2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2009 Big Ten Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2008–09 record	6–25 (1–17 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Crean;
Assistant coaches	Tim Buckley; Bennie Seltzer; Roshown McLeod;
Home arena	Assembly Hall
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. The head coach was Tom Crean. The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Big Ten Network included the team in a two-and-a-half-hour special that featured Midnight Madness events from several Big Ten campuses on October 17, 2008; the Indiana event to kick off the season was called "Hoosier Hysteria".^[1] The Hoosiers defeated the Northwestern St. Demons on November 14 in Head Coach Tom Crean's opening game.

In November 2008, the NCAA imposed a three-year probation on the Indiana men's basketball program and upheld the school's self-imposed sanctions stemming from the actions of former head coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff. School athletic director Rick Greenspan resigned. There was no ban for the program in television, scholarships or post-season play.^[2]

Roster[]

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
Kory Barnett	30	F	6–6	186	Freshman	Rochester, Indiana
Devan Dumes	33	G	6–2	188	Junior	Indianapolis, Indiana
Brett Finkelmeier	4	G	6–1	188	Sophomore	Carmel, Indiana
Steven Gambles	24	F	6–4	220	Junior	Indianapolis, Indiana
Tijan Jobe	40	C	7–0	255	Junior	Banjul, The Gambia
Verdell Jones III	12	G	6–5	176	Freshman	Champaign, Illinois
Broderick Lewis	32	F	6–6	195	Freshman	West Lafayette, Indiana
Daniel Moore	3	G	5–11	167	Freshman	Carmel, Indiana
Tom Pritchard	25	F	6–9	242	Freshman	Westlake, Ohio
Jeremiah Rivers	5	G	6–5	210	Junior	Winter Park, Florida
Matt Roth	2	G	6–3	186	Freshman	Washington, Illinois
Kipp Schutz	23	G	6–4	200	Sophomore	Evansville, Indiana
Malik Story	34	F	6–5	222	Freshman	Los Angeles, California
Kyle Taber	44	C	6–8	220	Senior	Evansville, Indiana
Evan White	1	G	6–0	190	Freshman	Fort Wayne, Indiana
Nick Williams	20	G	6–4	211	Freshman	Mobile, Alabama

Coaches: Tom Crean, Tim Buckley, Bennie Seltzer, Roshown McLeod

Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Devan Dumes SG	Vincennes, IN	Vincennes University	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 20, 2008
Devan Dumes SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Tijan Jobe C	Olney, IL	Olney Central CC	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	May 20, 2008
Tijan Jobe C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Verdell Jones PG	Champaign, IL	Central	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 5, 2008
Verdell Jones PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Tom Pritchard C	Lakewood, OH	St. Edward	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Sep 17, 2007
Tom Pritchard C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Matt Roth SG	Metamora, IL	Washington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 22, 2007
Matt Roth SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Malik Story SG	Cerritos, CA	Artesia	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 21, 2008
Malik Story SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Nick Williams SG	Mobile, AL	LeFlore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 21, 2008
Nick Williams SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-21.

Schedule and Results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
11/15/08* 7:00pm, BTN	vs. Northwestern State	W 85–65	1–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
11/18/08* 6:30pm, BTN	vs. IUPUI	W 60–57	2–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
11/24/08* 5:30pm, ESPN2	vs. No. 8 Notre Dame Maui Invitational	L 50–88	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
11/25/08* 1:30pm, ESPNU	vs. St. Joseph's Maui Invitational	L 50–84	2–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
11/26/08* 7:00pm, ESPNU	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 81–79	3–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
11/30/08* 4:00pm, BTN	Cornell	W 72–57	4–2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/03/08* 7:15pm, ESPN	vs. No. 25 Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 58–83	4–3	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
12/06/08* 1:30pm, BTN	vs. No. 11 Gonzaga Hartford Hall of Fame Classic	L 54–70	4–4	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN
12/10/08* 8:00pm, ESPN2	vs. TCU	W 66–56	5–4	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/13/08* 4:00pm, CBS	vs. Kentucky	L 54–72	5–5	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
12/22/08* 9:00pm, BTN	vs. Northeastern	L 42–55	5–6	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/28/08* 6:00pm, BTN	vs. Lipscomb	L 69-74	5–7	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
01/03/09 4:30pm, BTN	vs. Iowa	L 60-65	5–8 (0–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
01/07/09 6:30pm, BTN	vs. Michigan	L 66-72 ^OT	5–9 (0–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
01/10/09 3:00pm, BTN	vs. Illinois Rivalry	L 45-76	5–10 (0–3)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
01/13/09 7:00pm, ESPN	vs. Ohio State	L 53-77	5–11 (0–4)	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
01/17/09 6:00pm, BTN	vs. Penn State	L 55-65	5–12 (0–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
01/25/09 12:00pm, BTN	vs. No. 21 Minnesota	L 63-67	5–13 (0–6)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
01/28/09 8:30pm, BTN	vs. Northwestern	L 75-77	5–14 (0–7)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
01/31/09 4:00pm, ESPN2	vs. Ohio State	L 81-93	5–15 (0–8)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
02/04/09 6:30pm, BTN	vs. Iowa	W 68–60	6–15 (1–8)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
02/07/09 4:00pm, ESPN	vs. No. 14 Michigan State	L 47-75	6–16 (1–9)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
02/10/09 9:00pm, BTN	vs. Minnesota	L 54-62	6–17 (1–10)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
02/15/09 1:00pm, CBS	vs. No. 20 Illinois Rivalry	L 52-65	6–18 (1–11)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
02/19/09 9:00pm, ESPN	vs. Wisconsin	L 51-68	6–19 (1–12)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
02/21/09 2:00pm, BTN	vs. No. 21 Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup	L 67-81	6–20 (1–13)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
02/25/09 6:30pm, BTN	vs. Northwestern	L 53-75	6–21 (1–14)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
02/28/09 6:00pm, BTN	vs. Penn State	L 58-61	6–22 (1–15)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
03/03/09 7:00pm, ESPN	vs. No. 8 Michigan State	L 59-64	6–23 (1–16)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
03/08/09 7:00pm, BTN	vs. Wisconsin	L 61-85	6–24 (1–17)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
03/12/09 5:00pm, ESPN2	vs. Penn State	L 51-66	6–25	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

The 2008–09 season was the worst in the history of Indiana Basketball and finished with the fewest wins (6) since 1915–16. Their 1–17 conference record was the worst since the conference went to an 18-game schedule.

References[]

^ Pucin, Diane (October 17, 2008). "No 'Midnight Madness' for UCLA, USC basketball teams". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
^ ESPN.com: Sampson receives NCAA's harshest penalty (updated November 25, 2008)

[NMMfUUbt-1] Pucin, Diane (October 17, 2008). "No 'Midnight Madness' for UCLA, USC basketball teams". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2008.

[2] ESPN.com: Sampson receives NCAA's harshest penalty (updated November 25, 2008)

[1]

[2]

v t Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (practice)
Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic A Season on the Brink (film) Crimson Guard "Indiana, Our Indiana" 2011 Kentucky upset
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

Contents

Roster[]

Recruiting class[]

Schedule and Results[]

See also[]

References[]

2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	31	–	7	.816
No. 17 Purdue†	11	–	7	.611	27	–	10	.730
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
Penn State	10	–	8	.556	27	–	11	.711
Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Wisconsin	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Northwestern	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Iowa	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Indiana	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194

† 2009 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll