1909–10 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

1909–10 Columbia Lions men's basketball
1909–10 Columbia Lions men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	11–0 (official); 11–1 (unofficial)
Head coach	Harry A. Fisher (4th season);
	Seasons ← 1908–09 1910–11 →

1909–10 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Columbia		–		–	11	–	0	1.000
Oklahoma		–		–	8	–	0	1.000
Virginia Tech		–		–	11	–	0	1.000
Wake Forest		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Army		–		–	14	–	1	.933
Ohio State		–		–	11	–	1	.917
Navy		–		–	10	–	1	.909
Fordham		–		–	16	–	2	.889
Canisius		–		–	15	–	2	.882
Utah		–		–	17	–	3	.850
North Dakota State		–		–	11	–	2	.846
Brigham Young		–		–	9	–	2	.818
Niagara		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Washington State		–		–	12	–	3	.800
Kansas State		–		–	11	–	3	.786
Vanderbilt		–		–	10	–	3	.769
Lehigh		–		–	6	–	2	.750
Seton Hall		–		–	6	–	2	.750
St. John's (NY)		–		–	15	–	5	.750
Virginia		–		–	12	–	4	.750
New York University		–		–	12	–	4	.750
Allegheny		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Notre Dame		–		–	10	–	4	.714
Washington		–		–	14	–	6	.700
Georgia		–		–	2	–	1	.667
Michigan State		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Montana State		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Rhode Island		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Wisc.–Stevens Point		–		–	2	–	1	.667
Auburn		–		–	11	–	6	.647
Colgate		–		–	9	–	5	.643
Illinois State		–		–	8	–	5	.615
Cincinnati		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Dartmouth		–		–	6	–	4	.600
Maine		–		–	6	–	4	.600
Bucknell		–		–	7	–	5	.583
Colorado		–		–	7	–	5	.583
Grove City		–		–	7	–	5	.583
Wabash		–		–	7	–	5	.583
Penn State		–		–	8	–	6	.571
Oregon State		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Cornell		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Princeton		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Pennsylvania		–		–	11	–	10	.524
Arizona		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Trinity		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Oklahoma State		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Wyoming		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Idaho		–		–	8	–	9	.471
Tennessee		–		–	7	–	8	.467
Bradley		–		–	6	–	7	.462
Texas		–		–	6	–	7	.462
Dayton		–		–	5	–	6	.455
Mount Union		–		–	8	–	10	.444
Butler		–		–	3	–	4	.429
Georgetown		–		–	5	–	7	.417
Temple		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Brown		–		–	5	–	9	.357
Kentucky		–		–	4	–	8	.333
Manhattan		–		–	7	–	15	.318
Utah State		–		–	3	–	7	.300
Ohio		–		–	8	–	11	.421
Yale		–		–	4	–	11	.267
William & Mary		–		–	8	–	11	.421
Syracuse		–		–	3	–	11	.214
Indiana State		–		–	2	–	9	.182
Oregon		–		–	1	–	5	.167
Ole Miss		–		–	0	–	7	.000
South Carolina		–		–	0	–	1	.000


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1909–10 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1909–10 season. The team finished the season with an 11–0 record (the Alumni game that Columbia lost does not count in official NCAA records)^[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[2] Player Ted Kiendl was named to the 1910 All-American team at the end of the season.

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
*	Trinity	W 24–8	1–0	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
12/11/1909*	Georgetown	W 21–11	2–0	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
*	Penn State	W 19–13	3–0	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
*	at Princeton	W 40–9	4–0	University Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
*	Columbia Alumni	L 21–22	4–1	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
*	Princeton	W 27–15	5–1	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
*	Wesleyan	W 33–10	6–1	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
*	Yale	W 29–21	7–1	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
*	Penn	W 33–11	8–1	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
*	at Yale	W 17–11	9–1	New Haven, CT
*	at Penn	W 19–13	10–1	Philadelphia, PA
*	Carlisle	W 53–10	11–1	University Heights Gymnasium Upper Manhattan, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Columbia season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
^ "2013–14 Columbia Lions Men's Basketball Media Guide". Yearly records. Columbia University. 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

[SR-1] "Columbia season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

[2] "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

[3] "2013–14 Columbia Lions Men's Basketball Media Guide". Yearly records. Columbia University. 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

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v t e Columbia Lions men's basketball
Venues	University Heights Gymnasium Levien Gymnasium (1974–present)
Culture & lore	Roar, Lion, Roar
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 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 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

1909–10 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

Schedule and results[edit]

References[edit]

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