2008–09 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 June 2025 2008–09 Houston Cougars Basketball Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg Conference USA C-USA 21–12 10–6 Tom Penders 5th Melvin Haralson Kevin Lewis Jerry Hobbie Hofheinz Pavilion CBI First Round The 2008–09 Houston Cougars men's basketball team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2008–09 season. It was their 64th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Tom Penders, who was serving in his 5th year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston, Texas. The Cougars played in the first game of the NCAA Division I season in the 2K Sports College Classic.https://uhcougars.com/news/2008/11/9/Men_s_Basketball_Opens_Season_Monday_at_2K_Sports_College_Classic Men's Basketball Opens Season Monday at 2K Sports College Classic Houston Cougars November 9, 2008 June 30, 2025 Pre-season The 2007–08 Cougars finished with a 24–10 record, and were invited to compete in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Houston defeated Nevada and Valparaiso, but was defeated in the semifinals by Conference USA rival Tulsa. Schedule yes |- !colspan=7|Regular season 2008/11/10 3:00PM 61–63 yes yes 2008 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 2K Sports College Classic 9,314 0–1 2008/11/11 5:00PM 76–57 yes yes 2008 men Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 2K Sports College Classic 9,314 1–1 2008/11/15 3:00PM 73–64 yes Western Kentucky Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,217 2–1 2008/11/18 7:00PM 110–57 yes 2008 none Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,154 3–1 2008/11/29 7:00PM 84–51 yes 2008 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,025 4–1 2008/12/02 7:00PM 70–67 yes yes 2008 men Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee 4,122 5–1 2008/12/13 7:00PM 92–58 yes Mississippi Valley State Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 2,836 6–1 2008/12/20 6:00PM 71–63 yes yes 2008 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio 4,927 7–1 2008/12/28 5:00PM 67–71 yes Iowa State Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,362 7–2 2008/12/30 1:00PM 80–54 yes Massachusetts Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,623 8–2 2009/01/03 3:00PM 65–82 yes yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi CBS CS 8,253 8–3 2009/01/06 7:00PM 85–65 yes 2008 men Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,034 9–3 2009/01/10 7:00PM 75–56 2008 men UAB Blazers UAB Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,472 10–3 1–0 2009/01/14 8:05PM 94–86 yes 2008 men UTEP Miners UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas 9,167 11–3 2–0 2009/01/17 4:00PM 76–83 yes 2008 men Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 4,195 11–4 2–1 2009/01/21 7:00PM 85–67 2008 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,520 12–4 3–1 2009/01/24 5:00PM 90–96 OT yes yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSN 13,802 12–5 2009/01/28 7:00PM 55–62 UTEP Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,917 12–6 3–2 2009/01/31 12:00PM 68–83 yes Memphis 18 FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee CBS CS 17,687 12–7 3–3 2009/02/04 6:00PM 97–69 yes UCF UCF Arena Orlando, Florida CBS CS 5,868 13–7 4–3 2009/02/07 8:00PM 72–65 2008 men Rice Owls Rice Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas Bayou Cup 5,533 14–7 5–3 2009/02/11 7:00PM 69–56 yes 2008 men SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 2,702 15–7 6–3 2009/02/14 7:00PM 83–64 2008 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,243 16–7 7–3 2009/02/18 6:00PM 83–88 yes 2008 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 3,813 16–8 7–4 2009/02/21 7:00PM 77–72 UCF Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,816 17–8 8–4 2009/02/25 7:05PM 68–77 yes 2008 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 6,097 17–9 8–5 2009/02/28 3:00PM 56–51 yes Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Bayou Cup 2,737 18–9 9–5 2009/03/04 7:00PM 60–69 Memphis 5 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas CBS CS 6,049 18–10 9–6 2009/03/07 7:00PM 89–77 SMU Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 5,408 19–10 10–6 |- !colspan=7|Conference USA men's basketball tournament 2009/03/11 8:30PM 85–76 5 yes SMU 12 FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee First round 9,840 20–10 2009/03/12 8:30PM 89–85 OT 5 yes UTEP 4 FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee Quarterfinals CSS 12,141 21–10 2009/03/13 3:00PM 49–74 5 yes Memphis 4 1 FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee Semifinals CBS CS 11,792 21–11 |- !colspan=7|College Basketball Invitational 2009/03/18 9:00PM 45–49 yes yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon First round HDNet 3,511 21–12 Central Standard Time Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Qa'rraan Calhoun 41 Forward 6'8" 215 Junior Hazlet, New Jersey Aubrey Coleman 12 Guard 6'4" 200 Junior Houston, Texas Sean Coleman 1 Forward 6'8" 190 Senior Houston, Texas Marcus Cousin 50 Center 6'11" 250 Junior Baltimore, Maryland Jason Hurns 35 Forward 6'4" 200 Junior Los Angeles, California Kelvin Lewis 0 Guard 6'4" 190 Junior Fort Worth, Texas Horace McGloster 21 Guard 6'7" 205 Sophomore Newark, New Jersey Nick Mosley 4 Center 6'9" 220 Junior Beeville, Texas Yan Moukoury 15 Forward 6'7" 213 Sophomore Baton Rouge, Louisiana Zamal Nixon 2 Guard 6'1" 170 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Brockeith Pane 23 Guard 6'2" 195 Sophomore Dallas, Texas Desmond Wade 3 Guard 5'9" 155 Freshman Linden, New Jersey DaShaun Williams 11 Guard 6'3" 200 Senior Chicago, Illinois Jamon Wilson 20 Guard 6'0" 190 Junior Houston, Texas References Houston Category:Houston Cougars men's basketball seasons Houston Houston Houston