2008–09 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

2008–09
Andy Kennedy
2008–09 Andy Kennedy
Assistant coaches	Mike White; Owen Miller; Torrey Ward;
Home arena	Tad Smith Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2008–09 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the

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.

Roster

Source [1]

#	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

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^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2008		Arkansas State	W 65–52	1–0	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	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	New Orleans, LA
12/13/2008* 12:00pm, FSN		at New Mexico	L 70–103	6–3	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	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	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)	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)	Tuscaloosa, AL
1/24/2009 Fox Sports Network		at South Carolina	L 71–82	10–9 (1–4)	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)	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)	Nashville, TN
2/6/2010 5:00pm		at LSU	L 66–73	13–11 (4–6)	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, 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)	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)	Tampa Bay, FL

References

^ "2008-09 Ole Miss Rebels | Roster | NCAAM Basketball". Foxsports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
^ "Basketball Schedule". Olemiss.rivals.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.

[1] "2008-09 Ole Miss Rebels | Roster | NCAAM Basketball". Foxsports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.

[2] "Basketball Schedule". Olemiss.rivals.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.

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