2008–09 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2008–09 Auburn Tigers Basketball Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC West 24–12 10–6 Jeff Lebo 5th Quantez Robertson Korvotney Barber Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum NIT Quarterfinals The 2008–09 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Jeff Lebo, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 24–12, 10–6 in SEC play. They defeated Florida to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Tennessee. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated UT Martin and Tulsa to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Baylor.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/2009-schedule.html 2008–09 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results 19 December 2016 Schedule and results yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Auburn Tigers| Exhibition 11/07/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Morehouse College Morehouse Maroon Tigers Morehouse Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 98–50   Waller 27 Tied 10 Robertson 5 2,500 |- !colspan=9 style=Auburn Tigers| Regular season 11/14/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 none Missouri State Bears Missouri State Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 75–60 1–0 Barber 22 Robertson 7 Hargrove 5 5,169 11/19/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Mercer Bears Mercer Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Chicago Invitational non-bracket game 74–78 1–1 Waller 22 Robertson 6 Tied 5 4,558 11/22/2008 1:00 pm yes 2008 George Washington Colonials George Washington Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 83–71 2–1 Waller 19 Tied 6 Tied 4 3,332 11/25/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Chicago Invitational non-bracket game 61–46 3–1 Reed 14 Robertson 8 Hargrove 5 3,254 11/28/2008 5:00 pm yes yes Dayton Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL Chicago Invitational semifinal 59–60 OT 3–2 Reed 22 Barber 9 Robertson 6 3,087 11/29/2008 4:30 pm yes yes Northern Iowa Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL Chicago Invitational 3rd place game 61–67 3–3 Reed 21 Barber 10 Reed 5   12/3/2008 7:00 pm yes yes Xavier 14 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH CBSCS 74–81 3–4 Sullivan 23 Tied 5 Reed 7 9,648 12/6/2008 1:00 pm yes 2008 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Louisiana–Monroe Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 78–50 4–4 Barber 18 Tied 6 Robertson 7 3,368 12/17/2008 6:00 pm yes 2008 Tuskegee University Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 75–32 5–4 Barber 14 Lett 10 Tied 4 3,489 12/20/2008 3:00 pm yes yes Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA FSN 58–56 6–4 Barber 14 Barber 10 Reed 4 11,070 12/22/2008 7:00 pm yes Alabama State Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 77–72 7–4 Waller 21 Barber 10 Tied 5 3,289 12/29/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 none Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 82–40 8–4 Waller 14 Hargrove 9 Robertson 6 4,002 12/31/2008 5:00 pm yes 2008 none Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 77–65 9–4 Reed 20 Barber 16 Reed 3 3,392 1/3/2009 5:00 pm yes 2008 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 78–53 10–4 Reed 20 Barber 10 Reed 4 4,970 |- 1/10/2009 6:00 pm yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 56–68 10–5 0–1 Reed 21 Barber 18 Robertson 4 11,725 1/14/2009 7:00 pm Florida Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Raycom 65–68 10–6 0–2 Barrett 15 Hargrove 8 Reed 4 6,399 1/17/2009 1:00 pm Alabama Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Iron Bowl of Basketball 85–71 11–6 1–2 Waller 22 Barber 9 Robertson 7 8,788 1/21/2009 8:00 pm yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Raycom 64–73 11–7 1–3 Reed 22 Barber 5 Tied 2 22,760 1/24/2009 12:00 pm yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Raycom 73–51 12–7 2–3 Reed 16 Barber 18 Reed 6 18,246 1/27/2009 7:00 pm yes 2008 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 66–63 13–7 Reed 14 Barber 10 Reed 6 3,283 1/31/2009 1:00 pm Vanderbilt Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 75–82 13–8 2–4 Barrett 29 Barber 8 Robertson 7 6,896 2/4/2009 7:00 pm yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 59–78 13–9 2–5 Barber 17 Barber 13 Reed 5 6,202 2/7/2009 12:00 pm Tennessee Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Raycom 78–77 14–9 3–5 Barrett 27 Barber 8 Reed 3 6,321 2/11/2009 7:00 pm Arkansas Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 75–62 15–9 4–5 Tied 27 Barber 11 Sullivan 4 4,347 2/14/2009 4:00 pm Mississippi State Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL FSN 91–76 16–9 5–5 Waller 32 Waller 9 Reed 6 6,451 2/18/2009 6:30 pm yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 71–59 17–9 6–5 Waller 20 Barber 18 Reed 5 6,707 2/21/2009 7:00 pm yes LSU 23 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 72–79 17–10 6–6 Barber 19 Hargrove 6 Tied 3 11,871 2/25/2009 7:00 pm Ole Miss Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 77–64 18–10 7–6 Reed 19 Barber 13 Tied 3 5,357 2/28/2009 7:00 pm yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS FSN 76–58 19–10 8–6 Sullivan 14 Barber 6 Sullivan 4 9,335 3/3/2009 8:00 pm yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Iron Bowl of Basketball ESPN 77–73 20–10 9–6 Barrett 15 Barber 17 Reed 3 13,265 3/7/2009 3:00 pm LSU 12 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Raycom 69–53 21–10 10–6 Barber 16 Barber 17 Barber 4 11,007 |- !colspan=9 style=Auburn Tigers | SEC tournament 3/13/2009 8:45 pm yes W2 Florida E3 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Quarterfinals Raycom 61–58 22–10 Tied 12 Barber 10 Robertson 4 14,128 3/14/2009 2:15 pm yes W2 Tennessee E1 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Semifinals ESPN2 85–94 22–11 Barber 24 Barber 9 Reed 8 10,387 |- !colspan=9 style=Auburn Tigers | NIT 3/18/2009 7:00 pm 1 2008 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin 8 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL First round 87–82 23–11 Reed 23 Barber 8 Robertson 6 4,008 3/20/2009 7:00 pm 1 2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 4 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Second round 74–55 24–11 Barrett 17 Hargrove 6 Tied 5 4,092 3/24/2009 6:00 pm 1 Baylor 3 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Quarterfinals ESPN 72–74 24–12 Barrett 16 Barber 13 Robertson 5 6,582 AP Poll Central Time References Category:Auburn Tigers men's basketball seasons Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn