2008–09 LSU Tigers basketball team

2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #17
AP #21
2008–09 record 27–8 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach Trent Johnson
Home arena Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Bass
PG
Lee, ME Lee Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 13, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Delwan Graham
PF
Dunwoody, GA Dunwoody High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 19, 2007 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Dennis Harris
PF
Jonesboro, GA Mundy's Hill High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 12, 2007 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Storm Warren
PF
Monroe, LA Richwood High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 9, 2007 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked
  • 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:

Roster

2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Bass, ChrisChris Bass 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 30 Farrer, AlexAlex Farrer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Phoenix, Arizona
F 2 Graham, DelwanDelwan Graham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
F 3 Green, GarrettGarrett Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Woodland Hills, California
F 15 Harris, DennisDennis Harris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
RS Fr Jonesboro, California
C 21 Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Montross, Virginia
F 20 Kinsley, ZachZach Kinsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 13 Martin, TerryTerry Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Monroe, Louisiana
F 1 Mitchell, TasminTasmin Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Denham Springs, Louisiana
G 11 Spencer, BoBo Spencer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 4 Bass, ChrisChris Bass 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 5 White, MalcolmMalcolm White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 10 Populist, DaronDaron Populist 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Slidell, Louisiana
G 14 Temple, GarrettGarrett Temple 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 5 Thornton, MarcusMarcus Thornton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 32 Thornton, QuintinQuintin Thornton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
F 24 Warren, StormStorm Warren 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Monroe, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-07-11

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
2008/11/15*
1:00 p.m.
Jackson State W 79–65  1–0
Maravich Center (11,511)
Baton Rouge, LA
2008/11/20*
7:00 p.m.
Alcorn State
LSU Invitational
W 77–45  2–0
Maravich Center (8,475)
Baton Rouge, LA
2008/11/23*
2:00 p.m.
Northwestern State
LSU Invitational
W 91–60  3–0
Maravich Center (8,322)
Baton Rouge, LA
2008/11/28*
7:00 p.m.
Centenary
LSU Invitational
W 64–58  4–0
Maravich Center (8,419)
Baton Rouge, LA
2008/11/30*
6:00 p.m.
Troy W 92–57  5–0
Maravich Center (7,804)
Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/2*
7:00 p.m., FSN
Cal State Fullerton W 84–63  6–0
Maravich Center (9,043)
Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/13*
7:00 p.m.
Grambling State W 87–41  7–0
Maravich Center (8,340)
Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/17*
7:00 p.m., CST
Nicholls State W 68–56  8–0
Maravich Center (8,284)
Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/20*
4:00 p.m.
at Texas A&M L 61–72  8–1
Toyota Center (17,074)
Houston, TX
2008/12/22*
7:00 p.m., CST
McNeese State W 62–59  9–1
Maravich Center (8,604)
Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/27*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
Washington State W 64–52  10–1
Maravich Center (10,585)
Baton Rouge, LA
2008/12/31*
1:30 p.m., CST
Louisiana-Lafayette W 81–79  11–1
Maravich Center (9,030)
Baton Rouge, LA
2009/1/03*
7:00 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana W 90–61  12–1
Maravich Center (9,310)
Baton Rouge, LA
2009/1/06*
8:00 p.m.
at Utah L 61–91  12–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,170)
Salt Lake City, UT
2009/1/11
12:30 p.m., LFS
Alabama W 59–65  12–3
(0–1)
Coleman Coliseum (10,711)
Tuscaloosa, AL
2009/1/14
7:00 p.m., CST
South Carolina W 85–68  13–3
(1–1)
Maravich Center (11,393)
Baton Rouge, LA
2009/1/17
3:00 p.m., LFS
at Mississippi W 83–51  14–3
(2–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,674)
Oxford, MS
2009/1/21
7:00 p.m.
Mississippi State W 81–57  15–3
(3–1)
Maravich Center (11,709)
Baton Rouge, LA
2009/1/24*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
#15 Xavier L 70–80  15–4
Maravich Center (13,839)
Baton Rouge, LA
2009/1/28
7:00 p.m., LFS
at Tennessee W 79–73  16–4
(4–1)
Thompson-Boling Arena (18,526)
Knoxville, TN
2009/1/31
4:00 p.m., FSN
Arkansas W 79–69  17–4
(5–1)
Maravich Center (12,698)
Baton Rouge, LA
2009/2/4
6:30 p.m.
at Georgia W 80–62  18–4
(6–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (6,659)
Athens, GA
2009/2/8
12:00 p.m., LFS
Alabama W 76–62  19–4
(7–1)
Maravich Center (10,578)
Baton Rouge, LA
2009/2/11
7:00 p.m.
at Mississippi State W 97–94  20–4
(8–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,226)
Starkville, MS
2009/2/14
6:00 p.m., FSN
Mississippi W 73–66  21–4
(9–1)
Maravich Center (11,425)
Baton Rouge, LA
2009/2/18
7:00 p.m.
#23 Arkansas W 72–69  22–4
(10–1)
Bud Walton Arena (16,079)
Fayetteville, AR
2009/2/21
7:00 p.m.
#23 Auburn W 79–72  23–4
(11–1)
Maravich Center (11,871)
Baton Rouge, LA
2009/2/24
8:00 p.m., ESPN
#18 Florida W 81–75  24–4
(12–1)
Maravich Center (13,345)
Baton Rouge, LA
2009/2/28
3:00 p.m., CBS
#18 at Kentucky W 73–70  25–4
(13–1)
Rupp Arena (24,411)
Lexington, KY
2009/3/4
7:00 p.m., CST
#12 Vanderbilt L 67–75  25–5
(13–2)
Maravich Center (13,249)
Baton Rouge, LA
2009/3/7
3:00 p.m., LFS
#12 Auburn L 53–69  25–6
(13–3)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (11,007)
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
2009/03/13
12:00 p.m., LFS
#20 vs. Kentucky
SEC Conference Tournament
W 67–58  26–6
St. Petesburg Times Forum (13,306)
Tampa, FL
2009/03/14
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
#20 vs. Mississippi State
SEC Conference Tournament
L 57–67  26–7
St. Petesburg Times Forum (10,387)
Tampa, FL
NCAA Tournament
2009/03/19
11:20 a.m., CBS
#21 (8) vs. #22 (9) Butler
NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional
W 75–71  27–7
Greensboro Coliseum (20,226)
Greensboro, NC
2009/03/21
4:45 p.m., CBS
#21 (8) vs. #2 (1) North Carolina
NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional
L 70–84  27–8
Greensboro Coliseum (22,479)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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