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. This was the third consecutive season for which Chicago was later named the Helms national champion. The team played their home games on campus at Frank Dickinson Bartlett Gymnasium.
Both Pat Page and John Schommer were named All-Americans, while Schommer was also named the Helms Foundation National Player of the Year. For Schommer, it was his fourth consecutive All-American honor; for Page, it was his second (the following season, he would earn his third and also be named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year).
Roster
| Player | Position | Class | Hometown |
| Joy Reichelt Clark | Guard | Sophomore | Omaha, NE |
| Alfred Crenshaw Kelly, Jr. | Guard | Sophomore | Ewing, IL |
| Edwin Powell Hubble | Forward | Junior | Marshfield, MO |
| Harlan "Pat" Page | Guard | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| Arthur Charles Hoffman | Guard | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| William Matthias Georgen, captain | Forward | Senior | Belvidere, IL |
| John Joseph Schommer | Center | Senior | Chicago, IL |
- Head coach: Joseph Raycroft (3rd year at Chicago)
Schedule
Source
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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| 1/15/1909 no, no |
vs. Indiana | W 18–12 | 1-0 (1-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/23/1909 no, no |
vs. Purdue | W 31–11 | 2-0 (2-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/25/1909 no, no |
@ Northwestern | W 28–4 | 3-0 (3-0) |
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL | |||||||
| 1/28/1909 no, no |
@ Iowa | W 29–10 | 4-0 (4-0) |
Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| 2/6/1909 no, no |
@ Wisconsin | W 18–15 | 5-0 (5-0) |
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium Madison, WI | |||||||
| 2/12/1909 no, no |
vs. Minnesota | W 27–2 | 6-0 (6-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 2/13/1909 no, no |
@ Illinois | W 17–15 | 7-0 (7-0) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
| 2/19/1909 no, no |
@ Indiana | W 17–10 | 8-0 (8-0) |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/20/1909 no, no |
vs. Purdue | W 30–13 | 9-0 (9-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 2/26/1909 no, no |
vs. Illinois | W 23–10 | 10-0 (10-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 3/6/1909 no, no |
vs. Wisconsin | W 18–4 | 11-0 (11-0) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 3/13/1909 no, no |
@ Minnesota | W 20–15 | 12-0 (12-0) |
University of Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
References
- "Chicago Maroons season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 531. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- "2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). History. University of Chicago. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- , The Cap and Gown
- Cap and Gown 1909
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