1908–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1908–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
  • Edwin R. Sweetland (5th season)
Home arenaState College Gymnasium
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
Wabash –   – 9 – 3   .750
North Dakota Agricultural –   – 11 – 4   .733
CCNY –   – 8 – 3   .727
Navy –   – 8 – 3   .727
Southern California –   – 8 – 3   .727
Temple –   – 8 – 3   .727
Butler –   – 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
Colorado –   – 4 – 3   .571
Franklin –   – 12 – 9   .571
Santa Clara –   – 4 – 3   .571
Cornell –   – 13 – 10   .565
–   – 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
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
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 Kentucky State men's basketball team competed on behalf of the University of Kentucky during the 1908–09 season. The team finished with a final record of 5–4.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
1/9/1909*
Lexington High School W 28–9  1–0
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
1/18/1909*
Advent Memorial Club L 27–41  1–1
Advent Memorial Club 
Cincinnati, OH
1/19/1909*
Cincinnati L 25–41  1–2
Cincinnati 
Cincinnati, OH
1/27/1909*
Centre W 24–23  2–2
 
Lexington, KY
2/6/1909*
Centre L 20–35  2–3
 
Danville, KY
2/8/1909*
Georgetown College W 43–32  3–3
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
2/15/1909*
Georgetown College W 48–19  4–3
Georgetown College 
Georgetown, KY
2/18/1909*
Cincinnati W 28–23  5–3
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
2/26/1909*
Centre
State Championship
L 20–26  5–4
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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