2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2008–09 record 6–25 (1–17 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Crean
Assistant coach Tim Buckley
Assistant coach Bennie Seltzer
Assistant coach Roshown McLeod
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 2007–08 2009–10 »
2008–09 Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Michigan State 15   3   .833     31   7   .816
#17 Purdue† 11   7   .611     27   10   .730
Illinois 11   7   .611     24   10   .706
Ohio State 10   8   .556     22   11   .667
Penn State 10   8   .556     27   11   .711
Wisconsin 10   8   .556     20   13   .606
Minnesota 9   9   .500     22   11   .667
Michigan 9   9   .500     21   14   .600
Northwestern 8   10   .444     17   14   .548
Iowa 5   13   .278     15   17   .469
Indiana 1   17   .056     6   25   .194
† 2009 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represents Indiana University. The Head Coach is Tom Crean. The team plays its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Big Ten Network included the team in a two and a half hour special that featured Midnight Madness events from several Big Ten campuses on October 17, 2008, the Indiana event to kick of the season was called "Hoosier Hysteria".[1] The Hoosiers defeated the Northwestern St. Demons on November 14th in Head Coach Tom Crean's opening game.

In November 2008, the NCAA imposed a three year probation on the Indiana men's basketball program and upheld the school's self-imposed sanctions stemming from the actions of former head coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff. School athletic director Rick Greenspan has resigned but is continuing in his position until a successor has been named. There is no ban for the program in television, scholarships or post-season play.[2]

Contents

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Kory Barnett 30 F 6–6 186 Freshman Rochester, Indiana
Devan Dumes 33 G 6–2 188 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
Brett Finkelmeier 4 G 6–1 188 Sophomore Carmel, Indiana
Steven Gambles 24 F 6–4 220 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
Tijan Jobe 40 C 7–0 255 Junior Banjul, The Gambia
Verdell Jones III 12 G 6–5 176 Freshman Champaign, Illinois
Broderick Lewis 32 F 6–6 195 Freshman West Lafayette, Indiana
Daniel Moore 3 G 5–11 167 Freshman Carmel, Indiana
Tom Pritchard 25 F 6–9 242 Freshman Westlake, Ohio
Jeremiah Rivers 5 G 6–5 210 Junior Winter Park, Florida
Matt Roth 2 G 6–3 186 Freshman Washington, Illinois
Kipp Schutz 23 G 6–4 200 Sophomore Evansville, Indiana
Malik Story 34 F 6–5 222 Freshman Los Angeles, California
Kyle Taber 44 C 6–8 220 Senior Evansville, Indiana
Evan White 1 G 6–0 190 Freshman Fort Wayne, Indiana
Nick Williams 20 G 6–4 211 Freshman Mobile, Alabama

Coaches: Tom Crean, Tim Buckley, Bennie Seltzer, Roshown McLeod

Recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Devan Dumes
SG		 Vincennes, IN Vincennes University 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 20,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:
Tijan Jobe
C		 Olney, IL Olney Central CC 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) 265 lb (120 kg) May 20,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:
Verdell Jones
PG		 Champaign, IL Central 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 160 lb (73 kg) May 5,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 89
Tom Pritchard
C		 Lakewood, OH St. Edward 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 240 lb (110 kg) Sep 17,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 92
Matt Roth
SG		 Metamora, IL Washington 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 22,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 89
Malik Story
SG		 Cerritos, CA Artesia 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 21,
2008 
Scout:N/A   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
Nick Williams
SG		 Mobile, AL LeFlore 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 21,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
11/15/08* 7:00pm vs. Northwestern St Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 85–65  1–0
11/18/08* 6:30pm vs. IUPUI Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 60–57  2–0
11/24/08* 5:30pm vs. #8 Notre Dame Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI
(Maui Invitational)		 ESPN2 L 88–50  2–1
11/25/08* 1:30pm vs. St. Joseph's Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI
(Maui Invitational)		 ESPNU L 84–50  2–2
11/26/08* 7:00pm vs. Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI
(Maui Invitational)		 ESPNU W 81–79  3–2
11/30/08* 4:00pm Cornell Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 72–57  4–2
12/03/08* 7:15pm vs. #25 Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)		 ESPN L 83–58  4–3
12/06/08* 1:30pm vs. #11 Gonzaga Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN
(Hartford Hall of Fame Classic)		 BTN L 70–54  4–4
12/10/08* 8:00pm vs. TCU Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN2 W 66–56  5–4
12/13/08* 4:00pm vs. Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY CBS L 72–54  5–5
12/22/08* 9:00pm vs. Northeastern Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN L 55–42  5–6
12/28/08* 6:00pm vs. Lipscomb Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN L 74–69  5–7
01/03/09 4:30pm vs. Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN L 65–60  5–8 (0–1)
01/07/09 6:30pm vs. Michigan Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN L 72–66 OT 5–9 (0–2)
01/10/09 3:00pm vs. Illinois Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN L 76–45  5–10 (0–3)
01/13/09 7:00pm vs. Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH ESPN L 77–53  5–11 (0–4)
01/17/09 6:00pm vs. Penn State Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN L 65–55  5–12 (0–5)
01/25/09 12:00pm vs. #21 Minnesota Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN L 67–63  5–13 (0–6)
01/28/09 8:30pm vs. Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN L 77–75  5–14 (0–7)
01/31/09 4:00pm vs. Ohio State Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN2 L 93–81  5–15 (0–8)
02/04/09 6:30pm vs. Iowa Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 68–60  6–15 (1–8)
02/07/09 4:00pm vs. #14 Michigan State Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI ESPN L 75–47  6–16 (1–9)
02/10/09 9:00pm vs. Minnesota Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 62–54  6–17 (1–10)
02/15/09 1:00pm vs. #20 Illinois Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN CBS L 65–52  6–18 (1–11)
02/19/09 9:00pm vs. Wisconsin Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN L 68–51  6–19 (1–12)
02/21/09 2:00pm vs. #21 Purdue Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN BTN L 81–67  6–20 (1–13)
02/25/09 6:30pm vs. Northwestern Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN L 75–53  6–21 (1–14)
02/28/09 6:00pm vs. Penn State Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN L 61–58  6–22 (1–15)
03/03/09 7:00pm vs. #8 Michigan State Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN L 64–59  6–23 (1–16)
03/08/09 7:00pm vs. Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN L 85–61  6–24 (1–17)
Big Ten Tournament
03/12/09 5:00pm vs. Penn State Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN ESPN2 L 66–51  6–25
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

The 2008–09 season was the worst in the history of Indiana Basketball and finished with the least number of wins (6) since 1915–16. Their 1–17 conference record was the worst since the conference went to an 18 game schedule.

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References

  1. ^ Pucin, Diane (2008-10-17). "No 'Midnight Madness' for UCLA, USC basketball teams". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-madness17-2008oct17,0,3319514.story. Retrieved 2008-12-01. 
  2. ^ ESPN.com: Sampson receives NCAA's harshest penalty (updated November 25, 2008)