2008–09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
2008–09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Big East Conference|Big East |
Record | 23–12 (10–8 Big East) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | WVU Coliseum |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Louisville† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Pittsburgh | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Connecticut | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Villanova | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Marquette | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Syracuse | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 28 | – | 10 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2009[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
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.
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 |
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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 | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 15, 2008* 7:00 pm | Elon | W 92–47 | 1–0 | WVU Coliseum (10,250) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
November 20, 2008* 7:00 pm | Longwood | W 86–54 | 2–0 | WVU Coliseum (6,917) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
November 25, 2008* 7:00 pm | vs. Delaware State Las Vegas Invitational | W 76–42 | 3–0 | Charleston Civic Center (10,434) Charleston, WV | |||||||
November 28, 2008* 9:00 pm, ESPN360 | vs. Iowa Las Vegas Invitational | W 87–68 | 4–0 | Orleans Arena (5,000) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
November 29, 2008* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Kentucky Las Vegas Invitational Championship Game | L 43–54 | 4–1 | Orleans Arena (5,500) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
December 3, 2008* 9:00 pm, ESPN360 | at Mississippi | W 80–78 | 5–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,787) Oxford, MS | |||||||
December 6, 2008* 1:00 pm | Cleveland State | W 53–43 | 6–1 | WVU Coliseum (8,765) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
December 9, 2008* 7:00 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 23 Davidson Jimmy V Classic | L 65–68 | 6–2 | Madison Square Garden (14,675) New York, NY | |||||||
December 13, 2008* 7:00 pm | Duquesne | W 68–63 | 7–2 | A.J. Palumbo Center (3,487) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
December 20, 2008* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Miami (OH) | W 82–46 | 8–2 | WVU Coliseum (8,980) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
December 23, 2008* 7:00 pm | Radford | W 89–54 | 9–2 | WVU Coliseum (7,064) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
December 27, 2008* 4:00 pm, CBS | at No. 15 Ohio State | W 76–48 | 10–2 | Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH | |||||||
January 3, 2009 4:00 pm, ESPN360 | at Seton Hall | W 92–66 | 11–2 (1–0) | Prudential Center (8,127) Newark, NJ | |||||||
January 6, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | No. 5 Connecticut | L 55–61 | 11–3 (1–1) | WVU Coliseum (13,920) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
January 10, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN360 | No. 25 | at No. 18 Marquette | L 53–75 | 11–4 (1–2) | Bradley Center (17,085) Milwaukee, WI | ||||||
January 14, 2009* 1:00 pm | vs. Marshall Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic | W 87–76 | 12–4 | Charleston Civic Center (12,580) Charleston, WV | |||||||
January 17, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN360 | South Florida | W 62–59 | 13–4 (2–2) | WVU Coliseum (11,037) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
January 22, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 12 Georgetown | W 75–58 | 14–4 (3–2) | Verizon Center (12,875) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
January 25, 2009 4:00 pm, ESPN360 | No. 4 Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl | L 67–79 | 14–5 (3–3) | WVU Coliseum (14,329) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
January 28, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN360 | St. John's | W 75–52 | 15–5 (4–3) | WVU Coliseum (6,583) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
January 31, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN360 | at No. 7 Louisville | L 63–69 | 15–6 (4–4) | Freedom Hall (19,416) Louisville, KY | |||||||
February 4, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 20 Syracuse | L 61–74 | 15–7 (4–5) | Carrier Dome (21,069) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
February 7, 2009 4:00 pm, ESPN360 | Providence | W 86–59 | 16–7 (5–5) | WVU Coliseum (11,091) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
February 9, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 4 Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl | L 59–70 | 16–8 (5–6) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
February 13, 2009 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 Villanova | W 93–72 | 17–8 (6–6) | WVU Coliseum (12,513) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
February 18, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN360 | Notre Dame | W 79–68 | 18–8 (7–6) | WVU Coliseum (13,126) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
February 22, 2009 3:00 pm, ESPN360 | at Rutgers | W 74–56 | 19–8 (8–6) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,281) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
February 26, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN | at Cincinnati | L 61–65 | 19–9 (8–7) | Fifth Third Arena (11,332) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
March 1, 2008 4:00 pm, ESPN360 | at South Florida | W 64–50 | 20–9 (9–7) | USF Sun Dome (5,082) Tampa, FL | |||||||
March 4, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN360 | DePaul | W 82–63 | 21–9 (10–7) | WVU Coliseum (10,070) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
March 7, 2009 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 Louisville ESPN College GameDay | L 59–62 | 21–10 (10–8) | WVU Coliseum (13,089) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN | vs. Notre Dame Second Round | W 74–62 | 22–10 | Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY | |||||||
March 12, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 2 Pittsburgh Quarterfinals (Backyard Brawl) | W 74–60 | 23–10 | Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY | |||||||
March 13, 2009 9:30 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 18 Syracuse Semifinals | L 69–74 OT | 23–11 | Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 20, 2009* 3:00 pm, CBS | vs. Dayton 1st Round | L 60–68 | 23–12 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (15,794) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 25 | — | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 22 | — |
References
- ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.