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.[1]
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WAC tournament champions WAC Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 30–5 (14–2 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Smith Spectrum |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
Source[3]
Rankings
editReferences
edit- ^ "Golden Eagles' steady free-throw shooting saves them from upset". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
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