1908–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1908–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1908–09 record	6–4
Head coach	Amos Foster (5th season)
Captain	Fred McMinn
Home arena	Schmidlapp Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1907–08 1909–10 →

1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings
v t	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

The 1908–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1908–09 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Amos Foster, coaching his fifth season with the Bearcats.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
January 14	at Wilmington	W 31–21	1–0	Wilmington, OH
January 15	at Denison	L 20–41	1–1	Granville, OH
January 16	at Ohio State	L 24–57	1–2	The Armory Columbus, OH
January 19	Kentucky	W 41–25	2–2	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 4	Transylvania	W 66–15	3–2	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 12	Denison	W 32–25	4–2	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 17	at Centre	L 16–40	4–3	Danville, KY
February 18	at Kentucky	L 23–28	4–4	State College Gymnasium Lexington, KY
February 19	at Transylvania	W 25–18	5–4	Lexington, KY
March 4	Centre	W 39–21	6–4	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[]

^ "1908–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
^ "2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 11, 2019.

v t Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis Xavier
Culture & lore	"" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1968–69 1970–71 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1979–80 1980–81 1991–92 1992–93 1995–96 1997–98 1999–2000 2001–02 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics