2008–09 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

American college basketball season Tennessee's women's team in the same season 2008–09 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team March 2026 August 2023 December 2022 Basketball 2008–09 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg 125px Southeastern Conference East SEC 21–13 10–6 Bruce Pearl 4th Tony Jones Steve Forbes Jason Shay Thompson-Boling Arena SEC East Division champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2008–09 Tennessee Volunteers basketball teamThe "Volunteers" nickname is exclusive to men's athletics at the school. Women's teams and athletes are formally referred to as "Lady Volunteers", but the short form of "Lady Vols" is more widely used (the university officially approves the use of both forms). represented the University of Tennessee in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the fourth season for Bruce Pearl as the Volunteers' head coach. The team, a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference, played its home games at Thompson-Boling Arena. Preseason The 2007–08 Volunteers finished the season 31–5 overall with a 14–2 mark in conference play. They won their first outright SEC regular season men's basketball championship in 41 years.2007-08 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2007-08 2024-09-25 University of Tennessee Athletics en In postseason play, the Volunteers earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. The team went on to lose in the Sweet Sixteen to the Louisville Cardinals and finished ranked at #7 in the ESPN/USA Today poll.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings 2022-23 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 7 ESPN The Vols lost three seniors from their team during the off-season: Chris Lofton, JaJuan Smith, and Jordan Howell. Also, sophomore forward Duke Crews and sophomore point guard Ramar Smith were dismissed from the team for a combination of "violations of the University of Tennessee’s substance-abuse policy and academic shortcomings."https://www.knoxnews.com/sports/govolsxtra/ GoVolsXtra, University of Tennessee sports coverage Knoxville News Sentinel On November 3, 2008, the SEC released the rosters for the preseason All-SEC first and second teams. Junior forward Tyler Smith was chosen for both SEC Player of the Year and first team All-SEC. Wayne Chism and J. P. Prince were selected for the second team All-SEC, thus tying Tennessee with LSU for the most All-SEC selections (3).http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110308aaa.html Smith, Chism, Prince Named Preseason All-SEC by League Office University of Tennessee Athletics 2008-11-08 2011-07-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727235944/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110308aaa.html dead Recruiting Bruce Pearl was able to pull together a highly ranked recruiting class for the 2008–09 season. The class included: Emmanuel Negedu, rated 13th among power forwards in the Class of 2008 by Rivals.com; Renaldo Woolridge, the 11th ranked small forward; Bobby Maze, a junior college guard averaging 20.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game; and Scotty Hopson, a McDonald's All-American and ranked 5th overall by Rivals.com. The class also includes point guard Daniel West and center Philip Jurick. Rivals.com ranked the class as 7th best in the nation.https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/cincinnati-moves-into-2008-team-rankings Basketball Recruiting - Cincinnati moves into 2008 team rankings August 19, 2008 basketballrecruiting.rivals.comhttp://tennessee.scout.com/2/753223.html Scout.com: Ready to be Amazed? 2008-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20080620033523/http://tennessee.scout.com/2/753223.html 2008-06-20 dead 2008–09 Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Former School Renaldo Woolridge 0 G/F 6–8 208 Freshman North Hollywood, California Harvard-Westlake Tyler Smith 1 F 6–7 215 Junior Pulaski, Tennessee Iowa Bobby Maze 3 PG 6–2 185 Junior Suitland, Maryland Hutchinson (Kan.) C.C. Wayne Chism 4 F/C 6–9 242 Junior Jackson, Tennessee Bolivar Central Emmanuel Negedu 5 PF 6–7 240 Freshman Kaduna, Nigeria Brewster (N.H.) Academy Quinn Cannington 11 SG 6–4 165 Junior Knoxville, Tennessee Fulton Steven Pearl 22 SF 6–5 228 Sophomore Knoxville, Tennessee West Cameron Tatum 23 G/F 6–6 196 Redshirt freshman Lithonia, Georgia The Patterson School Tanner Wild 24 PG 6–0 170 Senior Huntington, West Virginia Huntington Josh Tabb 25 PG 6–4 196 Junior Carbondale, Illinois Harmony Community Prep J. P. Prince 30 SG 6–7 205 Junior Memphis, Tennessee Arizona Scotty Hopson 32 SG 6–7 185 Freshman Hopkinsville, Kentucky University Heights Brian Williams 33 C 6–10 267 Sophomore Bronx, New York Harmony Community Prep Ryan Childress 34 PF 6–9 235 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller Phillip Jurick 44 C 6–10 250 Freshman Chattanooga, Tennessee East Ridgehttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tenn-m-baskbl-mtt.html University of Tennessee Athletics Men's Basketball 2008-11-08 2011-07-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727235953/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tenn-m-baskbl-mtt.html dead Schedule and results yes November 3 7:00 pm yes 14 Indianapolis Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 87-73 18,378 November 7 7:30 pm yes 14 Tusculum Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 82-51 20,421 |- !colspan=12 style=Tennessee Volunteers|Regular season November 15 7:00 pm yes 14 Chattanooga Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SportSouth 114-75 21,864 1–0 November 18 7:00 pm yes 14 UT-Martin Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SportSouth 91-64 19,761 2–0 November 21 8:30 pm yes yes 14 MTSU Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN CSS 76–66 11,802 3–0 November 27 12:00 pm yes yes 12 Siena The Milk House Lake Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic ESPN2 78–64 3,357 4–0 November 28 1:00 pm yes yes 12 Georgetown 16 The Milk House Lake Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic ESPN2 90–78 3,926 5–0 November 30 7:30 pm yes yes 12 Gonzaga 10 The Milk House Lake Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic ESPN2 74–83 3,914 5–1 December 3 7:00 pm yes 10 UNC-Asheville Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SportSouth 87-69 19,391 6–1 December 13 12:00 pm yes yes 8 Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN 72–88 8,068 6–2 December 16 9:30 pm yes yes 16 Marquette 23 Sommet Center Nashville, TN ESPN 80-68 9,498 7–2 December 20 3:00 pm yes 16 Belmont Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SportSouth 79-77 21,314 8–2 December 29 7:30 pm yes 14 Louisiana-Lafayette Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 89-62 21,863 9–2 January 3 2:00 pm yes yes 14 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 85–92 16,300 9–3 January 7 9:00 pm yes 15 Gonzaga Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN2 79–89 OT 22,326 9–4 January 10 12:00 pm yes 15 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA Raycom 86–77 8,769 10–4 January 13 9:00 pm 24 Kentucky Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN 72-90 20,474 10–5 January 17 6:00 pm 24 South Carolina Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN FSN 82–79 20,203 11–5 January 20 9:00 pm yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPN 76–63 14,057 12–5 January 24 3:30 pm yes Memphis Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CBS 52-54 21,905 12–6 January 28 8:00 pm LSU Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Raycom 73–79 18,526 12–7 January 31 9:00 pm Florida Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN College GameDay ESPN 79-63 20,984 13–7 February 4 8:00 pm yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Raycom 72–70 16,064 14–7 February 7 1:00 pm yes Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Raycom 77–78 6,321 14–8 February 11 8:00 pm Georgia Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Raycom 79-48 18,623 15–8 February 14 3:00 pm Vanderbilt Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Raycom 69–50 20,375 16–8 February 18 8:00 pm yes Mississippi Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS Raycom 65–81 7,250 16–9 February 21 1:00 pm yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 58–77 24,394 16–10 February 25 9:00 pm Mississippi State Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Raycom 81–76 19,137 17–10 March 1 2:00 pm yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS 79–75 12,490 18–10 March 5 7:00 pm yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN 87–70 18,000 19–10 March 8 12:00 pm Alabama Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CBS 67–70 20,493 19–11 |- !colspan=12 style=Tennessee Volunteers|SEC Tournament March 13 7:30 pm yes Alabama St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL SEC Quarterfinals Raycom 86–62 14,128 20–11 March 14 3:15 pm yes Auburn St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL SEC Semifinals Raycom 94–85 10,387 21–11 March 15 1:00 pm yes Mississippi State St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL SEC Championship Game CBS 61–64 10,093 21–12 |- !colspan=12 style=Tennessee Volunteers|NCAA Tournament March 20 12:25 pm yes 9 E Oklahoma State 8 E University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH 1st Round NCAA Tournament CBS 75–77 12,499 21–13 AP Poll Eastern Time2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2008-09 2024-09-25 University of Tennessee Athletics en Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 14 14 12 10 8 16 16 14 15 24 NR Coaches 0 19 13 13 12 13 8 19 21 18 т 25 NR References Tennessee Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers basketball seasons Tennessee Volunteers basketball Tennessee Volunteers basketball