2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. The head coach was Tom Crean. The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2008–09 record6–25 (1–17 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No.  8 Michigan State153 .833  317  .816
No. 17 Purdue117 .611  2710  .730
Illinois117 .611  2410  .706
Penn State108 .556  2711  .711
Ohio State108 .556  2211  .667
Wisconsin108 .556  2013  .606
Minnesota99 .500  2211  .667
Michigan99 .500  2114  .600
Northwestern810 .444  1714  .548
Iowa513 .278  1517  .469
Indiana117 .056  625  .194
2009 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Big Ten Network included the team in a two-and-a-half-hour special that featured Midnight Madness events from several Big Ten campuses on October 17, 2008; the Indiana event to kick off the season was called "Hoosier Hysteria".[1] The Hoosiers defeated the Northwestern St. Demons on November 14 in Head Coach Tom Crean's opening game.

In November 2008, the NCAA imposed a three-year probation on the Indiana men's basketball program and upheld the school's self-imposed sanctions stemming from the actions of former head coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff. School athletic director Rick Greenspan resigned. There was no ban for the program in television, scholarships or post-season play.[2]

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Kory Barnett 30 F 6–6 186 Freshman Rochester, Indiana
Devan Dumes 33 G 6–2 188 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
Brett Finkelmeier 4 G 6–1 188 Sophomore Carmel, Indiana
Steven Gambles 24 F 6–4 220 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
Tijan Jobe 40 C 7–0 255 Junior Banjul, The Gambia
Verdell Jones III 12 G 6–5 176 Freshman Champaign, Illinois
Broderick Lewis 32 F 6–6 195 Freshman West Lafayette, Indiana
Daniel Moore 3 G 5–11 167 Freshman Carmel, Indiana
Tom Pritchard 25 F 6–9 242 Freshman Westlake, Ohio
Jeremiah Rivers 5 G 6–5 210 Junior Winter Park, Florida
Matt Roth 2 G 6–3 186 Freshman Washington, Illinois
Kipp Schutz 23 G 6–4 200 Sophomore Evansville, Indiana
Malik Story 34 F 6–5 222 Freshman Los Angeles, California
Kyle Taber 44 C 6–8 220 Senior Evansville, Indiana
Evan White 1 G 6–0 190 Freshman Fort Wayne, Indiana
Nick Williams 20 G 6–4 211 Freshman Mobile, Alabama

Coaches: Tom Crean, Tim Buckley, Bennie Seltzer, Roshown McLeod

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Devan Dumes
SG
Vincennes, IN Vincennes University 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 20, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Tijan Jobe
C
Olney, IL Olney Central CC 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) May 20, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Verdell Jones
PG
Champaign, IL Central 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 5, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Tom Pritchard
C
Lakewood, OH St. Edward 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Sep 17, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Matt Roth
SG
Metamora, IL Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 22, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Malik Story
SG
Cerritos, CA Artesia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 21, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Nick Williams
SG
Mobile, AL LeFlore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 21, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-21.

    Schedule and Results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    11/15/08*
    7:00pm, BTN
    vs. Northwestern State W 85–65  1–0
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    11/18/08*
    6:30pm, BTN
    vs. IUPUI W 60–57  2–0
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    11/24/08*
    5:30pm, ESPN2
    vs. No. 8 Notre Dame
    Maui Invitational
    L 50–88  2–1
    Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, HI
    11/25/08*
    1:30pm, ESPNU
    vs. St. Joseph's
    Maui Invitational
    L 50–84  2–2
    Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, HI
    11/26/08*
    7:00pm, ESPNU
    vs. Chaminade
    Maui Invitational
    W 81–79  3–2
    Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, HI
    11/30/08*
    4:00pm, BTN
    Cornell W 72–57  4–2
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    12/03/08*
    7:15pm, ESPN
    vs. No. 25 Wake Forest
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    L 58–83  4–3
    LJVM Coliseum 
    Winston-Salem, NC
    12/06/08*
    1:30pm, BTN
    vs. No. 11 Gonzaga
    Hartford Hall of Fame Classic
    L 54–70  4–4
    Lucas Oil Stadium 
    Indianapolis, IN
    12/10/08*
    8:00pm, ESPN2
    vs. TCU W 66–56  5–4
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    12/13/08*
    4:00pm, CBS
    vs. Kentucky L 54–72  5–5
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, KY
    12/22/08*
    9:00pm, BTN
    vs. Northeastern L 42–55  5–6
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    12/28/08*
    6:00pm, BTN
    vs. Lipscomb L 69-74  5–7
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    01/03/09
    4:30pm, BTN
    vs. Iowa L 60-65  5–8
    (0–1)
    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
    Iowa City, IA
    01/07/09
    6:30pm, BTN
    vs. Michigan L 66-72 OT 5–9
    (0–2)
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    01/10/09
    3:00pm, BTN
    vs. Illinois
    Rivalry
    L 45-76  5–10
    (0–3)
    Assembly Hall 
    Champaign, IL
    01/13/09
    7:00pm, ESPN
    vs. Ohio State L 53-77  5–11
    (0–4)
    Value City Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    01/17/09
    6:00pm, BTN
    vs. Penn State L 55-65  5–12
    (0–5)
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    01/25/09
    12:00pm, BTN
    vs. No. 21 Minnesota L 63-67  5–13
    (0–6)
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    01/28/09
    8:30pm, BTN
    vs. Northwestern L 75-77  5–14
    (0–7)
    Welsh-Ryan Arena 
    Evanston, IL
    01/31/09
    4:00pm, ESPN2
    vs. Ohio State L 81-93  5–15
    (0–8)
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    02/04/09
    6:30pm, BTN
    vs. Iowa W 68–60  6–15
    (1–8)
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    02/07/09
    4:00pm, ESPN
    vs. No. 14 Michigan State L 47-75  6–16
    (1–9)
    Breslin Center 
    East Lansing, MI
    02/10/09
    9:00pm, BTN
    vs. Minnesota L 54-62  6–17
    (1–10)
    Williams Arena 
    Minneapolis, MN
    02/15/09
    1:00pm, CBS
    vs. No. 20 Illinois
    Rivalry
    L 52-65  6–18
    (1–11)
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    02/19/09
    9:00pm, ESPN
    vs. Wisconsin L 51-68  6–19
    (1–12)
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    02/21/09
    2:00pm, BTN
    vs. No. 21 Purdue
    Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
    L 67-81  6–20
    (1–13)
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, IN
    02/25/09
    6:30pm, BTN
    vs. Northwestern L 53-75  6–21
    (1–14)
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    02/28/09
    6:00pm, BTN
    vs. Penn State L 58-61  6–22
    (1–15)
    Bryce Jordan Center 
    University Park, PA
    03/03/09
    7:00pm, ESPN
    vs. No. 8 Michigan State L 59-64  6–23
    (1–16)
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    03/08/09
    7:00pm, BTN
    vs. Wisconsin L 61-85  6–24
    (1–17)
    Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Big Ten Tournament
    03/12/09
    5:00pm, ESPN2
    vs. Penn State L 51-66  6–25
    Conseco Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, IN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    The 2008–09 season was the worst in the history of Indiana Basketball and finished with the fewest wins (6) since 1915–16. Their 1–17 conference record was the worst since the conference went to an 18-game schedule.

    See also

    References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.