1908–09 VMI Keydets basketball team

1908–09 VMI Keydets men's basketball
1908–09 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3
Head coach	Pete Krebs (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Alvin Owsley (1 season); C. Brown (1 season);
Captain	H.J. Porter
Home arena	Lexington Skating Rink
	Seasons 1909–10 →

The 1908–09 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in their first ever season of basketball. The team was coached by Pete Krebs and went 3–3 the first year.^[1] They played their games out of the Lexington Skating Rink.^[2]

Roster

The team captain was H.J. Porter.

Name	Position	Class	Hometown
James McEntee	Forward	Sophomore	Kingston, NY
Henry J. Porter	Forward	Senior	Birmingham, AL
Edward Buracker	Guard	Senior	Baltimore, MD
Harry Venable	Guard	Sophomore	Charleston, WV
Theo Pattison	Center	Junior	Cambridge, MD
James Mecredy	Center	Sophomore	Roanoke, VA
Albert Crockett		Senior	Buffalo, NY
Homer Kelly	Guard	Sophomore	New Lexington, OH
Donald MacRae		Freshman	Washington, DC
Frederick Adams		Senior	Kansas City, MO

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
January 16, 1909*	Staunton Military Academy	W 19–7	1–0	Lexington Skating Rink Lexington, VA
January 23, 1909*	Virginia	L 14–33	1–1	Lexington Skating Rink Lexington, VA
January 30, 1909^[4]*	Central Y.M.C.A of Baltimore	L 23–25 ^OT	1–2	Lexington Skating Rink Lexington, VA
February 13, 1909*	Randolph Macon	W 47–19	2–2	Lexington Skating Rink Lexington, VA
February 24, 1909*	at Virginia	L 17–23	2–3	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
February 27, 1909^[5]*	Virginia Tech	W 15–9	3–3	Lexington Skating Rink Lexington, VA
1909*	George Washington
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ The Bomb. 1909. p. 156. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Official men's basketball Site

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[VMI-2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] The Bomb. 1909. p. 156. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[VMI3-4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[VMI2-5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t e VMI Keydets basketball
Venues	Cormack Field House (1930s–1981) Cameron Hall (1981–present)
Culture & lore	All-Military Classic Brother Rat Brother Rat and a Baby
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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

Roster

Schedule

See also

References

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