2008–09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

{{200809 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 2008–09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Bob Huggins and plays their home games in the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia.

2008–09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig East
2008–09 record23–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWVU Coliseum

Pre-Season

During the offseason, the Mountaineers picked up four recruits who look to make an immediate impact in Morgantown. Devin Ebanks a 6-9, 205 pound forward from Oakdale, CT seems to be the Mountaineers #1 recruit, being ranked #11 on the Rivals.com Top 150 recruits. The Mountaineers also added Darryl "Truck" Bryant, a 6-2 190 pound guard from Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Jones, a 6-7 210 pound forward from Mount Vernon, NY, and Dee Proby a 6-9 250 pound forward from Angelina College in Lufkin, TX. West Virginia was picked to finish 9th in the Big East Pre-Season Coaches Poll.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Darryl Bryant 25 G 6-2 200 Freshman Brooklyn, New York
Da'Sean Butler 1 F 6-7 225 Junior Newark, New Jersey
Devin Ebanks 3 F 6-9 205 Freshman Long Island City, New York
John Flowers 41 F 6-7 203 Sophomore Waldorf, Maryland
Kevin Jones 5 F 6-8 230 Freshman Mount Vernon, New York
Joe Mazzulla 21 G 6-2 205 Junior Johnston, Rhode Island
Cameron Payne 33 G 6-4 215 Redshirt-Freshman Charleston, West Virginia
Dee Proby 45 F 6-10 240 Junior Round Rock, Texas
Alex Ruoff 22 G 6-6 220 Senior Spring Hill, Florida
Wellington Smith 35 F 6-7 230 Junior Summit, New Jersey
Josh Sowards 20 F 6-7 215 Redshirt-Junior Scott Depot, West Virginia
Will Thomas 24 G 6-5 215 Sophomore East Cleveland, Ohio
Cam Thoroughman 2 F 6-7 225 Redshirt-Sophomore Portsmouth, Ohio
Jonnie West 4 G 6-3 187 Redshirt-Sophomore Memphis, Tennessee

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 15, 2008*
7:00 pm
Elon W 9247  10
WVU Coliseum (10,250)
Morgantown, WV
November 20, 2008*
7:00 pm
Longwood W 8654  20
WVU Coliseum (6,917)
Morgantown, WV
November 25, 2008*
7:00 pm
vs. Delaware State
Las Vegas Invitational
W 7642  30
Charleston Civic Center (10,434)
Charleston, WV
November 28, 2008*
9:00 pm, ESPN360
vs. Iowa
Las Vegas Invitational
W 8768  40
Orleans Arena (5,000)
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2008*
10:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Kentucky
Las Vegas Invitational Championship Game
L 4354  41
Orleans Arena (5,500)
Las Vegas, NV
December 3, 2008*
9:00 pm, ESPN360
at Mississippi W 8078  51
Tad Smith Coliseum (6,787)
Oxford, MS
December 6, 2008*
1:00 pm
Cleveland State W 5343  61
WVU Coliseum (8,765)
Morgantown, WV
December 9, 2008*
7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 23 Davidson
Jimmy V Classic
L 6568  62
Madison Square Garden (14,675)
New York, NY
December 13, 2008*
7:00 pm
Duquesne W 6863  72
A.J. Palumbo Center (3,487)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 20, 2008*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Miami (OH) W 8246  82
WVU Coliseum (8,980)
Morgantown, WV
December 23, 2008*
7:00 pm
Radford W 8954  92
WVU Coliseum (7,064)
Morgantown, WV
December 27, 2008*
4:00 pm, CBS
at No. 15 Ohio State W 7648  102
Value City Arena (19,049)
Columbus, OH
January 3, 2009
4:00 pm, ESPN360
at Seton Hall W 9266  112
(10)
Prudential Center (8,127)
Newark, NJ
January 6, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 No. 5 Connecticut L 5561  113
(11)
WVU Coliseum (13,920)
Morgantown, WV
January 10, 2009
12:00 pm, ESPN360
No. 25 at No. 18 Marquette L 5375  114
(12)
Bradley Center (17,085)
Milwaukee, WI
January 14, 2009*
1:00 pm
vs. Marshall
Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
W 8776  124
Charleston Civic Center (12,580)
Charleston, WV
January 17, 2009
12:00 pm, ESPN360
South Florida W 6259  134
(22)
WVU Coliseum (11,037)
Morgantown, WV
January 22, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 12 Georgetown W 7558  144
(32)
Verizon Center (12,875)
Washington, D.C.
January 25, 2009
4:00 pm, ESPN360
No. 4 Pittsburgh
Backyard Brawl
L 6779  145
(33)
WVU Coliseum (14,329)
Morgantown, WV
January 28, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPN360
St. John's W 7552  155
(43)
WVU Coliseum (6,583)
Morgantown, WV
January 31, 2009
12:00 pm, ESPN360
at No. 7 Louisville L 6369  156
(44)
Freedom Hall (19,416)
Louisville, KY
February 4, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 20 Syracuse L 6174  157
(45)
Carrier Dome (21,069)
Syracuse, NY
February 7, 2009
4:00 pm, ESPN360
Providence W 8659  167
(55)
WVU Coliseum (11,091)
Morgantown, WV
February 9, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 4 Pittsburgh
Backyard Brawl
L 5970  168
(56)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 13, 2009
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 Villanova W 9372  178
(66)
WVU Coliseum (12,513)
Morgantown, WV
February 18, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPN360
Notre Dame W 7968  188
(76)
WVU Coliseum (13,126)
Morgantown, WV
February 22, 2009
3:00 pm, ESPN360
at Rutgers W 7456  198
(86)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,281)
Piscataway, NJ
February 26, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Cincinnati L 6165  199
(87)
Fifth Third Arena (11,332)
Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 2008
4:00 pm, ESPN360
at South Florida W 6450  209
(97)
USF Sun Dome (5,082)
Tampa, FL
March 4, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPN360
DePaul W 8263  219
(107)
WVU Coliseum (10,070)
Morgantown, WV
March 7, 2009
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Louisville
ESPN College GameDay
L 5962  2110
(108)
WVU Coliseum (13,089)
Morgantown, WV
Big East Tournament
March 11, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Notre Dame
Second Round
W 7462  2210
Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
March 12, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 2 Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals (Backyard Brawl)
W 7460  2310
Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
March 13, 2009
9:30 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 18 Syracuse
Semifinals
L 6974 OT 2311
Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2009*
3:00 pm, CBS
vs. Dayton
1st Round
L 6068  2312
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (15,794)
Minneapolis, MN
*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 25 NR Not released 
Coaches 22 NR

References

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