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1908–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1908–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
MVIAA Champions
ConferenceMVIAA
Record25–3 (6–2 MVIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEarl Woodward
Home arenaRobinson Gymnasium
Seasons

The 1908–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its eleventh season of collegiate basketball, and its second in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or MVIAA. The team would go on to win its second MVIAA Conference Championship. They finished the season 25–3. The head coach was Phog Allen, serving in his second and final year of his first tenure. Thomas Johnson was retroactively named an All-American by the Helms Foundation, making him the first Jayhawk to earn the honor.

Roster

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  • Ralph Bergen
  • Robert Heizer
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Verne Long
  • Donald Martindell
  • George McCune
  • Carl Rouse
  • Earl Woodward

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Dec. 10, 1908*
at Baker W 21–17  1–0
 
Baldwin City, Kansas
Dec. 12, 1908*
Baker W 44–16  2–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec. 14, 1908*
at Emporia State W 36–24  3–0
 
Emporia, Kansas
Dec. 15, 1908*
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 42–27  4–0
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec. 16, 1908*
at Kansas Wesleyan W 35–18  5–0
 
Salina, Kansas
Dec. 17, 1908*
at Bethany W 36–24  6–0
 
Lindsborg, Kansas
Dec. 18, 1908*
at Fairmont W 65–15  7–0
 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec. 19, 1908*
at Winfield YMCA W 47–34  8–0
 
Winfield, Kansas
Dec. 21, 1908*
at Chilocco W 39-9  9–0
 
Chilocco, Oklahoma
Jan. 8, 1909*
Nebraska W 48-13  10–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 9, 1909*
Nebraska W 36-17  11–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 11, 1909
Iowa State W 65–22  12–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 16, 1909*
William Jewell W 63–12  13–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 22, 1909*
Ottawa W 61–22  14–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 23, 1909*
Washburn W 36–10  15–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 30, 1909*
at Nebraska W 18–13  16–0
Grant Memorial Hall 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb. 3, 1909
Missouri
Border War
W 24–14  17–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 4, 1909
Missouri
Border War
W 31–23  18–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 9, 1909*
Warrensburg W 37–14  19–0
 
Warrensburg, Missouri
Feb. 10, 1909
at Washington (Mo.) L 26–28  19–1
Francis Gymnasium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb. 11, 1909
at Washington (Mo.) W 23–18  20–1
Francis Gymnasium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb. 12, 1909
at Missouri
Border War
W 25–19  21–1
Rothwell Gymnasium 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb. 13, 1909
at Missouri
Border War
L 21–38  21–2
Rothwell Gymnasium 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb. 20, 1909
Washington (Mo.) W 33–28  22–2
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 22, 1909
Washington (Mo.) W 27–25  23–2
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 4, 1909*
vs. Nebraska W 28–22  24–2
Convention Hall 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar. 5, 1909*
vs. Nebraska W 24–15  25–2
Convention Hall 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar. 6, 1909*
vs. Nebraska L 29–32  25–3
Convention Hall 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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