2008–09 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2008–09 Houston Cougars women's basketball team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2008-09 season. It was their 65th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Joe Curl, who served in his 11th year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston, Texas. The team finished the season with 19 wins. The Cougars were 12-2 at home, 6-6 on the road, and 1-2 in neutral site games.[1]

2008–09 Houston Cougars women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record19-10 (11-5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wade Scott
  • Amanda Barksdale
  • Elena Lovato
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
2008/11/10*
Houston Jaguars W 70-61 
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Regular season
2008/11/14*
5:30PM
Southeastern Louisiana W 73-58  1-0
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2008/11/15*
12:00PM
Gardner–Webb W 79-58  2-0
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2008/11/19*
9:00PM
at Oregon State L 47-69  2-1
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
2008/11/21*
7:00PM
Miami (FL) W 70-64  3-1
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2008/11/25*
7:00PM
at TCU L 72-91  3-2
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
2008/12/02*
7:00PM
at North Texas W 80-66  4-2
UNT Coliseum 
Denton, Texas
2008/12/05*
7:00PM
Texas Southern W 64-44  5-2
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2008/12/14*
2:00PM
Cal Poly W 68-57  6-2
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
St. John's-Chartwells Holiday Classic
2008/12/20*
12:00PM
vs. Boston College L 56-62  6-3
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, New York
2008/12/21*
12:00PM
vs. Buffalo W 80-62  7-3
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, New York
Regular season
2008/12/28*
2:00PM
Akron W 74-59  8-3
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2008/12/31*
2:00PM
at Kansas L 56-73  8-4
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
2009/01/09
7:00PM
at Tulane W 58-56  9-4
(1-0)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
2009/01/11
1:00PM, ESPN2
at UTEP L 67-74  9-5
(1-1)
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
2009/01/16
7:00PM
UAB W 61-50  10-5
(2-1)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/01/18
2:00PM
Memphis W 83-65  11-5
(3-1)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/01/22
7:00PM
at Southern Miss L 65-74  11-6
(3-2)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
2009/01/25
2:00PM, FS Houston, CBS CS
UCF W 80-65  12-6
(4-2)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/01/29
7:00PM
at SMU L 56-59  12-7
(4-3)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
2009/01/31
7:00PM
at Tulsa W 68-46  13-7
(5-3)
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
2009/02/04
7:00PM
at Rice W 66-56  14-7
(6-3)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
2009/02/07
5:00PM
Rice W 70-30  15-7
(7-3)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/02/12
7:00PM
Tulane W 60-53  16-7
(8-3)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/02/14
12:00PM, CBS CS
UTEP L 72-75  16-8 (8-4)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/02/20
7:00PM
SMU W 75-73  17-8 (9-4)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/02/22
2:00PM
Tulsa L 55-59  17-9 (9-5)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/02/26
6:00PM
at Marshall W 67-58  18-9 (10-5)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, West Virginia
2009/02/28
1:00PM
at East Carolina W 66-65  19-9 (11-5)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Conference USA tournament

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March 6:Despite Courtney Taylor's team-high 19 points and nine rebounds, the University of Houston women's basketball team could not overcome a sluggish first half Friday, falling to UCF 79-66 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Championship at Fogelman Arena.[2]

Awards and honors

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  • Zane Jakobsone (Senior): Cougars Academic MVP
  • Courtney Taylor (Sophomore): Cougars Athletic MVP.

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References

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  1. ^ "Stats 2008-2009". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  2. ^ "UCF Ends Women's Basketball's Run at C-USA Championship - University of Houston Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces MVPS - University of Houston Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
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