1908–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1908–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Robert Harris, who was in his 1st and only year. The team played its home games at the Old Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Western Conference.

1908–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–9 (2–6 Western)
Head coach	Robert Harris (1st season)
Captain	Arthur Berndt
Home arena	Old Assembly Hall

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

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 5–9 and a conference record of 2–6, finishing 6th in the Western Conference.

Roster

Name	Position	Year	Hometown
Dean Barnhart	F	So.	Rochester, Indiana
Arthur Berndt	G	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
Clyde Chattin	F	Jr.	Shoals, Indiana
William Hipskind	F	So.	Wabash, Indiana
Arthur Rogers	C	Jr.	Washington, Indiana
Frank Thompson	G	Sr.	Winchester, Indiana
George Thompson	C	N/A	N/A
George Trimble	G	Sr.	Evansville, Indiana
William Wellman	G	N/A	Indianapolis, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/12/1908*		Marion Athletic Club	L 23–27	0–1	Old Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
1/5/1909*		Battery A	L 21–24	0–2	Old Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
1/9/1909		at Illinois Rivalry	L 2–30	0–3 (0–1)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
1/15/1909		at Chicago	L 12–18	0–4 (0–2)	Bartlett Gymnasium  Chicago, IL
1/16/1909		at Northwestern	L 12–16	0–5 (0–3)	Evanston, IL
1/23/1909*		Rose Poly	W 27–12	1–5 (0–3)	Old Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
1/29/1909		Iowa	W 18–12	2–5 (1–3)	Old Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/6/1909		Purdue Rivalry	L 14–28	2–6 (1–4)	Old Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/9/1909*		DePauw	W 31–20	3–6 (1–4)	Old Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/13/1909*		at Marion Athletic Club	L 31–34	3–7 (1–4)	Marion, IN
2/19/1909		Chicago	L 10–17	3–8 (1–5)	Old Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/26/1909*		at DePauw	W 27–12	4–8 (1–5)	Greencastle, IN
3/6/1909		Illinois Rivalry	W 23–13	5–8 (2–5)	Old Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
3/13/1909		at Purdue Rivalry	L 13–30	5–9 (2–6)	Lafayette Coliseum  West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.