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 (2nd season)
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

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 Roster

Schedule

Source^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Big Ten regular season
1/15/1910		at Wisconsin	L 16–28	0-1 (0-1)	University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium  Madison, WI
1/21/1910		Wisconsin	W 34–14	1-1 (1-1)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
1/29/1910		Purdue	W 33–17	2-1 (2-1)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
2/5/1910		Indiana Rivalry	W 30–20	3-1 (3-1)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
2/8/1910		University of Chicago	L 11–21	3-2 (3-2)	Kenney Gym  Urbana, IL
2/26/1910		at University of Chicago	W 24–15	4-2 (4-2)	Bartlett Gymnasium  Chicago, IL
3/4/1910		at Purdue	L 10–27	4-3 (4-3)	Memorial Gymnasium  West Lafayette, IN
3/5/1910		at Indiana Rivalry	W 27–12	5-3 (5-3)	Old Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
3/9/1910		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.