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 Division I men's 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
Record23–12 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons
← 2007–08
2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Kansas 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
No. 7 Oklahoma 13 3   .813 30 6   .833
No. 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 [1]

Pre-season

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

Roster

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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

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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
(7) vs. (10) Iowa State
First Round
W 81–67  21–10
Ford Center (15,580)
Oklahoma City
3/12/2009
(7) vs. (2) No. 6 Oklahoma
Quarterfinals
W 71–70  22–10
Ford Center (16,786)
Oklahoma City
3/13/2009
 Big 12 Network
(7) vs. (3) No. 14 Missouri
Semifinals
L 59–67  22–11
Ford Center (15,009)
Oklahoma City
2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/20/2009
 CBS
(8 E) vs. (9 E) Tennessee
First Round
W 77–75  23–11
University of Dayton Arena (12,499)
Dayton, Ohio
3/22/2009
6:15pm, CBS
(8 E) vs. (1 E) No. 4 Pittsburgh
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

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma Selected First in Big 12 Men?s Basketball Preseason Poll - Big 12 Conference". Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "OKLAHOMA STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  4. ^ "Cowboy Basketball, Oklahoma State Combined Teasm Statistics (as of May 07, 2009), All games" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics.