2008–09 LSU Tigers basketball team

2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball

SEC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 21
2008–09 record	27–8 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach	Trent Johnson
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Bass PG	Lee, Maine	Lee Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 13, 2008
Chris Bass PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Delwan Graham PF	Dunwoody, Georgia	Dunwoody High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 19, 2007
Delwan Graham PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Dennis Harris PF	Jonesboro, Georgia	Mundy's Hill High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 12, 2007
Dennis Harris PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Storm Warren PF	Monroe, Louisiana	Richwood High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 9, 2007
Storm Warren PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked
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: "LSU Commit List for 2008". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11. "College Basketball Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.

Roster

2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	4	Bass, ChrisChris Bass	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1.5 !G	30	Farrer, AlexAlex Farrer	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Phoenix, Arizona
3.5 !F	2	Graham, DelwanDelwan Graham	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Atlanta
3.5 !F	3	Green, GarrettGarrett Green	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Woodland Hills, California
3.5 !F	15	Harris, DennisDennis Harris	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	1.5 !RS Fr	Jonesboro, California
5.0 !C	21	Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Montross, Virginia
3.5 !F	20	Kinsley, ZachZach Kinsley	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1.5 !G	13	Martin, TerryTerry Martin	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Monroe, Louisiana
3.5 !F	1	Mitchell, TasminTasmin Mitchell	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Denham Springs, Louisiana
1.5 !G	11	Spencer, BoBo Spencer	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1.5 !G	4	Bass, ChrisChris Bass	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3.5 !F	5	White, MalcolmMalcolm White	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1.5 !G	10	Populist, DaronDaron Populist	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Slidell, Louisiana
1.5 !G	14	Temple, GarrettGarrett Temple	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1.5 !G	5	Thornton, MarcusMarcus Thornton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3.5 !F	32	Thornton, QuintinQuintin Thornton	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Orlando, Florida
3.5 !F	24	Warren, StormStorm Warren	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Monroe, Louisiana

Head coach

Trent Johnson (Boise State)

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-07-11

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
2008/11/15* 1:00 p.m.		Jackson State	W 79–65	1–0	Maravich Center (11,511) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2008/11/20* 7:00 p.m.		Alcorn State LSU Invitational	W 77–45	2–0	Maravich Center (8,475) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2008/11/23* 2:00 p.m.		Northwestern State LSU Invitational	W 91–60	3–0	Maravich Center (8,322) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2008/11/28* 7:00 p.m.		Centenary LSU Invitational	W 64–58	4–0	Maravich Center (8,419) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2008/11/30* 6:00 p.m.		Troy	W 92–57	5–0	Maravich Center (7,804) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2008/12/2* 7:00 p.m., FSN		Cal State Fullerton	W 84–63	6–0	Maravich Center (9,043) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2008/12/13* 7:00 p.m.		Grambling State	W 87–41	7–0	Maravich Center (8,340) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2008/12/17* 7:00 p.m., CST		Nicholls State	W 68–56	8–0	Maravich Center (8,284) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2008/12/20* 4:00 p.m.		at Texas A&M	L 61–72	8–1	Toyota Center (17,074) Houston, Texas
2008/12/22* 7:00 p.m., CST		McNeese State	W 62–59	9–1	Maravich Center (8,604) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2008/12/27* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		Washington State	W 64–52	10–1	Maravich Center (10,585) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2008/12/31* 1:30 p.m., CST		Louisiana-Lafayette	W 81–79	11–1	Maravich Center (9,030) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2009/1/03* 7:00 p.m.		Southeastern Louisiana	W 90–61	12–1	Maravich Center (9,310) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2009/1/06* 8:00 p.m.		at Utah	L 61–91	12–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,170) Salt Lake City
2009/1/11 12:30 p.m., LFS		Alabama	L 59–65	12–3 (0–1)	Coleman Coliseum (10,711) Tuscaloosa, Alabama
2009/1/14 7:00 p.m., CST		South Carolina	W 85–68	13–3 (1–1)	Maravich Center (11,393) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2009/1/17 3:00 p.m., LFS		at Mississippi	W 83–51	14–3 (2–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum (7,674) Oxford, Mississippi
2009/1/21 7:00 p.m.		Mississippi State	W 81–57	15–3 (3–1)	Maravich Center (11,709) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2009/1/24* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 15 Xavier	L 70–80	15–4	Maravich Center (13,839) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2009/1/28 7:00 p.m., LFS		at Tennessee	W 79–73	16–4 (4–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena (18,526) Knoxville, Tennessee
2009/1/31 4:00 p.m., FSN		Arkansas	W 79–69	17–4 (5–1)	Maravich Center (12,698) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2009/2/4 6:30 p.m.		at Georgia	W 80–62	18–4 (6–1)	Stegeman Coliseum (6,659) Athens, Georgia
2009/2/8 12:00 p.m., LFS		Alabama	W 76–62	19–4 (7–1)	Maravich Center (10,578) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2009/2/11 7:00 p.m.		at Mississippi State	W 97–94	20–4 (8–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,226) Starkville, Mississippi
2009/2/14 6:00 p.m., FSN		Mississippi	W 73–66	21–4 (9–1)	Maravich Center (11,425) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2009/2/18 7:00 p.m.	No. 23	Arkansas	W 72–69	22–4 (10–1)	Bud Walton Arena (16,079) Fayetteville, Arkansas
2009/2/21 7:00 p.m.	No. 23	Auburn	W 79–72	23–4 (11–1)	Maravich Center (11,871) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2009/2/24 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 18	Florida	W 81–75	24–4 (12–1)	Maravich Center (13,345) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2009/2/28 3:00 p.m., CBS	No. 18	at Kentucky	W 73–70	25–4 (13–1)	Rupp Arena (24,411) Lexington, Kentucky
2009/3/4 7:00 p.m., CST	No. 12	Vanderbilt	L 67–75	25–5 (13–2)	Maravich Center (13,249) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2009/3/7 3:00 p.m., LFS	No. 12	Auburn	L 53–69	25–6 (13–3)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (11,007) Auburn, Alabama
SEC Tournament
2009/03/13 12:00 p.m., LFS	No. 20	vs. Kentucky SEC Conference Tournament	W 67–58	26–6	St. Petersburg Times Forum (13,306) Tampa, Florida
2009/03/14 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 20	vs. Mississippi State SEC Conference Tournament	L 57–67	26–7	St. Petersburg Times Forum (10,387) Tampa, Florida
NCAA Tournament
2009/03/19 11:20 a.m., CBS	No. 21 (8)	vs. No. 22 (9) Butler NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional	W 75–71	27–7	Greensboro Coliseum (20,226) Greensboro, North Carolina
2009/03/21 4:45 p.m., CBS	No. 21 (8)	vs. No. 2 (1) North Carolina NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional	L 70–84	27–8	Greensboro Coliseum (22,479) Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

LSU Tigers basketball
Venues	State Field (1908–1924) Gym/Armory (1930–1937) John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum (1937–1971) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1972–present) LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Strength and Conditioning facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	History Traditions Mike the Tiger Bengal Brass
People	Head coaches Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National award winners
Seasons	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 2016–17 2017–18
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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