2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big 12
	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	23–12 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Rick Barnes;
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball competition as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The 2008–09 team posted a 23–12 record, finished in fourth place in the Big 12, and reached the second round of the 2009 NCAA tournament.^[2]

2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Kansas	14	–	2	.875	27	–	8	.771
No. 7 Oklahoma	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
No. 9 Missouri †	12	–	4	.750	31	–	7	.816
Kansas State	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Texas	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Texas A&M	9	–	7	.563	24	–	10	.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Nebraska	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	24	–	15	.615
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	17	.469
Texas Tech	3	–	13	.188	14	–	19	.424
Colorado	1	–	15	.063	9	–	22	.290

† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Roster

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	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Gary Johnson	1	Forward	6–6	233	Sophomore	Houston, Texas
A.J. Abrams	3	Guard	5–11	165	Senior	Round Rock, Texas
Doğuş Balbay	4	Guard	6–0	165	Sophomore	Istanbul, Turkey
Damion James	5	Guard/Forward	6–7	222	Junior	Nacogdoches, Texas
Alexis Wangmene	20	Forward/Center	6–7	241	Junior	Maroua, Cameroon
Matt Hill	21	Center	6–10	241	Sophomore	Lincoln, Nebraska
Harrison Smith	23	Guard	6–2	195	Junior	Houston, Texas
Justin Mason	24	Guard	6–2	194	Junior	Amarillo, Texas
Connor Atchley	32	Center	6–10	228	Senior	Clear Lake (Houston), Texas
Dexter Pittman	34	Center	6–10	298	Junior	Rosenberg, Texas
Varez Ward	50	Guard	6–2	190	Freshman	Montgomery, Alabama
Clint Chapman	45	Forward/Center	6–10	235	Sophomore	Canby, Oregon

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Varez Ward SF	Patterson, NC	The Patterson School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 1, 2008
Varez Ward SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
J'Covan Brown SG	Port Arthur, TX	Memorial HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 15, 2007
J'Covan Brown SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 3, 2008. "2008 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 3, 2008. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2008. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 3, 2008. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 3, 2008.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
2008/11/14* 7:00 p.m.	No. 7	Stetson	W 68–38	1–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2008/11/18* 7:00 p.m.	No. 7	Tulane	W 76–51	2–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2008/11/24* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 6	vs. Saint Joseph's Maui Invitational	W 68–50	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
2008/11/25* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	vs. No. 8 Notre Dame Maui Invitational	L 80–81	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
2008/11/26* 4:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	vs. Oregon Maui Invitational	W 70–57	4–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
2008/11/30* 2:00 p.m.	No. 6	Rice	W 77–56	5–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2008/12/04* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 8	No. 12 UCLA	W 68–64	6–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2008/12/09* 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	No. 15 Villanova Jimmy V Classic	W 67–58	7–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin TX
2008/12/13* 12:00 p.m.	No. 6	Texas State	W 81–73	8–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2008/12/16* 7:00 p.m.	No. 5	Texas Southern	W 88–72	9–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2008/12/20* 1:00 p.m., CBS	No. 5	No. 19 Michigan State	W 67–63	9–2	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX
2008/12/23* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 9	at Wisconsin	W 74–69	10–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2009/01/02* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 8	Appalachian State	W 78–43	11–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2009/01/06* 8:05 p.m., ESPN2	No. 7	at Arkansas	L 61–67	11–3	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
2009/01/10 4:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	No. 7	Iowa State	W 75–67	12–3 (1–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2009/01/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 11	at No. 6 Oklahoma	L 63–78	12–4 (1–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
2009/01/17 3:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	No. 11	at Texas Tech	W 71–49	13–4 (2–1)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX
2009/01/24 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 14	Texas A&M	W 67–58	14–4 (3–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2009/01/27 8:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	No. 11	at Baylor	W 78–72	15–4 (4–1)	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
2009/01/31 3:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	No. 11	Kansas State	L 81–85 ^OT	15–5 (4–2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2009/02/04 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 16	Missouri	L 65–69	15–6 (4–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2009/02/07 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 16	at Nebraska	L 55–58	15–7 (4–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
2009/02/10 7:00 p.m.		Oklahoma State	W 99–74	16–7 (5–4)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2009/02/14 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at Colorado	W 85–76 (OT)	17–7 (6–4)	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
2009/02/16 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at Texas A&M	L 66–81	17–8 (6–5)	Reed Arena College Station, TX
2009/02/21 8:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 2 Oklahoma ESPN College GameDay	W 73–68	18–8 (7–5)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2009/02/25 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 25	Texas Tech	W 87–81	19–8 (8–5)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2009/02/28 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 25	at Oklahoma State	L 59-68	19–9 (8–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
2009/03/02 8:00 p.m., ESPN		Baylor	W 73–57	20–9 (9–6)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
2009/03/07 3:00 p.m., CBS		at No. 9 Kansas	L 73-83	20–10 (9–7)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Tournament
2009/03/11 2:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		vs. Colorado	W 77–56	21–10	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2009/03/12 2:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		vs. Kansas State	W 61–58	22–10	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2009/03/13 6:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		vs. Baylor	L 70–76	22–11	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
2009/03/19 CBS		vs. Minnesota First Round	W 76–62	23–11	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
2009/03/21 7:15PM, CBS		vs. No. 6 Duke Second Round	L 69–74	23–12	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	7	7	6	8	6	5	9	8	7	11	14	11	16	NR	NR	25	NR
Coaches	8	8	7	8	6	5	8	7	7	11	15	12	17	NR	NR	24	NR

Awards and honors

Rick Barnes, Legends of Coaching Award (adopted by the John R.Wooden Award Committee)^[4]

References

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Athletics. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ "2008–09 Men's Basketball Roster". TexasSports.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

[Standings-1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Athletics. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[3] "2008–09 Men's Basketball Roster". TexasSports.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[4] "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

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