2008–09 LSU Tigers basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
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:
Roster
2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
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 parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Standard Time .
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics