1908–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1908–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clyde Williams, in his second season with the Cyclones. The Cyclones played their home games at the Margaret Hall Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1908–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–10 (4–4 MVIAA)
Head coach	Clyde Williams (2nd season)
Home arena	Margaret Hall Gymnasium

1908–09 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Division
Nebraska	5	–	5		.500			8	–	15		.348
Iowa State	4	–	4		.500			4	–	10		.286
Drake	3	–	5		.375			3	–	7		.300
South Division
Kansas†	8	–	2		.800			25	–	3		.893
Missouri	3	–	5		.375			11	–	5		.688
Washington University	3	–	5		.375			3	–	5		.375
† Conference championship winner

They finished the season 4–10, 4–4 in Missouri Valley play to finish in second place in the North division.

Roster

1908–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Joe Brown (C) — — So Sioux City, Iowa DeVault — — F Howard Herbert — — Atlantic, Iowa Johnson — — Frederick Law — — Clark Mosher — — So Edward Schroeder — — Davenport, Iowa Wakeman — — F Albert Weiss — — So Denison, Iowa	Head coach Clyde Williams Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
January 9, 1909*		at Missouri	L 14–53	0–1	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, Missouri
January 11, 1909*		at Kansas	L 22–65	0–2	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
January 12, 1909*		at Kansas State	L 32–42	0–3	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
January 13, 1909*		at Nebraska Wesleyan	L 21–31	0–4	Lincoln, Nebraska
January 15, 1909		at Nebraska	L 20–42	0–5 (0–1)	Grant Memorial Hall  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 16, 1909		at Nebraska	L 21–40	0–6 (0–2)	Grant Memorial Hall  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 26, 1909		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 24–31	0–7 (0–3)	Margaret Hall Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1909		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 30–22	1–7 (1–3)	"The Shed"  Des Moines, Iowa
February 3, 1909		at Grinnell	L 11–53	1–8	Grinnell, Iowa
February 8, 1909		Nebraska	W 22–16	2–8 (2–3)	Margaret Hall Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1909		Nebraska	L 17–31	2–9 (2–4)	Margaret Hall Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1909		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 38–31	3–9 (3–4)	Margaret Hall Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 20, 1909*		Grinnell	L 13–27	3–10	Margaret Hall Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 26, 1909*		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 32–30	4–10 (4–4)	"The Shed"  Des Moines, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.