The 1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball season began in December 1908, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1909.
Season headlines
* In February 1943, the
Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected
Chicago
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as its national champion for the 1908–09 season.
* In 1995, the
Premo-Porretta Power Poll
The Premo-Porretta Power Poll is a retroactive end-of-year ranking for American college basketball teams competing in the 1895–96 through the 1947–48 seasons.
The Premo-Porretta Polls are intended to serve collectively as a source of informa ...
retroactively selected Chicago as its national champion for the 1908–09 season.
Conference membership changes
Regular season
Conference winners
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.
The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
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Major player of the year awards
* Helms Player of the Year: John Schommer
John Joseph Schommer (January 29, 1884 – January 11, 1960) was an American multi-sport athlete in the 1900s. He is considered by some to be the first basketball superstar and one of the first great all-around athletes. The Chicago, Illinois nati ...
, Chicago
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(retroactive selection in 1944)
Coaching changes
References
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