1908–09 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team

1908–09 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
1908–09 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	2–7
Head coach	Bob Yates (1st season);
	Seasons ← 1907–08 1909–10 →

1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois State		–		–	9	–	0	1.000
New York University		–		–	12	–	0	1.000
Ohio State		–		–	11	–	1	.917
Oregon State		–		–	10	–	1	.909
Trinity		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Montana State		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Dayton		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Wake Forest		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Allegheny		–		–	11	–	2	.846
Washington		–		–	5	–	1	.833
Notre Dame		–		–	33	–	7	.825
Army		–		–	9	–	2	.818
Rhode Island		–		–	7	–	2	.778
Pennsylvania		–		–	19	–	6	.760
Bucknell		–		–	9	–	3	.750
Wabash		–		–	9	–	3	.750
North Dakota State		–		–	11	–	4	.733
Navy		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Temple		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Butler		–		–	5	–	2	.714
Seton Hall		–		–	10	–	4	.714
Maine		–		–	7	–	3	.700
William & Mary		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Dartmouth		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Kansas State		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Michigan State		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Virginia		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Virginia Tech		–		–	4	–	2	.667
Georgetown		–		–	9	–	5	.643
Brigham Young		–		–	7	–	4	.636
Washington State		–		–	10	–	6	.625
Cincinnati		–		–	6	–	4	.600
St. John's (NY)		–		–	9	–	6	.600
Colorado		–		–	4	–	3	.571
Cornell		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Kentucky		–		–	5	–	4	.556
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
Wyoming		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Yale		–		–	9	–	9	.500
Syracuse		–		–	7	–	8	.467
Bradley		–		–	6	–	7	.462
Canisius		–		–	3	–	4	.429
Idaho		–		–	7	–	10	.412
Mount Union		–		–	7	–	11	.389
Princeton		–		–	8	–	13	.381
Brown		–		–	5	–	10	.333
Holy Cross		–		–	4	–	8	.333
Oklahoma State		–		–	1	–	2	.333
Manhattan		–		–	4	–	10	.286
Utah		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Indiana State		–		–	2	–	7	.222
Niagara		–		–	2	–	7	.222
Utah State		–		–	1	–	8	.111
South Carolina		–		–	0	–	3	.000


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1908–09 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 1908–09 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Yates, coaching his first season with the Purple Eagles.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
	Rochester	L 20–27	0–1	Lewiston, NY
	Cook Academy	L 15–53	1–1	Lewiston, NY
	Cornell	L 23–25	1–2	Lewiston, NY
	Brooklyn Polytech	L 16–18	1–3	Lewiston, NY
	New York	L 18–41	1–4	Lewiston, NY
1/7/1909	at St. John's	L 19–21	1–5	Queens, NY
1/19/1909	Canisius	W 48–11	2–5	Lewiston, NY
	Cornell	L 26–28	2–6	Lewiston, NY
2/15/1909	Notre Dame	L 20–30	2–7	Lewiston, NY
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1908–09 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ "Niagara Purple Eagles Basketball History Book" (PDF). Niagara University. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

[1] "1908–09 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

[2] "Niagara Purple Eagles Basketball History Book" (PDF). Niagara University. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

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v t e Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center (1973–1982 full-time, part-time 1988–1996) Gallagher Center (1949–1973, 1982–present)
Rivalries	Canisius
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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