2008–09 LSU Tigers basketball team

LSU Tigers men's basketball
2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#17
AP	#21
2008–09 record	27–8 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach	Trent Johnson
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
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Recruiting class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Bass PG	Lee, ME	Lee Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 13, 2008
Chris Bass PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Delwan Graham PF	Dunwoody, GA	Dunwoody High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 19, 2007
Delwan Graham PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Dennis Harris PF	Jonesboro, GA	Mundy's Hill High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 12, 2007
Dennis Harris PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Storm Warren PF	Monroe, LA	Richwood High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 9, 2007
Storm Warren PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked
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Roster

2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
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, Georgia
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
G	4	Chris Bass	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

Trent Johnson (Boise State)

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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, LA
2008/11/20* 7:00 p.m.		Alcorn State LSU Invitational	W 77–45	2–0	Maravich Center (8,475) Baton Rouge, LA
2008/11/23* 2:00 p.m.		Northwestern State LSU Invitational	W 91–60	3–0	Maravich Center (8,322) Baton Rouge, LA
2008/11/28* 7:00 p.m.		Centenary LSU Invitational	W 64–58	4–0	Maravich Center (8,419) Baton Rouge, LA
2008/11/30* 6:00 p.m.		Troy	W 92–57	5–0	Maravich Center (7,804) Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/2* 7:00 p.m., FSN		Cal State Fullerton	W 84–63	6–0	Maravich Center (9,043) Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/13* 7:00 p.m.		Grambling State	W 87–41	7–0	Maravich Center (8,340) Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/17* 7:00 p.m., CST		Nicholls State	W 68–56	8–0	Maravich Center (8,284) Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/20* 4:00 p.m.		at Texas A&M	L 61–72	8–1	Toyota Center (17,074) Houston, TX
2008/12/22* 7:00 p.m., CST		McNeese State	W 62–59	9–1	Maravich Center (8,604) Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/27* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		Washington State	W 64–52	10–1	Maravich Center (10,585) Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/31* 1:30 p.m., CST		Louisiana-Lafayette	W 81–79	11–1	Maravich Center (9,030) Baton Rouge, LA
2009/1/03* 7:00 p.m.		Southeastern Louisiana	W 90–61	12–1	Maravich Center (9,310) Baton Rouge, LA
2009/1/06* 8:00 p.m.		at Utah	L 61–91	12–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,170) Salt Lake City, UT
2009/1/11 12:30 p.m., LFS		Alabama	W 59–65	12–3 (0–1)	Coleman Coliseum (10,711) Tuscaloosa, AL
2009/1/14 7:00 p.m., CST		South Carolina	W 85–68	13–3 (1–1)	Maravich Center (11,393) Baton Rouge, LA
2009/1/17 3:00 p.m., LFS		at Mississippi	W 83–51	14–3 (2–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum (7,674) Oxford, MS
2009/1/21 7:00 p.m.		Mississippi State	W 81–57	15–3 (3–1)	Maravich Center (11,709) Baton Rouge, LA
2009/1/24* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		#15 Xavier	L 70–80	15–4	Maravich Center (13,839) Baton Rouge, LA
2009/1/28 7:00 p.m., LFS		at Tennessee	W 79–73	16–4 (4–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena (18,526) Knoxville, TN
2009/1/31 4:00 p.m., FSN		Arkansas	W 79–69	17–4 (5–1)	Maravich Center (12,698) Baton Rouge, LA
2009/2/4 6:30 p.m.		at Georgia	W 80–62	18–4 (6–1)	Stegeman Coliseum (6,659) Athens, GA
2009/2/8 12:00 p.m., LFS		Alabama	W 76–62	19–4 (7–1)	Maravich Center (10,578) Baton Rouge, LA
2009/2/11 7:00 p.m.		at Mississippi State	W 97–94	20–4 (8–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,226) Starkville, MS
2009/2/14 6:00 p.m., FSN		Mississippi	W 73–66	21–4 (9–1)	Maravich Center (11,425) Baton Rouge, LA
2009/2/18 7:00 p.m.	#23	Arkansas	W 72–69	22–4 (10–1)	Bud Walton Arena (16,079) Fayetteville, AR
2009/2/21 7:00 p.m.	#23	Auburn	W 79–72	23–4 (11–1)	Maravich Center (11,871) Baton Rouge, LA
2009/2/24 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#18	Florida	W 81–75	24–4 (12–1)	Maravich Center (13,345) Baton Rouge, LA
2009/2/28 3:00 p.m., CBS	#18	at Kentucky	W 73–70	25–4 (13–1)	Rupp Arena (24,411) Lexington, KY
2009/3/4 7:00 p.m., CST	#12	Vanderbilt	L 67–75	25–5 (13–2)	Maravich Center (13,249) Baton Rouge, LA
2009/3/7 3:00 p.m., LFS	#12	Auburn	L 53–69	25–6 (13–3)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (11,007) Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
2009/03/13 12:00 p.m., LFS	#20	vs. Kentucky SEC Conference Tournament	W 67–58	26–6	St. Petesburg Times Forum (13,306) Tampa, FL
2009/03/14 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	#20	vs. Mississippi State SEC Conference Tournament	L 57–67	26–7	St. Petesburg Times Forum (10,387) Tampa, FL
NCAA Tournament
2009/03/19 11:20 a.m., CBS	#21 (8)	vs. #22 (9) Butler NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional	W 75–71	27–7	Greensboro Coliseum (20,226) Greensboro, NC
2009/03/21 4:45 p.m., CBS	#21 (8)	vs. #2 (1) North Carolina NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional	L 70–84	27–8	Greensboro Coliseum (22,479) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

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