2008–09 LSU Tigers basketball team

2008-09 LSU Tigers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament
Second Round, Southeastern Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #17
AP #21
2008-09 record 27–8 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach Trent Johnson
Home arena Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
« 2007-08 2009-10 »

Contents

Recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Bass
PG		 Lee, ME Lee Academy 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 13,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 76
Delwan Graham
PF		 Dunwoody, GA Dunwoody High School 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 19,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 89
Dennis Harris
PF		 Jonesboro, GA Mundy's Hill High School 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 12,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 76
Storm Warren
PF		 Monroe, LA Richwood High School 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 9,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked
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:

Roster

2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 4 Bass, ChrisChris Bass 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 30 Farrer, AlexAlex Farrer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Phoenix, Arizona
F 2 Graham, DelwanDelwan Graham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
F 3 Green, GarrettGarrett Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Woodland Hills, California
F 15 Harris, DennisDennis Harris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
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 RS Fr Jonesboro, California
C 21 Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Montross, Virginia
F 20 Kinsley, ZachZach Kinsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 13 Martin, TerryTerry Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Monroe, Louisiana
F 1 Mitchell, TasminTasmin Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Denham Springs, Louisiana
G 11 Spencer, BoBo Spencer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 4 Bass, ChrisChris Bass 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 5 White, MalcolmMalcolm White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 10 Populist, DaronDaron Populist 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Slidell, Louisiana
G 14 Temple, GarrettGarrett Temple 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 5 Thornton, MarcusMarcus Thornton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 32 Thornton, QuintinQuintin Thornton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
F 24 Warren, StormStorm Warren 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Monroe, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-07-11

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Regular season
2008/11/15* 1:00 p.m. Jackson State Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 79-65  1–0
2008/11/20* 7:00 p.m. Alcorn State Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA
(LSU Invitational)		 W 77-45  2–0
2008/11/23* 2:00 p.m. Northwestern State Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA
(LSU Invitational)		 W 91-60  3–0
2008/11/28* 7:00 p.m. Centenary Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA
(LSU Invitational)		 W 64-58  4-0
2008/11/30* 6:00 p.m. Troy Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 92-57  5-0
2008/12/2* 7:00 p.m. Cal State Fullerton Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 84-63  6-0
2008/12/13* 7:00 p.m. Grambling State Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 87-41  7-0
2008/12/17* 7:00 p.m. Nicholls State Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 68-56  8-0
2008/12/20* 4:00 p.m. vs. Texas A&M Toyota Center • Houston, TX L 61-72  8-1
2008/12/22* 7:00 p.m. McNeese State Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 62-59  9-1
2008/12/27* 1:00 p.m. at Washington State Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 64-52  10-1
2008/12/31* 1:30 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 81-79  11-1
2009/1/03* 7:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 90-61  12-1
2009/1/06* 8:00 p.m. at Utah Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, UT L 61-91  12-2
2009/1/11 12:30 p.m. Alabama Coleman Center • Tuscaloosa, AL W 59-65  12-3 (0–1)
2009/1/14 7:00 p.m. South Carolina Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 85-68  13-3 (1–1)
2009/1/17 3:00 p.m. at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS W 83-51  14-3 (2–1)
2009/1/21 7:00 p.m. Mississippi State Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 81-57  15-3 (3–1)
2009/1/24* 7:00 p.m. at #15 Xavier Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA L 70-80  15–4
2009/1/28 7:00 p.m. at Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN W 79-73  16–4 (4-1)
2009/1/31 4:00 p.m. Arkansas Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 79-69  17–4 (5-1)
2009/2/4 6:30 p.m. at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA W 80-62  18–4 (6-1)
2009/2/8 12:00 p.m. Alabama Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 76-62  19–4 (7-1)
2009/2/11 7:00 p.m. at Mississippi State Maravich Center • Starkville, MS W 97-94  20-4 (8–1)
2009/2/14 6:00 p.m. Ole Miss Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 73-66  21-4 (9–1)
2009/2/18 7:00 p.m. Arkansas #23 Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR W 72–69  22-4 (10–1)
2009/2/21 7:00 p.m. Auburn #23 Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 79-72  23-4 (11–1)
2009/2/24 8:00 p.m. Florida #18 Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA W 81-75  24-4 (12–1)
2009/2/28 3:00 p.m. at Kentucky #18 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 73-70  25-4 (13–1)
2009/3/4 7:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt #12 Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA L 67-75  25-5 (13–2)
2009/3/7 3:00 p.m. Auburn #12 Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum • Auburn, AL L 53-69  25–6 (13-3)
SEC Tournament
2009/03/13 12:00 p.m. vs. Kentucky #20 St. Petesburg Times Forum • Tampa, FL
(SEC Conference Tournament)		 W 67-58  26-6
2009/03/14 12:00 p.m. vs. Mississippi State #20 St. Petesburg Times Forum • Tampa, FL
(SEC Conference Tournament)		 L 57-67  26-7
NCAA Tournament
2009/03/19 11:20 a.m. vs. #22 (9) Butler #21 (8) Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
(NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional)		 W 75-71  27–7
2009/03/21 4:45 p.m. vs. #2 (1) North Carolina #21 (8) Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
(NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional)		 L 70-84  27–8
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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