2008–09 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
2008–09 Auburn Tigers men's basketball | |
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NIT, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Record | 24–12 (10–6 SEC) |
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Home arena | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
The 2008–09 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Jeff Lebo, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 24–12, 10–6 in SEC play. They defeated Florida to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Tennessee. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated UT Martin and Tulsa to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Baylor.[1]
Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/07/2008* 7:00 pm | Morehouse | W 98–50 | | 27 – Waller | 10 – Tied | 5 – Robertson | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (2,500) Auburn, AL | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2008* 7:00 pm | Missouri State | W 75–60 | 1–0 | 22 – Barber | 7 – Robertson | 5 – Hargrove | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,169) Auburn, AL | ||||
11/19/2008* 7:00 pm | Mercer Chicago Invitational non-bracket game | L 74–78 | 1–1 | 22 – Waller | 6 – Robertson | 5 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,558) Auburn, AL | ||||
11/22/2008* 1:00 pm | George Washington | W 83–71 | 2–1 | 19 – Waller | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,332) Auburn, AL | ||||
11/25/2008* 7:00 pm | Bethune–Cookman Chicago Invitational non-bracket game | W 61–46 | 3–1 | 14 – Reed | 8 – Robertson | 5 – Hargrove | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,254) Auburn, AL | ||||
11/28/2008* 5:00 pm | vs. Dayton Chicago Invitational semifinal | L 59–60 OT | 3–2 | 22 – Reed | 9 – Barber | 6 – Robertson | Sears Centre (3,087) Hoffman Estates, IL | ||||
11/29/2008* 4:30 pm | vs. Northern Iowa Chicago Invitational 3rd place game | L 61–67 | 3–3 | 21 – Reed | 10 – Barber | 5 – Reed | Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL | ||||
12/3/2008* 7:00 pm, CBSCS | at No. 14 Xavier | L 74–81 | 3–4 | 23 – Sullivan | 5 – Tied | 7 – Reed | Cintas Center (9,648) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
12/6/2008* 1:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 78–50 | 4–4 | 18 – Barber | 6 – Tied | 7 – Robertson | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,368) Auburn, AL | ||||
12/17/2008* 6:00 pm | Tuskegee | W 75–32 | 5–4 | 14 – Barber | 10 – Lett | 4 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,489) Auburn, AL | ||||
12/20/2008* 3:00 pm, FSN | at Virginia | W 58–56 | 6–4 | 14 – Barber | 10 – Barber | 4 – Reed | John Paul Jones Arena (11,070) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
12/22/2008* 7:00 pm | Alabama State | W 77–72 | 7–4 | 21 – Waller | 10 – Barber | 5 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,289) Auburn, AL | ||||
12/29/2008* 7:00 pm, CSS | Alabama A&M | W 82–40 | 8–4 | 14 – Waller | 9 – Hargrove | 6 – Robertson | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,002) Auburn, AL | ||||
12/31/2008* 5:00 pm, CSS | Southeastern Louisiana | W 77–65 | 9–4 | 20 – Reed | 16 – Barber | 3 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,392) Auburn, AL | ||||
1/3/2009* 5:00 pm, CSS | Tulane | W 78–53 | 10–4 | 20 – Reed | 10 – Barber | 4 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,970) Auburn, AL | ||||
1/10/2009 6:00 pm | at South Carolina | L 56–68 | 10–5 (0–1) | 21 – Reed | 18 – Barber | 4 – Robertson | Colonial Life Arena (11,725) Columbia, SC | ||||
1/14/2009 7:00 pm, Raycom | Florida | L 65–68 | 10–6 (0–2) | 15 – Barrett | 8 – Hargrove | 4 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,399) Auburn, AL | ||||
1/17/2009 1:00 pm | Alabama Iron Bowl of Basketball | W 85–71 | 11–6 (1–2) | 22 – Waller | 9 – Barber | 7 – Robertson | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,788) Auburn, AL | ||||
1/21/2009 8:00 pm, Raycom | at Kentucky | L 64–73 | 11–7 (1–3) | 22 – Reed | 5 – Barber | 2 – Tied | Rupp Arena (22,760) Lexington, KY | ||||
1/24/2009 12:00 pm, Raycom | at Arkansas | W 73–51 | 12–7 (2–3) | 16 – Reed | 18 – Barber | 6 – Reed | Bud Walton Arena (18,246) Fayetteville, AR | ||||
1/27/2009* 7:00 pm | Texas–Pan American | W 66–63 | 13–7 | 14 – Reed | 10 – Barber | 6 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,283) Auburn, AL | ||||
1/31/2009 1:00 pm | Vanderbilt | L 75–82 | 13–8 (2–4) | 29 – Barrett | 8 – Barber | 7 – Robertson | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,896) Auburn, AL | ||||
2/4/2009 7:00 pm | at Ole Miss | L 59–78 | 13–9 (2–5) | 17 – Barber | 13 – Barber | 5 – Reed | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,202) Oxford, MS | ||||
2/7/2009 12:00 pm, Raycom | Tennessee | W 78–77 | 14–9 (3–5) | 27 – Barrett | 8 – Barber | 3 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,321) Auburn, AL | ||||
2/11/2009 7:00 pm | Arkansas | W 75–62 | 15–9 (4–5) | 27 – Tied | 11 – Barber | 4 – Sullivan | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,347) Auburn, AL | ||||
2/14/2009 4:00 pm, FSN | Mississippi State | W 91–76 | 16–9 (5–5) | 32 – Waller | 9 – Waller | 6 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,451) Auburn, AL | ||||
2/18/2009 6:30 pm | at Georgia | W 71–59 | 17–9 (6–5) | 20 – Waller | 18 – Barber | 5 – Reed | Stegeman Coliseum (6,707) Athens, GA | ||||
2/21/2009 7:00 pm | at No. 23 LSU | L 72–79 | 17–10 (6–6) | 19 – Barber | 6 – Hargrove | 3 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,871) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
2/25/2009 7:00 pm | Ole Miss | W 77–64 | 18–10 (7–6) | 19 – Reed | 13 – Barber | 3 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,357) Auburn, AL | ||||
2/28/2009 7:00 pm, FSN | at Mississippi State | W 76–58 | 19–10 (8–6) | 14 – Sullivan | 6 – Barber | 4 – Sullivan | Humphrey Coliseum (9,335) Starkville, MS | ||||
3/3/2009 8:00 pm, ESPN | at Alabama Iron Bowl of Basketball | W 77–73 | 20–10 (9–6) | 15 – Barrett | 17 – Barber | 3 – Reed | Coleman Coliseum (13,265) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
3/7/2009 3:00 pm, Raycom | No. 12 LSU | W 69–53 | 21–10 (10–6) | 16 – Barber | 17 – Barber | 4 – Barber | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (11,007) Auburn, AL | ||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
3/13/2009 8:45 pm, Raycom | (W2) | vs. (E3) Florida Quarterfinals | W 61–58 | 22–10 | 12 – Tied | 10 – Barber | 4 – Robertson | St. Pete Times Forum (14,128) Tampa, FL | |||
3/14/2009 2:15 pm, ESPN2 | (W2) | vs. (E1) Tennessee Semifinals | L 85–94 | 22–11 | 24 – Barber | 9 – Barber | 8 – Reed | St. Pete Times Forum (10,387) Tampa, FL | |||
NIT | |||||||||||
3/18/2009 7:00 pm | (1) | (8) UT Martin First round | W 87–82 | 23–11 | 23 – Reed | 8 – Barber | 6 – Robertson | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,008) Auburn, AL | |||
3/20/2009 7:00 pm | (1) | (4) Tulsa Second round | W 74–55 | 24–11 | 17 – Barrett | 6 – Hargrove | 5 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,092) Auburn, AL | |||
3/24/2009 6:00 pm, ESPN | (1) | (3) Baylor Quarterfinals | L 72–74 | 24–12 | 16 – Barrett | 13 – Barber | 5 – Robertson | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,582) Auburn, AL | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "2008–09 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 19, 2016.