1908–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1908–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Haskell Noyes, coaching his first season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Western Conference.

1908–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–4 (5–4 Western)
Head coach	Haskell Noyes
Home arena	Red Gym

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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/19/1908*		Lawrence (WI)	W 53–13	1–0	Red Gym  Madison, WI
1/08/1909*		Ripon (WI)	W 36–12	2–0	Red Gym  Madison, WI
1/13/1909*		Beloit (WI)	W 52–4	3–0	Red Gym  Madison, WI
1/15/1909		at Purdue	L 20–23	3–1 (0–1)	Memorial Gymnasium  West Lafayette, IN
1/16/1909		at Illinois	L 16–28	3–2 (0–2)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
1/23/1909		Illinois	W 20–10	4–2 (1–2)	Red Gym  Madison, WI
1/30/1909		at Minnesota	W 14–13	5–2 (2–2)	Minnesota Armory  Minneapolis, MN
2/06/1909		Chicago	L 15–18	5–3 (2–3)	Red Gym  Madison, WI
2/27/1909		Purdue	W 30–6	6–3 (3–3)	Red Gym  Madison, WI
3/01/1909		Iowa	W 30–9	7–3 (4–3)	Red Gym  Madison, WI
3/06/1909		at Chicago	L 4–18	7–4 (4–4)	Bartlett Gymnasium  Chicago, IL
3/09/1909		Minnesota	W 37–13	8–4 (5–4)	Red Gym  Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.