2008–09 Baylor Bears basketball team

2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Baylor Bears men's basketball
2008–09 Baylor Bears men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Runner–Up
Conference	Big 12 South
2008–09 record	24–15 (5–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Scott Drew
Home arena	Ferrell Center
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The 2008–09 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach is Scott Drew, who served his 6th year. The team played its home games in the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX. The 2008–09 team finished the season as runner-up in the 2009 National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

Pre-Season

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Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quincy Acy PF	Mesquite, TX	Horn HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 25, 2008
Quincy Acy PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62
Artem Valov PF	Poplar Bluff, MO	Three Rivers JC	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Nov 14, 2007
Artem Valov PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Anthony Jones SF	Houston, TX	Yates	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 9, 2007
Anthony Jones SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
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Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Curtis Jerrells	0	Guard	6–1	201	Senior	Austin, TX
Kendall Wright	1	Guard	6–0	180	Freshman	Pittsburg, TX
Duran Diaz	2	Guard/Forward	6–3	201	Sophomore	Kennedale, TX
Fred Ellis	3	Forward	6–6	210	Freshman	Sacramento, CA
Quincy Acy	4	Forward	6–7	215	Freshman	Mesquite, TX
Henry Dugat	5	Guard	6–0	177	Senior	Dayton, TX
Delbert Simpson	11	Forward	6–8	224	Senior	Tyler, TX
Mamadou Diene	15	Center	7–1	246	Senior	Yeumbeul, Senegal
Kevin Rogers	23	Forward	6–9	250	Senior	Dallas, TX
LaceDarius Dunn	24	Guard	6–4	201	Sophomore	Monroe, LA
Anthony Jones	41	Forward	6–10	196	Freshman	Houston, TX
Tweety Carter	45	Guard	5–11	185	Junior	Reserve, LA
Josh Lomers	50	Center	7–0	280	Junior	Boerne, TX
Ekpe Udoh	13	Forward/Center	6–10	236	Junior	Edmond, OK

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
November 15, 2008* 7:30 pm		Paul Quinn College	W 108–50	1–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (7,065) Waco, TX
November 18, 2008* 3:00 pm, ESPN		Centenary	W 90–55	2–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (6,422) Waco, TX
November 22, 2008* 1:00 pm		Southern	W 85–43	3–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (6,000) Waco, TX
November 24, 2008* 7:00 pm		Jacksonville	W 76–68	4–0 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (6,154) Waco, TX
November 27, 2008* 10:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Providence Anaheim Classic	W 72–56	5–0 (0–0)	Anaheim Convention Center (1,157) Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2008* 11:30 am, ESPN2		vs. #14 Arizona State Anaheim Classic	W 87–78	6–0 (0–0)	Anaheim Convention Center (1,417) Anaheim, CA
November 30, 2008* 9:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. #19 Wake Forest Anaheim Classic	L 74–87	6–1 (0–0)	Anaheim Convention Center (1,877) Anaheim, CA
December 6, 2008* 10:30 pm, FSN	#24	at Washington State	W 58–52	7–1 (0–0)	Beasley Coliseum (9,038) Pullman, WA
December 13, 2008* 2:00 pm, FSNSW	#22	Prairie View A&M	W 90–63	8–1 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (5,730) Waco, TX
December 20, 2008* 8:30 pm	#21	Texas-Arlington	W 79–76	9–1 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (5,556) Waco, TX
December 22, 2008* 7:00 pm, FSNSW	#21	Hartford	W 74–59	10–1 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (5,219) Waco, TX
December 29, 2008* 7:00 pm	#19	Portland State	W 79–66	11–1 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (5,544) Waco, TX
December 31, 2008* 4:00 pm, FSNSW	#19	Jackson State	W 113–78	12–1 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (5,092) Waco, TX
January 2, 2009* 4:30 pm, FSNSW	#19	South Carolina	L 84–85	12–2 (0–0)	Ferrell Center (6,149) Waco, TX
January 10, 2009 1:45 pm, Big 12 Network	#23	Texas Tech	W 73–61	13–2 (1–0)	Ferrell Center (8,032) Waco, TX
January 14, 2009 8:30 pm, ESPN2	#21	at Texas A&M	L 73–84	13–3 (1–1)	Reed Arena (9,537) College Station, TX
January 17, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network	#21	Oklahoma State	W 98–92 (OT)	14–3 (2–1)	Ferrell Center (8,651) Waco, TX
January 21, 2009 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Kansas State	W 83–65	15–3 (3–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (9,386) Manhattan, KS
January 24, 2009 3:00 pm, ESPNU		#6 Oklahoma	L 76–95	15–4 (3–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,849) Norman, OK
January 27, 2009 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network		#11 Texas	L 72–78	15–5 (3–3)	Ferrell Center (9,151) Waco, TX
January 31, 2009 5:00 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)		at Missouri	L 72–89	15–6 (3–4)	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
February 2, 2009 8:00 pm, ESPN		#21 Kansas	L 65–75	15–7 (3–5)	Ferrell Center (9,028) Waco, TX
February 7, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Texas Tech	L 76–83	15–8 (3–6)	United Spirit Arena (10,962) Lubbock, TX
February 11, 2009 8:00 pm, ESPN2		#2 Oklahoma	L 63–78	15–9 (3–7)	Ferrell Center (8,094) Waco, TX
February 14, 2009 5:00 pm, FSNSW		Texas A&M	W 72–68	16–9 (4–7)	Ferrell Center (10,407) Waco, TX
February 21, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network		Oklahoma State	L 74–84	16–10 (4–8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,637) Stillwater, OK
February 24, 2009 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network		Iowa State	L 62–71	16–11 (4–9)	Hilton Coliseum (10,407) Ames, IA
February 28, 2009 3:00 pm, ESPNU		Colorado	W 75–57	17–11 (5–9)	Ferrell Center (7,192) Waco, TX
March 2, 2009 8:00 pm, ESPN		Texas	L 57–73	17–12 (5–10)	Frank Erwin Center (13,665) Austin, TX
March 7, 2009 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network		Nebraska	L 62–66	17–13 (5–11)	Ferrell Center (6,346) Waco, TX
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2009 11:30 am, Big 12 Network		vs. Nebraska Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament	W 65–49	18–13	Ford Center (15,413) Oklahoma City, OK
March 12, 2009 11:30 am, ESPN2		vs. #11 Kansas Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament	W 71–64	19–13	Ford Center (14,909) Oklahoma City, OK
March 13, 2009 5:30 pm, Big 12 Network		vs. Texas Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament	W 70–76	20–13	Ford Center (16,605) Oklahoma City, OK
March 14, 2009 6:00 pm, ESPN, Big 12 Network		vs. #14 Missouri Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship	L 60–73	20–14	Ford Center (15,321) Oklahoma City, OK
2009 NIT Tournament
March 18, 2009* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Georgetown 2009 National Invitation Tournament	W 74–72	21–14 (5–11)	Ferrell Center (8,424) Waco, TX
March 21, 2009* 10:00 am, ESPN		Virginia Tech 2009 National Invitation Tournament	W 84–66	22–14 (5–11)	Cassell Coliseum (6,891) Blacksburg, VA
March 24, 2009* 6:00 pm, ESPN		Auburn 2009 National Invitation Tournament	W 74–72	23–14 (5–11)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,582) Auburn, AL
March 31, 2009* 6:00 pm, ESPN		vs. San Diego State 2009 National Invitation Tournament	W 76–62	24–14 (5–11)	Madison Square Garden (11,352) New York City, NY
April 2, 2009* 6:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Penn State 2009 National Invitation Tournament	L 63–67	24–15 (5–11)	Madison Square Garden (10,254) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	24	22	21	21	19	23	21	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	24	22	20	23	21	23	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

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Venues	Marrs McLean Gymnasium (1938–1953) Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum (1953–1988) Ferrell Center (1988–present)
Culture & lore	History "Old Fite" Baylor basketball scandal Murder of Patrick Dennehy
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Kansas	14	–	2	.875	27	–	8	.771
#7 Oklahoma	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
#9 Missouri†	12	–	4	.750	31	–	7	.816
Kansas State	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Texas	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Texas A&M	9	–	7	.563	24	–	10	.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Nebraska	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	24	–	15	.615
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	17	.469
Texas Tech	3	–	13	.188	14	–	19	.424
Colorado	1	–	15	.063	9	–	22	.290

† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll