2008–09 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Andy Kennedy's third season at Ole Miss. The Rebels competed in the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum. They finished the season with a record of 16–15, 7–9 in SEC play and did not qualify for any postseason tournaments.

2008–09 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Record	16–15 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Kennedy
Assistant coaches	Mike White Owen Miller Torrey Ward
Home arena	Tad Smith Coliseum

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

Roster

Source

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown
3	Will Bogan	6'1"	175	G	Fr.	Boise, ID, U.S.
25	Ryan Brown	6'2"	208	G	Jr.	Texarkana, TX, U.S.
34	Kevin Cantinol	6'10"	254	C	Fr.	Guadeloupe
52	Deaundre Cranston	6'9"	196	F	Fr.	Orlando, FL, U.S.
32	Zach Graham	6'6"	218	G	So.	Suwanee, GA, U.S.
1	Terrance Henry	6'9"	210	F	Fr.	Monroe, LA, U.S.
31	Murphy Holloway	6'7"	240	F	So.	Irmo, SC, U.S.
33	David Huertas	6'5"	200	G	Jr.	Humacao, Puerto Rico
14	Eniel Polynice	6'5"	220	G	Jr.	Sarasota, FL, U.S.
22	Patrick Spach	6'1"	165	G	Sr.	Memphis, TN, U.S.
12	Chris Warren	5'10"	168	G	So.	Orlando, FL, U.S.
5	Malcolm White	6'9"	220	F	So.	Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.
24	Terrico White	6'5"	213	G	Fr.	Memphis, TN, U.S.

Rankings

Main article: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.

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	Final
AP	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Coaches	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Schedule and results

Source

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2008		Arkansas State	W 65–52	1–0	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
11/18/2008*		South Alabama	W 89–71	2–0	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
11/21/2008*		at Utah	L 72–83	2–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
11/23/2008* 4:00pm		Marshall	W 82–78	3–1	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
11/26/2008*		UCF	W 78–46	4–1	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
11/29/2008*		Morgan State	W 78–70	5–1	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
12/3/2008*		West Virginia	L 78–80	5–2	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
12/6/2008*		at New Orleans	W 78–65	6–2	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
12/13/2008* 12:00pm, FSN		at New Mexico	L 70–103	6–3	The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
12/15/2008*		Alabama State	W 85–81	7–3	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
12/18/2008*		at No. 9 Louisville	L 68–77	7–4	KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
12/22/2008*		Florida A&M	W 86–63	8–4	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
12/30/2008*		at Southern Miss	L 59–78	8–5	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
1/3/2009*		Nicholls State	W 53–41	9–5	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
1/10/2009		at Florida	L 68–78	9–6 (0–1)	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
1/14/2009		Arkansas	W 74–65	10–6 (1–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
1/17/2009  Ray/Com		LSU	L 51–83	10–7 (1–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
1/21/2009  SEC Network		at Alabama	L 73–76	10–8 (1–3)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
1/24/2009  Fox Sports Network		at South Carolina	L 71–82	10–9 (1–4)	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
1/27/2009  ESPN		No. 24 Kentucky	W 85–80	11–9 (2–4)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
1/31/2009  Ray/Com		at Mississippi State	W 67–63	12–9 (3–4)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
1/31/2009 6:00pm		Auburn	W 78–59	13–9 (4–4)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
2/7/2009  CBS		at Vanderbilt	L 61–71	13–10 (4–5)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
2/6/2010 5:00pm		at LSU	L 66–73	13–11 (4–6)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
2/18/2009  Ray/Com		Tennessee	W 81–65	14–11 (5–6)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
2/21/2009  Fox Sports Network		Georgia	W 69–47	15–11 (6–6)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
2/25/2009		at Auburn	L 64–77	15–12 (6–7)	Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
2/28/2009  Ray/Com		Alabama	L 69–90	15–13 (6–8)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
2/28/2009		at Arkansas	W 98–91 OT	16–13 (7–8)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
3/4/2010		Mississippi State	L 80–82	16–14 (7–9)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
3/12/2009  Sec Network	No. (5)	No. (4) Kentucky First Round	L 58–71	16–15 (7–10)	Amalie Arena  Tampa Bay, FL