2008–09 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 2008-09 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the sport of basketball during the 2008-09 college basketball season. The Tigers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by 1st year head coach Trent Johnson, and played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the university's Baton Rouge, Louisiana campus.

2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 21
2008–09 record27–8 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
South Carolina106 .625  2110  .677
Tennessee106 .625  2113  .618
Florida97 .563  2511  .694
Vanderbilt88 .500  1912  .613
Kentucky88 .500  2214  .611
Georgia313 .188  1220  .375
West
No. 21 LSU133 .813  278  .771
Auburn106 .625  2412  .667
Mississippi State97 .563  2313  .639
Alabama79 .438  1814  .563
Ole Miss79 .438  1615  .516
Arkansas214 .125  1416  .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Bass
PG
Lee, Maine Lee Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 13, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Delwan Graham
PF
Dunwoody, Georgia Dunwoody High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 19, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Dennis Harris
PF
Jonesboro, Georgia Mundy's Hill High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 12, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Storm Warren
PF
Monroe, Louisiana Richwood High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 9, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "LSU Commit List for 2008". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  • "College Basketball Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.

    Roster

    2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 4 Chris Bass 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    G 30 Alex Farrer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Phoenix, Arizona
    F 2 Delwan Graham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Atlanta
    F 3 Garrett Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS So Woodland Hills, California
    F 15 Dennis Harris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
    RS Fr Jonesboro, California
    C 21 Chris Johnson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Montross, Virginia
    F 20 Zach Kinsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    G 13 Terry Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Monroe, Louisiana
    F 1 Tasmin Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Denham Springs, Louisiana
    G 11 Bo Spencer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    F 5 Malcolm White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    G 10 Daron Populist 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Slidell, Louisiana
    G 14 Garrett Temple 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    G 5 Marcus Thornton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    F 32 Quintin Thornton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
    F 24 Storm Warren 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Monroe, Louisiana
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 2011-07-11

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    2008/11/15*
    1:00 p.m.
    Jackson State W 79–65  1–0
    Maravich Center (11,511)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2008/11/20*
    7:00 p.m.
    Alcorn State
    LSU Invitational
    W 77–45  2–0
    Maravich Center (8,475)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2008/11/23*
    2:00 p.m.
    Northwestern State
    LSU Invitational
    W 91–60  3–0
    Maravich Center (8,322)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2008/11/28*
    7:00 p.m.
    Centenary
    LSU Invitational
    W 64–58  4–0
    Maravich Center (8,419)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2008/11/30*
    6:00 p.m.
    Troy W 92–57  5–0
    Maravich Center (7,804)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2008/12/2*
    7:00 p.m., FSN
    Cal State Fullerton W 84–63  6–0
    Maravich Center (9,043)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2008/12/13*
    7:00 p.m.
    Grambling State W 87–41  7–0
    Maravich Center (8,340)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2008/12/17*
    7:00 p.m., CST
    Nicholls State W 68–56  8–0
    Maravich Center (8,284)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2008/12/20*
    4:00 p.m.
    at Texas A&M L 61–72  8–1
    Toyota Center (17,074)
    Houston, Texas
    2008/12/22*
    7:00 p.m., CST
    McNeese State W 62–59  9–1
    Maravich Center (8,604)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2008/12/27*
    1:00 p.m., ESPN2
    Washington State W 64–52  10–1
    Maravich Center (10,585)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2008/12/31*
    1:30 p.m., CST
    Louisiana-Lafayette W 81–79  11–1
    Maravich Center (9,030)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2009/1/03*
    7:00 p.m.
    Southeastern Louisiana W 90–61  12–1
    Maravich Center (9,310)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2009/1/06*
    8:00 p.m.
    at Utah L 61–91  12–2
    Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,170)
    Salt Lake City
    2009/1/11
    12:30 p.m., LFS
    at Alabama L 59–65  12–3
    (0–1)
    Coleman Coliseum (10,711)
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    2009/1/14
    7:00 p.m., CST
    South Carolina W 85–68  13–3
    (1–1)
    Maravich Center (11,393)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2009/1/17
    3:00 p.m., LFS
    at Mississippi W 83–51  14–3
    (2–1)
    Tad Smith Coliseum (7,674)
    Oxford, Mississippi
    2009/1/21
    7:00 p.m.
    Mississippi State W 81–57  15–3
    (3–1)
    Maravich Center (11,709)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2009/1/24*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 15 Xavier L 70–80  15–4
    Maravich Center (13,839)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2009/1/28
    7:00 p.m., LFS
    at Tennessee W 79–73  16–4
    (4–1)
    Thompson–Boling Arena (18,526)
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    2009/1/31
    4:00 p.m., FSN
    Arkansas W 79–69  17–4
    (5–1)
    Maravich Center (12,698)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2009/2/4
    6:30 p.m.
    at Georgia W 80–62  18–4
    (6–1)
    Stegeman Coliseum (6,659)
    Athens, Georgia
    2009/2/8
    12:00 p.m., LFS
    Alabama W 76–62  19–4
    (7–1)
    Maravich Center (10,578)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2009/2/11
    7:00 p.m.
    at Mississippi State W 97–94  20–4
    (8–1)
    Humphrey Coliseum (9,226)
    Starkville, Mississippi
    2009/2/14
    6:00 p.m., FSN
    Mississippi W 73–66  21–4
    (9–1)
    Maravich Center (11,425)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2009/2/18
    7:00 p.m.
    No. 23 at Arkansas W 72–69  22–4
    (10–1)
    Bud Walton Arena (16,079)
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    2009/2/21
    7:00 p.m.
    No. 23 Auburn W 79–72  23–4
    (11–1)
    Maravich Center (11,871)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2009/2/24
    8:00 p.m., ESPN
    No. 18 Florida W 81–75  24–4
    (12–1)
    Maravich Center (13,345)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2009/2/28
    3:00 p.m., CBS
    No. 18 at Kentucky W 73–70  25–4
    (13–1)
    Rupp Arena (24,411)
    Lexington, Kentucky
    2009/3/4
    7:00 p.m., CST
    No. 12 Vanderbilt L 67–75  25–5
    (13–2)
    Maravich Center (13,249)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2009/3/7
    3:00 p.m., LFS
    No. 12 at Auburn L 53–69  25–6
    (13–3)
    Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (11,007)
    Auburn, Alabama
    SEC Tournament
    2009/03/13
    12:00 p.m., LFS
    No. 20 vs. Kentucky
    SEC Conference Tournament
    W 67–58  26–6
    St. Petersburg Times Forum (13,306)
    Tampa, Florida
    2009/03/14
    12:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 20 vs. Mississippi State
    SEC Conference Tournament
    L 57–67  26–7
    St. Petersburg Times Forum (10,387)
    Tampa, Florida
    NCAA Tournament
    2009/03/19
    11:20 a.m., CBS
    No. 21 (8) vs. No. 22 (9) Butler
    First Round
    W 75–71  27–7
    Greensboro Coliseum (20,226)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    2009/03/21
    4:45 p.m., CBS
    No. 21 (8) vs. No. 2 (1) North Carolina
    Second Round
    L 70–84  27–8
    Greensboro Coliseum (22,479)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Standard Time.

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