2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers logo.svg 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–25 1–17 Tom Crean Tim Buckley Bennie Seltzer Roshown McLeod Assembly Hall The 2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. The head coach was Tom Crean. The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Big Ten Network included the team in a two-and-a-half-hour special that featured Midnight Madness events from several Big Ten campuses on October 17, 2008; the Indiana event to kick off the season was called "Hoosier Hysteria".http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-madness17-2008oct17,0,3319514.story No 'Midnight Madness' for UCLA, USC basketball teams December 1, 2008 October 17, 2008 Los Angeles Times Pucin, Diane The Hoosiers defeated the Northwestern St. Demons on November 14 in Head Coach Tom Crean's opening game. In November 2008, the NCAA imposed a three-year probation on the Indiana men's basketball program and upheld the school's self-imposed sanctions stemming from the actions of former head coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff. School athletic director Rick Greenspan resigned. There was no ban for the program in television, scholarships or post-season play.ESPN.com: Sampson receives NCAA's harshest penalty (updated November 25, 2008) Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Kory Barnett 30 F 6–6 186 Freshman Rochester, Indiana Devan Dumes 33 G 6–2 188 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Brett Finkelmeier 4 G 6–1 188 Sophomore Carmel, Indiana Steven Gambles 24 F 6–4 220 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Tijan Jobe 40 C 7–0 255 Junior Banjul, The Gambia Verdell Jones III 12 G 6–5 176 Freshman Champaign, Illinois Broderick Lewis 32 F 6–6 195 Freshman West Lafayette, Indiana Daniel Moore 3 G 5–11 167 Freshman Carmel, Indiana Tom Pritchard 25 F 6–9 242 Freshman Westlake, Ohio Jeremiah Rivers 5 G 6–5 210 Junior Winter Park, Florida Matt Roth 2 G 6–3 186 Freshman Washington, Illinois Kipp Schutz 23 G 6–4 200 Sophomore Evansville, Indiana Malik Story 34 F 6–5 222 Freshman Los Angeles, California Kyle Taber 44 C 6–8 220 Senior Evansville, Indiana Evan White 1 G 6–0 190 Freshman Fort Wayne, Indiana Nick Williams 20 G 6–4 211 Freshman Mobile, AlabamaCoaches: Tom Crean, Tim Buckley, Bennie Seltzer, Roshown McLeod Recruiting class no no 2008 Devan Dumes SG Vincennes, IN Vincennes University 6 2 185 4/20/2008 3 3 Tijan Jobe C Olney, IL Olney Central CC 7 0 265 5/20/2008 2 2 Verdell Jones PG Champaign, IL Central 6 4 160 5/5/2008 3 3 89 Tom Pritchard C Lakewood, OH St. Edward 6 8 240 9/17/2007 3 3 92 Matt Roth SG Metamora, IL Washington 6 3 175 8/22/2007 3 3 89 Malik Story SG Cerritos, CA Artesia 6 5 200 6/21/2008 3 78 Nick Williams SG Mobile, AL LeFlore 6 4 215 4/21/2008 3 3 96 2008 Indiana Commit List for 2008 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Indiana Basketball Recruiting 2008 2011-11-21 yes Schedule and results yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Indiana Hoosiers| Regular season 11/15/08 7:00pm yes 2008 none Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 85–65 1–0 11/18/08 6:30pm yes IUPUI Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 60–57 2–0 11/24/08 5:30pm yes yes Notre Dame 8 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational ESPN2 50–88 2–1 11/25/08 1:30pm yes yes 2008 Saint Joseph's Hawks St. Joseph's Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational ESPNU 50–84 2–2 11/26/08 7:00pm yes yes 2008–09 Chaminade Silverswords Chaminade University of Honolulu Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational ESPNU 81–79 3–2 11/30/08 4:00pm yes Cornell Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 72–57 4–2 12/03/08 7:15pm yes yes Wake Forest 25 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN 58–83 4–3 12/06/08 1:30pm yes yes Gonzaga 11 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Hartford Hall of Fame Classic BTN 54–70 4–4 12/10/08 8:00pm yes 2008–09 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN2 66–56 5–4 12/13/08 4:00pm yes yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 54–72 5–5 12/22/08 9:00pm yes 2008–09 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 42–55 5–6 12/28/08 6:00pm yes 2008–09 Lipscomb Bisons Lipscomb Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 69–74 5–7 01/03/09 4:30pm no yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 60–65 5–8 0–1 01/07/09 6:30pm no Michigan Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 66–72 OT 5–9 0–2 01/10/09 3:00pm no yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry BTN 45–76 5–10 0–3 01/13/09 7:00pm no yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 53–77 5–11 0–4 01/17/09 6:00pm no Penn State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 55–65 5–12 0–5 01/25/09 12:00pm no Minnesota 21 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 63–67 5–13 0–6 01/28/09 8:30pm no yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 75–77 5–14 0–7 01/31/09 4:00pm no Ohio State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN2 81–93 5–15 0–8 02/04/09 6:30pm no Iowa Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 68–60 6–15 1–8 02/07/09 4:00pm no yes Michigan State 14 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 47–75 6–16 1–9 02/10/09 9:00pm no yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 54–62 6–17 1–10 02/15/09 1:00pm no Illinois 20 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry CBS 52–65 6–18 1–11 02/19/09 9:00pm no Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN 51–68 6–19 1–12 02/21/09 2:00pm no yes Purdue 21 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup BTN 67–81 6–20 1–13 02/25/09 6:30pm no Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 53–75 6–21 1–14 02/28/09 6:00pm no yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 58–61 6–22 1–15 03/03/09 7:00pm no Michigan State 8 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN 59–64 6–23 1–16 03/08/09 7:00pm no yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN 61–85 6–24 1–17 |- !colspan=9 style=Indiana Hoosiers| Big Ten tournament 03/12/09 no 5:00pm 11 yes 6 Penn State Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPN2 51–66 6–25 yes Coaches' Poll Eastern Time The 2008–09 season was the worst in the history of Indiana Basketball and finished with the fewest wins (6) since 1915–16. Their 1–17 conference record was the worst since the conference went to an 18-game schedule. See also Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball 2008-09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season 2009 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References Indiana Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Category:2008 in sports in Indiana Category:2009 in sports in Indiana