2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Texas Longhorns Texas Longhorns logo.svg 150 Big 12 South Big 12 23 23–12 9–7 Rick Barnes Frank Erwin Center NCAA Tournament Round of 32 The 2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball competition as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The 2008–09 team posted a 23–12 record, finished in fourth place in the Big 12, and reached the second round of the 2009 NCAA tournament.http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/11/12/2014_15_Texas_Basketball_Fact_Book.pdf PDF 2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book Texas Athletics 95 May 12, 2015 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205019/http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/11/12/2014_15_Texas_Basketball_Fact_Book.pdf dead Roster http://www.texassports.com/roster.aspx?roster=23&path=mbball 2008–09 Men's Basketball Roster TexasSports.com May 12, 2015 # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Gary Johnson 1 Forward 6–6 233 Sophomore Houston, Texas A.J. Abrams 3 Guard 5–11 165 Senior Round Rock, Texas Doğuş Balbay 4 Guard 6–0 165 Sophomore Istanbul, Turkey Damion James 5 Guard/forward 6–7 222 Junior Nacogdoches, Texas Alexis Wangmene 20 Forward/center 6–7 241 Junior Maroua, Cameroon Matt Hill 21 Center 6–10 241 Sophomore Lincoln, Nebraska Harrison Smith 23 Guard 6–2 195 Junior Houston, Texas Justin Mason 24 Guard 6–2 194 Junior Amarillo, Texas Connor Atchley 32 Center 6–10 228 Senior Clear Lake (Houston), Texas Dexter Pittman 34 Center 6–10 298 Junior Rosenberg, Texas Varez Ward 50 Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Montgomery, Alabama Clint Chapman 45 Forward/center 6–10 235 Sophomore Canby, Oregon Recruiting no no 2008 Varez Ward SF Patterson, NC The Patterson School 6 3 195 June 1, 2008 3 3 71 J'Covan Brown SG Port Arthur, TX Memorial HS 6 2 175 November 15, 2007 4 4 87 2008 Texas 2008 Basketball Commitments 2008 Texas Basketball Commits ESPN texas 110 2305 NR NR NR December 3, 2008 yes Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=Texas Longhorns| Regular season 2008/11/14 7:00 p.m. 68–38 yes 7 2008–09 Stetson University Stetson Hatters Stetson Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 1–0 2008/11/18 7:00 p.m. 76–51 yes 7 2008–09 Tulane University Tulane Green Wave Tulane Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 2–0 2008/11/24 2:00 p.m. 68–50 yes 6 2008–09 Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's yes Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational ESPN2 3–0 2008/11/25 6:00 p.m. 80–81 yes 6 8 Notre Dame yes Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational ESPN 3–1 2008/11/26 4:30 p.m. 70–57 yes 6 Oregon yes Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational ESPN 4–1 2008/11/30 2:00 p.m. 77–56 yes 6 2008–09 Rice University Rice Owls Rice Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 5–1 2008/12/04 8:00 p.m. 68–64 yes 8 12 UCLA Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN2 6–1 2008/12/09 8:00 p.m. 67–58 yes 6 15 Villanova Frank Erwin Center Austin TX Jimmy V Classic ESPN 7–1 2008/12/13 12:00 p.m. 81–73 yes 6 2008–09 Texas State University Texas State Bobcats Texas State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 8–1 2008/12/16 7:00 p.m. 88–72 yes 5 2008–09 Texas Southern University Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 9–1 2008/12/20 1:00 p.m. 63–67 yes 5 19 Michigan State Toyota Center Houston, TX CBS 9–2 2008/12/23 8:30 p.m. 74–69 yes 9 Wisconsin yes Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN2 10–2 2009/01/02 8:00 p.m. 78–43 yes 8 2008–09 Appalachian State University Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPNU 11–2 2009/01/06 8:05 p.m. 61–67 yes 7 Arkansas yes Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 11–3 2009/01/10 4:00 p.m. 75–67 7 Iowa State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Big 12 (ESPN+) 12–3 1–0 2009/01/12 8:00 p.m. 63–78 no 11 6 Oklahoma yes Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN 12–4 1–1 2009/01/17 3:00 p.m. 71–49 no 11 Texas Tech yes United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX Big 12 (ESPN+) 13–4 2–1 2009/01/24 7:00 p.m. 67–58 no 14 Texas A&M Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPNU 14–4 3–1 2009/01/27 8:00 p.m. 78–72 no 11 Baylor yes Ferrell Center Waco, TX Big 12 (ESPN+) 15–4 4–1 2009/01/31 3:00 p.m. 81–85 OT no 11 Kansas State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Big 12 (ESPN+) 15–5 4–2 2009/02/04 8:30 p.m. 65–69 no 16 Missouri Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN2 15–6 4–3 2009/02/07 1:00 p.m. 55–58 no 16 2008–09 University of Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska yes Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE ESPN 15–7 4–4 2009/02/10 7:00 p.m. 99–74 no Oklahoma State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 16–7 5–4 2009/02/14 1:00 p.m. 85–76 (OT) no 2008–09 University of Colorado Colorado Buffaloes Colorado yes Coors Events Center Boulder, CO ESPN 17–7 6–4 2009/02/16 8:00 p.m. 66–81 no Texas A&M yes Reed Arena College Station, TX ESPN 17–8 6–5 2009/02/21 8:00 p.m. 73–68 no 2 Oklahoma ESPN College GameDay Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN 18–8 7–5 2009/02/25 8:30 p.m. 87–81 no 25 Texas Tech Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN2 19–8 8–5 2009/02/28 6:00 p.m. 59-68 no 25 Oklahoma State yes Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPN 19–9 8–6 2009/03/02 8:00 p.m. 73–57 no Baylor Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN 20–9 9–6 2009/03/07 3:00 p.m. 73-83 no 9 Kansas yes Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS CBS 20–10 9–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Texas Longhorns|Big 12 Tournament 2009/03/11 2:00 p.m. 77–56 Colorado yes Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Big 12 Network 21–10 2009/03/12 2:00 p.m. 61–58 Kansas State yes Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Big 12 Network 22–10 2009/03/13 6:00 p.m. 70–76 Baylor yes Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Big 12 Network 22–11 |- !colspan=12 style=Texas Longhorns|NCAA tournament 2009/03/19 76–62 Minnesota yes Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC First Round CBS 23–11 2009/03/21 7:15PM 69–74 6 Duke yes Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Second Round CBS 23–12 Central Standard Time AP Poll Rankings Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP 7 7 6 8 6 5 9 8 7 11 14 11 16 NR NR 25 NR Coaches 8 8 7 8 6 5 8 7 7 11 15 12 17 NR NR 24 NR Awards and honors Rick Barnes, Legends of Coaching Award (adopted by the John R.Wooden Award Committee)http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html Wooden Award - Athletics 2009-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080504014537/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html 2008-05-04 dead References Category:Texas Longhorns men's basketball seasons Texas Texas Category:2008 in sports in Texas Category:2009 in sports in Texas