1908–09 NYU Violets men's basketball team

The 1908–09 NYU Violets men's basketball team represented New York University during the 1908–09 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Benjamin Hermes, coaching his first season with the Violets. The team finished with an overall record of 12–0.[1]

1908–09 NYU Violets men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1908–09 record	12–0
Head coach	Benjamin Hermes (1st season)
Captain	James G. Dale

1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Illinois State		–			–			9	–	0		1.000
New York University		–			–			12	–	0		1.000
Ohio State		–			–			11	–	1		.917
Oregon State		–			–			10	–	1		.909
Duke		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Montana State		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Dayton		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Wake Forest		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Allegheny		–			–			11	–	2		.846
Washington		–			–			5	–	1		.833
Notre Dame		–			–			33	–	7		.825
Army		–			–			9	–	2		.818
Rhode Island		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Pennsylvania		–			–			19	–	6		.760
Bucknell		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Georgia		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Wabash		–			–			9	–	3		.750
North Dakota State		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Vanderbilt		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Navy		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Temple		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Butler		–			–			5	–	2		.714
Seton Hall		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Maine		–			–			7	–	3		.700
William & Mary		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Dartmouth		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Kansas State		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Michigan State		–			–			10	–	5		.667
Virginia		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Virginia Tech		–			–			4	–	2		.667
Georgetown		–			–			9	–	5		.643
Brigham Young		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Washington State		–			–			10	–	6		.625
Cincinnati		–			–			6	–	4		.600
St. John's (NY)		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Auburn		–			–			4	–	3		.571
Colorado		–			–			4	–	3		.571
Cornell		–			–			13	–	10		.565
Kentucky		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Colgate		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Penn State		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Fordham		–			–			13	–	12		.520
Arizona		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Lehigh		–			–			5	–	5		.500
Mississippi State		–			–			5	–	5		.500
Ohio		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Oklahoma		–			–			3	–	3		.500
Wyoming		–			–			3	–	3		.500
Yale		–			–			9	–	9		.500
Syracuse		–			–			7	–	8		.467
Bradley		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Canisius		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Idaho		–			–			7	–	10		.412
Mount Union		–			–			7	–	11		.389
Princeton		–			–			8	–	13		.381
Brown		–			–			5	–	10		.333
Holy Cross		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Oklahoma State		–			–			1	–	2		.333
Manhattan		–			–			4	–	10		.286
Tennessee		–			–			2	–	5		.286
Utah		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Indiana State		–			–			2	–	7		.222
Niagara		–			–			2	–	7		.222
Ole Miss		–			–			1	–	4		.200
Utah State		–			–			1	–	8		.111
South Carolina		–			–			0	–	3		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Dec. 12, 1908	at St. John's	W 47–11	1–0	Queens, NY
Dec. 16, 1908	at Princeton	W 46–22	2–0	University Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
Dec. 18, 1908	St. Stephen's	W 82–06	3–0	New York, NY
Dec. 22, 1908	at Princeton	W 57–13	4–0	New York, NY
Jan. 2, 1909	Niagara	W 41–18	5–0	New York, NY
Jan. 7, 1909	at Wesleyan	W 11–10	6–0	Middletown, CT
Jan. 9, 1909	at Pratt	W 30–12	7–0	Brooklyn, NY
Jan. 12, 1909	Brooklyn Polytechnic	W 31–21	8–0	New York, NY
Feb. 6, 1909	MIT	W 42–13	9–0	New York, NY
Feb. 12, 1909	Delaware	W 50–05	10–0	New York, NY
Feb. 17, 1909	Manhattan	W 31–10	11–0	New York, NY
Feb. 26, 1909	Union	W 34–17	12–0	New York, NY
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. "1908–09 New York University Violets men's basketball results". College-Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
2. "2013-14 NYU Violets Media Guide" (PDF). gonyuathletics.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.