1908–09 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

1908–09 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
1908–09 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
SIAA champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	11–4 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Ed Hamilton;
Captain	Bill Neely
Home arena	Old Gym
	Seasons ← 1907–08 1909–10 →

1908–09 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia	4	–	0	1.000	6	–	2	.750
Vanderbilt	3	–	0	1.000	11	–	4	.733
LSU	2	–	0	1.000	5	–	2	.714
Auburn	2	–	1	.667	4	–	3	.571
Mercer	1	–	3	.250	1	–	6	.143
Georgia Tech	1	–	4	.200	1	–	6	.143
Sewanee	0	–	1	.000	0	–	1	.000
Mississippi A&M	0	–	2	.000	5	–	5	.500
Cumberland	0	–	2	.000	0	–	2	.000
Ole Miss		–		–	1	–	4	.200
Howard	-	–	-	–	-	–	-	–

The 1908–09 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in college basketball during the 1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball season.^[1] The team posted an 11–4 record and was coached by Ed Hamilton.^[2] Georgia and Vanderbilt tied for best record in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.^[3] In 1909, continuous dribbling and shots off the dribble were allowed.^[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record
*	Nashville YMCA	W 38–20	1–0
*	at Chattanooga	W 32–17	2–0
*	at Atlanta A. C.	W 33–26	3–0
*	Columbus YMCA	L 18–19	3–1
	Cumberland	W 25–19	4–1
*	Birmingham A. C.	W 33–30	5–1
*	Mobile YMCA	L 26–33	5–2
*	Montgomery YMCA	L 28–32	5–3
*	Birmingham YMCA	W 30–12	6–3
*	Chattanooga Ramblers	W 52–23	7–3
	Sewanee	W 28–19	8–3
*	SW Presbyterian	W 56–19	9–3
	at Cumberland	W 38–21	10–3
*	Nashville A. C.	W 43–33	11–3
*	Nashville A. C.	L 24–25	11–4
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-24-MBB-Fact-Book.pdf
^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/vanderbilt/men/1909.html
^ "Great Record". The Athens Banner. March 13, 1909.
^ "NCAA Basketball Rule Change History". Retrieved April 15, 2023.

[1] ttps://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-24-MBB-Fact-Book.pdf

[2] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/vanderbilt/men/1909.html

[3] "Great Record". The Athens Banner. March 13, 1909.

[4] "NCAA Basketball Rule Change History". Retrieved April 15, 2023.

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v t e Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
Venues	Old Gym Memorial Gymnasium (1952–present)
Rivalries	Tennessee
Culture & lore	"Dynamite"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 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 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 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 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25