2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2024 2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs Basketball Georgia Athletics logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern SEC 12–20 3–13 Dennis Felton Pete Herrmann (interim) 6th Stegeman Coliseum The 2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Felton. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 3–13 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament to Mississippi State. Dennis Felton was fired on January 29, 2009.Felton fired as UGA basketball coach https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/sports/georgia-bulldogs/felton-fired-as-uga-basketball-coach/ 2024-03-14 www.gainesvilletimes.com Assistant coach Pete Herrmann was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2007–08 season 17–17 overall and 4–12 in SEC play. In the SEC tournament, they defeated Ole Miss, Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Arkansas earning the Bulldogs their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2002. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the West Region, where they would lose to #3 seeded Xavier in the first round. Roster 2008 Georgia Bulldogs y Travis Leslie 1 G 6 4 205 FR Decatur, Georgia y Zac Swansey 2 G 6 1 180 SO Dunwoody, Georgia Dustin Ware 3 G 5 11 172 FR Powder Springs, Georgia Chris Barnes 4 F 6 8 240 SO Riverdale, Georgia Ricky McPhee 10 G 6 1 184 JR Lawrenceville, Georgia Matt Bucklin 12 G 6 0 170 FR Marietta, Georgia Drazen Zlovaric 20 F 6 9 220 FR Novi Sad, Serbia Corey Butler 23 G 6 3 195 SR Decatur, Georgia Terrence Woodbury 30 G 6 7 221 SR Virginia Beach, Virginia Trey Thompkins 33 F 6 10 245 FR Lithonia, Georgia y Albert Jackson 34 F 6 11 265 JR Earlington, Kentucky Jeremy Price 50 F 6 8 270 SO Decatur, Georgia Dennis Felton (Howard) Schedule yes |- !colspan=7 style="Georgia Bulldogs"| Non-conference regular season November 14, 2008 yes 2008 USC Upstate Spartans USC Upstate Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 72–48 6,179 1–0 November 17, 2008 yes yes 2008 Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 53–74   1–1 November 18, 2008 yes yes Eastern Michigan Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 61–60   2–1 November 21, 2008 yes 2008 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 55–47   3–1 November 24, 2008 yes 2008 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 54–48   4–1 November 25, 2008 yes Mississippi Valley State Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 98–57   5–1 December 2, 2008 yes yes Western Kentucky E. 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Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 63–67 7,086 5–2 December 6, 2008 yes yes Illinois United Center Chicago, IL 42–76 12,139 5–3 December 9, 2008 yes Virginia Tech Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 67–66   6–3 December 20, 2008 yes 2008 Wofford Terriers Wofford Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 74–73   OT 7–3 December 22, 2008 yes 2008 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 79–80   OT 7–4 December 28, 2008 yes 2008 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 98–68   8–4 December 31, 2008 yes 2008 Kennesaw State Owls Kennesaw State Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 72–52   9–4 January 3, 2009 yes Missouri Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 76–83 8,060 9–5 January 6, 2009 yes yes Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta GA Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate 62–67   9–6 |- !colspan=7 style="Georgia Bulldogs"| SEC regular season January 10, 2009 Tennessee 15 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 77–86 8,769 9–7(0–1) January 14, 2009 yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 40–50 13,972 9–8(0–2) January 18, 2009 Kentucky Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 45–68 9,090 9–9(0–3) January 24, 2009 Mississippi State Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 61–67   9–10(0–4) January 28, 2009 yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 57–83   9–11(0–5) January 31, 2009 yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 70–75 11,046 9–12(0–6) February 4, 2009 7:00 pm LSU Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 62–80 6,659 9–13(0–7) February 7, 2009 yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 68–79 18,000 9–14(0–8) February 11, 2009 yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 48–79 18,623 9–15(0–9) February 14, 2009 Florida Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 88–86   10–15(1–9) February 18, 2009 Auburn Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 59–71 6,707 10–16(1–10) February 21, 2009 yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 47–69   10–17(1–11) February 25, 2009 Vanderbilt Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 61–57 5,841 11–17(2–11) March 1, 2009 yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR 67–89 19,724 11–18(2–12) March 4, 2009 yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 90–85 23,889 12–18(3–12) March 7, 2009 South Carolina Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 51–68 7,110 12–19(3–12) |- !colspan=7 style="Georgia Bulldogs"| SEC tournament March 12, 2009 yes E6 Mississippi State W3 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL First round 60–79 12,152 12–20 |- AP PollSource:2008-09 Georgia Bulldogs Men 's Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/georgia/men/2009-schedule.html 2024-03-14 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com enGeorgia Bulldogs 2008-09 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/61/season/2009 2024-03-14 ESPN en References Category:Georgia Bulldogs basketball seasons Georgia Bulldogs Bulldogs Bulldogs