2008–09 Baylor Bears basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2024 January 2013 Basketball 2008–09 Baylor Bears Big 12 South Big 12 24–15 5–11 Scott Drew Ferrell Center National Invitation Tournament Runner–Up The 2008–09 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Scott Drew, who served his sixth year. Baylor played its home games in the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. The team finished the season as runner-up in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), losing to Penn State in the championship game.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/290920213 https://web.archive.org/web/20230420181621/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/290920213 dead April 20, 2023 Cornley, Penn State win second postseason title ESPN April 2, 2009 February 8, 2024 Recruiting no no 2008 Quincy Acy PF Mesquite, TX Horn HS 6 8 230 2008-06-25 3 4 62 Artem Valov PF Poplar Bluff, MO Three Rivers JC 6 9 240 2007-11-14 2 3 N/A Anthony Jones SF Houston, TX Yates 6 10 190 2007-09-09 4 4 95 2008 Baylor 2008 Basketball Commitments 2008 Baylor Basketball Commits ESPN baylor 44 239 NR NR NR 2009-01-07 yes Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Curtis Jerrells 0 Guard 6–1 201 Senior Austin, TX Kendall Wright 1 Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Pittsburg, TX Duran Diaz 2 Guard/Forward 6–3 201 Sophomore Kennedale, TX Fred Ellis 3 Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Sacramento, CA Quincy Acy 4 Forward 6–7 215 Freshman Mesquite, TX Henry Dugat 5 Guard 6–0 177 Senior Dayton, TX Delbert Simpson 11 Forward 6–8 224 Senior Tyler, TX Mamadou Diene 15 Center 7–1 246 Senior Yeumbeul, Senegal Kevin Rogers 23 Forward 6–9 250 Senior Dallas, TX LaceDarius Dunn 24 Guard 6–4 201 Sophomore Monroe, LA Anthony Jones 41 Forward 6–10 196 Freshman Houston, TX Tweety Carter 45 Guard 5–11 185 Junior Reserve, LA Josh Lomers 50 Center 7–0 280 Junior Boerne, TX Ekpe Udoh 13 Forward/Center 6–10 236 Junior Edmond, OK Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style=Baylor Bears|Regular Season 2008-11-15 7:30 pm 108–50 yes Paul Quinn College Ferrell Center Waco, TX 1–0 7,065 2008-11-18 3:00 pm 90–55 yes 2008–09 Centenary College Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN 2–0 6,422 2008-11-22 1:00 pm 85–43 yes 2008–09 Southern University Southern Jaguars Southern Ferrell Center Waco, TX 3–0 6,000 2008-11-24 7:00 pm 76–68 yes 2008–09 Jacksonville University Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Ferrell Center Waco, TX 4–0 6,154 2008-11-27 10:30 pm 72–56 yes yes Providence Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA Anaheim Classic ESPN2 5–0 1,157 2008-11-29 11:30 am 87–78 yes 14 yes Arizona State Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA Anaheim Classic ESPN2 6–0 1,417 2008-11-30 9:30 pm 74–87 yes 19 yes Wake Forest Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA Anaheim Classic ESPN2 6–1 1,877 2008-12-06 10:30 pm 58–52 yes yes 24 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA FSN 7–1 9,038 2008-12-13 2:00 pm 90–63 yes 22 2008–09 Prairie View A&M Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSNSW 8–1 5,730 2008-12-20 8:30 pm 79–76 yes 21 2008–09 University of Texas-Arlington Texas-Arlington Mavericks Texas-Arlington Ferrell Center Waco, TX 9–1 5,556 2008-12-22 7:00 pm 74–59 yes 21 Hartford Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSNSW 10–1 5,219 2008-12-29 7:00 pm 79–66 yes 19 Portland State Ferrell Center Waco, TX 11–1 5,544 2008-12-31 4:00 pm 113–78 yes 19 2008–09 Jackson State University Jackson State Tigers Jackson State Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSNSW 12–1 5,092 2009-01-02 4:30 pm 84–85 yes 19 South Carolina Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSNSW 12–2 6,149 2009-01-10 1:45 pm 73–61 23 Texas Tech Ferrell Center Waco, TX Big 12 Network 13–2 1–0 8,032 2009-01-14 8:30 pm 73–84 yes 21 Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX ESPN2 13–3 1–1 9,537 2009-01-17 12:45 pm 98–92 OT 21 Oklahoma State Ferrell Center Waco, TX Big 12 Network 14–3 2–1 8,651 2009-01-21 8:00 pm 83–65 yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN2 15–3 3–1 9,386 2009-01-24 3:00 pm 76–95 yes 6 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNU 15–4 3–2 12,849 2009-01-27 8:00 pm 72–78 11 Texas Ferrell Center Waco, TX Big 12 Network 15–5 3–3 9,151 2009-01-31 5:00 pm 72–89 Missouri yes Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO Big 12 (ESPN+) 15–6 3–4 15,061 2009-02-02 8:00 pm 65–75 21 Kansas Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN 15–7 3–5 9,028 2009-02-07 7:00 pm 76–83 Texas Tech yes United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU 15–8 3–6 10,962 2009-02-11 8:00 pm 63–78 2 Oklahoma Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN2 15–9 3–7 8,094 2009-02-14 5:00 pm 72–68 Texas A&M Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSNSW 16–9 4–7 10,407 2009-02-21 12:45 pm 74–84 yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK Big 12 Network 16–10 4–8 9,637 2009-02-24 8:00 pm 62–71 yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA Big 12 Network 16–11 4–9 10,407 2009-02-28 3:00 pm 75–57 2008–09 University of Colorado Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPNU 17–11 5–9 7,192 2009-03-02 8:00 pm 57–73 yes Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN 17–12 5–10 13,665 2009-03-07 3:00 pm 62–66 2008–09 University of Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Ferrell Center Waco, TX Big 12 Network 17–13 5–11 6,346 |- !colspan=12 style=Baylor Bears|Big 12 Tournament 2009-03-11 11:30 am 65–49 9 8 Nebraska yes Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK First round Big 12 Network 18–13 15,413 2009-03-12 11:30 am 71–64 9 1 11 Kansas yes Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK Quarterfinals ESPN2 19–13 14,909 2009-03-13 5:30 pm 76–70 9 5 Texas yes Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK Semifinals Big 12 Network 20–13 16,605 2009-03-14 6:00 pm 60–73 9 3 14 Missouri yes Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK Championship ESPN 20–14 15,321 |- !colspan=12 style=Baylor Bears|National Invitation Tournament 2009-03-18 8:00 pm yes 3 6 Georgetown Ferrell Center Waco, TX First round ESPN2 74–72 21–14 8,424 2009-03-21 10:00 am yes 3 2 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA Second round ESPN 84–66 22–14 6,891 2009-03-24 6:00 pm yes 3 1 Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Quarterfinals ESPN 74–72 23–14 6,582 2009-03-31 6:00 pm yes yes 3 1 San Diego State Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Semifinals ESPN 76–62 24–14 11,352 2009-04-02 6:00 pm yes yes 3 2 Penn State Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Championship ESPN 63–67 24–15 10,254 yes AP Poll Central Time 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 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