2008–09 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 11th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 14–2 to capture the regular season championship for the second straight year. They also won the 2009 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West Region, they lost to No. 6 seed and AP #23 Marquette in the first round.

2008–09 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
WAC tournament champions WAC Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	30–5 (14–2 WAC)
Head coach	Stew Morrill (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Tim Duryea Chris Jones Tarvish Felton
Home arena	Smith Spectrum

2008–09 WAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah State †	14	–	2		.875			30	–	5		.857
Nevada	11	–	5		.688			21	–	13		.618
Idaho	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Boise State	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
New Mexico State	9	–	7		.563			17	–	15		.531
Louisiana Tech	6	–	10		.375			15	–	18		.455
San Jose State	6	–	10		.375			13	–	17		.433
Hawaii	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Fresno State	3	–	13		.188			13	–	21		.382
† Conference tournament winner

Roster

2008–09 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 21 Jared Quayle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Provo, Utah F 42 Tai Wesley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Provo, Utah F 55 Gary Wilkinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr South Jordan, Utah	Head coach Stew Morrill Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2008*		Montana State–Northern	W 71–50	1–0	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Nov 17, 2008*		at UC Santa Barbara	W 61–59	2–0	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, California
Nov 25, 2008*		Weber State	W 75–49	3–0	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Nov 29, 2008*		Cal Poly	W 97–57	4–0	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 2, 2008*		UC Irvine	W 74–62	5–0	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 6, 2008*		vs. BYU	L 63–68	5–1	EnergySolutions Arena  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 13, 2008*		at Utah Valley	W 69–50	6–1	McKay Events Center  Orem, Utah
Dec 17, 2008*		at Southern Utah	W 72–65	7–1	America First Event Center  Cedar City, Utah
Dec 20, 2008*		at Idaho State	W 67–57	8–1	Holt Arena  Pocatello, Idaho
Dec 22, 2008*		Utah	W 66–64	9–1	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 29, 2008*		Howard	W 85–45	10–1	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 30, 2008*		Houston Baptist	W 94–77	11–1	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 31, 2008*		Wyoming	W 90–85 OT	12–1	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
WAC Regular Season
Jan 5, 2009		Idaho	W 70–61	13–1 (1–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 8, 2009		at Louisiana Tech	W 50–37	14–1 (2–0)	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, Louisiana
Jan 10, 2009		at New Mexico State	W 77–67	15–1 (3–0)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 15, 2009		Fresno State	W 65–61	16–1 (4–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 17, 2009		Boise State	W 79–65	17–1 (5–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 22, 2009		at San Jose State	W 62–58	18–1 (6–0)	The Event Center  San Jose, California
Jan 24, 2009		at Hawaii	W 67–51	19–1 (7–0)	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 29, 2009		Nevada	W 72–61	20–1 (8–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 31, 2009		at Fresno State	W 83–77 OT	21–1 (9–0)	Save Mart Center  Fresno, California
Feb 5, 2009	No. 25	New Mexico State	W 78–59	22–1 (10–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Feb 7, 2009	No. 25	Louisiana Tech	W 60–52	23–1 (11–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Feb 12, 2009	No. 21	at Idaho	W 62–53	24–1 (12–0)	Cowan Spectrum  Moscow, Idaho
Feb 14, 2009	No. 21	at Boise State	L 56–66	24–2 (12–1)	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, Idaho
Feb 18, 2009*		Cal State Bakersfield	W 78–57	25–2	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Feb 21, 2009*		at Saint Mary's	L 64–75	25–3	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Feb 26, 2009		Hawaii	W 82–62	26–3 (13–1)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Feb 28, 2009		at Nevada	L 71–84	26–4 (13–2)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Mar 7, 2009		San Jose State	W 89–77	27–4 (14–2)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
WAC tournament
Mar 12, 2009*	(1)	vs. (9) Fresno State Quarterfinals	W 85–68	28–4	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Mar 13, 2009*	(1)	vs. (5) New Mexico State Semifinals	W 71–70	29–4	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Mar 14, 2009*	(1)	at (2) Nevada Championship	W 72–62	30–4	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2009*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 23 Marquette First Round	L 57–58	30–5	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain.

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Rankings

Main article: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings