2008–09 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

	2008–09 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll; † Conference USA Tournament winner

Memphis Tigers men's basketball
2008–09 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
C-USA Regular Season Champions; C-USA Tournament Champions
NCAA, #2, West Region; Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Conference USA
2008–09 record	33–4 (16–0 C-USA)
Head coach	John Calipari (9th year)
Assistant coach	John Robic
Assistant coach	Orlando Antigua
Assistant coach	Josh Pastner
Home arena	FedExForum
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The 2008–09 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2008–09 college basketball season, the 88th season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by ninth-year head coach John Calipari, and they played their home games at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyreke Evans PG	Chester, PA	American Christian	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 16, 2008
Tyreke Evans PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98
Ángel García PF	Toa Baja, Puerto Rico	East Chicago Central	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 2, 2007
Ángel García PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
C. J. Henry SG	Oklahoma City, OK	Putnam City	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 26, 2008
C. J. Henry SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Roburt Sallie SG	Sacramento, CA	City College of San Francisco	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 16, 2008
Roburt Sallie SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Matt Simpkins PF	Patterson, NC	The Patterson School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jan 5, 2008
Matt Simpkins PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Wesley Witherspoon SF	Atlanta, GA	Berkmar	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 1, 2008
Wesley Witherspoon SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 Rivals: 4 ESPN: 14
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Roster

2008–09 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
F	0	Shawn Taggart	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Richmond, Virginia
G	1	Willie Kemp	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Bolivar, Tennessee
F	2	Robert Dozier	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Lithonia, Georgia
G	3	Roburt Sallie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Sacramento, California
F	4	Pierre Henderson-Niles	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	310 lb (141 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	5	Antonio Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Lynn, Massachusetts
G	10	Chance McGrady	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Auburndale, Florida
G/F	11	Wesley Witherspoon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	12	Tyreke Evans	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Chester, Pennsylvania
G	14	C. J. Henry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F	15	Matt Simpkins	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Sacramento, California
G	20	Doneal Mack	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	31	Preston Laird	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	32	Jeff Robinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Columbus, New Jersey
F	41	Ángel García	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-06-04

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
Sat, Nov 15* 7:00 pm	#13	Fairfield	W 90–63	1–0	FedExForum (17,741) Memphis, TN
Mon, Nov 17* 11:00 pm, ESPN	#13	Massachusetts	W 80–58	2–0	FedExForum (18,254) Memphis, TN
Thu, Nov 20* 3:30 pm	#13	vs. Chattanooga O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off	W 83–71	3–0	Coliseo de Puerto Rico (3,207) Hato Rey, PR
Fri, Nov 21* 6:00 pm	#13	vs. Seton Hall O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off	W 84–70	4–0	Coliseo de Puerto Rico (6,733) Hato Rey, PR
Sun, Nov 23* 6:30 pm	#13	vs. Xavier O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off	L 58–63	4–1	Coliseo de Puerto Rico (8,242) Hato Rey, PR
Tue, Dec 2* 7:00 pm	#18	Marist	W 100–61	5–1	FedExForum (17,329) Memphis, TN
Sat, Dec 13* 1:00 pm, CBS	#17	at #19 Georgetown	L 70–79 ^OT	5–2	Verizon Center (15,238) Washington, D.C.
Wed, Dec 17* 7:00 pm	#23	Arkansas-Little Rock	W 59–51	6–2	FedExForum (17,220) Memphis, TN
Sat, Dec 20* 5:00 pm, ESPN	#23	#17 Syracuse	L 65–72	6–3	FedExForum (17,091) Memphis, TN
Mon, Dec 22* 12:00 pm		Drexel	W 87–49	7–3	FedExForum (16,715) Memphis, TN
Mon, Dec 29* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Cincinnati	W 60–45	8–3	FedExForum (18,071) Memphis, TN
Wed, Dec 31* 1:00 pm		Northeastern	W 80–48	9–3	FedExForum (17,1643) Memphis, TN
Sat, Jan 3* 7:00 pm		Lamar	W 108–75	10–3	FedExForum (16,386) Memphis, TN
Wed, Jan 7 8:00 pm		Marshall	W 80–57	11–3 (1–0)	FedExForum (17,606) Memphis, TN
Sat, Jan 10 4:00 pm		at UCF	W 73–66	12–3 (2–0)	UCF Arena (9,825) Orlando, FL
Tue, Jan 13 6:30 pm, ESPN2		at Tulsa	W 55–54	13–3 (3–0)	Reynolds Center (5,936) Tulsa, OK
Sat, Jan 17 7:00 pm		UAB	W 81–68	14–3 (4–0)	FedExForum (18,456) Memphis, TN
Wed, Jan 21 8:00 pm	#22	Rice	W 80–52	15–3 (5–0)	FedExForum (17,589) Memphis, TN
Sat, Jan 24* 2:30 pm, CBS	#22	at Tennessee	W 54–52	16–3 (5–0)	Thompson-Boling Arena (21,905) Knoxville, TN
Wed, Jan 28 6:00 pm	#18	at East Carolina	W 85–64	17–3 (6–0)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,705) Greenville, NC
Sat, Jan 31 12:00 pm	#18	Houston	W 83–68	18–3 (7–0)	FedExForum (17,687) Memphis, TN
Wed, Feb 4 8:00 pm	#14	at SMU	W 79–66	19–3 (8–0)	Moody Coliseum (5,056) Dallas, TX
Sat, Feb 7* 8:00 pm, ESPN	#14	at #18 Gonzaga	W 68–50	20–3 (8–0)	Spokane Arena (11,339) Spokane, WA
Wed, Feb 11 7:00 pm	#8	Tulsa	W 63–37	21–3 (9–0)	FedExForum (17,941) Memphis, TN
Sat, Feb 14 4:00 pm	#8	at Southern Miss	W 72–47	22–3 (10–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (5,431) Hattiesburg, MS
Wed, Feb 18 7:00 pm	#5	SMU	W 90–47	23–3 (11–0)	FedExForum (17,497) Memphis, TN
Sat, Feb 21 3:00 pm, ESPN	#5	at UTEP	W 70–63	24–3 (12–0)	Don Haskins Center (11,659) El Paso, TX
Thu, Feb 26 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#5	at UAB	W 71–60	25–3 (13–0)	Bartow Arena (9,153) Birmingham, AL
Sat, Feb 28 12:00 pm	#5	Southern Miss	W 58–42	26–3 (14–0)	FedExForum (18,454) Memphis, TN
Wed, Mar 3 6:00 pm	#5	at Houston	W 69–60	27–3 (15–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion (6,049) Houston, TX
Sat, Mar 7 12:00 pm	#5	Tulane	W 74–47	28–3 (16–0)	FedExForum (18,466) Memphis, TN
2009 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Thu, Mar 12 6:00 pm	#4	vs. Tulane	W 51–41	29–3	FedExForum (12,141) Memphis, TN
Fri, Mar 13 3:00 pm	#4	vs. Houston	W 74–49	30–3	FedExForum (11,792) Memphis, TN
Sat, Mar 14 10:35 am, CBS	#4	vs. Tulsa	W 64–39	31–3	FedExForum (14,058) Memphis, TN
2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Thu, Mar 19* 11:25 am, CBS	#3 (2)	vs. (15) Cal State Northridge	W 81–70	32–3	Sprint Center (17,319) Kansas City, MO
Sat, Mar 21* 2:20 pm, CBS	#3 (2)	vs. (10) Maryland	W 89–70	33–3	Sprint Center (18,247) Kansas City, MO
Thu, Mar 26* 8:37 pm, CBS	#3 (2)	vs. #9 (3) Missouri	L 91–102	33–4	University of Phoenix Stadium (20,101) Glendale, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	13	13	18	18	17	23					22	18	14	8	5	5	5	4	3	–
Coaches	12	12	17	15	15	21	24				25	19	15	10	6	4	3	3	2	9

Notes

↑ "[1]." 2008–09 Schedule Retrieved on 17-02-2010.

[1] "[1]." 2008–09 Schedule Retrieved on 17-02-2010.

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v t e	Conf			Overall
2008–09 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Standings	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#3 Memphis†	16	0	1.000	33	4	.912
Tulsa	12	4	.750	25	11	.694
UAB	11	5	.688	22	12	.647
Houston	10	6	.625	21	12	.636
UTEP	10	6	.625	23	14	.622
UCF	7	9	.438	17	14	.548
Marshall	7	9	.438	15	17	.469
Tulane	7	9	.438	14	17	.452
East Carolina	5	11	.313	13	17	.433
Southern Miss	4	12	.250	15	17	.469
Rice	4	12	.250	10	22	.313
SMU	3	13	.188	9	21	.300
Rankings from AP Poll † Conference USA Tournament winner