2008–09 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
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2008–09 Houston Cougars men's basketball | |
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CBI, first round | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 21–12 (10–6 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Hofheinz Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Memphis † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 4 | .892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 CUSA Tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll *UCF vacated its wins from the 2008–09 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team. |
The 2008–09 Houston Cougars men'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 64th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Tom Penders, who was serving in his 5th year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston, Texas. The Cougars played in the first game of the NCAA Division I season in the 2K Sports College Classic.
Pre-season
The 2007–08 Cougars finished with a 24–10 record, and were invited to compete in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Houston defeated Nevada and Valparaiso, but was defeated in the semifinals by Conference USA rival Tulsa.
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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2K Sports College Classic | |||||||||||
2008/11/10* 3:00PM |
vs. Georgia Southern | L 61–63 | 0–1 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
2008/11/11* 5:00PM |
vs. Presbyterian | W 76–57 | 1–1 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
2008/11/15* 3:00PM |
Western Kentucky | W 73–64 | 2–1 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2008/11/18* 7:00PM |
Alcorn State | W 110–57 | 3–1 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2008/11/29* 7:00PM |
North Texas | W 84–51 | 4–1 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2008/12/02* 7:00PM |
at Middle Tennessee | W 70–67 | 5–1 |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |||||||
2008/12/13* 7:00PM |
Mississippi Valley State | W 92–58 | 6–1 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2008/12/20* 6:00PM |
at Toledo | W 71–63 | 7–1 |
Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio | |||||||
2008/12/28* 5:00PM |
Iowa State | L 67–71 | 7–2 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2008/12/30* 1:00PM |
Massachusetts | W 80–54 | 8–2 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2009/01/03* 3:00PM, CBS CS |
at Mississippi State | L 65–82 | 8–3 |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
2009/01/06* 7:00PM |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 85–65 | 9–3 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2009/01/10 7:00PM |
UAB | W 75–56 | 10–3 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2009/01/14 8:05PM |
at UTEP | W 94–86 | 11–3 |
Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
2009/01/17 4:00PM |
at Southern Miss | L 76–83 | 11–4 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
2009/01/21 7:00PM |
East Carolina | W 85–67 | 12–4 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2009/01/24* 5:00PM, FSN |
at Arizona | L 90–96 | 12–5 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
2009/01/28 7:00PM |
UTEP | L 55–62 | 12–6 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2009/01/31 12:00PM, CBS CS |
at #18 Memphis | L 68–83 | 12–7 |
FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
2009/02/04 6:00PM, CBS CS |
at UCF | W 97–69 | 13–7 |
UCF Arena Orlando, Florida | |||||||
2009/02/07 8:00PM |
Rice Bayou Cup |
W 72–65 | 14–7 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2009/02/11 7:00PM |
at SMU | W 69–56 | 15–7 |
Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas | |||||||
2009/02/14 7:00PM |
Tulane | W 83–64 | 16–7 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2009/02/18 6:00PM |
at Marshall | L 83–88 | 16–8 |
Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia | |||||||
2009/02/21 7:00PM |
UCF | W 77–72 | 17–8 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2009/02/25 7:05PM |
at Tulsa | L 68–77 | 17–9 |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
2009/02/28 3:00PM |
at Rice Bayou Cup |
W 56–51 | 18–9 |
Autry Court Houston, Texas | |||||||
2009/03/04 7:00PM, CBS CS |
#4 Memphis | L 60–69 | 18–10 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
2009/03/07 7:00PM |
SMU | W 89–77 | 19–10 |
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Conference USA men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
2009/03/11 8:30PM |
vs. SMU First round |
W 85–76 | 20–10 |
FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
2009/03/12 8:30PM, CSS |
vs. UTEP Quarterfinals |
W 89–85 OT | 21–10 |
FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
2009/03/13 3:00PM, CBS CS |
at #4 Memphis Semifinals |
L 49–74 | 21–11 |
FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
College Basketball Invitational | |||||||||||
2009/03/18* 9:00PM, HDNet |
at Oregon State First round |
L 45–49 | 21–12 |
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time. |
Roster
Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
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Qa'rraan Calhoun | 41 | Forward | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Hazlet, New Jersey |
Aubrey Coleman | 12 | Guard | 6'4" | 200 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
Sean Coleman | 1 | Forward | 6'8" | 190 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
Marcus Cousin | 50 | Center | 6'11" | 250 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland |
Jason Hurns | 35 | Forward | 6'4" | 200 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |
Kelvin Lewis | 0 | Guard | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Fort Worth, Texas |
Horace McGloster | 21 | Guard | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Newark, New Jersey |
Nick Mosley | 4 | Center | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Beeville, Texas |
Yan Moukoury | 15 | Forward | 6'7" | 213 | Sophomore | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Zamal Nixon | 2 | Guard | 6'1" | 170 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, New York |
Brockeith Pane | 23 | Guard | 6'2" | 195 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas |
Desmond Wade | 3 | Guard | 5'9" | 155 | Freshman | Linden, New Jersey |
DaShaun Williams | 11 | Guard | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
Jamon Wilson | 20 | Guard | 6'0" | 190 | Junior | Houston, Texas |