2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008-09 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Crimson Tide logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 18–14 7–9 Mark Gottfried (Resign Jan. 26th) 11th Philip Pearson Interim Philip Pearson James Holland Antoine Pettway Coleman Coliseum(Capacity: 15,316) 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.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3862038 Embattled Coach Gottfried Resigns after 11 Years at Alabama Pat Forde ESPN.com January 26, 2009 January 26, 2009 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 yes |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|Exhibition Nov. 6 7:00 p.m. w yes Faulkner Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 99–53 8,705   Nov. 13 7:00 p.m. w yes Belhaven Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 97–43 8,590   |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|Non-conference regular season Nov. 16 6:00 p.m. l yes Mercer Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 69–72 8,960 0–1 Nov. 19 8:00 p.m. w yes Florida A&M Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 89–48 8,853 1–1 Nov. 24 11:00 p.m. l yes yes Oregon Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii Maui Invitational Tournament ESPN2 69–92 2,500 1–2 Nov. 25 3:00 p.m. w yes yes Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii Maui Invitational Tournament ESPN2 78–56 2,500 2–2 Nov. 26 1:00 p.m. w yes yes Saint Joseph's Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii Maui Invitational Tournament ESPN2 58–48 2,500 3–2 Dec. 7 12:00 p.m. w yes Alabama A&M Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 64–56 8,787 4–2 Dec. 7 7:00 p.m. w yes Louisiana–Lafayette Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 61–44 8,143 5–2 Dec. 13 7:00 p.m. l yes Texas A&M Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL CSS 78–86 OT 9,316 5–3 Dec. 17 7:00 p.m. w yes Tennessee State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 75–66 8,275 6–3 Dec. 22 6:00 p.m. w yes Chattanooga Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 82–63 8,511 7–3 Dec. 28 6:00 p.m. w yes Yale Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 66–63 8,814 8–3 Dec. 30 7:00 p.m. w yes Quincy Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 86–58 8,341 9–3 Jan 3 2:00 p.m. w yes Georgia Tech Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 88–77 9,988 10–3 Jan. 6 8:00 p.m. l yes yes Clemson 12 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC FSN 59–66 10,000 10–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|SEC regular season Jan. 11 12:30 p.m. w LSU Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL] SEC Network 66–59 10,711 11–4 1–0 Jan. 14 7:00 p.m. l yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS CSS 74–83 10,104 11–5 1–1 Jan. 17 12:30 p.m. l yes Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Iron Bowl of basketball CSS 71–85 8,788 11–6 1–2 Jan. 21 7:00 p.m. w Mississippi Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network 76–73 10,267 12–6 2–2 Jan. 24 2:00 p.m. l Kentucky Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network 51–61 15,316 12–7 2–3 Jan. 29 8:00 p.m. l yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPN 80–89 17,083 12–8 2–4 Jan. 31 6:00 p.m. w Georgia Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network 75–70 11,046 13–8 3–4 Feb. 5 6:00 p.m. l Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPN2 74–79 13,850 13–9 3–5 Feb. 8 12:00 p.m. l yes LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana SEC Network 62–76 10,578 13–10 3–6 Feb. 14 2:00 p.m. l South Carolina Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network 73–75 10,224 13–11 3–7 Feb. 18 6:00 p.m. l yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SUN 74–83 12,120 13–12 3–8 Feb. 21 2:00 p.m. w Mississippi State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network 87–85 2OT 11,297 14–12 4–8 Feb. 25 7:00 p.m. w Arkansas Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL CSS 88–67 9,161 15–12 5–8 Feb. 28 3:00 p.m. w yes Mississippi Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS SEC Network 90–69 7,862 16–12 6–8 Mar. 3 8:00 p.m. l Auburn Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Iron Bowl of basketball ESPN 73–77 13,265 16–13 6–9 Mar. 8 11:00 a.m. w yes Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CBS 70–67 20,493 17–13 7–9 |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| SEC tournament Mar. 12 6:30 p.m. w yes W4 Vanderbilt E5 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL First Round SEC Network 82–75 12,152 18–13 Mar. 13 6:30 p.m. l yes W4 Tennessee E1 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Quarterfinals SEC Network 62–86 14,128 18–14 AP Poll Central Time"." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 10, 2021. See also 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Alabama Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball