1908–09 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team

1908–09 Chicago Maroons men's basketball

Western Conference Champions Helms Foundation National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1908–09 record	12–0 (12–0 Western)
Head coach	Joseph Raycroft (3rd year)
Captain	William Georgen
Home arena	Bartlett Gymnasium

1908–09 Western Conference men's basketball standings
	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 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^[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[2]^[3] This was the third consecutive season for which Chicago was later named the Helms national champion.^[2] 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.^[4] 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

Source^[5]

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
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.

↑ "Chicago Maroons season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
1 2 "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. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
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Chicago Maroons men's basketball

Venues	Men's Gymnasium (1893–1897) Bartlett Gymnasium (1903–1932) Henry Crown Fieldhouse (1933–2003) Gerald Ratner Athletics Center (2003–present)

Culture & lore	Wave the Flag The Phoenix First 5-on-5 college basketball game

People	Head coaches Consensus All-Americans

Notable seasons	1893–94 1895–96 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1919–20 1923–24 1960–61 1973–74 1996–97 1997–98 1999–00 2000–01 2002–03 2006–07 2007–08

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

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