2008–09 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

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

Missouri Tigers men's basketball
2008–09 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Elite Eight vs Connecticut, L 75–82
Conference	Big 12
	North
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
2008–09 record	31–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Anderson
Assistant coach	Melvin Watkins
Assistant coach	Matt Zimmerman
Assistant coach	T.J. Cleveland
Home arena	Mizzou Arena

The 2008–09 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team finished 31–7 and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Led by head coach Mike Anderson, Mizzou finished third in the Big 12 with a conference record of 12–4 and also won the Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament for the first time in school history.

Pre-Season

Following a .500 season in 2007–08 season, the Tigers revamped their offense with five freshmen and two transfers. The Tigers basketball team was not heralded with much in the way of high hopes coming into the 2008–09 season. Most preseason polls had Missouri finishing in the bottom-half of the Big 12 Conference, including Athlon Sports^[1] and the Big 12 coaches.^[2]

As a way to get in some much needed extra practice, coach Mike Anderson accepted an invitation to play three exhibition games in Canada in late August.^[3] In the first game of the tour, Missouri defeated the Niagara All-Stars by a score of 120–80 on August 30, 2008. The game was played at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario.^[4] On August 31, 2008, in the same venue, the Tigers defeated Brock University 117–68.^[5] This game gave the Missouri coaching staff and fans a nice look at the fresh faces, as Mizzou's seven newcomers combined for 66 of the Tiger's 117 points on the afternoon. The next morning, the Tigers closed out the Canadian trip by beating the Southern Ontario All-Stars by a final score of 109–92.^[6]

The Tigers played two pre-season games in 2008. The first was against Lincoln (MO), winning the game 97–54. The second of their two pre-season games was against Missouri Southern, resulting in an 87–58 Tigers victory.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Summer Canadian Exhibition
2008/8/30* 4:30 pm		Ontario All-Stars	W 120–80		Bob Davis Gymnasium St. Catharines, Ontario
2008/8/31* 1:00 pm		Brock University	W 117–68		Bob Davis Gymnasium St. Catharines, Ontario
2008/9/1* 9:00 am		Southern Ontario All-Stars	W 109–92		Notre Dame College School Welland, Ontario
Preseason Games
2008/11/6* 7:00 pm		Lincoln (MO)	W 97–54		Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
2008/11/11* 7:00 pm		Missouri Southern	W 87–58		Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Regular season
2008/11/15* 3:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 86–65	1–0 (0–0)	Mizzou Arena (5,463) Columbia, MO
2008/11/17* 7:00 pm		Chattanooga	W 103–75	2–0 (0–0)	Mizzou Arena (5,275) Columbia, MO
2008/11/20* 12:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Xavier	L 71–75	2–1 (0–0)	Coliseo de Puerto Rico (3,217) San Juan, PR
2008/11/21* 10:00 am		vs. Fairfield	W 87–59	3–1 (0–0)	Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR
2008/11/23* 11:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 19 USC	W 83–72	4–1 (0–0)	Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR
2008/11/30* 3:00 pm		Oral Roberts	W 92–83	5–1 (0–0)	Mizzou Arena (5,229) Columbia, MO
2008/12/2* 7:00 pm		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 95–41	6–1 (0–0)	Mizzou Arena (5,502) Columbia, MO
2008/12/7* 2:00 pm, ESPNU		California	W 93–66	7–1 (0–0)	Mizzou Arena (8,310) Columbia, MO
2008/12/13* 6:00 pm		Murray State	W 75–64	8–1 (0–0)	Mizzou Arena (8,517) Columbia, MO
2008/12/20* 6:00 pm		Stetson	W 78–44	9–1 (0–0)	Mizzou Arena (7,409) Columbia, MO
2008/12/23* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 25/NR	vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights	L 59–75	9–2 (0–0)	Scottrade Center (19,586) St. Louis, MO
2008/12/27* 3:00 pm		SIU Edwardsville	W 107–57	10–2 (0–0)	Mizzou Arena (6,793) Columbia, MO
2008/12/27* 3:00 pm		Centenary	W 80–52	11–2 (0–0)	Mizzou Arena (6,755) Columbia, MO
2009/1/3* 12:00 pm		at Georgia	W 83–76	12–2 (0–0)	Stegeman Coliseum (8,060) Athens, GA
2009/1/6* 8:00 pm		Coppin State	W 88–55	13–2 (0–0)	Mizzou Arena (7,244) Columbia, MO
2009/1/10 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at Nebraska	L 56–51	13–3 (0–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,570) Lincoln, NE
2009/1/14 8:00 pm		Colorado	W 107–62	14–3 (1–1)	Mizzou Arena (9,171) Columbia, MO
2009/1/17 12:30 pm		Iowa State	W 77–46	15–3 (2–1)	Mizzou Arena (12,403) Columbia, MO
2009/1/21 8:00 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 97–95	16–3 (3–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,810) Stillwater, OK
2009/1/24 12:30 pm		Texas Tech	W 97–86	17–3 (4–1)	Mizzou Arena (13,357) Columbia, MO
2009/1/28 8:00 pm, FSN		at Kansas State	L 72–88	17–4 (4–2)	Bramlage Coliseum (9,665) Manhattan, KS
2009/1/31 5:00 pm		Baylor	W 89–72	18–4 (5–2)	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
2009/2/4 8:30 pm, ESPN2		at No. 16 Texas	W 69–65	19–4 (6–2)	Frank Erwin Center (13,095) Austin, TX
2009/2/7 5:00 pm		at Iowa State	W 82–68	20–4 (7–2)	Hilton Coliseum (11,919) Ames, IA
2009/2/9 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17/19	No. 16/16 Kansas Border War	W 62–60	21–4 (8–2)	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
2009/2/14 12:30 pm	No. 17/19	Nebraska	W 70–47	22–4 (9–2)	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
2009/2/21 12:30 pm	No. 11/10	at Colorado	W 66–53	23–4 (10–2)	Coors Events Center (6,271) Boulder, CO
2009/2/25 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 11/8	Kansas State	W 94–74	24–4 (11–2)	Mizzou Arena (14,825) Columbia, MO
2009/3/1 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 11/8	at No. 15/15 Kansas Border War	L 65–90	24–5 (11–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2009/3/4 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network	No. 15/12	No. 4/5 Oklahoma	W 73–64	25–5 (12–3)	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
2009/3/7 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 15/12	at Texas A&M	L 86–96	25–6 (12–4)	Reed Arena (13,007) College Station, TX
Postseason
2009/03/11 8:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 14/15	vs. Texas Tech Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament	W 81–60	26–6 (12–4)	Ford Center (16,786) Oklahoma City, OK
2009/03/12 8:30 pm	No. 14/15	vs. Oklahoma State Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament	W 67–59	27–6 (12–4)	Ford Center (15,009) Oklahoma City, OK
2009/03/13 5:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14/15	vs. Baylor Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament	W 73–60^[7]^[8]	28–6 (12–4)	Ford Center (15,321) Oklahoma City, OK

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2009/03/20* 2:10 pm, CBS	No. 9 (#3 seed)	vs. (#14 seed) Cornell NCAA Tournament First Round	W 78–59	29–6	Taco Bell Arena (11,997) Boise, Idaho
2009/03/22* 3:50 pm, CBS	No. 9 (#3 seed)	vs. No. 23 (#6 seed) Marquette NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 83–79	30–6	Taco Bell Arena (12,184) Boise, Idaho
2009/03/27* 8:37 pm, CBS	No. 9 (#3 seed)	vs. No. 3 (#2 seed) Memphis NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen	W 102–91	31–6	University of Phoenix Stadium (20,201) Glendale, AZ
2009/03/29 3:40 pm, CBS	No. 9 (#3 seed)	vs. No. 5 (#1 seed) Connecticut NCAA Tournament Elite Eight	L 75–82	31–7	University of Phoenix Stadium (18,886) Glendale, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
DeMarre Carroll	1	Forward	6–8	225	SR	Birmingham, Alabama
Miguel Paul	3	Guard	6–1	172	FR	Lakeland, Florida
J. T. Tiller	4	Guard	6–3	200	JR	Marietta, Georgia
Leo Lyons	5	Forward	6–9	244	SR	Kansas City, Kansas
Zaire Taylor	11	Guard	6–4	189	RS JR	Staten Island, N.Y.
Marcus Denmon	12	Guard	6–3	185	FR	Kansas City, Missouri
Michael Anderson Jr.	13	Guard	6–0	183	RS SR	Birmingham, Alabama
Keith Ramsey	15	Forward	6–9	210	JR	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Laurence Bowers	21	Forward	6–8	205	FR	Memphis, Tennessee
Justin Safford	23	Forward	6–8	230	SO	Bloomington, Illinois
Kim English	24	Guard	6–6	200	FR	Baltimore, Maryland
Jarrett Sutton	25	Guard	6–3	190	SO	Kansas City, Missouri
Steve Moore	32	Center	6–9	264	FR	Kansas City, Missouri
Matt Lawrence	33	Guard	6–7	203	SR	Wildwood, Missouri

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	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	17	11	11	15	14
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	10	8	12	15

References

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[1] Athlon Sports 2008 Big 12 Preview

[2] Oklahoma Selected First In Big 12 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll

[3] Kansas, Missouri Men's Basketball Experience Canada

[4] Mizzou Basketball Rolls 120–80 In Canadian Opener

[5] Freshmen Denmon, Paul lead Missouri to 117–68 Win Against Brock

[6] Mizzou Basketball Builds Huge Advantage, Cruises To 109–92 Victory

[7] Tigers Take the Title!: Mizzou wins first conference tournament in 16 years

[8] "Box score". Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.

Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Rothwell Gymnasium (1906–1929) Brewer Fieldhouse (1929–1972) Hearnes Center (1972–2004) Mizzou Arena (2004–present)
Rivalries	Illinois Kansas
Culture & lore	The Antlers Truman the Tiger
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys All-Americans
Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	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