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2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

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2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record15–16 (6–10 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Filien
  • Jeremy Friel
  • Chad O'Donnell
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
Seasons
2008–09 America East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Binghamton 13 3   .813 23 9   .719
Vermont 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Boston University 11 5   .688 17 13   .567
New Hampshire 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Stony Brook 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
UMBC 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Albany 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Maine 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Hartford 2 14   .125 7 26   .212
America East tournament winner
As of March 20, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by eighth year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–10 in America East play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the 2009 America East tournament, they upset second seed Vermont in the first round before losing to sixth seed UMBC in the semifinals.[1][2]

Previous season

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The Great Danes finished the 2007–08 season 15–15, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the 2008 America East tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Boston University.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2008*
8:00 pm
No. 23 Villanova L 60–78  0–1
 13  2 tied   7  Gifford   5  Harris  The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
Nov 17, 2008*
8:30 pm
at DePaul L 64–75  0–2
 16  Johnson   9  Johnson   7  Johnson  Allstate Arena (3,502)
Chicago, IL
Nov 19, 2008*
7:00 pm
at Bryant W 76–67  1–2
 24  Ambrose   8  Ambrose   3  3 Tied  Chace Athletic Center (2,167)
Smithfield, RI
Nov 22, 2008*
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut State W 68–67  2–2
 24  Ambrose   9  Harris   4  Ambrose  SEFCU Arena (3,241)
Albany, NY
Nov 25, 2008*
7:00 pm
at Columbia W 66–49  3–2
 15  Hastings   7  2 tied   2  2 tied  Levien Gymnasium (1,010)
New York, NY
Nov 29, 2008*
7:00 pm
Penn W 73–63  4–2
 22  Raffa   7  2 tied   4  Ambrose  SEFCU Arena (2,427)
Albany, NY
Dec 1, 2008*
7:00 pm
Bryant W 57–47  5–2
 17  Raffa   8  McRae   5  Raffa  SEFCU Arena (1,971)
Albany, NY
Dec 6, 2008*
7:00 pm
at Siena
Albany Cup
L 64–71  5–3
 15  Ambrose   9  Ambrose   5  Johnson  Times Union Center (13,251)
Albany, NY
Dec 8, 2008*
7:00 pm
at Lehigh L 64–65  5–4
 21  Harris   7  2 tied   4  3 tied  Stabler Arena (638)
Bethlehem, PA
Dec 13, 2008*
7:00 pm
Canisius W 74–46  6–4
 15  Ambrose   11  Gifford   5  Ambrose  SEFCU Arena (2,748)
Albany, NY
Dec 20, 2008*
2:00 pm
at Sacred Heart W 60–59  7–4
 15  Raffa   8  Raffa   4  Johnson  William H. Pitt Center (314)
Fairfield, CT
Dec 22, 2008*
7:00 pm
at St. Francis-NY W 68–56  8–4
 14  Raffa   6  3 tied   3  Johnson  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (407)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 30, 2008*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Kansas L 43–79  8–5
 11  Raffa   6  2 tied   4  Connelly  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
American East regular season
Jan 3, 2009
2:00 pm
at Hartford L 54–64  8–6
(0–1)
 17  Harris   10  Harris   3  Ambrose  Chase Arena (1,469)
West Hartford, CT
Jan 8, 2009
7:00 pm
Boston University W 62–61  9–6
(1–1)
 19  Ambrose   11  Ambrose   4  Allen  SEFCU Arena (2,237)
Albany, NY
Jan 11, 2009
1:00 pm
at Vermont W 82–77  10–6
(2–1)
 22  Raffa   9  Harris   5  Ambrose  Patrick Gym (2,778)
Burlington, VT
Jan 14, 2009
7:00 pm
Binghamton W 72–66  11–6
(3–1)
 21  Raffa   10  Harris   3  Raffa  SEFCU Arena (3,409)
Albany, NY
Jan 17, 2009
1:00 pm
at Maine L 61–72  11–7
(3–2)
 20  Harris   9  Connelly   4  Ambrose  Alfond Arena (1,682)
Orono, ME
Jan 23, 2009
7:00 pm, MSG+
Stony Brook L 45–58  11–8
(3–3)
 14  Harris   8  Harris   3  Raffa  SEFCU Arena (2,786)
Albany, NY
Jan 25, 2009
4:00 pm
UMBC W 80–71  12–8
(4–3)
 26  Ambrose   9  Connelly   3  Raffa  SEFCU Arena (2,381)
Albany, NY
Jan 28, 2009
7:00 pm
Hartford W 59–50  13–8
(5–3)
 19  Harris   10  Harris   3  Johnson  SEFCU Arena (1,012)
Albany, NY
Feb 5, 2009
7:00 pm
at Boston University L 67–77  13–9
(5–4)
 28  Harris   12  Connelly   3  2 tied  Agganis Arena (1,345)
Boston, MA
Feb 7, 2009
7:00 pm
Vermont
Big Purple Growl
L 70–79  13–10
(5–5)
 29  Ambrose   8  Harris   5  Johnson  SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
Feb 9, 2009
7:00 pm, MSG+
at Binghamton L 75–88  13–11
(5–6)
 28  Ambrose   9  Harris   7  Johnson  Events Center (5,142)
Vestal, NY
Feb 12, 2009
7:00 pm, MSG
at Stony Brook L 47–58  13–12
(5–7)
 14  Ambrose   8  Ambrose   4  Hastings  Pritchard Gymnasium (1,412)
Stony Brook, NY
Feb 15, 2009
2:00 pm
New Hampshire L 59–78  13–13
(5–8)
 18  Harris   7  Harris   3  Raffa  SEFCU Arena (2,151)
Albany, NY
Feb 22, 2009
2:00 pm
Maine W 80–69  14–13
(6–8)
 27  Ambrose   10  Hastings   6  Johnson  SEFCU Arena (2,463)
Albany, NY
Feb 26, 2009
7:00 pm
at New Hampshire L 56–64  14–14
(6–9)
 11  Ambrose   6  Johnson   3  2 tied  Lundholm Gym (1,355)
Durham, NH
Mar 1, 2009
2:00 pm
at UMBC L 64–68  14–15
(6–10)
 19  Ambrose   11  Harris   5  Ambrose  Retriever Activities Center (3,069)
Baltimore, MD
America East tournament
Mar 7, 2009
12:00 pm
(7) (2) Vermont
Quarterfinals
W 56–52 OT 15–15
 18  Harris   10  2 tied   5  Johnson  SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
Mar 8, 2009
2:00 pm
(7) (6) UMBC
Semifinals
L 58–64  15–16
 21  Ambrose   9  Gifford   6  Johnson  SEFCU Arena (3,656)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Albany, N.Y. 56, Vermont 52". ESPN. March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2024.[dead link]
  2. ^ "UMBC 64, Albany, N.Y. 58". ESPN. March 8, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2024.[dead link]