2008–09 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

2008-09 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
Conference Big East
2008-09 record 11-21 (2-16 Big East)
Head coach Fred Hill
Assistant coach Craig Carter
Assistant coach Darren Savino
Home arena Louis Brown Athletic Center
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 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball represented Rutgers University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach was Fred Hill, then in his 3rd season with the Scarlet Knights. The team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, and is a member of the Big East Conference. The Scarlet Knights finished 15th in the conference's regular season, and was defeated in the first round in the Big East Tournament, falling to Notre Dame 61-50.

Contents

Preseason

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Gregory Echenique
C		 Guatire St. Benedict's Prep 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 263 lb (119 kg) Mar 24,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 89
Patrick Jackson
SF		 New York, NY Boys & Girls HS 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 20,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 87
Christian Morris
C		 South Kent, CT South Kent School 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 270 lb (120 kg) Jul 16,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 76
Mike Rosario
SG		 Jersey City, NJ St. Anthony HS 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 6,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19   Rivals: 30
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 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Chandler, CoreyCorey Chandler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Newark, NJ
G 31 Coburn, MikeMike Coburn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mount Vernon, NY
F 0 Echenique, GregoryGregory Echenique 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Guatire Venezuela
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Craig Carter (Rutgers)
  • Darren Savino (Jersey City State*)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
  • Phil Dyer (Massachusetts-Boston*)
Athletic trainer(s)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Exhibition
November 14* Caldwell RAC • Piscataway, NJ W 91-56 
Regular Season
November 14* Marist RAC • Piscataway, NJ W 63-61  1-0
November 16* at Delaware Bob Carpenter Center • Newark, DE W 85-77  2-0
November 21* Robert Morris RAC • Piscataway, NJ W 69-55  3-0
November 23* St. Bonaventure RAC • Piscataway, NJ SNY L 63-64  3-1
November 26* Lehigh RAC • Piscataway, NJ L 71-76  3-2
November 30* Saint Peter's RAC • Piscataway, NJ W 68-47  4-2
December 3* at Rider Sovereign Bank Arena • Trenton, NJ W 66-62  5-2
December 6* Binghamton RAC • Piscataway, NJ L 56-66  5-3
December 10* at Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium • Princeton, NJ W 49-47  6-3
December 14* Delaware State RAC • Piscataway, NJ W 60-55  7-3
December 20* Bryant RAC • Piscataway, NJ W 67-37  8-3
December 23* NJIT RAC • Piscataway, NJ W 78-52  9-3
December 28* at #1 North Carolina Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC FSN/MSG+ L 75-97  9-4
December 31 #3 Pittsburgh RAC • Piscataway, NJ MSG+/ESPN360 L 72-78  9-5 (0-1)
January 3 at #2 Connecticut Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT SNY L 49-80  9-6 (0-2)
January 7 #15 Marquette RAC • Piscataway, NJ MSG+ L 76-81  9-7 (0-3)
January 10 #11 Syracuse RAC • Piscataway, NJ SNY L 66-82  9-8 (0-4)
January 14 at Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH SNY L 59-71  9-9 (0-5)
January 21 #9 Louisville RAC • Piscataway, NJ ESPNU L 59-78  9-10 (0-6)
January 24 at St. John's Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY MSG+/ESPN360 L 59-70  9-11 (0-7)
January 29 at Seton Hall Prudential Center • Newark, NJ ESPN2/ESPN360 L 67-70  9-12 (0-8)
January 31 DePaul RAC • Piscataway, NJ ESPNU W 75-56  10-12 (1-8)
February 3 at Georgetown Georgetown University • Washington, DC SNY L 47-57  10-13 (1-9)
February 8 Seton Hall RAC • Piscataway, NJ ESPNU L 60-65  10-14 (1-10)
February 14 at Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI SNY L 68-78  10-15 (1-11)
February 19 at #12 Villanova The Pavilion • Villanova, PA ESPN2 L 72-82  10-16 (1-12)
February 22 West Virginia RAC • Piscataway, NJ SNY L 56-74  10-17 (1-13)
February 25 at Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center • Notre Dame, IN ESPNU L 65-70  10-18 (1-14)
March 1 Providence RAC • Piscataway, NJ ESPNU L 66-73  10-19 (1-15)
March 3 at #25 Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPNU L 40-70  10-20 (1-16)
March 7 South Florida RAC • Piscataway, NJ ESPN360 W 45-42  11-20 (2-16)
Big East Tournament
March 10 vs. Notre Dame Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(First Round)		 L 61-50  11-21
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll.

References

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