1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–4 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Herb V. Juul
Captain	Carl Watson
Home arena	Kenney Gym
Seasons ← 1908–09 1910–11 →

1909–10 Western Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Chicago	9	–	3		.750			10	–	3		.769
Minnesota	7	–	3		.700			10	–	3		.769
Wisconsin	7	–	5		.583			9	–	5		.643
Illinois	5	–	4		.556			5	–	4		.556
Purdue	5	–	5		.500			8	–	5		.615
Iowa	2	–	2		.500			11	–	3		.786
Indiana	3	–	7		.300			5	–	8		.385
Northwestern	0	–	9		.000			0	–	9		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

For the first time since organized basketball became a sanctioned sport within the university, the Fighting Illini basketball team was led by a returning head coach.^[1] Herb V. Juul remained as the head coach of a team that played only nine games, each being a conference game. The Illini finished their season with a record of five wins, four losses and a fourth-place finish in the Western Conference. The starting lineup for the team included Albert L. Hall and Henry J. Popperfuss as forwards, captain Carl P. Watson at center, and Louis S. Bernstein and Thomas Thompson as guards.^[2]

Roster

1909–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Carl Watson (C) — — Jr DeKalb, Illinois F Henry Popperfuss — — Sr Tomah, Wisconsin C Emmett V. Poston — — Jr Springfield, Illinois G Thomas E. Thompson — — Sr Williams Bay, Wisconsin G Louis S. Bernstein — — Jr Niagara Falls, New York F Albert L. Hall — — So Libertyville, Illinois C Chouncey B. Oliver — — So Blue Diamond, Nevada G James G. White — — Fr Chicago, Illinois F Chester Arthur Lord — — Sr Sioux Falls, South Dakota F Clarence John Levey — — So Chicago, Illinois F Ralph Pillsbury Gates — — So Chicago, Illinois G Van Rockwell — — Jr St. Charles, Illinois	Head coach Herb V. Juul (University of Illinois) (2nd year) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source^[3]

Schedule

Source^[4]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Big Ten regular season
1/15/1910 no, no	@ Wisconsin	L 16–28	0-1 (0-1)	University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium  Madison, WI
1/21/1910 no, no	vs. Wisconsin	W 34–14	1-1 (1-1)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
1/29/1910 no, no	vs. Purdue	W 33–17	2-1 (2-1)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
2/5/1910 no, no	vs. Indiana Rivalry	W 30–20	3-1 (3-1)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
2/8/1910 no, no	vs University of Chicago	L 11–21	3-2 (3-2)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
2/26/1910 no, no	@ University of Chicago	W 24–15	4-2 (4-2)	Bartlett Gymnasium  Chicago, IL
3/4/1910 no, no	@ Purdue	L 10–27	4-3 (4-3)	Memorial Gymnasium  West Lafayette, IN
3/5/1910 no, no	@ Indiana Rivalry	W 27–12	5-3 (5-3)	Old Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
3/9/1910 no, no	vs. Minnesota	L 9–22	5-4 (5-4)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Bold Italic connotes conference game

References

1. A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pg.20 ISBN 1-58261-793-7
2. Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC ISBN 1-58261-356-7
3. FightingIllini.com
4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1909-10 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com