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2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–25 (1–17 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Michigan State 15 3   .833 31 7   .816
No. 17 Purdue 11 7   .611 27 10   .730
Illinois 11 7   .611 24 10   .706
Penn State 10 8   .556 27 11   .711
Ohio State 10 8   .556 22 11   .667
Wisconsin 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Minnesota 9 9   .500 22 11   .667
Michigan 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Northwestern 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
Iowa 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Indiana 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
2009 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

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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

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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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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 November 21, 2011.

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/15/08*
7:00pm, BTN
Northwestern State W 85–65  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
11/18/08*
6:30pm, BTN
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
at 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
TCU W 66–56  5–4
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/13/08*
4:00pm, CBS
at Kentucky L 54–72  5–5
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
12/22/08*
9:00pm, BTN
Northeastern L 42–55  5–6
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/28/08*
6:00pm, BTN
Lipscomb L 69–74  5–7
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
01/03/09
4:30pm, BTN
at Iowa L 60–65  5–8
(0–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
01/07/09
6:30pm, BTN
Michigan L 66–72 OT 5–9
(0–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
01/10/09
3:00pm, BTN
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 45–76  5–10
(0–3)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
01/13/09
7:00pm, ESPN
at Ohio State L 53–77  5–11
(0–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/17/09
6:00pm, BTN
Penn State L 55–65  5–12
(0–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
01/25/09
12:00pm, BTN
No. 21 Minnesota L 63–67  5–13
(0–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
01/28/09
8:30pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 75–77  5–14
(0–7)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
01/31/09
4:00pm, ESPN2
Ohio State L 81–93  5–15
(0–8)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
02/04/09
6:30pm, BTN
Iowa W 68–60  6–15
(1–8)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
02/07/09
4:00pm, ESPN
at No. 14 Michigan State L 47–75  6–16
(1–9)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
02/10/09
9:00pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 54–62  6–17
(1–10)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
02/15/09
1:00pm, CBS
No. 20 Illinois
Rivalry
L 52–65  6–18
(1–11)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
02/19/09
9:00pm, ESPN
Wisconsin L 51–68  6–19
(1–12)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
02/21/09
2:00pm, BTN
at 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
Northwestern L 53–75  6–21
(1–14)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
02/28/09
6:00pm, BTN
at Penn State L 58–61  6–22
(1–15)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
03/03/09
7:00pm, ESPN
No. 8 Michigan State L 59–64  6–23
(1–16)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
03/08/09
7:00pm, BTN
at Wisconsin L 61–85  6–24
(1–17)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Big Ten tournament
03/12/09
5:00pm, ESPN2
(11) vs. (6) 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.

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