1908–09 NYU Violets men's basketball team

1908–09 NYU Violets men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–0
Head coach
  • Benjamin Hermes (1st season)
CaptainJames G. Dale
Seasons
1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California   10 0   1.000
Illinois State   9 0   1.000
New Mexico   1 0   1.000
New York University   13 0   1.000
Swarthmore   12 0   1.000
Whittier   14 0   1.000
Widener   9 0   1.000
Columbia   15 1   .938
Williams   13 1   .929
Grinnell   12 1   .923
Ohio State   11 1   .917
Oregon Agricultural   10 1   .909
Trinity (N.C.)   8 1   .889
Hope   8 1   .889
Montana State   8 1   .889
Dayton   12 2   .857
Wake Forest   6 1   .857
Allegheny   11 2   .846
North Dakota   10 2   .833
Washington   5 1   .833
Wooster   10 2   .833
Notre Dame   33 7   .825
Army   9 2   .818
Nebraska Wesleyan   11 3   .786
New Mexico A&M   7 2   .778
Rhode Island A&M   7 2   .778
Pennsylvania   19 6   .760
Bucknell   9 3   .750
Georgia   6 2   .750
Wabash   9 3   .750
North Dakota Agricultural   11 4   .733
Vanderbilt   11 4   .733
CCNY   8 3   .727
Navy   8 3   .727
Southern California   8 3   .727
Temple   8 3   .727
Butler   5 2   .714
LSU   5 2   .714
Seton Hall   10 4   .714
Loyola (Md.)   12 5   .706
St. Lawrence   12 2   .857
Maine   7 3   .700
Marietta   7 3   .700
William & Mary   7 3   .700
Baylor   11 5   .688
Dartmouth   11 5   .688
Kansas State   6 3   .667
Michigan State   10 5   .667
Southwestern (Kan.)   6 3   .667
Texas   6 3   .667
Virginia   6 3   .667
Virginia Tech   4 2   .667
Denison   11 6   .647
Georgetown   9 5   .643
Brigham Young   7 4   .636
MIT   10 6   .625
Washington State   10 6   .625
Cincinnati   6 4   .600
Grove City   9 6   .600
St. John's (NY)   9 6   .600
Auburn   4 3   .571
Colorado   4 3   .571
Franklin   12 9   .571
Santa Clara   4 3   .571
Cornell   13 10   .565
Kentucky   5 4   .556
Washington and Lee   5 4   .556
Bloomsburg   6 5   .545
Washburn   6 5   .545
Colgate   7 6   .538
Penn State   7 6   .538
Fordham   13 12   .520
Arizona   1 1   .500
Lehigh   5 5   .500
Mississippi A&M   5 5   .500
Ohio   1 1   .500
Oklahoma   3 3   .500
VMI   3 3   .500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   4 4   .500
Wyoming   3 3   .500
Yale   9 9   .500
Syracuse   7 8   .467
Akron   6 7   .462
Bradley   6 7   .462
Gettysburg   4 5   .444
Wesleyan (Conn.)   7 9   .438
Canisius   3 4   .429
Idaho   7 10   .412
Miami (Ohio)   4 6   .400
Westminster (Pa.)   4 6   .400
Fairmount   4 6   .400
Mount Union   7 11   .389
Princeton   8 13   .381
Denver   6 10   .375
Delaware   4 7   .364
Brown   5 10   .333
Davidson   1 2   .333
Holy Cross   4 8   .333
Lake Forest   3 6   .333
Oklahoma A&M   1 2   .333
Tulane   3 7   .300
Manhattan   4 10   .286
Springfield (Mass.)   2 5   .286
Utah   3 8   .273
Indiana State   2 7   .222
Niagara   2 7   .222
Trinity (Conn.)   2 7   .222
Ole Miss   1 4   .200
Union (N.Y.)   2 8   .200
Harvard   1 7   .125
Utah State   1 8   .111
Kalamazoo   0 3   .000
South Carolina   0 3   .000

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]

Schedule

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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

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  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.