2008–09 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

The 2008–09 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's fourth season at BYU. The Cougars competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Marriott Center.

2008–09 BYU Cougars men's basketball
Mountain West Regular Season Co–Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2008–09 record258 (124 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dave Rice
  • John Wardenburg
  • Terry Nashif
Home arenaMarriott Center
2008-09 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Standings
 ConfOverall
Team (Rank)WLPCTWLPCT
BYU124.750258.756
#25 Utah124.7502410.706
New Mexico124.7502212.647
San Diego State115.6882610.722
UNLV97.5632111.656
Wyoming79.4381914.576
TCU511.3131417.452
Colorado State412.250922.290
Air Force016.0001021.323
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Charles Abouo 6'5" 210 G/F Fr. Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Brewster Academy
2 Lamont Morgan Jr. 5'10" 170 G Jr. Pomona, California United States Diamond Ranch HS
Saddleback CC
4 Jackson Emery 6'3" 185 G So. Alpine, Utah United States Lone Peak HS
5 Archie Rose 6'5" 210 G Sr. Nassau Bahamas Lee College
15 James Anderson 6'10" 230 F/C Fr. Page, Arizona United States Page HS
20 Matt Pinegar 6'0" 190 G Fr. Provo, Utah United States Timpview HS
30 Lee Cummard 6'7" 190 G Sr. Mesa, Arizona United States Mesa HS
32 Jimmer Fredette 6'2" 195 G So. Glens Falls, New York United States Glens Falls HS
34 Noah Hartsock 6'8" 215 F Fr. Bartlesville, Oklahoma United States Bartlesville HS
35 Michael Boswell 6'9" 215 F Fr. Aloha, Oregon United States Aloha HS
45 Jonathan Tavernari 6'6" 215 G/F Jr. São Bernardo do Campo Brazil Bishop Gorman HS
53 Gavin MacGregor 6'10" 240 F/C Sr. Ridgecrest, California United States Burroughs HS
54 Chris Miles 6'11" 235 F/C Jr. Provo, Utah United States Timpview HS

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2008*
7:05pm, BYU TV
Concordia W 9654 
Marriott Center (7,223)
Provo, UT
11/11/2008*
7:30pm, BYU TV
Georgetown College W 8053 
Marriott Center (7,302)
Provo, UT
Regular Season
11/14/2008*
7:05pm
Long Beach State W 7565  10
Marriott Center (15,753)
Provo, UT
11/18/2008*
8:05pm
at Pepperdine W 8253  20
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,642)
Malibu, CA
11/20/2008*
7:30pm, BYU TV
North Florida
Basketball Travelers Invitational
W 7441  30
Marriott Center (7,778)
Provo, UT
11/21/2008*
8:30pm, BYU TV
Rice
Basketball Travelers Invitational
W 8352  40
Marriott Center (9,277)
Provo, Utah
11/22/2009*
8:30pm, BYU TV
Cal Poly
Basketball Travelers Invitational
W 7664  50
Marriott Center (7,782)
Provo, UT
11/29/2008*
7:05pm, BYU TV
at Idaho State W 8565  60
Holt Arena (4,374)
Pocatello, ID
12/03/2008*
7:05pm, BYU TV/KJZZ
at Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 9262  70
Dee Events Center (5,672)
Ogden, UT
12/6/2008*
5:07pm, BYU TV/KJZZ
vs. Utah State
Oquirrh Bucket Battle
W 6863  80
EnergySolutions Arena (13,890)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/10/2008*
8:05pm, The Mtn.
Boise State W 9456  90
Marriott Center (10,506)
Provo, UT
12/13/2008*
8:05pm, The Mtn.
Portland W 9176  100
Marriott Center (9,418)
Provo, UT
12/20/2008*
2:30pm, FSN
vs. No. 20 Arizona State
Stadium Shootout
L 7576  101
University of Phoenix Stadium (10,431)
Glendale, AZ
12/30/2008*
7:05pm, CBSCS
at Tulsa W 7468  111
Reynolds Center (5,545)
Tulsa, OK
01/03/2009*
6:05pm, The Mtn.
No. 6 Wake Forest L 8794  112
Marriott Center (23,096)
Provo, UT
01/06/2009*
7:35pm
Western Oregon W 8564  122
Marriott Center (8,885)
Provo, UT
01/10/2009
1:00pm, The Mtn.
at Colorado State W 8660  132 (10)
Moby Arena (2,958)
Fort Collins, CO
01/13/2009
8:05pm, The Mtn.
TCU W 7361  142 (20)
Marriott Center (11,065)
Provo, Utah
01/17/2009
2:00pm, Versus
at New Mexico L 6281  143 (21)
University Arena (15,277)
Albuquerque, NM
01/21/2009
8:05pm, CBSCS
UNLV L 7076  144 (22)
Marriott Center (12,853)
Provo, UT
01/24/2009
7:05pm, The Mtn.
San Diego State W 7771  154 (32)
Marriott Center (13,871)
Provo, UT
01/27/2009
6:05pm, The Mtn.
at Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 8894 OT 155 (33)
Huntsman Center (12,250)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/31/2009
4:05pm, The Mtn.
Wyoming W 8460  165 (43)
Marriott Center (16,347)
Provo, UT
02/03/2009
6:05pm, The Mtn.
at Air Force W 7150  175 (53)
Clune Arena (2,743)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/11/2009
6:05pm, The Mtn.
Colorado State W 9460  185 (63)
Marriott Center (11,772)
Provo, UT
02/14/2009
7:05pm, The Mtn.
at TCU W 7963  195 (73)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,807)
Fort Worth, TX
02/17/2009
8:05pm, The Mtn.
New Mexico W 7362  205 (83)
Marriott Center (12,911)
Provo, Utah
02/21/2009
9:00pm, CBS C
at UNLV L 7574  206 (84)
Thomas & Mack Center (18,523)
Paradise, NV
02/24/2009
8:35pm, The Mtn.
at San Diego State W 6959  216 (94)
Cox Arena (9,631)
San Diego, CA
02/28/2009
3:06pm, CBSCS
Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 6350  226 (104)
Marriott Center (20,120)
Provo, UT
03/04/2009
7:05pm, The Mtn.
at Wyoming W 7868  236 (114)
Arena-Auditorium (6,749)
Laramie, WY
03/07/2009
7:05pm, The Mtn.
Air Force W 5449  246 (124)
Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
Mountain West Conference Tournament
03/12/2009
12:00pm, The Mtn.
No. 25 vs. Air Force
Quarterfinals
W 8069  256
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
03/13/2009
6:00pm, CBSCS
No. 25 vs. San Diego State L 6264  257
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
03/19/2009*
10:30am, CBS
vs. Texas A&M
First Round
L 6679  258
Wachovia Center 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 25 RV Not released 
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

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