2008–09 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

2008–09 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East
Record11–21 (2–16 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Craig Carter
  • Darren Savino
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons
2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Fred Hill, then in his 3rd season with the Scarlet Knights. The team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, and is a member of the Big East Conference. The Scarlet Knights finished 15th in the conference's regular season, and were defeated in the first round in the Big East tournament, falling to Notre Dame 61–50.

Preseason

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Gregory Echenique
C 		Guatire St. Benedict's Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Mar 24, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Patrick Jackson
SF 		New York City, New York Boys & Girls HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 20, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Christian Morris
C 		South Kent, Connecticut South Kent School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Jul 16, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Mike Rosario
SG 		Jersey City, New Jersey St. Anthony HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 6, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19   Rivals: 30
  • 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:

  • "Rutgers 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  • "2008 Rutgers Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  • "Rutgers Basketball Recruiting 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.

Roster

2008–09 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Corey Chandler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Newark, New Jersey
G 31 Mike Coburn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mount Vernon, New York
F 0 Gregory Echenique 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Guatire Venezuela
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 14*
7:30 pm 		Caldwell W 91–56 
RAC (2,264)
Piscataway, New Jersey
Regular season
November 14*
8:00 pm 		Marist
Garden State Challenge 		W 63–61  1–0
 RAC (4,822)
Piscataway, New Jersey
November 16*
4:00 pm 		at Delaware
Garden State Challenge 		W 85–77  2–0
 Bob Carpenter Center (3,381)
Newark, Delaware
November 21*
8:00 pm 		Robert Morris
Garden State Challenge 		W 69–55  3-0
 RAC (4,752)
Piscataway, New Jersey
November 23*
2:00 pm, SNY 		St. Bonaventure
Garden State Challenge 		L 63–64 OT 3–1
 RAC (4,018)
Piscataway, New Jersey
November 26*
7:30 pm 		Lehigh L 71–76  3–2
 RAC (4,399)
Piscataway, New Jersey
November 30*
2:00 pm 		Saint Peter's W 68–47  4–2
 RAC (3,864)
Piscataway, New Jersey
December 3*
7:00 pm 		at Rider W 66–62  5–2
 Sovereign Bank Arena (3,126)
Trenton, New Jersey
December 6*
2:00 pm 		Binghamton L 56–66  5–3
 RAC (4,076)
Piscataway, New Jersey
December 10*
7:00 pm 		at Princeton
Rivalry 		W 49–47  6–3
 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,912)
Princeton, New Jersey
December 14*
2:00 pm 		Delaware State W 60–55  7–3
 RAC (2,967)
Piscataway, New Jersey
December 20*
2:00 pm 		Bryant W 67–37  8–3
 RAC (3,077)
Piscataway, New Jersey
December 23*
7:30 pm 		NJIT W 78–52  9–3
 RAC (2,319)
Piscataway, New Jersey
December 28*
7:45 pm, FSN/MSG+ 		at No. 1 North Carolina L 75–97  9–4
 Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 31
2:00 pm, MSG+/ESPN360 		No. 3 Pittsburgh L 72–78  9–5
(0–1) 		RAC (6,308)
Piscataway, New Jersey
January 3
7:00 pm, SNY 		at No. 2 Connecticut L 49–80  9–6
(0–2) 		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
January 7
7:30 pm, MSG+ 		No. 15 Marquette L 76–81  9–7
(0–3) 		RAC (4,112)
Piscataway, New Jersey
January 10
7:30 pm, SNY 		No. 11 Syracuse L 66–82  9–8
(0–4) 		RAC (8,079)
Piscataway, New Jersey
January 14
7:30 pm, SNY 		at Cincinnati L 59–71  9–9
(0–5) 		Fifth Third Arena (6,723)
Cincinnati
January 21
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 9 Louisville L 59–78  9–10
(0–6) 		RAC (5,178)
Piscataway, New Jersey
January 24
7:00 pm, MSG+/ESPN360 		at St. John's L 59–70  9–11
(0–7) 		Madison Square Garden (7,890)
New York City
January 29
9:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN360 		at Seton Hall L 67–70  9–12
(0–8) 		Prudential Center (8,390)
Newark, New Jersey
January 31
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		DePaul W 75–56  10–12
(1–8) 		RAC (5,020)
Piscataway, New Jersey
February 3
7:00 pm, SNY 		at Georgetown L 47–57  10–13
(1–9) 		Verizon Center (8,473)
Washington, D.C.
February 8
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		Seton Hall L 60–65  10–14
(1–10) 		RAC (6,504)
Piscataway, New Jersey
February 14
7:00 pm, SNY 		at Providence L 68–78  10–15
(1–11) 		Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,246)
Providence, Rhode Island
February 19
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 12 Villanova L 72–82  10–16
(1–12) 		The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 22
3:00 pm, SNY 		West Virginia L 56–74  10–17
(1–13) 		RAC (5,281)
Piscataway, New Jersey
February 25
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Notre Dame L 65–70  10–18
(1–14) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,203)
Notre Dame, Indiana
March 1
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		Providence L 66–73  10–19
(1–15) 		RAC (5,122)
Piscataway, New Jersey
March 3
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 25 Syracuse L 40–70  10–20
(1–16) 		Carrier Dome (21,233)
Syracuse, New York
March 7
2:00 pm, ESPN360 		South Florida W 45–42  11–20
(2–16) 		RAC (4,114)
Piscataway, New Jersey
Big East tournament
March 10
7:00 pm, MSG 		vs. Notre Dame
First Round 		L 61–50  11–21
 Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York City, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.