2008–09 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
2008–09 Memphis Tigers men's basketball | |
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C-USA Regular Season Champions C-USA tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 33–4 (16–0 C-USA) |
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Home arena | FedExForum |
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No. 3 Memphis † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 4 | .892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 CUSA Tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll *UCF vacated its wins from the 2008–09 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team. |
The 2008–09 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2008–09 college basketball season, the 88th season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by ninth-year head coach John Calipari, and they played their home games at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Recruiting
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tyreke Evans PG | Chester, PA | American Christian | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 16, 2008 | |
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Ángel García PF | Toa Baja, Puerto Rico | East Chicago Central | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 2, 2007 | |
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C. J. Henry SG | Oklahoma City, OK | Putnam City | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 26, 2008 | |
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Roburt Sallie SG | Sacramento, CA | City College of San Francisco | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 16, 2008 | |
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Matt Simpkins PF | Patterson, NC | The Patterson School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jan 5, 2008 | |
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Wesley Witherspoon SF | Atlanta, GA | Berkmar | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 1, 2008 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 Rivals: 4 ESPN: 14 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Sat, Nov 15* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | Fairfield | W 90–63 | 1–0 | FedExForum (17,741) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Mon, Nov 17* 11:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | Massachusetts | W 80–58 | 2–0 | FedExForum (18,254) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Thu, Nov 20* 3:30 pm | No. 13 | vs. Chattanooga O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 83–71 | 3–0 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico (3,207) Hato Rey, PR | ||||||
Fri, Nov 21* 6:00 pm | No. 13 | vs. Seton Hall O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 84–70 | 4–0 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico (6,733) Hato Rey, PR | ||||||
Sun, Nov 23* 6:30 pm | No. 13 | vs. Xavier O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 58–63 | 4–1 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico (8,242) Hato Rey, PR | ||||||
Tue, Dec 2* 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Marist | W 100–61 | 5–1 | FedExForum (17,329) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Sat, Dec 13* 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 17 | at No. 19 Georgetown | L 70–79 OT | 5–2 | Verizon Center (15,238) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
Wed, Dec 17* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | Arkansas-Little Rock | W 59–51 | 6–2 | FedExForum (17,220) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Sat, Dec 20* 5:00 pm, ESPN | No. 23 | No. 17 Syracuse | L 65–72 | 6–3 | FedExForum (17,091) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Mon, Dec 22* 12:00 pm | Drexel | W 87–49 | 7–3 | FedExForum (16,715) Memphis, TN | |||||||
Mon, Dec 29* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | Cincinnati | W 60–45 | 8–3 | FedExForum (18,071) Memphis, TN | |||||||
Wed, Dec 31* 1:00 pm | Northeastern | W 80–48 | 9–3 | FedExForum (17,1643) Memphis, TN | |||||||
Sat, Jan 3* 7:00 pm | Lamar | W 108–75 | 10–3 | FedExForum (16,386) Memphis, TN | |||||||
Wed, Jan 7 8:00 pm | Marshall | W 80–57 | 11–3 (1–0) | FedExForum (17,606) Memphis, TN | |||||||
Sat, Jan 10 4:00 pm | at UCF | W 73–66 | 12–3 (2–0) | UCF Arena (9,825) Orlando, FL | |||||||
Tue, Jan 13 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | at Tulsa | W 55–54 | 13–3 (3–0) | Reynolds Center (5,936) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Sat, Jan 17 7:00 pm | UAB | W 81–68 | 14–3 (4–0) | FedExForum (18,456) Memphis, TN | |||||||
Wed, Jan 21 8:00 pm | No. 22 | Rice | W 80–52 | 15–3 (5–0) | FedExForum (17,589) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Sat, Jan 24* 2:30 pm, CBS | No. 22 | at Tennessee | W 54–52 | 16–3 (5–0) | Thompson-Boling Arena (21,905) Knoxville, TN | ||||||
Wed, Jan 28 6:00 pm | No. 18 | at East Carolina | W 85–64 | 17–3 (6–0) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,705) Greenville, NC | ||||||
Sat, Jan 31 12:00 pm | No. 18 | Houston | W 83–68 | 18–3 (7–0) | FedExForum (17,687) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Wed, Feb 4 8:00 pm | No. 14 | at SMU | W 79–66 | 19–3 (8–0) | Moody Coliseum (5,056) Dallas, TX | ||||||
Sat, Feb 7* 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | at No. 18 Gonzaga ESPN College GameDay | W 68–50 | 20–3 (8–0) | Spokane Arena (11,339) Spokane, WA | ||||||
Wed, Feb 11 7:00 pm | No. 8 | Tulsa | W 63–37 | 21–3 (9–0) | FedExForum (17,941) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Sat, Feb 14 4:00 pm | No. 8 | at Southern Miss | W 72–47 | 22–3 (10–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (5,431) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||||
Wed, Feb 18 7:00 pm | No. 5 | SMU | W 90–47 | 23–3 (11–0) | FedExForum (17,497) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Sat, Feb 21 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | at UTEP | W 70–63 | 24–3 (12–0) | Don Haskins Center (11,659) El Paso, TX | ||||||
Thu, Feb 26 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | at UAB | W 71–60 | 25–3 (13–0) | Bartow Arena (9,153) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
Sat, Feb 28 12:00 pm | No. 5 | Southern Miss | W 58–42 | 26–3 (14–0) | FedExForum (18,454) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Wed, Mar 3 6:00 pm | No. 5 | at Houston | W 69–60 | 27–3 (15–0) | Hofheinz Pavilion (6,049) Houston, TX | ||||||
Sat, Mar 7 12:00 pm | No. 5 | Tulane | W 74–47 | 28–3 (16–0) | FedExForum (18,466) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Conference USA Tournament | |||||||||||
Thu, Mar 12 6:00 pm | (1) No. 4 | vs. (8) Tulane Quarterfinal | W 51–41 | 29–3 | FedExForum (12,141) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Fri, Mar 13 3:00 pm | (1) No. 4 | vs. (5) Houston Semifinal | W 74–49 | 30–3 | FedExForum (11,792) Memphis, TN | ||||||
Sat, Mar 14 10:35 am, CBS | (1) No. 4 | vs. (8) Tulsa Championship | W 64–39 | 31–3 | FedExForum (14,058) Memphis, TN | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Thu, Mar 19* 11:25 am, CBS | (2W) No. 3 | vs. (15) Cal State Northridge First Round | W 81–70 | 32–3 | Sprint Center (17,319) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
Sat, Mar 21* 2:20 pm, CBS | (2W) No. 3 | vs. (10) Maryland Second round | W 89–70 | 33–3 | Sprint Center (18,247) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
Thu, Mar 26* 8:37 pm, CBS | (2W) No. 3 | vs. (3) No. 9 Missouri Sweet Sixteen | L 91–102 | 33–4 | University of Phoenix Stadium (20,101) Glendale, AZ | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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Rankings
[edit]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 | Final |
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AP | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | ||||
Coaches | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |