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 basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 21
Record27–8 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
South Carolina 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Tennessee 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
Florida 9 7   .563 25 11   .694
Vanderbilt 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Kentucky 8 8   .500 22 14   .611
Georgia 3 13   .188 12 20   .375
West
No. 21 LSU 13 3   .813 27 8   .771
Auburn 10 6   .625 24 12   .667
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 23 13   .639
Alabama 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Ole Miss 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Arkansas 2 14   .125 14 16   .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting class

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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:    247SportsN/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:    247SportsN/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:    247SportsN/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:    247SportsN/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 July 11, 2011.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  • "College Basketball Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2011.

Roster

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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

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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.

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