2008–09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008-09 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg Big East ConferenceBig East Big East 23–12 10–8 Bob Huggins (2nd season) Billy Hahn Larry Harrison Erik Martin WVU Coliseum NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2008–09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games in the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Pre-season During the offseason, the Mountaineers picked up four recruits who look to make an immediate impact in Morgantown. Devin Ebanks a 6–9, 205 pound forward from Oakdale, CT seems to be the Mountaineers #1 recruit, being ranked #11 on the Rivals.com Top 150 recruits. The Mountaineers also added Darryl "Truck" Bryant, a 6-2 190 pound guard from Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Jones, a 6-7 210 pound forward from Mount Vernon, NY, and Dee Proby a 6-9 250 pound forward from Angelina College in Lufkin, TX. West Virginia was picked to finish 9th in the Big East Pre-Season Coaches Poll. Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Darryl Bryant 25 G 6-2 200 Freshman Brooklyn, New York Da'Sean Butler 1 F 6-7 225 Junior Newark, New Jersey Devin Ebanks 3 F 6-9 205 Freshman Long Island City, New York John Flowers 41 F 6-7 203 Sophomore Waldorf, Maryland Kevin Jones 5 F 6-8 230 Freshman Mount Vernon, New York Joe Mazzulla 21 G 6-2 205 Junior Johnston, Rhode Island Cameron Payne 33 G 6-4 215 Redshirt-Freshman Charleston, West Virginia Dee Proby 45 F 6-10 240 Junior Round Rock, Texas Alex Ruoff 22 G 6-6 220 Senior Spring Hill, Florida Wellington Smith 35 F 6-7 230 Junior Summit, New Jersey Josh Sowards 20 F 6-7 215 Redshirt-Junior Scott Depot, West Virginia Will Thomas 24 G 6-5 215 Sophomore East Cleveland, OhioCam Thoroughman 2 F 6-7 225 Redshirt-Sophomore Portsmouth, Ohio Jonnie West 4 G 6-3 187 Redshirt-Sophomore Memphis, Tennessee Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=West Virginia Mountaineers|Regular Season November 15, 2008 7:00 pm w yes 2008-09 Elon Phoenix University of Elon Elon WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 92–47 10,250 1–0 November 20, 2008 7:00 pm w yes Longwood WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 86–54 6,917 2–0 November 25, 2008 7:00 pm w yes yes 2008-09 Delaware State Hornets Delaware State University Delaware State Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV Las Vegas Invitational 76–42 10,434 3–0 November 28, 2008 9:00 pm w yes yes Iowa Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Invitational ESPN360 87–68 5,000 4–0 November 29, 2008 10:30 pm l yes yes Kentucky Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Invitational Championship Game ESPN2 43–54 5,500 4–1 December 3, 2008 9:00 pm w yes yes Mississippi Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS ESPN360 80–78 6,787 5–1 December 6, 2008 1:00 pm w yes Cleveland State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 53–43 8,765 6–1 December 9, 2008 7:00 pm l yes yes Davidson 23 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Jimmy V Classic ESPN 65–68 14,675 6–2 December 13, 2008 7:00 pm w yes 2008-09 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne University Duquesne A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 68–63 3,487 7–2 December 20, 2008 12:00 pm w yes 2008-09 Miami Redhawks Miami University Miami (OH) WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 82–46 8,980 8–2 December 23, 2008 7:00 pm w yes Radford WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 89–54 7,064 9–2 December 27, 2008 4:00 pm w yes yes Ohio State 15 Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS 76–48 19,049 10–2 January 3, 2009 4:00 pm w yes 2008-09 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ ESPN360 92–66 8,127 11–2 1–0 January 6, 2009 7:00 pm l 25 Connecticut 5 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 55–61 13,920 11–3 1–1 January 10, 2009 12:00 pm l yes 25 Marquette 18 Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI ESPN360 53–75 17,085 11–4 1–2 January 14, 2009 1:00 pm w yes yes 2008-09 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall University Marshall Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic 87–76 12,580 12–4 January 17, 2009 12:00 pm w South Florida WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN360 62–59 11,037 13–4 2–2 January 22, 2009 7:00 pm w yes Georgetown 12 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. ESPN 75–58 12,875 14–4 3–2 January 25, 2009 4:00 pm l Pittsburgh 4 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl ESPN360 67–79 14,329 14–5 3–3 January 28, 2009 7:00 pm w St. John's WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN360 75–52 6,583 15–5 4–3 January 31, 2009 12:00 pm l yes Louisville 7 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY ESPN360 63–69 19,416 15–6 4–4 February 4, 2009 7:00 pm l yes Syracuse 20 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 61–74 21,069 15–7 4–5 February 7, 2009 4:00 pm w Providence WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN360 86–59 11,091 16–7 5–5 February 9, 2009 7:00 pm l yes Pittsburgh 4 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Backyard Brawl ESPN 59–70 12,508 16–8 5–6 February 13, 2009 9:00 pm w Villanova 13 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 93–72 12,513 17–8 6–6 February 18, 2009 7:00 pm w Notre Dame WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN360 79–68 13,126 18–8 7–6 February 22, 2009 3:00 pm w yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ ESPN360 74–56 5,281 19–8 8–6 February 26, 2009 7:00 pm l yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN 61–65 11,332 19–9 8–7 March 1, 2008 4:00 pm w yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPN360 64–50 5,082 20–9 9–7 March 4, 2009 7:00 pm w 2008-09 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul University DePaul WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN360 82–63 10,070 21–9 10–7 March 7, 2009 9:00 pm l Louisville 6 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN College GameDay ESPN 59–62 13,089 21–10 10–8 |- !colspan=12 style=West Virginia Mountaineers|Big East tournament March 11, 2009 7:00 pm w yes Notre Dame Madison Square Garden New York, NY Second Round ESPN 74–62 19,375 22–10 March 12, 2009 7:00 pm w yes Pittsburgh 2 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinals (Backyard Brawl) ESPN 74–60 19,375 23–10 March 13, 2009 9:30 pm l yes Syracuse 18 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals ESPN 69–74 OT 19,375 23–11 |- !colspan=12 style=West Virginia Mountaineers|NCAA Tournament March 20, 2009 3:00 pm l yes yes Dayton Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 1st Round CBS https://archive.today/20130102234939/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000054 60–68 15,794 23–12 AP poll Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 25 NR Coaches 0 19 22 NR References West, Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball seasons West Virginia Mount Mount