2008–09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2008-09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA, #6, Midwest Region
Conference Big East
2008-09 record 23-12 (10-8 Big East)
Head coach Bob Huggins
Assistant coach Billy Hahn
Assistant coach Larry Harrison
Assistant coach Erik Martin
Home arena WVU Coliseum
Seasons
« 2007-08 2009-10 »
2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Louisville† 16   2   .889     31   6   .838
#4 Pittsburgh 15   3   .833     31   5   .861
#5 Connecticut 15   3   .833     31   5   .861
#11 Villanova 13   5   .722     30   8   .789
#23 Marquette 12   6   .667     25   10   .714
#13 Syracuse 11   7   .611     28   10   .737
West Virginia 10   8   .556     23   12   .657
Providence 10   8   .556     19   14   .576
Notre Dame 8   10   .444     21   15   .583
Cincinnati 8   10   .444     18   14   .563
Seton Hall 7   11   .389     17   15   .531
Georgetown 7   11   .389     16   15   .516
St. John's 6   12   .333     16   18   .471
South Florida 4   14   .222     9   22   .290
Rutgers 2   16   .111     11   21   .344
DePaul 0   18   .000     9   24   .273
† 2009 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2009[1] • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Bob Huggins and plays their home games in the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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Pre-Season

During the offseason, the Mountaineers picked up four recruits who look to make an immediate impact in Morgantown. Devin Ebanks a 6-9, 205 pound forward from Oakdale, CT seems to be the Mountaineers #1 recruit, being ranked #11 on the Rivals.com Top 150 recruits. The Mountaineers also added Darryl "Truck" Bryant, a 6-2 190 pound guard from Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Jones, a 6-7 210 pound forward from Mount Vernon, NY, and Dee Proby a 6-9 250 pound forward from Angelina College in Lufkin, TX. West Virginia was picked to finish 9th in the Big East Pre-Season Coaches Poll.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Darryl Bryant 25 G 6-2 200 Freshman Brooklyn, New York
Da'Sean Butler 1 F 6-7 225 Junior Newark, New Jersey
Devin Ebanks 3 F 6-9 205 Freshman Long Island City, New York
John Flowers 41 F 6-7 203 Sophomore Waldorf, Maryland
Kevin Jones 5 F 6-8 230 Freshman Mount Vernon, New York
Joe Mazzulla 21 G 6-2 205 Junior Johnston, Rhode Island
Cameron Payne 33 G 6-4 215 Redshirt-Freshman Charleston, West Virginia
Dee Proby 45 F 6-10 240 Junior Round Rock, Texas
Alex Ruoff 22 G 6-6 220 Senior Spring Hill, Florida
Wellington Smith 35 F 6-7 230 Junior Summit, New Jersey
Josh Sowards 20 F 6-7 215 Redshirt-Junior Scott Depot, West Virginia
Will Thomas 24 G 6-5 215 Sophomore East Cleveland, Ohio
Cam Thoroughman 2 F 6-7 225 Redshirt-Sophomore Portsmouth, Ohio
Jonnie West 4 G 6-3 187 Redshirt-Sophomore Memphis, Tennessee

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
November 15, 2008* 7:00 Elon WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV W 92–47  1-0
November 20, 2008* 7:00 Longwood WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV W 86–54  2-0
November 25, 2008* 7:00 vs. Delaware State Charleston Civic Center • Charleston, WV
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 W 76–42  3-0
November 28, 2008* 9:00 vs. Iowa Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 ESPN Full Court W 87–68  4-0
November 29, 2008* 10:30 Kentucky Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV
(Las Vegas Invitational Championship Game)		 ESPN2 L 43–54  4-1
December 3, 2008* 9:00 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS ESPN Full Court W 80–78  5-1
December 6, 2008* 1:00 Cleveland State WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV W 53–43  6-1
December 9, 2008* 7:00 #23 Davidson Madison Square Garden • New York, NY ESPN L 65–68  6-2
December 13, 2008* 7:00 Duquesne A.J. Palumbo Center • Pittsburgh, PA W 68–63  7-2
December 20, 2008* 12:00 Miami (OH) WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPNU W 82–46  8-2
December 23, 2008* 7:00 Radford WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV W 89–54  9-2
December 27, 2008* 4:00 #15 Ohio State Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH CBS W 76–48  10-2
January 3, 2009 4:00 Seton Hall Prudential Center • Newark, NJ ESPN Full Court W 92–66  11-2
January 6, 2009 7:00 #5 Connecticut #25 WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPNU L 55–61  11-3
January 10, 2009 12:00 #18 Marquette #25 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI ESPN Full Court L 53–75  11-4
January 14, 2009* 1:00 vs. Marshall Charleston Civic Center • Charleston, WV
(Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic)		 W 87–76  12-4
January 17, 2009 12:00 South Florida WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN Full Court W 62–59  13-4
January 22, 2009 7:00 #12 Georgetown Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. ESPN W 75–58  14-4
January 25, 2009 4:00 #4 Pittsburgh WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN Full Court L 67–79  14-5
January 28, 2009 7:00 St. John's WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN Full Court W 75–52  15-5
January 31, 2009 12:00 #7 Louisville Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY ESPN Full Court L 63–69  15-6
February 4, 2009 7:00 #20 Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN L 61–74  15-7
February 7, 2009 4:00 Providence WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN Full Court W 86–59  16-7
February 9, 2009 7:00 #4 Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 59–70  16-8
February 13, 2009 9:00 #13 Villanova WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN W 93–72  17-8
February 18, 2009 7:00 Notre Dame WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN Full Court W 79–68  18-8
February 22, 2009 3:00 Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ ESPN Full Court W 74–56  19-8
February 26, 2009 7:00 Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH ESPN L 61–65  19-9
March 1, 2008 4:00 South Florida USF Sun Dome • Tampa, FL ESPN Full Court W 64–50  20-9
March 4, 2009 7:00 DePaul WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN Full Court W 82–63  21-9
March 7, 2009 9:00 #6 Louisville WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN L 59–62  21-10
March 11, 2009 Notre Dame Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Big East Tournament)		 ESPN W 74–62  22-10
March 12, 2009 7:00 vs. #2 Pittsburgh Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Big East Tournament (Backyard Brawl))		 ESPN W 74–60  23-10
March 13, 2009 vs. #18 Syracuse Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Big East Tournament)		 ESPN L 69–74 OT 23-11
March 20, 2009* 3:00 PM vs. Dayton Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN
(NCAA Tournament 1st Round)		 CBS L 60–68  23-12
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP poll.

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.