2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record18–14 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
Seasons
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
South Carolina 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Tennessee 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
Florida 9 7   .563 25 11   .694
Vanderbilt 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Kentucky 8 8   .500 22 14   .611
Georgia 3 13   .188 12 20   .375
West
No. 21 LSU 13 3   .813 27 8   .771
Auburn 10 6   .625 24 12   .667
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 23 13   .639
Alabama 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Ole Miss 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Arkansas 2 14   .125 14 16   .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his eleventh year until his resignation January 26, 2009.[1] Philip Pearson would be the interim for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 96th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 18–14, 7–9 in SEC play, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament and were not invited to a post season tournament.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 6*
7:00 p.m.
Faulkner W 99–53   
Coleman Coliseum (8,705)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 13*
7:00 p.m.
Belhaven W 97–43   
Coleman Coliseum (8,590)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 16*
6:00 p.m.
Mercer L 69–72  0–1
Coleman Coliseum (8,960)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 19*
8:00 p.m.
Florida A&M W 89–48  1–1
Coleman Coliseum (8,853)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 24*
11:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Oregon
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 69–92  1–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, Hawaii
Nov. 25*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 78–56  2–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, Hawaii
Nov. 26*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Saint Joseph's
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 58–48  3–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, Hawaii
Dec. 7*
12:00 p.m.
Alabama A&M W 64–56  4–2
Coleman Coliseum (8,787)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 7*
7:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Lafayette W 61–44  5–2
Coleman Coliseum (8,143)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 13*
7:00 p.m., CSS
Texas A&M L 78–86 OT 5–3
Coleman Coliseum (9,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 17*
7:00 p.m.
Tennessee State W 75–66  6–3
Coleman Coliseum (8,275)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 22*
6:00 p.m.
Chattanooga W 82–63  7–3
Coleman Coliseum (8,511)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 28*
6:00 p.m.
Yale W 66–63  8–3
Coleman Coliseum (8,814)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 30*
7:00 p.m.
Quincy W 86–58  9–3
Coleman Coliseum (8,341)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 3*
2:00 p.m.
Georgia Tech W 88–77  10–3
Coleman Coliseum (9,988)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 6*
8:00 p.m., FSN
at No. 12 Clemson L 59–66  10–4
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
SEC regular season
Jan. 11
12:30 p.m., SEC Network
LSU W 66–59  11–4
(1–0)
Coleman Coliseum (10,711)
Tuscaloosa, AL]
Jan. 14
7:00 p.m., CSS
at Mississippi State L 74–83  11–5
(1–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (10,104)
Starkville, MS
Jan. 17
12:30 p.m., CSS
at Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball
L 71–85  11–6
(1–2)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (8,788)
Auburn, AL
Jan. 21
7:00 p.m., SEC Network
Mississippi W 76–73  12–6
(2–2)
Coleman Coliseum (10,267)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 24
2:00 p.m., SEC Network
Kentucky L 51–61  12–7
(2–3)
Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 29
8:00 p.m., ESPN
at Arkansas L 80–89  12–8
(2–4)
Bud Walton Arena (17,083)
Fayetteville, AR
Jan. 31
6:00 p.m., SEC Network
Georgia W 75–70  13–8
(3–4)
Coleman Coliseum (11,046)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 5
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Vanderbilt L 74–79  13–9
(3–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,850)
Nashville, TN
Feb. 8
12:00 p.m., SEC Network
at LSU L 62–76  13–10
(3–6)
Maravich Center (10,578)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb. 14
2:00 p.m., SEC Network
South Carolina L 73–75  13–11
(3–7)
Coleman Coliseum (10,224)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 18
6:00 p.m., SUN
at Florida L 74–83  13–12
(3–8)
O'Connell Center (12,120)
Gainesville, FL
Feb. 21
2:00 p.m., SEC Network
Mississippi State W 87–85 2OT 14–12
(4–8)
Coleman Coliseum (11,297)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 25
7:00 p.m., CSS
Arkansas W 88–67  15–12
(5–8)
Coleman Coliseum (9,161)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 28
3:00 p.m., SEC Network
at Mississippi W 90–69  16–12
(6–8)
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,862)
Oxford, MS
Mar. 3
8:00 p.m., ESPN
Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball
L 73–77  16–13
(6–9)
Coleman Coliseum (13,265)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar. 8
11:00 a.m., CBS
at Tennessee W 70–67  17–13
(7–9)
Thompson-Boling Arena (20,493)
Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
Mar. 12
6:30 p.m., SEC Network
(W4) vs. (E5) Vanderbilt
First Round
W 82–75  18–13
St. Pete Times Forum (12,152)
Tampa, FL
Mar. 13
6:30 p.m., SEC Network
(W4) vs. (E1) Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 62–86  18–14
St. Pete Times Forum (14,128)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[2].

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pat Forde (January 26, 2009). "Embattled Coach Gottfried Resigns after 11 Years at Alabama". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  2. ^ "[1]." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 10, 2021.