2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball

Conference	Big 12 South
2008–09 record	21–11 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Rick Barnes
Home arena	Frank Erwin 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 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team will represent the University of Texas in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach is Rick Barnes, who will be serving his 11th year. The team will be playing its home games in the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX. They are a 7th seed in the East Region (in the 2009 NCAA playoffs) and are paired (in the first round) against Minnesota.

Roster

	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Gary Johnson	1	Forward	6–6	233	Sophomore	Houston, Texas
A.J. Abrams	3	Guard	5–11	165	Senior	Round Rock, Texas
Doğuş Balbay	4	Guard	6–0	165	Sophomore	Istanbul, Turkey
Damion James	5	Guard/Forward	6–7	222	Junior	Nacogdoches, Texas
Alexis Wangmene	20	Forward/Center	6–7	241	Junior	Maroua, Cameroon
Matt Hill	21	Center	6–10	241	Sophomore	Lincoln, Nebraska
Harrison Smith	23	Guard	6–2	195	Junior	Houston, Texas
Justin Mason	24	Guard	6–2	194	Junior	Amarillo, Texas
Connor Atchley	32	Center	6–10	228	Senior	Clear Lake (Houston), Texas
Dexter Pittman	34	Center	6–10	298	Junior	Rosenberg, Texas
Varez Ward	50	Guard	6–2	190	Freshman	Montgomery, Alabama
Clint Chapman	45	Forward/Center	6–10	235	Sophomore	Canby, Oregon

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Varez Ward SF	Patterson, NC	The Patterson School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 1, 2008
Varez Ward SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
J'Covan Brown SG	Port Arthur, TX	Memorial HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 15, 2007
J'Covan Brown SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
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: "Texas 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 3, 2008. "2008 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 3, 2008. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2008. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 3, 2008. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 3, 2008.

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Regular season
2008/11/14*	#7	Stetson	W 68–38	1–0	Frank Erwin Center
2008/11/18*	#7	Tulane	W 76–51	2–0	Frank Erwin Center
2008/11/24*	#6	vs. Saint Joseph's (Maui Invitational)	W 68–50	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center
2008/11/25*	#6	vs. #8 Notre Dame (Maui Invitational)	L 80–81	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center
2008/11/26*	#6	vs. Oregon (Maui Invitational)	W 70–57	4–1	Lahaina Civic Center
2008/11/30*	#6	Rice	W 77–56	5–1	Frank Erwin Center
2008/12/04*	#8	#12 UCLA	W 68–64	6–1	Frank Erwin Center
2008/12/09*	#6	#15 Villanova	W 67–58	7–1	Frank Erwin Center
2008/12/13*	#6	Texas State	W 81–73	8–1	Frank Erwin Center
2008/12/16*	#5	Texas Southern	W 88–72	9–1	Frank Erwin Center
2008/12/20*	#5	#19 Michigan State	L 67–63	9–2	Reliant Stadium
2008/12/23*	#9	at Wisconsin	W 74–69	10–2	Kohl Center
2009/01/02*	#8	Appalachian State	W 78–43	11–2	Frank Erwin Center
2009/01/06*	#7	at Arkansas	L 61–67	11–3	Bud Walton Arena
2009/01/10	#7	Iowa State	W 75–67	12–3 (1–0)	Frank Erwin Center
2009/01/12	#11	at #6 Oklahoma	L 63–78	12–4 (1–1)	Lloyd Noble Center
2009/01/17	#11	at Texas Tech	W 71–49	13–4 (2–1)	United Spirit Arena
2009/01/24	#14	Texas A&M	W 67–58	14–4 (3–1)	Frank Erwin Center
2009/01/27	#11	at Baylor	W 78–72	15–4 (4–1)	Ferrell Center
2009/01/31	#11	Kansas State	L 81–85 ^OT	15–5 (4–2)	Frank Erwin Center
2009/02/04	#16	Missouri	L 65–69	15–6 (4–3)	Frank Erwin Center
2009/02/07	#16	at Nebraska	L 55–58	15–7 (4–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center
2009/02/10		Oklahoma State	W 99–74	16–7 (5–4)	Frank Erwin Center
2009/02/14		at Colorado	W 85–76 (OT)	17–7 (6–4)	Coors Events Center
2009/02/16		at Texas A&M	L 66–81	17–8 (6–5)	Reed Arena
2009/02/21		#2 Oklahoma	W 73–68	18–8 (7–5)	Frank Erwin Center
2009/02/25	#25	Texas Tech	W 87–81	19–8 (8–5)	Frank Erwin Center
2009/02/28	#25	at Oklahoma State	L 68–59	19–9 (8–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena
2009/03/02		Baylor	W 73–57	20–9 (9–6)	Frank Erwin Center
2009/03/07		at #9 Kansas	L 83–73	20–10 (9–7)	Allen Fieldhouse
Postseason
2009/03/11		vs. Colorado (Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)	W 77–56	21–10	Ford Center
2009/03/12		vs. Kansas State (Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)	W 61–58	22–10	Ford Center
2009/03/13		vs. Baylor (Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)	L 70–76	22–11	Ford Center
2009/03/19		vs. Minnesota (NCAA Tournament)	W 76–62		Greensboro Coliseum
2009/03/21		vs. #6 Duke (NCAA Tournament)	L 69–74		Greensboro Coliseum
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard 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	7	7	6	8	6	5	9	8	7	11	14	11	16	NR	NR	25	NR
Coaches	8	8	7	8	6	5	8	7	7	11	15	12	17	NR	NR	24	NR

Awards and honors

Rick Barnes, Legends of Coaching Award (adopted by the John R.Wooden Award Committee)^[1]

References

↑ http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html

Texas Longhorns men's basketball

Venues	Clark Field (1905–1917) Men's Gym (1917–1930) Gregory Gymnasium (1930–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–present)

Rivalries	Texas A&M

Culture & lore	History Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"

People	Head coaches Notable players NBA players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics