2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern
2008–09 record	22–14 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Gillispie
Assistant coach	Jeremy Cox
Assistant coach	Glynn Cyprien
Assistant coach	Tracy Webster
Home arena	Rupp Arena

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
#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 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2008–2009. The team's head coach was Billy Gillispie, who was in his second and final year as coach. The Wildcats play their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The team's season started with a controversial early Midnight Madness event on October 10, 2008 which is not the traditional date for celebration that coincides with the first day of NCAA-sanctioned regular practice sessions that occurred on October 17, 2008.

On March 15, 2009, the Wildcats accepted a bid to the 2009 National Invitation Tournament, ending a streak of 17 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship dating back to 1992.^[1]

Roster

2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	1	Miller, DariusDarius Miller	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mason County	Maysville, Kentucky
1.5 !G	2	Scherbenske, MattMatt Scherbenske	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Oak Hill Academy (VA)/Oral Roberts	Lexington, Kentucky
1.5 !G	3	Galloway, KevinKevin Galloway	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sacramento/Southern Idaho	Sacramento, California
3.5 !F	5	Harris, RamonRamon Harris	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	3.0 !Jr	West Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska
1.5 !G	10	Slone, LandonLandon Slone	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Paintsville	Paintsville, Kentucky
1.5 !G	11	Delph, AdamAdam Delph	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pleasure Ridge Park	Louisville, Kentucky
1.5 !G	12	Krebs, MarkMark Krebs	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Newport Central Catholic	Newport, Kentucky
1.5 !G	13	Porter, MichaelMichael Porter	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Modesto Christian	Modesto, California
1.5 !G	14	Halsell, MarkMark Halsell	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Charles/Southwestern Illinois	St. Charles, Missouri
3.5 !F	15	Stewart, A.J.A.J. Stewart	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2.0 !So	Arlington Country Day	Jacksonville, Florida
3.5 !F	21	Stevenson, PerryPerry Stevenson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lafayette	Lafayette, Louisiana
1.5 !G	23	Meeks, JodieJodie Meeks	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Norcross	Norcross, Georgia
1.5 !G	25	Williams, DonaldDonald Williams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Progressive Christian Academy	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1.5 !G	30	Perry, DwightDwight Perry	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southern	Durham, North Carolina
3.5 !F	33	Pilgrim, MattMatt Pilgrim	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bridgton Academy/Hampton	Cincinnati, Ohio
1.5 !G	34	Liggins, DeAndreDeAndre Liggins	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Findlay Prep (NV)	Chicago, Illinois
5.0 !C	43	Carter, JaredJared Carter	86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	277 lb (126 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Scott County	Georgetown, Kentucky
3.5 !F	54	Patterson, PatrickPatrick Patterson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Huntington	Huntington, West Virginia
5.0 !C	55	Harrellson, JoshJosh Harrellson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Charles/Southwestern Illinois	St. Charles, Missouri

Head coach

Billy Gillispie (Texas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

2008 signees

2008 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
DeAndre Liggins G	Chicago, Illinois	Findlay Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jun 27, 2007
DeAndre Liggins G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Darius Miller G/F	Maysville, Kentucky	Mason County	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sep 7, 2007
Darius Miller G/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Kevin Galloway G/F	Sacramento, California	College of Southern Idaho	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Mar 10, 2008
Kevin Galloway G/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: n/a
Josh Harrellson C	St. Charles, Missouri	Southwestern Illinois Community College	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Apr 29, 2008
Josh Harrellson C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: n/a
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15 Rivals: 21
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: "Kentucky 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11. "2008 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11.

2008–09 schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 3, 2008* 7:00 PM, FSN South		Missouri-Saint Louis	W 111–53	0–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
November 7, 2008* 7:00 PM, FSN South		Ouachita Baptist	W 94–72	0–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 14, 2008* 7:00 PM, FSN South		VMI	L 103–111	0–1	Rupp Arena (22,579) Lexington, KY
November 18, 2008* 9:00 PM, ESPN		at #1 North Carolina	L 58–77	0–2	Dean Smith Center (21,538) Chapel Hill, NC
November 22, 2008* 12:00 PM, FSN South		Delaware State 2008 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational	W 71–42	1–2	Rupp Arena (21,594) Lexington, KY
November 24, 2008* 7:00 PM, FSN South		Longwood 2008 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational	W 91–57	2–2	Rupp Arena (20,105) Lexington, KY
November 28, 2008* 11:59 PM, ESPNU		vs. Kansas State 2008 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational	W 74–72	3–2	Orleans Arena (5,000) Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2008* 10:30 PM, ESPN2		vs. West Virginia 2008 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational	W 54–43	4–2	Orleans Arena (5,500) Las Vegas, NV
December 3, 2008* 7:00 PM, FSN South		Lamar	W 103–61	5–2	Rupp Arena (21,350) Lexington, KY
December 6, 2008* 5:00 PM, ESPN		#22 Miami (FL)	L 67–73	5–3	Rupp Arena (24,109) Lexington, KY
December 7, 2008* 3:00 PM, FSN South		Mississippi Valley State	W 88–65	6–3	Rupp Arena (21,476) Lexington, KY
December 13, 2008* 4:00 PM, CBS		Indiana	W 72–54	7–3	Rupp Arena (23,767) Lexington, KY
December 20, 2008* 12:00 PM, FSN South		Appalachian State	W 93–69	8–3	Freedom Hall (10,173) Louisville, KY
December 22, 2008* 7:00 PM, FSN South		Tennessee State	W 102–58	9–3	Rupp Arena (21,958) Lexington, KY
December 27, 2008* 3:00 PM, FSN South		Florida Atlantic	W 76–69	10–3	Rupp Arena (24,018) Lexington, KY
December 29, 2008* 7:00 PM, FSN South		Central Michigan	W 84–52	11–3	Rupp Arena (22,944) Lexington, KY
January 4, 2009* 4:30 PM, CBS		at #18 Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	L 71–74	11–4	Freedom Hall (20,078) Louisville, KY
SEC Regular Season
January 10, 2009 2:00 PM, Raycom		Vanderbilt	W 70–60	12–4 (1–0)	Rupp Arena (24,249) Lexington, KY
January 13, 2009 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Tennessee	W 90–72	13–4 (2–0)	Thompson-Boling Arena (20,474) Knoxville, TN
January 18, 2009 9:00 PM, Raycom		at Georgia	W 68–45	14–4 (3–0)	Stegeman Coliseum (9,090) Athens, GA
January 21, 2009 9:00 PM, Raycom		Auburn	W 73–64	15–4 (4–0)	Rupp Arena (22,760) Lexington, KY
January 24, 2009 3:00 PM, Raycom		at Alabama	W 61–51	16–4 (5–0)	Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 27, 2009 7:00 PM, ESPN	#24	at Ole Miss	L 80–85	16–5 (5–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum (6,852) Oxford, MS
January 31, 2009 3:00 PM, Raycom	#24	South Carolina	L 77–78	16–6 (5–2)	Rupp Arena (24,322) Lexington, KY
February 3, 2009 7:00 PM, Raycom		Mississippi State	L 57–66	16–7 (5–3)	Rupp Arena (21,940) Lexington, KY
February 10, 2009 9:00 PM, ESPN		Florida	W 68–65	17–7 (6–3)	Rupp Arena (24,355) Lexington, KY
February 14, 2009 1:00 PM, CBS		at Arkansas	W 79–63	18–7 (7–3)	Bud Walton Arena (19,041) Fayetteville, AR
February 17, 2009 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Vanderbilt	L 64–77	18–8 (7–4)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
February 21, 2009 1:00 PM, CBS		Tennessee	W 77–58	19–8 (8–4)	Rupp Arena (24,394) Lexington, KY
February 25, 2009 7:00 PM, Raycom		at South Carolina	L 59–77	19–9 (8–5)	Colonial Life Arena (16,035) Columbia, SC
February 28, 2009 4:00 PM, CBS		#18 LSU	L 70–73	19–10 (8–6)	Rupp Arena (24,411) Lexington, KY
March 4, 2009 8:00 PM, Raycom		Georgia Senior Night	L 85–90	19–11 (8–7)	Rupp Arena (23,889) Lexington, KY
March 7, 2009 2:00 PM, CBS		at Florida	L 53–60	19–12 (8–8)	O'Connell Center (12,131) Gainesville, FL
2009 SEC Tournament
March 12, 2009 1:00 PM, Raycom		vs. Ole Miss SEC Tournament First Round	W 71–58	20–12	St. Pete Times Forum (N/A) Tampa, FL
March 13, 2009 1:00 PM, Raycom		vs. #16 LSU SEC Tournament Quarterfinals	L 67–58	20–13	St. Pete Times Forum (N/A) Tampa, FL
2009 NIT
March 17, 2009* 9:30 PM, ESPN		UNLV NIT First Round	W 70–60	21–13	Memorial Coliseum (8,327) Lexington, KY
March 23, 2009* 7:00 PM, ESPN		at Creighton NIT Sweet Sixteen	W 65–63	22–13	Qwest Center Omaha (16,984) Omaha, NE
March 25, 2009* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at Notre Dame NIT Quarterfinals	L 77–67	22–14	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,636) Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season honors and awards

All-SEC

Team	Player	Position
First	Jodie Meeks	Guard
First	Patrick Patterson	Forward
All-SEC

SEC Player of the Week

Date	Player	Position
12/1 ^[2]	Jodie Meeks	Guard
12/22 ^[3]	Jodie Meeks	Guard
12/29 ^[4]	Patrick Patterson	Forward
1/19 ^[4]	Jodie Meeks	Guard
2/16 ^[5]	Jodie Meeks	Guard
SEC Player of the Week

SEC Freshman of the Week

Date	Player	Position
12/8 ^[6]	DeAndre Liggins	Guard
SEC Freshman of the Week

Pre-Season All-SEC

Team	Player	Position
First	Patrick Patterson	Forward
Second	Jodie Meeks	Guard
All-SEC

Class of 2009 signees

The signees who formed the 2009-10 recruiting classes are considered one of the best all-time recruiting classes ^[7]

2009 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John Wall G	Raleigh, North Carolina	Word of God	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	May 18, 2009
John Wall G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98
DeMarcus Cousins F	Mobile, Alabama	LeFlore	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Apr 8, 2009
DeMarcus Cousins F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98
Daniel Orton C	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Bishop McGuinness	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Oct 12, 2008
Daniel Orton C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Eric Bledsoe G	Birmingham, Alabama	Parker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 6, 2009
Eric Bledsoe G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
Jon Hood G	Madisonville, Kentucky	Madisonville-North Hopkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 25, 2008
Jon Hood G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Darnell Dodson G/F	Greenbelt, Maryland	Miami-Dade CC	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 22, 2009
Darnell Dodson G/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 Rivals: 1 ESPN: 1
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: "Kentucky 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28. "2009 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28.

References

↑ Kentucky-UNLV Preview Article from ukathletics.com, retrieved 03-19-2009. Archived 2009-06-02.
↑ http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=3&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=11879&change_well_id=2
↑ http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=3&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=11980&change_well_id=2
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↑ http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=3&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=11920&change_well_id=2
↑ DeCourcy, Mike (19 May 2009). "With Wall Kentucky could have all-time recruiting class". SportingNews.com. Retrieved 15 April 2010.

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)

Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana

People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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