2008–09 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2008–09 VCU Rams men's basketball
CAA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament South Region 11 Seed, First Round
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2008–09 record 24–10 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach Anthony Grant (3rd year)
Home arena Stuart C. Siegel Center
2008–09 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
VCU† 14 – 4   .778     24 – 10   .706
George Mason 13 – 5   .722     22 – 11   .667
Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667     25 – 10   .714
Northeastern 12 – 6   .667     19 – 13   .594
Hofstra 11 – 7   .611     21 – 11   .656
Drexel 10 – 8   .556     15 – 14   .517
James Madison 9 – 9   .500     21 – 15   .583
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444     12 – 20   .375
Delaware 6 – 12   .333     13 – 19   .406
William & Mary 5 – 13   .278     10 – 20   .333
Towson 5 – 13   .278     12 – 22   .353
UNC Wilmington 3 – 15   .167     7 – 25   .219
† CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2008–09 college basketball season. The Rams compete in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 and won the 2009 CAA Tournament against George Mason. The Rams lost in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament to UCLA by one point.

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
Exhibition
11/07/2008* Virginia Union W 91–63  Stuart C. Siegel Center
11/12/2008* Virginia State W 79–64  Stuart C. Siegel Center
Regular Season
11/16/2008* The Citadel W 82–59  1–0 Stuart C. Siegel Center
11/19/2008* South Dakota State W 72–56  2–0 Stuart C. Siegel Center
11/22/2008* at Rhode Island L 86-92  2–1 Ryan Center
11/25/2008* at East Carolina L 90–93 OT 2–2 Williams Arena
11/29/2008* vs. New Mexico
(Cancún Challenge)		 W 67-55  3–2 Moon Palace
11/30/2008* vs. Vanderbilt
(Cancún Challenge)		 L 66–71  3–3 Moon Palace
12/04/2008* Western Michigan W 79-62  4–3 Stuart C. Siegel Center
12/06/2008 at William & Mary W 66-50  5-3 (1-0) Kaplan Arena
12/13/2008* at Richmond
(Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic)		 W 77-76  6-3 Robins Center
12/17/2008* Akron W 73-69  7-3 Stuart C. Siegel Center
12/20/2008* at #4 Oklahoma L 70-81  7-4 Lloyd Noble Center
12/27/2008* Hampton W 59-54  8-4 Stuart C. Siegel Center
1/03/2009 at Delaware L 79-81  8-5 (1-1) Bob Carpenter Center
1/05/2009 UNC Wilmington W 88-59  9-5 (2-1) Stuart C. Siegel Center
1/08/2009 at Drexel W 75-46  10-5 (3-1) Daskalakis Athletic Center
1/10/2009 Hofstra W 68-60  11-5 (4-1) Stuart C. Siegel Center
1/14/2009 at Towson W 78-71  12-5 (5-1) Towson Center
1/17/2009 Old Dominion W 61-44  13-5 (6-1) Stuart C. Siegel Center
1/21/2009 at Georgia State W 65-50  14-5 (7-1) GSU Sports Arena
1/24/2009 George Mason W 76-71  15-5 (8-1) Stuart C. Siegel Center
1/27/2009 Northeastern L 63-68  15-6 (8-2) Stuart C. Siegel Center
1/31/2009 at Hofstra W 66-62  16-6 (9-2) Hofstra Arena
2/04/2009 at UNC Wilmington L 72-81  16-7 (9-3) Trask Coliseum
2/07/2009 William & Mary W 76-54  17-7 (10-3) Stuart C. Siegel Center
2/11/2009 James Madison W 76-71  18-7 (11-3) Stuart C. Siegel Center
2/14/2009 at Old Dominion L 65-69  18-8 (11-4) Ted Constant Convocation Center
2/18/2009 Delaware W 78-67  19-8 (12-4) Stuart C. Siegel Center
2/20/2009 at Nevada
(ESPNU BracketBusters)		 L 70-71  19-9 Lawlor Events Center
2/25/2009 at James Madison W 71-52  20-9 (13-4) JMU Convocation Center
2/28/2009 Georgia State W 69-41  21-9 (14-4) Stuart C. Siegel Center
2009 CAA Tournament
Mar. 7 vs. Georgia State
(Quarterfinals)		 W 61–52  22–9 Richmond Coliseum
Mar. 8 vs. Old Dominion
(Semifinals)		 W 61–53  23–9 Richmond Coliseum
Mar. 9 vs. George Mason
(Championship)		 W 71–50  24-9 Richmond Coliseum
2009 NCAA Tournament
Mar. 19 #(E 11) vs. #18 (E 6) UCLA
(First Round)		 L 64–65  24–10 Wachovia Center
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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