1908–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1908–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its eleventh season of collegiate basketball, and its second in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or MVIAA. The team would go on to win its second MVIAA Conference Championship. They finished the season 25–3. The head coach was Phog Allen, serving in his second and final year of his first tenure. Thomas Johnson was retroactively named an All-American by the Helms Foundation, making him the first Jayhawk to earn the honor.

1908–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
MVIAA Champions
Conference	MVIAA
Record	25–3 (6–2 MVIAA)
Head coach	Phog Allen (2nd season)
Captain	Earl Woodward
Home arena	Robinson Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1907–08 1909–10 →

Roster

• Ralph Bergen
• Robert Heizer
• Thomas Johnson
• Verne Long
• Donald Martindell
• George McCune
• Carl Rouse
• Earl Woodward

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Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Dec. 10, 1908*	at Baker	W 21–17	1–0	Baldwin City, Kansas
Dec. 12, 1908*	Baker	W 44–16	2–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
Dec. 14, 1908*	at Emporia State	W 36–24	3–0	Emporia, Kansas
Dec. 15, 1908*	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 42–27	4–0	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
Dec. 16, 1908*	at Kansas Wesleyan	W 35–18	5–0	Salina, Kansas
Dec. 17, 1908*	at Bethany	W 36–24	6–0	Lindsborg, Kansas
Dec. 18, 1908*	at Fairmont	W 65–15	7–0	Wichita, Kansas
Dec. 19, 1908*	at Winfield YMCA	W 47–34	8–0	Winfield, Kansas
Dec. 21, 1908*	at Chilocco	W 39-9	9–0	Chilocco, Oklahoma
Jan. 8, 1909*	Nebraska	W 48-13	10–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 9, 1909*	Nebraska	W 36-17	11–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 11, 1909	Iowa State	W 65–22	12–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 16, 1909*	William Jewell	W 63–12	13–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 22, 1909*	Ottawa	W 61–22	14–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 23, 1909*	Washburn	W 36–10	15–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 30, 1909*	at Nebraska	W 18–13	16–0	Grant Memorial Hall  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb. 3, 1909	Missouri Border War	W 24–14	17–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 4, 1909	Missouri Border War	W 31–23	18–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 9, 1909*	Warrensburg	W 37–14	19–0	Warrensburg, Missouri
Feb. 10, 1909	at Washington (Mo.)	L 26–28	19–1	Francis Gymnasium  St. Louis, Missouri
Feb. 11, 1909	at Washington (Mo.)	W 23–18	20–1	Francis Gymnasium  St. Louis, Missouri
Feb. 12, 1909	at Missouri Border War	W 25–19	21–1	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, Missouri
Feb. 13, 1909	at Missouri Border War	L 21–38	21–2	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, Missouri
Feb. 20, 1909	Washington (Mo.)	W 33–28	22–2	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 22, 1909	Washington (Mo.)	W 27–25	23–2	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 4, 1909*	vs. Nebraska	W 28–22	24–2	Convention Hall  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar. 5, 1909*	vs. Nebraska	W 24–15	25–2	Convention Hall  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar. 6, 1909*	vs. Nebraska	L 29–32	25–3	Convention Hall  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.