2008–09 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

2008–09 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

2008–09 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
2008–09 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
Ivy League Champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Ivy League
2008–09 record	21–10 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Donahue (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Nat Graham; Woody Kampmann; Kevin App;
Home arena	Newman Arena
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was coach Steve Donahue's 8th season at Cornell. The Big Red compete in the Ivy League and played their home games at Newman Arena. They went 11–3 in Ivy League play to win the championship and received the league's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They received a 14 seed in the West region. They were beaten by No. 3 seed Missouri in the first round^[1] to finish their season at 21–10.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	1	Jeff Foote	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Lockwood, New York
G	12	Louis Dale	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Birmingham, Alabama
F	20	Ryan Wittman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
G	23	Adam Gore	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Monrovia, Indiana
F	25	Jon Jaques	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Steve Donahue (Ursinus)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[2]

Schedule and results[]

Source^[3]

All times are Eastern

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 14, 2008*		South Dakota	W 79–69	1–0	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Nov 17, 2008*		vs. St. John's	L 75–86	1–1	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 18, 2008*		vs. Loyola (MD)	W 82–72	2–1	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 22, 2008*		at Siena	L 56–74	2–2	Times Union Center Albany, New York
Nov 24, 2008*		Loyola (IL)	W 78–53	3–2	Carnesecca Arena Queens, New York
Nov 25, 2008*		vs. Eastern Michigan	W 67–54	4–2	Carnesecca Arena Queens, New York
Nov 30, 2008*		at Indiana	L 57–72	4–3	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 3, 2008*		at No. 16 Syracuse	L 78–88	4–4	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 6, 2008*		at Minnesota	L 54–71	4–5	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 20, 2008*		La Salle	W 79–70	5–5	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Dec 22, 2008*		at Saint Joseph's	L 67–71	5–6	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 2008*		Boston University	W 89–59	6–6	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Dec 31, 2008*		Quinnipiac	W 73–70	7–6	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Jan 3, 2009		Ursinus	W 99–45	8–6 (2–0)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Jan 6, 2009*		Bucknell	W 75–64	9–6	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Jan 12, 2009*		at Bryant	W 69–46	10–6	Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, Rhode Island
Ivy League Regular Season
Jan 17, 2009		at Columbia	W 71–59	11–6 (1–0)	Levien Gymnasium New York, New York
Jan 24, 2009		Columbia	W 83–72	12–6 (2–0)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Jan 30, 2009		Brown	W 90–58	13–6 (3–0)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Jan 31, 2009		Yale	W 64–36	14–6 (4–0)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Feb 6, 2009		at Princeton	L 41–61	14–7 (4–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 7, 2009		at Penn	W 88–73	15–7 (5–1)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 2009		Harvard	W 96–75	16–7 (6–1)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Feb 14, 2009		Dartmouth	W 79–76 ^2OT	17–7 (7–1)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Feb 20, 2009		at Yale	L 60–72	17–8 (7–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 21, 2009		at Brown	W 85–45	18–8 (8–2)	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 27, 2009		at Dartmouth	W 75–57	19–8 (9–2)	Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 28, 2009		at Harvard	L 70–71	19–9 (9–3)	Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mar 6, 2009		Penn	W 83–58	20–9 (10–3)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Mar 7, 2009		Princeton	W 60–51	21–9 (11–3)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2009*	(14 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 9 Missouri First Round	L 59–78	21–10	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

References[]

^ "Carroll scores 11 of 13 in second half to lead Tigers". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2008–09 Men's Basketball Roster". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
^ "2008–09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-28.

[1] "Carroll scores 11 of 13 in second half to lead Tigers". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[roster-2] "2008–09 Men's Basketball Roster". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-28.

[schedule-3] "2008–09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-28.

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v t Cornell Big Red men's basketball
Venues	Barton Hall (1919–1990) Newman Arena (1990–present)
Culture & lore	Touchdown Give My Regards to Davy Pep Band
People	Retired jerseys Statistical leaders
	1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1980–81 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2008–09 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cornell	11	–	3	.786	21	–	10	.677
Princeton	8	–	6	.571	13	–	14	.481
Yale	8	–	6	.571	13	–	15	.464
Columbia	7	–	7	.500	12	–	16	.429
Dartmouth	7	–	7	.500	9	–	19	.321
Harvard	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
Penn	6	–	8	.429	10	–	18	.357
Brown	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321

Rankings from AP Poll