1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball season
# 1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball season

The 1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball season began in December 1908, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1909.

## Season headlines

* In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Chicago as its national champion for the 1908–09 season.
* In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Chicago as its national champion for the 1908–09 season.

## Conference membership changes

| School | Former Conference | New Conference |
| - | - | - |
| Columbia Lions | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Independent |
| Cornell Big Red | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Independent |
| Penn Quakers | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Independent |
| Princeton Tigers | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Independent |
| Yale Bulldogs | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Independent |

## Regular season

### Conference winners

| Conference | Regular Season Winner | Conference Player of the Year | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue (City) | Tournament Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Nebraska (North); Kansas (South) | None selected | No Tournament; Kansas was conference champion | No Tournament; Kansas was conference champion | No Tournament; Kansas was conference champion |
| Western Conference | Chicago | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |

## Awards

### Helms College Basketball All-Americans

The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1908–09 season.

| Player | Team |
| - | - |
| Biaggio Cerussi | Columbia |
| Julian Hayward | Wesleyan (Conn.) |
| Tommy Johnson | Kansas |
| Charles Keinath | Penn |
| Ted Kiendl | Columbia |
| Pat Page | Chicago |
| John Ryan | Columbia |
| Raymond Scanlon | Notre Dame |
| John Schommer | Chicago |
| Helmer Swenholt | Wisconsin |

### Major player of the year awards

* Helms Player of the Year: John Schommer, Chicago (retroactive selection in 1944)
