2008–09 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2008–09 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12
DivisionNorth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record31–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMizzou Arena
Seasons
2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Kansas 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
No. 7 Oklahoma 13 3   .813 30 6   .833
No. 9 Missouri 12 4   .750 31 7   .816
Kansas State 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Texas 9 7   .563 23 12   .657
Texas A&M 9 7   .563 24 10   .706
Oklahoma State 9 7   .563 23 12   .657
Nebraska 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Baylor 5 11   .313 24 15   .615
Iowa State 4 12   .250 15 17   .469
Texas Tech 3 13   .188 14 19   .424
Colorado 1 15   .063 9 22   .290
2009 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2008–09 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team finished 31–7 and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. Led by head coach Mike Anderson, Mizzou finished third in the Big 12 with a conference record of 12–4 and also won the Big 12 men's basketball tournament for the first time in school history.

Pre-Season

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Following a .500 season in 2007–08 season, the Tigers revamped their offense with five freshmen and two transfers. The Tigers basketball team was not heralded with much in the way of high hopes coming into the 2008–09 season. Most preseason polls had Missouri finishing in the bottom-half of the Big 12 Conference, including Athlon Sports[2] and the Big 12 coaches.[3]

As a way to get in some much needed extra practice, coach Mike Anderson accepted an invitation to play three exhibition games in Canada in late August.[4] In the first game of the tour, Missouri defeated the Niagara All-Stars by a score of 120–80 on August 30, 2008. The game was played at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario.[5] On August 31, 2008, in the same venue, the Tigers defeated Brock University 117–68.[6] This game gave the Missouri coaching staff and fans a nice look at the fresh faces, as Mizzou's seven newcomers combined for 66 of the Tigers' 117 points on the afternoon. The next morning, the Tigers closed out the Canadian trip by beating the Southern Ontario All-Stars by a final score of 109–92.[7]

The Tigers played two pre-season games in 2008. The first was against Lincoln (MO), winning the game 97–54. The second of their two pre-season games was against Missouri Southern, resulting in an 87–58 Tigers victory.

Recruiting

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Summer Canadian Exhibition
2008/8/30*
4:30 pm
Ontario All-Stars W 120–80 
Bob Davis Gymnasium 
St. Catharines, Ontario
2008/8/31*
1:00 pm
Brock University W 117–68 
Bob Davis Gymnasium 
St. Catharines, Ontario
2008/9/1*
9:00 am
Southern Ontario All-Stars W 109–92 
Notre Dame College School 
Welland, Ontario
Exhibition
2008/11/6*
7:00 pm
Lincoln (MO) W 97–54 
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
2008/11/11*
7:00 pm
Missouri Southern W 87–58 
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
2008/11/15*
3:30 pm
Prairie View A&M W 86–65  1–0
Mizzou Arena (5,463)
Columbia, MO
2008/11/17*
7:00 pm
Chattanooga W 103–75  2–0
Mizzou Arena (5,275)
Columbia, MO
2008/11/20*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Xavier L 71–75  2–1
Coliseo de Puerto Rico (3,217)
San Juan, PR
2008/11/21*
10:00 am
vs. Fairfield W 87–59  3–1
Coliseo de Puerto Rico 
San Juan, PR
2008/11/23*
11:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 19 USC W 83–72  4–1
Coliseo de Puerto Rico 
San Juan, PR
2008/11/30*
3:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 92–83  5–1
Mizzou Arena (5,229)
Columbia, MO
2008/12/2*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 95–41  6–1
Mizzou Arena (5,502)
Columbia, MO
2008/12/7*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
California W 93–66  7–1
Mizzou Arena (8,310)
Columbia, MO
2008/12/13*
6:00 pm
Murray State W 75–64  8–1
Mizzou Arena (8,517)
Columbia, MO
2008/12/20*
6:00 pm
Stetson W 78–44  9–1
Mizzou Arena (7,409)
Columbia, MO
2008/12/23*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 vs. Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 59–75  9–2
Scottrade Center (19,586)
St. Louis, MO
2008/12/27*
3:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 107–57  10–2
Mizzou Arena (6,793)
Columbia, MO
2008/12/27*
3:00 pm
Centenary W 80–52  11–2
Mizzou Arena (6,755)
Columbia, MO
2009/1/3*
12:00 pm
at Georgia W 83–76  12–2
Stegeman Coliseum (8,060)
Athens, GA
2009/1/6*
8:00 pm
Coppin State W 88–55  13–2
Mizzou Arena (7,244)
Columbia, MO
Big 12 Regular Season
2009/1/10
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at Nebraska L 51-56  13–3
(0–1)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,570)
Lincoln, NE
2009/1/14
8:00 pm
Colorado W 107–62  14–3
(1–1)
Mizzou Arena (9,171)
Columbia, MO
2009/1/17
12:30 pm
Iowa State W 77–46  15–3
(2–1)
Mizzou Arena (12,403)
Columbia, MO
2009/1/21
8:00 pm
at Oklahoma State W 97–95  16–3
(3–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,810)
Stillwater, OK
2009/1/24
12:30 pm
Texas Tech W 97–86  17–3
(4–1)
Mizzou Arena (13,357)
Columbia, MO
2009/1/28
8:00 pm, FSN
at Kansas State L 72–88  17–4
(4–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (9,665)
Manhattan, KS
2009/1/31
5:00 pm
Baylor W 89–72  18–4
(5–2)
Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
2009/2/4
8:30 pm, ESPN2
at No. 16 Texas W 69–65  19–4
(6–2)
Frank Erwin Center (13,095)
Austin, TX
2009/2/7
5:00 pm
at Iowa State W 82–68  20–4
(7–2)
Hilton Coliseum (11,919)
Ames, IA
2009/2/9
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 17 No. 16 Kansas
Border War
W 62–60  21–4
(8–2)
Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
2009/2/14
12:30 pm
No. 17 Nebraska W 70–47  22–4
(9–2)
Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
2009/2/21
12:30 pm
No. 11 at Colorado W 66–53  23–4
(10–2)
Coors Events Center (6,271)
Boulder, CO
2009/2/25
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 11 Kansas State W 94–74  24–4
(11–2)
Mizzou Arena (14,825)
Columbia, MO
2009/3/1
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 11 at No. 15 Kansas
Border War
L 65–90  24–5
(11–3)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
2009/3/4
8:00 pm, Big 12 Network
No. 15 No. 4 Oklahoma W 73–64  25–5
(12–3)
Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
2009/3/7
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 at Texas A&M L 86–96  25–6
(12–4)
Reed Arena (13,007)
College Station, TX
Big 12 Tournament
2009/03/11
8:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 vs. Texas Tech
Quarterfinals
W 81–60  26–6
(12–4)
Ford Center (16,786)
Oklahoma City, OK
2009/03/12
8:30 pm
No. 14 vs. Oklahoma State
Semifinals
W 67–59  27–6
(12–4)
Ford Center (15,009)
Oklahoma City, OK
2009/03/13
5:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14 vs. Baylor
Championship
W 73–60[8][9]  28–6
(12–4)
Ford Center (15,321)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Tournament
2009/03/20*
2:10 pm, CBS
No. 9 (3) vs. (14) Cornell
First Round
W 78–59  29–6
Taco Bell Arena (11,997)
Boise, Idaho
2009/03/22*
3:50 pm, CBS
No. 9 (3) vs. No. 23 (6) Marquette
Second Round
W 83–79  30–6
Taco Bell Arena (12,184)
Boise, Idaho
2009/03/27*
8:37 pm, CBS
No. 9 (3) vs. No. 3 (2) Memphis
Sweet Sixteen
W 102–91  31–6
University of Phoenix Stadium (20,201)
Glendale, AZ
2009/03/29
3:40 pm, CBS
No. 9 (3) vs. No. 5 (1) Connecticut
Elite Eight
L 75–82  31–7
University of Phoenix Stadium (18,886)
Glendale, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Roster

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Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
DeMarre Carroll 1 Forward 6–8 225 SR Birmingham, Alabama
Miguel Paul 3 Guard 6–1 172 FR Lakeland, Florida
J. T. Tiller 4 Guard 6–3 200 JR Marietta, Georgia
Leo Lyons 5 Forward 6–9 244 SR Kansas City, Kansas
Zaire Taylor 11 Guard 6–4 189 RS JR Staten Island, N.Y.
Marcus Denmon 12 Guard 6–3 185 FR Kansas City, Missouri
Michael Anderson Jr. 13 Guard 6–0 183 RS SR Birmingham, Alabama
Keith Ramsey 15 Forward 6–9 210 JR Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Laurence Bowers 21 Forward 6–8 205 FR Memphis, Tennessee
Justin Safford 23 Forward 6–8 230 SO Bloomington, Illinois
Kim English 24 Guard 6–6 200 FR Baltimore, Maryland
Jarrett Sutton 25 Guard 6–3 190 SO Kansas City, Missouri
Steve Moore 32 Center 6–9 264 FR Kansas City, Missouri
Matt Lawrence 33 Guard 6–7 203 SR Wildwood, Missouri

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP2517111115149Not released
Coaches19108121598

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Athlon Sports 2008 Big 12 Preview
  3. ^ Oklahoma Selected First In Big 12 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll
  4. ^ Kansas, Missouri Men's Basketball Experience Canada
  5. ^ Mizzou Basketball Rolls 120–80 In Canadian Opener
  6. ^ Freshmen Denmon, Paul lead Missouri to 117–68 Win Against Brock
  7. ^ Mizzou Basketball Builds Huge Advantage, Cruises To 109–92 Victory
  8. ^ "Tigers Take the Title!: Mizzou wins first conference tournament in 16 years". Archived from the original on March 20, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  9. ^ "Box score". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2009.