2008–09 Baylor Bears basketball team

2008–09 Baylor Bears men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Runner–Up
Conference	Big 12 South
2008–09 record	24–15 (5–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Scott Drew
Home arena	Ferrell Center

	Conf				Overall
2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Kansas	14	–	2	.875	27	–	8	.771
#7 Oklahoma	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
#9 Missouri†	12	–	4	.750	31	–	7	.816
Kansas State	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Texas	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Texas A&M	9	–	7	.563	24	–	10	.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Nebraska	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	24	–	15	.615
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	17	.469
Texas Tech	3	–	13	.188	14	–	19	.424
Colorado	1	–	15	.063	9	–	22	.290

† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach is Scott Drew, who served his 6th year. The team played its home games in the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX. The 2008–09 team finished the season as runner-up in the 2009 National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quincy Acy PF	Mesquite, TX	Horn HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 25, 2008
Quincy Acy PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62
Artem Valov PF	Poplar Bluff, MO	Three Rivers JC	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Nov 14, 2007
Artem Valov PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Anthony Jones SF	Houston, TX	Yates	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 9, 2007
Anthony Jones SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Baylor 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-01-07. "2008 Baylor Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-01-07. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-01-07. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-01-07. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-01-07.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Curtis Jerrells	0	Guard	6–1	201	Senior	Austin, TX
Kendall Wright	1	Guard	6–0	180	Freshman	Pittsburg, TX
Duran Diaz	2	Guard/Forward	6–3	201	Sophomore	Kennedale, TX
Fred Ellis	3	Forward	6–6	210	Freshman	Sacramento, CA
Quincy Acy	4	Forward	6–7	215	Freshman	Mesquite, TX
Henry Dugat	5	Guard	6–0	177	Senior	Dayton, TX
Delbert Simpson	11	Forward	6–8	224	Senior	Tyler, TX
Mamadou Diene	15	Center	7–1	246	Senior	Yeumbeul, Senegal
Kevin Rogers	23	Forward	6–9	250	Senior	Dallas, TX
LaceDarius Dunn	24	Guard	6–4	201	Sophomore	Monroe, LA
Anthony Jones	41	Forward	6–10	196	Freshman	Houston, TX
Tweety Carter	45	Guard	5–11	185	Junior	Reserve, LA
Josh Lomers	50	Center	7–0	280	Junior	Boerne, TX
Ekpe Udoh	13	Forward/Center	6–10	236	Junior	Edmond, OK

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
02008-11-15-0000November 15, 2008*		Paul Quinn College	W 108–50	1–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (7,065)
02008-11-18-0000November 18, 2008*		Centenary	W 90–55	2–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (6,422)
02008-11-22-0000November 22, 2008*		Southern	W 85–43	3–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (6,000)
02008-11-24-0000November 24, 2008*		Jacksonville	W 76–68	4–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (6,154)
02008-11-27-0000November 27, 2008*		vs. Providence (Anaheim Classic)	W 72–56	5–0 (0–0)	Anaheim Convention Center (1,157)
02008-11-29-0000November 29, 2008*		vs. #14 Arizona State (Anaheim Classic)	W 87–78	6–0 (0–0)	Anaheim Convention Center (1,417)
02008-11-30-0000November 30, 2008*		vs. #19 Wake Forest (Anaheim Classic)	L 74–87	6–1 (0–0)	Anaheim Convention Center (1,877)
02008-12-06-0000December 6, 2008*	#24	at Washington State	W 58–52	7–1 (0–0)	Beasley Coliseum (9,038)
02008-12-13-0000December 13, 2008*	#22	Prairie View A&M	W 90–63	8–1 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (5,730)
02008-12-20-0000December 20, 2008*	#21	Texas-Arlington	W 79–76	9–1 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (5,556)
02008-12-22-0000December 22, 2008*	#21	Hartford	W 74–59	10–1 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (5,219)
02008-12-29-0000December 29, 2008*	#19	Portland State	W 79–66	11–1 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (5,544)
02008-12-31-0000December 31, 2008*	#19	Jackson State	W 113–78	12–1 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (5,092)
02009-01-02-0000January 2, 2009*	#19	South Carolina	L 84–85	12–2 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (6,149)
02009-01-10-0000January 10, 2009	#23	Texas Tech	W 73–61	13–2 (1–0)	Ferrell Center (8,032)
02009-01-14-0000January 14, 2009	#21	at Texas A&M	L 73–84	13–3 (1–1)	Reed Arena (9,537)
02009-01-17-0000January 17, 2009	#21	Oklahoma State	W 98–92 (OT)	14–3 (2–1)	Ferrell Center (8,651)
02009-01-21-0000January 21, 2009		Kansas State	W 83–65	15–3 (3–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (9,386)
02009-01-24-0000January 24, 2009		#6 Oklahoma	L 76–95	15–4 (3–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,849)
02009-01-27-0000January 27, 2009		#11 Texas	L 72–78	15–5 (3–3)	Ferrell Center (9,151)
02009-01-31-0000January 31, 2009		at Missouri	L 72–89	15–6 (3–4)	Mizzou Arena (15,061)
02009-02-02-0000February 2, 2009		#21 Kansas	L 65–75	15–7 (3–5)	Ferrell Center (9,028)
02009-02-07-0000February 7, 2009		at Texas Tech	L 76–83	15–8 (3–6)	United Spirit Arena (10,962)
02009-02-11-0000February 11, 2009		#2 Oklahoma	L 63–78	15–9 (3–7)	Ferrell Center (8,094)
02009-02-14-0000February 14, 2009		Texas A&M	W 72–68	16–9 (4–7)	Ferrell Center (10,407)
02009-02-21-0000February 21, 2009		Oklahoma State	L 74–84	16–10 (4–8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,637)
02009-02-24-0000February 24, 2009		Iowa State	L 62–71	16–11 (4–9)	Hilton Coliseum (10,407)
02009-02-28-0000February 28, 2009		Colorado	W 75–57	17–11 (5–9)	Ferrell Center (7,192)
02009-03-02-0000March 2, 2009		Texas	L 57–73	17–12 (5–10)	Frank Erwin Center (13,665)
02009-03-07-0000March 7, 2009		Nebraska	L 62–66	17–13 (5–11)	Ferrell Center (6,346)
Big 12 Tournament
02009-03-11-0000March 11, 2009		vs. Nebraska (Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)	W 65–49	18–13	Ford Center (15,413)
02009-03-12-0000March 12, 2009		vs. #11 Kansas (Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)	W 71–64	19–13	Ford Center (14,909)
02009-03-13-0000March 13, 2009		vs. Texas (Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)	W 70–76	20–13	Ford Center (16,605)
02009-03-14-0000March 14, 2009		vs. #14 Missouri (Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship)	L 60–73	20–14	Ford Center (15,321)
2009 NIT Tournament
02009-03-18-0000March 18, 2009*		Georgetown (2009 National Invitation Tournament)	W 74–72	21–14 (5–11)	Ferrell Center (8,424)
02009-03-21-0000March 21, 2009*		Virginia Tech (2009 National Invitation Tournament)	W 84–66	22–14 (5–11)	Cassell Coliseum (6,891)
02009-03-24-0000March 24, 2009*		Auburn (2009 National Invitation Tournament)	W 74–72	23–14 (5–11)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,582)
02009-03-31-0000March 31, 2009*		vs. San Diego State (2009 National Invitation Tournament)	W 76–62	24–14 (5–11)	Madison Square Garden (11,352)
02009-04-02-0000April 2, 2009*		vs. Penn State (2009 National Invitation Tournament)	L 63–67	24–15 (5–11)	Madison Square Garden (10,254)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	24	22	21	21	19	23	21	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	24	22	20	23	21	23	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

Baylor Bears basketball

Venues	Marrs McLean Gymnasium (1938–1953) Heart O' Texas Fair Complex (1953–1988) Ferrell Center (1988–present)

Culture & lore	History "Old Fite" Baylor basketball scandal Murder of Patrick Dennehy

People	Head coaches

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