2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record18–14 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
Seasons
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
South Carolina 10 – 6   .625 21 – 10   .677
Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618
Florida 9 – 7   .563 25 – 11   .694
Vanderbilt 8 – 8   .500 19 – 12   .613
Kentucky 8 – 8   .500 22 – 14   .611
Georgia 3 – 13   .188 12 – 20   .375
West
No. 21 LSU 13 – 3   .813 27 – 8   .771
Auburn 10 – 6   .625 24 – 12   .667
Mississippi State† 9 – 7   .563 23 – 13   .639
Alabama 7 – 9   .438 18 – 14   .563
Ole Miss 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Arkansas 2 – 14   .125 14 – 16   .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his eleventh year until his resignation January 26, 2009.[1] Philip Pearson would be the interim for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 96th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 18–14, 7–9 in SEC play, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament and were not invited to a post season tournament.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 6*
7:00 p.m. 		Faulkner W 99–53   
 Coleman Coliseum (8,705)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 13*
7:00 p.m. 		Belhaven W 97–43   
 Coleman Coliseum (8,590)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 16*
6:00 p.m. 		Mercer L 69–72  0–1
 Coleman Coliseum (8,960)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 19*
8:00 p.m. 		Florida A&M W 89–48  1–1
 Coleman Coliseum (8,853)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 24*
11:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Oregon
Maui Invitational Tournament 		L 69–92  1–2
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, Hawaii
Nov. 25*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational Tournament 		W 78–56  2–2
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, Hawaii
Nov. 26*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Saint Joseph's
Maui Invitational Tournament 		W 58–48  3–2
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, Hawaii
Dec. 7*
12:00 p.m. 		Alabama A&M W 64–56  4–2
 Coleman Coliseum (8,787)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 7*
7:00 p.m. 		Louisiana–Lafayette W 61–44  5–2
 Coleman Coliseum (8,143)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 13*
7:00 p.m., CSS 		Texas A&M L 78–86 OT 5–3
 Coleman Coliseum (9,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 17*
7:00 p.m. 		Tennessee State W 75–66  6–3
 Coleman Coliseum (8,275)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 22*
6:00 p.m. 		Chattanooga W 82–63  7–3
 Coleman Coliseum (8,511)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 28*
6:00 p.m. 		Yale W 66–63  8–3
 Coleman Coliseum (8,814)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 30*
7:00 p.m. 		Quincy W 86–58  9–3
 Coleman Coliseum (8,341)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 3*
2:00 p.m. 		Georgia Tech W 88–77  10–3
 Coleman Coliseum (9,988)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 6*
8:00 p.m., FSN 		at No. 12 Clemson L 59–66  10–4
 Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
SEC regular season
Jan. 11
12:30 p.m., SEC Network 		LSU W 66–59  11–4
(1–0) 		Coleman Coliseum (10,711)
Tuscaloosa, AL]
Jan. 14
7:00 p.m., CSS 		at Mississippi State L 74–83  11–5
(1–1) 		Humphrey Coliseum (10,104)
Starkville, MS
Jan. 17
12:30 p.m., CSS 		at Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball 		L 71–85  11–6
(1–2) 		Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (8,788)
Auburn, AL
Jan. 21
7:00 p.m., SEC Network 		Mississippi W 76–73  12–6
(2–2) 		Coleman Coliseum (10,267)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 24
2:00 p.m., SEC Network 		Kentucky L 51–61  12–7
(2–3) 		Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 29
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Arkansas L 80–89  12–8
(2–4) 		Bud Walton Arena (17,083)
Fayetteville, AR
Jan. 31
6:00 p.m., SEC Network 		Georgia W 75–70  13–8
(3–4) 		Coleman Coliseum (11,046)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 5
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Vanderbilt L 74–79  13–9
(3–5) 		Memorial Gymnasium (13,850)
Nashville, TN
Feb. 8
12:00 p.m., SEC Network 		at LSU L 62–76  13–10
(3–6) 		Maravich Center (10,578)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb. 14
2:00 p.m., SEC Network 		South Carolina L 73–75  13–11
(3–7) 		Coleman Coliseum (10,224)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 18
6:00 p.m., SUN 		at Florida L 74–83  13–12
(3–8) 		O'Connell Center (12,120)
Gainesville, FL
Feb. 21
2:00 p.m., SEC Network 		Mississippi State W 87–85 2OT 14–12
(4–8) 		Coleman Coliseum (11,297)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 25
7:00 p.m., CSS 		Arkansas W 88–67  15–12
(5–8) 		Coleman Coliseum (9,161)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 28
3:00 p.m., SEC Network 		at Mississippi W 90–69  16–12
(6–8) 		Tad Smith Coliseum (7,862)
Oxford, MS
Mar. 3
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball 		L 73–77  16–13
(6–9) 		Coleman Coliseum (13,265)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar. 8
11:00 a.m., CBS 		at Tennessee W 70–67  17–13
(7–9) 		Thompson-Boling Arena (20,493)
Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
Mar. 12
6:30 p.m., SEC Network 		(W4) vs. (E5) Vanderbilt
First Round 		W 82–75  18–13
 St. Pete Times Forum (12,152)
Tampa, FL
Mar. 13
6:30 p.m., SEC Network 		(W4) vs. (E1) Tennessee
Quarterfinals 		L 62–86  18–14
 St. Pete Times Forum (14,128)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[2].

See also

References

  1. ^ Pat Forde (January 26, 2009). "Embattled Coach Gottfried Resigns after 11 Years at Alabama". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  2. ^ "[1]." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 10, 2021.