2008–09 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2008–09 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's inaugural season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 23–12, 9–7 in Big 12 play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2009 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning an 8 seed in the East Region, where they advanced to the Second Round by defeating 9 seed Tennessee 77–75. The Cowboy's fell in the Second Round to 1 seed Pittsburgh.

2008–09 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2008–09 record23–12 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Butch Pierre
  • Chris Ferguson
  • Steve Middleton
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Kansas14–2 .875  27–8  .771
No. 7 Oklahoma13–3 .813  30–6  .833
No. 9 Missouri †12–4 .750  31–7  .816
Kansas State9–7 .563  22–12  .647
Texas9–7 .563  23–12  .657
Texas A&M9–7 .563  24–10  .706
Oklahoma State9–7 .563  23–12  .657
Nebraska8–8 .500  18–13  .581
Baylor5–11 .313  24–15  .615
Iowa State4–12 .250  15–17  .469
Texas Tech3–13 .188  14–19  .424
Colorado1–15 .063  9–22  .290
† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Pre-Season

In the Big 12 preseason polls, released October 7, Oklahoma State was selected to finish sixth in the Big 12 coaches poll.[2]

Roster

Source[3]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Byron Eaton 5'11" 210 G Sr. Dallas, TX, U.S. Lincoln HS
1 Terrel Harris 6'5" 205 G Sr. Garland, TX, U.S. South Garland HS
2 Obi Muonelo 6'5" 220 G Jr. Edmond, OK, U.S. Santa Fe HS
4 Anthony Brown 6'6" 225 F Sr. Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Carl Albert State
12 Keiton Page 5'9" 170 G Fr. Pawnee, OK, U.S. Pawnee HS
15 Nick Sidorakis 6'4" 185 G Jr. Jenks, OK, U.S. Jenks HS
22 Teeng Akol 6'11" 220 G
C
Fr. Wian, South Sudan, South Sudan
Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
IMG Academy
23 James Anderson 6'6" 210 G So. Junction City, AR, U.S. Junction City HS
25 Garrett Thomas 6'2" 180 G Jr. Edmond, OK, U.S. Edmond Memorial HS
31 Blaine Booher 6'4" 180 G Fr. Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. Putnam City HS
32 Ibrahima Thomas 6'11" 235 F
C
So. Merced, California, U.S. Stone Ridge Christian HS
33 Marshall Moses 6'7" 255 F So. Aiken, SC, U.S. The Patterson School
44 Malcoln Kirkland 6'7" 265 F So. Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. Northside HS
45 Greg Hughes 6'8" 225 F Fr. Forney, TX, U.S.
53 Nolan Cox 6'6" 200 G Fr. Highland Village, TX, U.S. Marcus HS
55 Scott Warner 6'11" 220 C So. Berryhill, OK, U.S.

Schedule and results

Source [4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2008*
UTSA W 76–57  1–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,733)
Stillwater, OK
11/17/2008*
North Texas W 100–88  2–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,681)
Stillwater, OK
11/20/2008*
Tulsa W 91–73  3–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,041)
Stillwater, OK
11/23/2008*
Grambling State W 91–60  4–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,753)
Stillwater, OK
11/27/2009*
7:00pm
vs. Gonzaga L 71–83  4–1
The Milk House (4,644)
Bay Lake, Florida
11/28/2009*
vs. Michigan State L 79–94  4–2
The Milk House (4,658)
Bay Lake, Florida
11/30/2008*
vs. Siena W 77–68  5–2
The Milk House (3,768)
Bay Lake, Florida
12/4/2008*
at Washington L 65–83  5–3
Bank of America Arena (7,789)
Seattle, WA
12/14/2008*
at Texas A&M&-Corpus Christi W 82–59  6–3
American Bank Center (2,380)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/17/2008*
Mercer W 104–74  7–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,427)
Stillwater, OK
12/20/2008*
vs. Rhode Island
All-College Basketball Classic
W 86–82  8–1
Ford Center (8,502)
Oklahoma City, OK
12/29/2008*
Arkansas State W 76–53  9–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,082)
Stillwater, OK
1/3/2009*
Northwestern State W 122–73  10–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,831)
Stillwater, OK
1/6/2009*
Savannah State W 83–56  11–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,054)
Stillwater, OK
1/10/2009
Texas A&M W 72–61  12–3 (1–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,264)
Stillwater, OK
1/17/2009
at No. 21 Baylor L 92–98 OT 12–4 (1–1)
Ferrell Center (8,651)
Waco, Texas
1/21/2009
Missouri L 95–97  12–5 (1–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,810)
Stillwater, OK
1/24/2009
at Nebraska W 76–74 OT 13–5 (2–2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,287)
Lincoln, Nebraska
1/26/2009
No. 4 Oklahoma L 81–89  13–6 (2–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,500)
Stillwater, OK
1/31/2009
at Texas A&M L 64–76  13–7 (2–4)
Reed Arena (11,178)
College Station, Texas
2/4/2009
Texas Tech W 81–80  14–7 (3–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,749)
Stillwater, OK
2/7/2009
at No. 21 Kansas L 67–78  14–8 (3–5)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
2/10/2009
at Texas L 74–99  14–9 (3–6)
Frank Erwin Center (13,545)
Austin, Texas
2/14/2009
Iowa State W 86–67  15–9 (4–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,124)
Stillwater, OK
2/18/2009
at Texas Tech W 92–82  16–9 (5–6)
United Spirit Arena (10,055)
Lubbock, Texas
2/21/2009
No. 22 Baylor W 84–74  17–9 (6–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,637)
Stillwater, OK
2/25/2009
at Colorado W 76–55  18–9 (7–6)
CU Events Center (4,288)
Boulder, Colorado
2/28/2009
No. 25 Texas W 68–59  19–9 (8–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,745)
Stillwater, OK
3/3/2009
No. 23 Kansas State W 77–71  20–9 (9–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,106)
Stillwater, OK
3/7/2009
at No. 4 Oklahoma L 78–82  20–10 (9–7)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,483)
Norman, Oklahoma
2009 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
3/11/2009
vs. Iowa State
First Round
W 81–67  21–10
Ford Center (15,580)
Oklahoma City
3/12/2009
vs. No. 6 Oklahoma
Quarterfinals
W 71–70  22–10
Ford Center (16,786)
Oklahoma City
3/13/2009
 Big 12 Network
vs. No. 14 Missouri
Semifinals
L 59–67  22–11
Ford Center (15,009)
Oklahoma City
2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
3/20/2009
 CBS
vs. Tennessee
First Round
W 77–75  23–11
University of Dayton Arena (12,499)
Dayton, Ohio
3/22/2009
6:15pm, CBS
vs. Pittsburg
Second Round
L 76–84  23–12
University of Dayton Arena (12,596)
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. https://big12sports.com/news/2008/10/7/1598264.aspx
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/okstate.com/documents/2015/8/26/MBB_2008_09.pdf
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