2008–09 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

2008–09 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference West
2008–09 record	14–15 (2–14 SEC)
Head coach	John Pelphrey
Assistant coach	Rob Evans
Assistant coach	Isaac Brown
Assistant coach	Tom Ostrom
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
Seasons « 2007–08 2009–10 »

2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
South Carolina	10		6		.625			21		10		.677
Tennessee	10		6		.625			21		13		.618
Florida	9		7		.563			25		11		.694
Vanderbilt	8		8		.500			19		12		.613
Kentucky	8		8		.500			22		14		.611
Georgia	3		13		.188			12		20		.375
West
#21 LSU	13		3		.813			27		8		.771
Auburn	10		6		.625			24		12		.667
Miss. State†	9		7		.563			23		13		.639
Alabama	7		9		.438			18		14		.563
Ole Miss	7		9		.438			16		15		.516
Arkansas	2		14		.125			14		16		.467
† SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The head coach was John Pelphrey, serving for his second year. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Contents 1 2008–09 Roster 2 2008–09 schedule and results 3 Awards and honors 4 See also 5 External links 6 References

2008–09 Roster

Entering the year, the Razorbacks pulled in the 24th best^[1] recruiting class of 2008, including ESPNU 100 recruit Rotnei Clarke.^[2] Clarke was ranked the sixth-best incoming point guard in the nation by ESPN.^[3]

Former Razorbacks football star receiver Marcus Monk returned with a sixth year of eligibility to play basketball for the Hogs.^[4] Intending to play both, Monk played 10 games for Stan Heath his freshman year before focusing only on football. Although picked in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, Monk never signed and remained an amateur athlete.^[5]

Monk returned to the University shortly after the departure of Montrell McDonald. McDonald left the team on his own accord after the South Alabama game.^[6]

2008–09 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball roster
Source: arkansasrazorbacks.com – The Official Site of University of Arkansas Athletics
Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown (Prev School)
Michael Washington	00	F	6–9	239	Junior	McGehee, AR (Genesis One Christian School)
Jason Henrya	1	G/F	6–6	189	Freshman	West Memphis, AR (Harmony Prep [Cincinnati, Ohio])
Nick Mason	2	G	5–10	160	Freshman	Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS)
Courtney Fortsonb	4	G	5–11	180	Freshman	Montgomery, AL (The Patterson Prep [Lenoir, N.C.])
Marcus Monkc	10	G/F	6–6	220	Senior	Lepanto, AR (East Poinsett)
Brandon Moored	11	F	6–9	215	Freshmen	New Orleans, LA (Holy Cross HS)
Marcus Britt	12	G	6–3	198	Sophomore	Madison, AR (Forrest City HS)
Stefan Welsh	14	G	6–3	185	Junior	Newport News, VA (Hargrave Military Academy)
Rotnei Clarke	15	G	6–0	184	Freshman	Verdigris, OK (Verdigris HS)
John Paul Noland	21	G	6–3	185	Senior	Southlake, TX (Southlake Carroll HS)
Stephen Cox	25	G	6–3	201	Junior	Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS)
Michael Sanchez	31	F	6–8	236	Freshman	Springdale, AR (Har-Ber HS)
Andre Clark	44	F	6–9	218	Freshman	North Little Rock, AR (North Little Rock West HS)

• ^a Jason Henry was held out of six games for undisclosed disciplinary issues.^[7]
• ^b Courtney Fortson was suspended on February 12 by John Pelphrey for an undisclosed disciplinary issue.^[8] He missed the Kentucky game on February 14, but returned to action four days later against LSU.^[9]
• ^c Marcus Monk was kept out of the January 24 game against Auburn with questions about his eligibility.^[10] Monk did not play again for the Razorbacks, and AD Jeff Long issued a release on February 13 stating that Monk is no longer with the team.^[11] Monk had completed his undergraduate degree.
• ^d Brandon Moore was suspended after an arrest for DUI on January 18, 2009.^[12] He would not return to play until January 31 against LSU, and would not score until the February 7 contest at Mississippi State.^[13]

2008–09 schedule and results

Retrieved from arkansasrazorbacks.com

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Record
10/24/08*	7:30 PM	Red-White		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR (exhibition)		33–29
11/3/08*	7:05 PM	Campbellsville		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR (exhibition)		W 103–58
11/6/08*	7:05 PM	Dillard		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR (exhibition)		W 108–80
Regular season
11/14/08*	7:05 PM	Southeastern Louisiana		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR		W 91–87 OT	1–0
11/20/08*	7:05 PM	UC-Davis		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR		W 68–59	2–0
11/22/08*	7:05 PM	at Missouri State		JQH Arena • Springfield, MO		L 57–62	2–1
11/26/08*	8:00 PM	at South Alabama		Sprint Center • Mobile, AL	CSS	W 79–77	3–1
11/29/08*	2:05 PM	FAMU		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR		W 86–61	4–1
12/3/08*	7:05 PM	Texas Southern		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	RSP	W 80–61	5–1
12/10/08*	7:05 PM	North Carolina Central		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	RSP	W 98–70	6–1
12/17/08*	7:05 PM	Austin Peay		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR (Jim Thorpe Classic)	SUN	W 89–80	7–1
12/20/08*	7:05 PM	Stephen F. Austin		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR (Jim Thorpe Classic)	RSP	W 67–51	8–1
12/27/08*	5:05 PM	Northwestern State		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	W 95–56	9–1
12/30/08*	7:05 PM	#4 Oklahoma		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	RSP	W 96–88	10–1
1/3/09*	2:05 PM	North Texas		Alltel Arena • North Little Rock, AR	RSP	W 86–75	11–1
1/6/09*	8:05 PM	#7 Texas		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	W 67–61	12–1
1/10/09	7:05 PM	Mississippi State		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	FSN	L 56–70	12–2 (0–1)
1/14/09	7:00 PM	at Ole Miss		Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)		L 65–74	12–3 (0–2)
1/17/09	1:05 PM	at Florida		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	Raycom	L 65–80	12–4 (0–3)
1/24/09	1:05 PM	Auburn		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	Raycom	L 51–73	12–5 (0–4)
1/29/09	8:05 PM	Alabama		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	W 89–80	13–5 (1–4)
1/31/09	4:00 PM	at LSU		Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	FSN	L 69–79	13–6 (1–5)
2/4/09	7:05 PM	Tennessee		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	Raycom	L 74–72	13–7 (1–6)
2/7/09	2:05 PM	at Mississippi State		Starkville, MS • Humphrey Coliseum	Raycom	L 77–86	13–8 (1–7)
2/11/09	7:00 PM	at Auburn		Auburn, AL • Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum		L 62–75	13–9 (1–8)
2/14/09	12:05 PM	Kentucky		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	CBS	L 63–79	13–10 (1–9)
2/18/09	7:05 PM	#23 LSU		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR		L 69–72	13–11 (1–10)
2/21/09	6:00 PM	at South Carolina		Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC		L 78–82 OT	13–12 (1–11)
2/25/09	7:00 PM	at Alabama		Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL		L 67–88	13–13 (1–12)
3/1/09	3:05 PM	Georgia		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	Raycom	W 89–67	14–13 (2–12)
3/4/09	7:05 PM	Ole Miss		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)		L 91–98 OT	14–14 (2–13)
3/8/09	1:05 PM	at Vanderbilt		Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN	Raycom	L 58–75	14–15 (2–14)
2009 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
3/12/09	8:45 PM	vs. Florida		St. Pete Times Forum • Tampa Bay, FL	Raycom	L 58–73	14–16 (2–14)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Awards and honors

• Courtney Fortson^[14]

SEC Player of the Week

Freshman Player of the Week

All-SEC, Freshman team

• Michael Washington^[14]

SEC Player of the Week

All-SEC, second team – Associated Press, SEC coaches

All-District VII – United States Basketball Writers Association

All-District 21, second team – National Association of Basketball Coaches

See also

• Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
• John Pelphrey, head coach in his second year with the Hogs
• 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• The National Championship 1993–94 team, which returned for the March 1 game against Georgia.^[15]

External links

• Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball official website

References

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