2008–09 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2008–09 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
Florida International Tournament champions
Miami Christmas Tournament champions
Regular season SEC Champions
Conference Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 13 [1]
2008–09 record 30–4 (12–2 SEC)
Head coach Nell Fortner
Assistant coach Kerry Cremeans
Assistant coach Mark Simons
Assistant coach Ayesha Whitfield
2008–09 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#8 Auburn12–2 .857  30–4  .882
#14 Vanderbilt†10–4 .714  26–9  .743
LSU10–4 .714  19–11  .633
#22 Florida9–5 .643  24–8  .750
#18 Tennessee9–5 .643  22–11  .667
Mississippi State8–6 .571  23–10  .697
Georgia7–7 .500  18–14  .563
Arkansas6–8 .429  18–14  .563
Ole Miss5–9 .357  18–15  .545
Kentucky5–9 .357  16–16  .500
South Carolina2–12 .143  10–18  .357
Alabama1–13 .071  13–17  .433
† 2009 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Tigers were coached by Nell Fortner. The Tigers were a member of the Southeast Conference and won the regular season SEC title.

Exhibition

DateLocationOpponentTigers PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 9/08Auburn, ALAnderson, S.C.103371-0

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Regular season

  • November 14: DeWanna Bonner tallied 25 points, eight rebounds and six steals as the Tigers defeated Alabama A&M 91-53 in its season opener in Huntsville, Alabama. The Tigers shot 50 percent from the field and forced 37 Bulldog turnovers in the win. Five Auburn players finished in double-digit scoring while also posting a 50-31 rebounding advantage.[3]
  • November 19: Auburn senior Sherell Hobbs scored the 1,000th point of her career as the Tigers cruised to a 71-45 win against Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga. Auburn improved to 3-0 on the season and the start is the third in a row for the Auburn women's basketball team under Nell Fortner.[4]
  • November 30: Alli Smalley scored 21 points as Auburn picked up a 63-52 win against Florida International to win the FIU Thanksgiving Classic tournament title. Averaging 15 points in the two tournament games, Smalley was named its MVP.[5]
  • December 30: The Tigers (14-0) downed Miami (9-4), 68-53, to win the Miami Holiday Tournament. The tournament win is the second of the season as Auburn also won the Florida International Thanksgiving Classic. Auburn trailed at the half for just the second time this season, going into the locker room at halftime down 32-30. The Tigers managed to put together a 38-21 second half en route to the 15-point win. Senior Whitney Boddie was named tournament MVP.[6]
  • January 25: DeWanna Bonner posted a career-high 35 points and nine rebounds as Auburn defeated defending national champion Tennessee 82-68. The crowd of 12,067 shattered the previous attendance record of 7,150 that dated back to Jan. 6, 1989. The Auburn win was the first over Tennessee since March 2, 1997, when the Tigers defeated the Lady Vols, 61-59, in the SEC Tournament semifinals. The victory is also the largest ever for Auburn over Tennessee with the previous high an eight-point win (67-59) on Jan. 7, 1989 in Auburn.[7]

Roster

NumberNameHeightPositionClass
44Whitney Boddie5-9GuardSenior
24DeWanna Bonner6-4GuardSenior
33KeKe Carrier6-7CenterRedshirt Junior
21Jordan Greenleaf6-1ForwardJunior
23Chantel Hilliard6-2Forward/CenterFreshman
22Reneisha Hobbs5-10GuardRedshirt Sophomore
12Sherrell Hobbs5-11GuardSenior
1Trevesha Jackson6-0ForwardSenior
2Morgan Jennings5-8GuardFreshman
4Parrisha Simmons6-0GuardFreshman
5Alli Smalley5-8GuardSophomore

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Schedule

DateLocationOpponentTigers PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 14/08Huntsville, ALAlabama A&M91531-0
Nov. 17/08AuburnTemple95762-0
Nov. 19/08Statesboro, GAGeorgia Southern71453-0
Nov. 23/08AuburnOhio State87804-0
Nov. 26/08Birmingham, ALUAB91625-0
Nov. 29/08Miami, FLNorth Carolina State66516-0
Nov. 30/08Miami, FLFlorida International63527-0
Dec. 3/08AuburnNorth Carolina A&T95748-0
Dec. 5/08AuburnSam Houston State119549-0
Dec. 7/08Lynchburg, VALiberty645310-0
Dec. 19/08Washington, DCGeorge Washington655111-0
Dec. 21/08Baltimore, MDCoppin State744612-0
Dec. 29/08Miami, FLDuquesne876713-0
Dec. 30/08Miami, FLMiami685314-0
Jan. 3/09AuburnStephen F. Austin795615-0
Jan. 8/09Columbia, SCSouth Carolina807616-0
Jan. 11/09AuburnFlorida816517-0
Jan. 18/09Fayetteville, AKArkansas706118-0
Jan. 22/09AuburnAlabama846619-0
Jan. 25/09AuburnTennessee826820-0
Jan. 29/09Athens, GAGeorgia586720-1
Feb. 1/09Baton Rouge, LALSU665521-1
Feb. 5/09AuburnMississippi726522-1
Feb. 8/09Tuscaloosa, ALAlabama815423-1
Feb. 12/09AuburnKentucky816924-1
Feb. 15/09Starkville, MSMississippi635825-1
Feb. 19/09NashvilleVanderbilt707325-2
Feb. 22/09AuburnGeorgia6559
Mar. 1/09AuburnArkansas945727-2

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Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints
DeWanna Bonner34112323920218289515558716
Sherell Hobbs3410591452394164411361407
Whitney Boddie331102154061153262563369
Alli Smalley34104714168289171745378
Trevesha Jackson3478196041174142026233
KeKe Carrier343386503110412417161
Chantel Hilliard30382530158571213121
Reneisha Hobbs3334833023551741689
Morgan Jennings3035530011483401671
Jordan Greenleaf512514072634435
Parrisha Simmons2116590456124622

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Postseason

SEC Tournament

DateLocationOpponentTigers PointsOpp. PointsRecord
March 6/09North Little Rock, AKOle Miss71651-0
March 7/09North Little Rock, AKTennessee78582-0
March 8/09North Little Rock, AKVanderbilt54612-1
  • March 8: Christina Wirth scored 20 points, as Vanderbilt beat Auburn 61-54 to win the Southeastern Conference tournament. The 24-8 Commodores upset the 29-3 Tigers for the second time in three weeks. Vanderbilt also extended its winning streak over Auburn to 15.[10]

NCAA Basketball Tournament

  • Auburn 85, Lehigh 49
  • Rutgers 80, Auburn 52

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Awards and honors

  • DeWanna Bonner, 2008 Alabama Amateur Athlete of the Year [12]
  • DeWanna Bonner, State Farm/WBCA First-Team All-American (she is the fifth Auburn player ever to earn the honor)[13]
  • Whitney Boddie, Most Valuable Player, Auburn Women's Basketball Team[14]
  • Whitney Boddie, Miami Holiday Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • Alli Smalley, FIU Thanksgiving Classic tournament Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the WNBA

RoundPickPlayerWNBA Club
DeWanna Bonner15Phoenix Mercury

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References

  1. ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/rankings
  2. 1 2 http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/aub-w-baskbl-sched.html
  3. ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/111408aaa.html
  4. ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/111908aaa.html
  5. ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/113008aaa.html
  6. ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/123108aaa.html
  7. ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/012509aaa.html
  8. ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/aub-w-baskbl-mtt.html
  9. ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html#TEAM.OCF
  10. ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030809aaa.html
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  12. ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/060709aaa.html
  13. ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040409aaa.html
  14. ↑ http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042109aaa.html
  15. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
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