1908–09 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1908–09 record | 9–5 |
| Head coach | Maurice Joyce (2nd season) |
| Captain | Fred Rice (1st year) |
| Home arena | Odd Fellows Hall |
The 1908–09 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1908-09 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States college basketball season. Maurice Joyce coached the team in his second season as head coach. Georgetown was an independent and – after its home opener at the Convention Hall at 5th and K Streets NW in downtown Washington, D.C., where it had played home games the previous season – played its home games at the Odd Fellows Hall at 8th and D Streets NW in downtown Washington. The team finished the season with a record of 9-5.
Freshman forward-center Frank Schlosser joined the team this season and played in all 14 games, immediately establishing himself as a scoring mainstay. He led the team in scoring, as he would in all four years of his career; this season he scored 128 points, averaging 9.1 points per game.
Georgetown University Law School student and forward Fred Rice was in his second season with the Hoyas. He started all 14 games the Hoyas played, scoring 34 field goals and shooting 42-for-75 (56.0%) from the free-throw line for a total of 110 points and a 7.9 points per game. He finished second only to Schlosser in scoring for the year.
The team's nine wins this season included victories over basketball powers Virginia, Navy, and Penn State.
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Georgetown players did not wear numbers on their jerseys this season. The first numbered jerseys in Georgetown men's basketball history would not appear until the 1933-34 season.
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