2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by eighth year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–10 in America East play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the 2009 America East Tournament, they upset second seed Vermont in the first round before losing to sixth seed UMBC in the semifinals.

2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2008–09 record15–16 (6–10 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Filien
  • Jeremy Friel
  • Chad O'Donnell
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
2008–09 America East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Binghamton†133 .813  239  .719
Vermont133 .813  249  .727
Boston University115 .688  1713  .567
New Hampshire88 .500  1416  .467
Stony Brook88 .500  1614  .533
UMBC79 .438  1517  .469
Albany610 .375  1516  .484
Maine412 .250  921  .300
Hartford214 .125  726  .212
America East Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2009; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Great Danes finished the 2007–08 season 15–15, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the 2008 America East Tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Boston University.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2008*
8:00 pm
No. 23 Villanova L 60–78  0–1
 13  2 tied  7  Gifford  5  Harris  The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
Nov 17, 2008*
8:30 pm
at DePaul L 64–75  0–2
 16  Johnson  9  Johnson  7  Johnson  Allstate Arena (3,502)
Chicago, IL
Nov 19, 2008*
7:00 pm
at Bryant W 76–67  1–2
 24  Ambrose  8  Ambrose  3  3 Tied  Chace Athletic Center (2,167)
Smithfield, RI
Nov 22, 2008*
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut State W 68–67  2–2
 24  Ambrose  9  Harris  4  Ambrose  SEFCU Arena (3,241)
Albany, NY
Nov 25, 2008*
7:00 pm
at Columbia W 66–49  3–2
 15  Hastings  7  2 tied  2  2 tied  Levien Gymnasium (1,010)
New York, NY
Nov 29, 2008*
7:00 pm
Penn W 73–63  4–2
 22  Raffa  7  2 tied  4  Ambrose  SEFCU Arena (2,427)
Albany, NY
Dec 1, 2008*
7:00 pm
Bryant W 57–47  5–2
 17  Raffa  8  McRae  5  Raffa  SEFCU Arena (1,971)
Albany, NY
Dec 6, 2008*
7:00 pm
at Siena
Albany Cup
L 64–71  5–3
 15  Ambrose  9  Ambrose  5  Johnson  Times Union Center (13,251)
Albany, NY
Dec 8, 2008*
7:00 pm
at Lehigh L 64–65  5–4
 21  Harris  7  2 tied  4  3 tied  Stabler Arena (638)
Bethlehem, PA
Dec 13, 2008*
7:00 pm
Canisius W 74–46  6–4
 15  Ambrose  11  Gifford  5  Ambrose  SEFCU Arena (2,748)
Albany, NY
Dec 20, 2008*
2:00 pm
at Sacred Heart W 60–59  7–4
 15  Raffa  8  Raffa  4  Johnson  William H. Pitt Center (314)
Fairfield, CT
Dec 22, 2008*
7:00 pm
at St. Francis-NY W 68–56  8–4
 14  Raffa  6  3 tied  3  Johnson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (407)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 30, 2008*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Kansas L 43–79  8–5
 11  Raffa  6  2 tied  4  Connelly  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
American East regular season
Jan 3, 2009
2:00 pm
at Hartford L 54–64  8–6
(0–1)
 17  Harris  10  Harris  3  Ambrose  Chase Arena (1,469)
West Hartford, CT
Jan 8, 2009
7:00 pm
Boston University W 62–61  9–6
(1–1)
 19  Ambrose  11  Ambrose  4  Allen  SEFCU Arena (2,237)
Albany, NY
Jan 11, 2009
1:00 pm
at Vermont W 82–77  10–6
(2–1)
 22  Raffa  9  Harris  5  Ambrose  Patrick Gym (2,778)
Burlington, VT
Jan 14, 2009
7:00 pm
Binghamton W 72–66  11–6
(3–1)
 21  Raffa  10  Harris  3  Raffa  SEFCU Arena (3,409)
Albany, NY
Jan 17, 2009
1:00 pm
at Maine L 61–72  11–7
(3–2)
 20  Harris  9  Connelly  4  Ambrose  Alfond Arena (1,682)
Orono, ME
Jan 23, 2009
7:00 pm, MSG+
Stony Brook L 45–58  11–8
(3–3)
 14  Harris  8  Harris  3  Raffa  SEFCU Arena (2,786)
Albany, NY
Jan 25, 2009
4:00 pm
UMBC W 80–71  12–8
(4–3)
 26  Ambrose  9  Connelly  3  Raffa  SEFCU Arena (2,381)
Albany, NY
Jan 28, 2009
7:00 pm
Hartford W 59–50  13–8
(5–3)
 19  Harris  10  Harris  3  Johnson  SEFCU Arena (1,012)
Albany, NY
Feb 5, 2009
7:00 pm
at Boston University L 67–77  13–9
(5–4)
 28  Harris  12  Connelly  3  2 tied  Agganis Arena (1,345)
Boston, MA
Feb 7, 2009
7:00 pm
Vermont
Big Purple Growl
L 70–79  13–10
(5–5)
 29  Ambrose  8  Harris  5  Johnson  SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
Feb 9, 2009
7:00 pm, MSG+
at Binghamton L 75–88  13–11
(5–6)
 28  Ambrose  9  Harris  7  Johnson  Events Center (5,142)
Vestal, NY
Feb 12, 2009
7:00 pm, MSG
at Stony Brook L 47–58  13–12
(5–7)
 14  Ambrose  8  Ambrose  4  Hastings  Pritchard Gymnasium (1,412)
Stony Brook, NY
Feb 15, 2009
2:00 pm
New Hampshire L 59–78  13–13
(5–8)
 18  Harris  7  Harris  3  Raffa  SEFCU Arena (2,151)
Albany, NY
Feb 22, 2009
2:00 pm
Maine W 80–69  14–13
(6–8)
 27  Ambrose  10  Hastings  6  Johnson  SEFCU Arena (2,463)
Albany, NY
Feb 26, 2009
7:00 pm
at New Hampshire L 56–64  14–14
(6–9)
 11  Ambrose  6  Johnson  3  2 tied  Lundholm Gym (1,355)
Durham, NH
Mar 1, 2009
2:00 pm
at UMBC L 64–68  14–15
(6–10)
 19  Ambrose  11  Harris  5  Ambrose  Retriever Activities Center (3,069)
Baltimore, MD
America East Tournament
Mar 7, 2009
12:00 pm
(7) (2) Vermont
Quarterfinals
W 56–52 OT 15–15
 18  Harris  10  2 tied  5  Johnson  SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
Mar 8, 2009
2:00 pm
(7) (6) UMBC
Semifinals
L 58–64  15–16
 21  Ambrose  9  Gifford  6  Johnson  SEFCU Arena (3,656)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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