2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2008–09 Albany Great Danes Basketball Albany Great Danes logo.svg 150 America East Conference America East 15–16 6–10 Will Brown 8th Pat Filien Jeremy Friel Chad O'Donnell SEFCU Arena The 2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by eighth year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–10 in America East play to finish in seventh place.2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule https://ualbanysports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2008-09 2025-03-12 University at Albany Great Danes en2008-09 Men's America East Conference Season Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/america-east/men/2009.html 2025-03-12 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en As the seventh seed in the 2009 America East tournament, they upset second seed Vermont in the first round before losing to sixth seed UMBC in the semifinals.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/290660261 https://web.archive.org/web/20240208092940/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/290660261 dead February 8, 2024 Albany, N.Y. 56, Vermont 52 ESPN March 7, 2009 February 8, 2024https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/290670399 https://web.archive.org/web/20240208092940/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/290670399 dead February 8, 2024 UMBC 64, Albany, N.Y. 58 ESPN March 8, 2009 February 8, 2024 Previous season The Great Danes finished the 2007–08 season 15–15, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the 2008 America East tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Boston University.2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule https://ualbanysports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2007-08 2025-03-12 University at Albany Great Danes en Schedule and results 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2017 yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Albany Great Danes|Non-conference regular season Nov 14, 2008 8:00 pm yes 23 Villanova The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 2 tied 13 Gifford 7 Harris 5 60–78 0–1 Nov 17, 2008 8:30 pm yes yes DePaul Allstate Arena Chicago, IL 3,502 Johnson 16 Johnson 9 Johnson 7 64–75 0–2 Nov 19, 2008 7:00 pm yes yes Bryant Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI 2,167 Ambrose 24 Ambrose 8 3 Tied 3 76–67 1–2 Nov 22, 2008 7:00 pm yes Central Connecticut State SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 3,241 Ambrose 24 Harris 9 Ambrose 4 68–67 2–2 Nov 25, 2008 7:00 pm yes yes Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York, NY 1,010 Hastings 15 2 tied 7 2 tied 2 66–49 3–2 Nov 29, 2008 7:00 pm yes Penn SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 2,427 Raffa 22 2 tied 7 Ambrose 4 73–63 4–2 Dec 1, 2008 7:00 pm yes Bryant SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 1,971 Raffa 17 McRae 8 Raffa 5 57–47 5–2 Dec 6, 2008 7:00 pm yes yes Siena Times Union Center Albany, NY Albany Cup 13,251 Ambrose 15 Ambrose 9 Johnson 5 64–71 5–3 Dec 8, 2008 7:00 pm yes yes Lehigh Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA 638 Harris 21 2 tied 7 3 tied 4 64–65 5–4 Dec 13, 2008 7:00 pm yes Canisius SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 2,748 Ambrose 15 Gifford 11 Ambrose 5 74–46 6–4 Dec 20, 2008 2:00 pm yes yes Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT 314 Raffa 15 Raffa 8 Johnson 4 60–59 7–4 Dec 22, 2008 7:00 pm yes yes St. Francis-NY Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 407 Raffa 14 3 tied 6 Johnson 3 68–56 8–4 Dec 30, 2008 9:00 pm yes yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 16,300 ESPNU Raffa 11 2 tied 6 Connelly 4 43–79 8–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Albany Great Danes| American East regular season Jan 3, 2009 2:00 pm yes Hartford Chase Arena West Hartford, CT 1,469 Harris 17 Harris 10 Ambrose 3 54–64 8–6 0–1 Jan 8, 2009 7:00 pm Boston University SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 2,237 Ambrose 19 Ambrose 11 Allen 4 62–61 9–6 1–1 Jan 11, 2009 1:00 pm yes Vermont Patrick Gym Burlington, VT 2,778 Raffa 22 Harris 9 Ambrose 5 82–77 10–6 2–1 Jan 14, 2009 7:00 pm Binghamton SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 3,409 Raffa 21 Harris 10 Raffa 3 72–66 11–6 3–1 Jan 17, 2009 1:00 pm yes Maine Alfond Arena Orono, ME 1,682 Harris 20 Connelly 9 Ambrose 4 61–72 11–7 3–2 Jan 23, 2009 7:00 pm Stony Brook SEFCU Arena Albany, NY MSG+ 2,786 Harris 14 Harris 8 Raffa 3 45–58 11–8 3–3 Jan 25, 2009 4:00 pm UMBC SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 2,381 Ambrose 26 Connelly 9 Raffa 3 80–71 12–8 4–3 Jan 28, 2009 7:00 pm Hartford SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 1,012 Harris 19 Harris 10 Johnson 3 59–50 13–8 5–3 Feb 5, 2009 7:00 pm yes Boston University Agganis Arena Boston, MA 1,345 Harris 28 Connelly 12 2 tied 3 67–77 13–9 5–4 Feb 7, 2009 7:00 pm Vermont SEFCU Arena Albany, NY Big Purple Growl 4,538 Ambrose 29 Harris 8 Johnson 5 70–79 13–10 5–5 Feb 9, 2009 7:00 pm yes Binghamton Events Center Vestal, NY MSG+ 5,142 Ambrose 28 Harris 9 Johnson 7 75–88 13–11 5–6 Feb 12, 2009 7:00 pm yes Stony Brook Pritchard Gymnasium Stony Brook, NY MSG 1,412 Ambrose 14 Ambrose 8 Hastings 4 47–58 13–12 5–7 Feb 15, 2009 2:00 pm New Hampshire SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 2,151 Harris 18 Harris 7 Raffa 3 59–78 13–13 5–8 Feb 22, 2009 2:00 pm Maine SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 2,463 Ambrose 27 Hastings 10 Johnson 6 80–69 14–13 6–8 Feb 26, 2009 7:00 pm yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 1,355 Ambrose 11 Johnson 6 2 tied 3 56–64 14–14 6–9 Mar 1, 2009 2:00 pm yes UMBC Retriever Activities Center Baltimore, MD 3,069 Ambrose 19 Harris 11 Ambrose 5 64–68 14–15 6–10 |- !colspan=12 style=Albany Great Danes| America East tournament Mar 7, 2009 12:00 pm 7 Vermont 2 SEFCU Arena Albany, NY Quarterfinals 4,538 Harris 18 2 tied 10 Johnson 5 56–52 OT 15–15 Mar 8, 2009 2:00 pm 7 UMBC 6 SEFCU Arena Albany, NY Semifinals 3,656 Ambrose 21 Gifford 9 Johnson 6 58–64 15–16 AP poll Eastern Time References Albany Category:Albany Great Danes men's basketball seasons Albany Great Danes Albany Great Danes