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2008–09 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

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2008–09 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record24–12 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaBeard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
South Carolina 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Tennessee 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
Florida 9 7   .563 25 11   .694
Vanderbilt 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Kentucky 8 8   .500 22 14   .611
Georgia 3 13   .188 12 20   .375
West
No. 21 LSU 13 3   .813 27 8   .771
Auburn 10 6   .625 24 12   .667
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 23 13   .639
Alabama 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Ole Miss 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Arkansas 2 14   .125 14 16   .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Jeff Lebo, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 24–12, 10–6 in SEC play. They defeated Florida to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Tennessee. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated UT Martin and Tulsa to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Baylor.[1]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2008*
7:00 pm
Morehouse W 98–50   
 27  Waller   10  Tied   5  Robertson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (2,500)
Auburn, AL
Regular season
11/14/2008*
7:00 pm
Missouri State W 75–60  1–0
 22  Barber   7  Robertson   5  Hargrove  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,169)
Auburn, AL
11/19/2008*
7:00 pm
Mercer
Chicago Invitational non-bracket game
L 74–78  1–1
 22  Waller   6  Robertson   5  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,558)
Auburn, AL
11/22/2008*
1:00 pm
George Washington W 83–71  2–1
 19  Waller   6  Tied   4  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,332)
Auburn, AL
11/25/2008*
7:00 pm
Bethune–Cookman
Chicago Invitational non-bracket game
W 61–46  3–1
 14  Reed   8  Robertson   5  Hargrove  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,254)
Auburn, AL
11/28/2008*
5:00 pm
vs. Dayton
Chicago Invitational semifinal
L 59–60 OT 3–2
 22  Reed   9  Barber   6  Robertson  Sears Centre (3,087)
Hoffman Estates, IL
11/29/2008*
4:30 pm
vs. Northern Iowa
Chicago Invitational 3rd place game
L 61–67  3–3
 21  Reed   10  Barber   5  Reed  Sears Centre 
Hoffman Estates, IL
12/3/2008*
7:00 pm, CBSCS
at No. 14 Xavier L 74–81  3–4
 23  Sullivan   5  Tied   7  Reed  Cintas Center (9,648)
Cincinnati, OH
12/6/2008*
1:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 78–50  4–4
 18  Barber   6  Tied   7  Robertson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,368)
Auburn, AL
12/17/2008*
6:00 pm
Tuskegee W 75–32  5–4
 14  Barber   10  Lett   4  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,489)
Auburn, AL
12/20/2008*
3:00 pm, FSN
at Virginia W 58–56  6–4
 14  Barber   10  Barber   4  Reed  John Paul Jones Arena (11,070)
Charlottesville, VA
12/22/2008*
7:00 pm
Alabama State W 77–72  7–4
 21  Waller   10  Barber   5  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,289)
Auburn, AL
12/29/2008*
7:00 pm, CSS
Alabama A&M W 82–40  8–4
 14  Waller   9  Hargrove   6  Robertson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,002)
Auburn, AL
12/31/2008*
5:00 pm, CSS
Southeastern Louisiana W 77–65  9–4
 20  Reed   16  Barber   3  Reed  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,392)
Auburn, AL
1/3/2009*
5:00 pm, CSS
Tulane W 78–53  10–4
 20  Reed   10  Barber   4  Reed  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,970)
Auburn, AL
1/10/2009
6:00 pm
at South Carolina L 56–68  10–5
(0–1)
 21  Reed   18  Barber   4  Robertson  Colonial Life Arena (11,725)
Columbia, SC
1/14/2009
7:00 pm, Raycom
Florida L 65–68  10–6
(0–2)
 15  Barrett   8  Hargrove   4  Reed  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,399)
Auburn, AL
1/17/2009
1:00 pm
Alabama
Iron Bowl of Basketball
W 85–71  11–6
(1–2)
 22  Waller   9  Barber   7  Robertson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,788)
Auburn, AL
1/21/2009
8:00 pm, Raycom
at Kentucky L 64–73  11–7
(1–3)
 22  Reed   5  Barber   2  Tied  Rupp Arena (22,760)
Lexington, KY
1/24/2009
12:00 pm, Raycom
at Arkansas W 73–51  12–7
(2–3)
 16  Reed   18  Barber   6  Reed  Bud Walton Arena (18,246)
Fayetteville, AR
1/27/2009*
7:00 pm
Texas–Pan American W 66–63  13–7
 14  Reed   10  Barber   6  Reed  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,283)
Auburn, AL
1/31/2009
1:00 pm
Vanderbilt L 75–82  13–8
(2–4)
 29  Barrett   8  Barber   7  Robertson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,896)
Auburn, AL
2/4/2009
7:00 pm
at Ole Miss L 59–78  13–9
(2–5)
 17  Barber   13  Barber   5  Reed  Tad Smith Coliseum (6,202)
Oxford, MS
2/7/2009
12:00 pm, Raycom
Tennessee W 78–77  14–9
(3–5)
 27  Barrett   8  Barber   3  Reed  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,321)
Auburn, AL
2/11/2009
7:00 pm
Arkansas W 75–62  15–9
(4–5)
 27  Tied   11  Barber   4  Sullivan  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,347)
Auburn, AL
2/14/2009
4:00 pm, FSN
Mississippi State W 91–76  16–9
(5–5)
 32  Waller   9  Waller   6  Reed  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,451)
Auburn, AL
2/18/2009
6:30 pm
at Georgia W 71–59  17–9
(6–5)
 20  Waller   18  Barber   5  Reed  Stegeman Coliseum (6,707)
Athens, GA
2/21/2009
7:00 pm
at No. 23 LSU L 72–79  17–10
(6–6)
 19  Barber   6  Hargrove   3  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,871)
Baton Rouge, LA
2/25/2009
7:00 pm
Ole Miss W 77–64  18–10
(7–6)
 19  Reed   13  Barber   3  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,357)
Auburn, AL
2/28/2009
7:00 pm, FSN
at Mississippi State W 76–58  19–10
(8–6)
 14  Sullivan   6  Barber   4  Sullivan  Humphrey Coliseum (9,335)
Starkville, MS
3/3/2009
8:00 pm, ESPN
at Alabama
Iron Bowl of Basketball
W 77–73  20–10
(9–6)
 15  Barrett   17  Barber   3  Reed  Coleman Coliseum (13,265)
Tuscaloosa, AL
3/7/2009
3:00 pm, Raycom
No. 12 LSU W 69–53  21–10
(10–6)
 16  Barber   17  Barber   4  Barber  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (11,007)
Auburn, AL
SEC tournament
3/13/2009
8:45 pm, Raycom
(W2) vs. (E3) Florida
Quarterfinals
W 61–58  22–10
 12  Tied   10  Barber   4  Robertson  St. Pete Times Forum (14,128)
Tampa, FL
3/14/2009
2:15 pm, ESPN2
(W2) vs. (E1) Tennessee
Semifinals
L 85–94  22–11
 24  Barber   9  Barber   8  Reed  St. Pete Times Forum (10,387)
Tampa, FL
NIT
3/18/2009
7:00 pm
(1) (8) UT Martin
First round
W 87–82  23–11
 23  Reed   8  Barber   6  Robertson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,008)
Auburn, AL
3/20/2009
7:00 pm
(1) (4) Tulsa
Second round
W 74–55  24–11
 17  Barrett   6  Hargrove   5  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,092)
Auburn, AL
3/24/2009
6:00 pm, ESPN
(1) (3) Baylor
Quarterfinals
L 72–74  24–12
 16  Barrett   13  Barber   5  Robertson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,582)
Auburn, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2008–09 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 19, 2016.