2008–09 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

The 2008–09 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's fourth season at BYU. The Cougars competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Marriott Center.

2008–09 BYU Cougars men's basketball
Mountain West Regular Season Co–Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	25–8 (12–4 Mountain West)
Head coach	Dave Rose
Assistant coaches	Dave Rice John Wardenburg Terry Nashif
Home arena	Marriott Center
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
BYU	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Utah †	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
New Mexico	12	–	4		.750			22	–	12		.647
San Diego State	11	–	5		.688			26	–	10		.722
UNLV	9	–	7		.563			21	–	11		.656
Wyoming	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
TCU	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
Colorado State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	22		.290
Air Force	0	–	16		.000			10	–	21		.323
† Mountain West tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Source^[1]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Charles Abouo	6'5"	210	G/F	Fr.	Abidjan		Côte d'Ivoire		Brewster Academy
2	Lamont Morgan Jr.	5'10"	170	G	Jr.	Pomona, California		United States		Diamond Ranch HS Saddleback CC
4	Jackson Emery	6'3"	185	G	So.	Alpine, Utah		United States		Lone Peak HS
5	Archie Rose	6'5"	210	G	Sr.	Nassau		Bahamas		Lee College
15	James Anderson	6'10"	230	F/C	Fr.	Page, Arizona		United States		Page HS
20	Matt Pinegar	6'0"	190	G	Fr.	Provo, Utah		United States		Timpview HS
30	Lee Cummard	6'7"	190	G	Sr.	Mesa, Arizona		United States		Mesa HS
32	Jimmer Fredette	6'2"	195	G	So.	Glens Falls, New York		United States		Glens Falls HS
34	Noah Hartsock	6'8"	215	F	Fr.	Bartlesville, Oklahoma		United States		Bartlesville HS
35	Michael Boswell	6'9"	215	F	Fr.	Aloha, Oregon		United States		Aloha HS
45	Jonathan Tavernari	6'6"	215	G/F	Jr.	São Bernardo do Campo		Brazil		Bishop Gorman HS
53	Gavin MacGregor	6'10"	240	F/C	Sr.	Ridgecrest, California		United States		Burroughs HS
54	Chris Miles	6'11"	235	F/C	Jr.	Provo, Utah		United States		Timpview HS

Schedule and results

Source^[2]

• All times are Mountain

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2008* 7:05pm, BYU TV		Concordia	W 96–54		Marriott Center (7,223) Provo, UT
11/11/2008* 7:30pm, BYU TV		Georgetown College	W 80–53		Marriott Center (7,302) Provo, UT
Regular Season
11/14/2008* 7:05pm		Long Beach State	W 75–65	1–0	Marriott Center (15,753) Provo, UT
11/18/2008* 8:05pm		at Pepperdine	W 82–53	2–0	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,642) Malibu, CA
11/20/2008* 7:30pm, BYU TV		North Florida Basketball Travelers Invitational	W 74–41	3–0	Marriott Center (7,778) Provo, UT
11/21/2008* 8:30pm, BYU TV		Rice Basketball Travelers Invitational	W 83–52	4–0	Marriott Center (9,277) Provo, Utah
11/22/2009* 8:30pm, BYU TV		Cal Poly Basketball Travelers Invitational	W 76–64	5–0	Marriott Center (7,782) Provo, UT
11/29/2008* 7:05pm, BYU TV		at Idaho State	W 85–65	6–0	Holt Arena (4,374) Pocatello, ID
12/03/2008* 7:05pm, BYU TV/KJZZ		at Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 92–62	7–0	Dee Events Center (5,672) Ogden, UT
12/6/2008* 5:07pm, BYU TV/KJZZ		vs. Utah State Oquirrh Bucket Battle	W 68–63	8–0	EnergySolutions Arena (13,890) Salt Lake City, UT
12/10/2008* 8:05pm, The Mtn.		Boise State	W 94–56	9–0	Marriott Center (10,506) Provo, UT
12/13/2008* 8:05pm, The Mtn.		Portland	W 91–76	10–0	Marriott Center (9,418) Provo, UT
12/20/2008* 2:30pm, FSN		vs. No. 20 Arizona State Stadium Shootout	L 75–76	10–1	University of Phoenix Stadium (10,431) Glendale, AZ
12/30/2008* 7:05pm, CBSCS		at Tulsa	W 74–68	11–1	Reynolds Center (5,545) Tulsa, OK
01/03/2009* 6:05pm, The Mtn.		No. 6 Wake Forest	L 87–94	11–2	Marriott Center (23,096) Provo, UT
01/06/2009* 7:35pm		Western Oregon	W 85–64	12–2	Marriott Center (8,885) Provo, UT
01/10/2009 1:00pm, The Mtn.		at Colorado State	W 86–60	13–2 (1–0)	Moby Arena (2,958) Fort Collins, CO
01/13/2009 8:05pm, The Mtn.		TCU	W 73–61	14–2 (2–0)	Marriott Center (11,065) Provo, Utah
01/17/2009 2:00pm, Versus		at New Mexico	L 62–81	14–3 (2–1)	University Arena (15,277) Albuquerque, NM
01/21/2009 8:05pm, CBSCS		UNLV	L 70–76	14–4 (2–2)	Marriott Center (12,853) Provo, UT
01/24/2009 7:05pm, The Mtn.		San Diego State	W 77–71	15–4 (3–2)	Marriott Center (13,871) Provo, UT
01/27/2009 6:05pm, The Mtn.		at Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 88–94 OT	15–5 (3–3)	Huntsman Center (12,250) Salt Lake City, UT
01/31/2009 4:05pm, The Mtn.		Wyoming	W 84–60	16–5 (4–3)	Marriott Center (16,347) Provo, UT
02/03/2009 6:05pm, The Mtn.		at Air Force	W 71–50	17–5 (5–3)	Clune Arena (2,743) Colorado Springs, CO
02/11/2009 6:05pm, The Mtn.		Colorado State	W 94–60	18–5 (6–3)	Marriott Center (11,772) Provo, UT
02/14/2009 7:05pm, The Mtn.		at TCU	W 79–63	19–5 (7–3)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,807) Fort Worth, TX
02/17/2009 8:05pm, The Mtn.		New Mexico	W 73–62	20–5 (8–3)	Marriott Center (12,911) Provo, Utah
02/21/2009 9:00pm, CBS C		at UNLV	L 75–74	20–6 (8–4)	Thomas & Mack Center (18,523) Paradise, NV
02/24/2009 8:35pm, The Mtn.		at San Diego State	W 69–59	21–6 (9–4)	Cox Arena (9,631) San Diego, CA
02/28/2009 3:06pm, CBSCS		Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 63–50	22–6 (10–4)	Marriott Center (20,120) Provo, UT
03/04/2009 7:05pm, The Mtn.		at Wyoming	W 78–68	23–6 (11–4)	Arena-Auditorium (6,749) Laramie, WY
03/07/2009 7:05pm, The Mtn.		Air Force	W 54–49	24–6 (12–4)	Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, UT
Mountain West Conference Tournament
03/12/2009 12:00pm, The Mtn.	No. 25	vs. Air Force Quarterfinals	W 80–69	25–6	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
03/13/2009 6:00pm, CBSCS	No. 25	vs. San Diego State	L 62–64	25–7	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
03/19/2009* 10:30am, CBS		vs. Texas A&M First Round	L 66–79	25–8	Wachovia Center  Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

See also: 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

1. http://www.byucougars.com/Roster.jsp?YEARLY=2009&SP=111&ALLTIME=%5B‍%5D
2. "2008-09 Schedule". Archived from the original on August 2, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.