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2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

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2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern
Record12–20 (3–13 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
Seasons
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

The 2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Felton. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 3–13 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament to Mississippi State.

Dennis Felton was fired on January 29, 2009.[1] Assistant coach Pete Herrmann was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2007–08 season 17–17 overall and 4–12 in SEC play. In the SEC tournament, they defeated Ole Miss, Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Arkansas earning the Bulldogs their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2002. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the West Region, where they would lose to #3 seeded Xavier in the first round.

Roster

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2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Travis Leslie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Decatur, Georgia
G 2 Zac Swansey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Dunwoody, Georgia
G 3 Dustin Ware 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Powder Springs, Georgia
F 4 Chris Barnes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Riverdale, Georgia
G 10 Ricky McPhee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Lawrenceville, Georgia
G 12 Matt Bucklin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Marietta, Georgia
F 20 Drazen Zlovaric 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Novi Sad, Serbia
G 23 Corey Butler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Decatur, Georgia
G 30 Terrence Woodbury 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 33 Trey Thompkins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Lithonia, Georgia
F 34 Albert Jackson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Earlington, Kentucky
F 50 Jeremy Price 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Decatur, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2008*
USC Upstate W 72–48  1–0
Stegeman Coliseum (6,179)
Athens, GA
November 17, 2008*
vs. Loyola (IL) L 53–74  1–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
November 18, 2008*
vs. Eastern Michigan W 61–60  2–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
November 21, 2008*
Presbyterian W 55–47  3–1
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
November 24, 2008*
Santa Clara W 54–48  4–1
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
November 25, 2008*
Mississippi Valley State W 98–57  5–1
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
December 2, 2008*
at Western Kentucky L 63–67  5–2
E. A. Diddle Arena (7,086)
Bowling Green, KY
December 6, 2008*
vs. Illinois L 42–76  5–3
United Center (12,139)
Chicago, IL
December 9, 2008*
Virginia Tech W 67–66  6–3
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
December 20, 2008*
Wofford W 74–73 OT 7–3
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
December 22, 2008*
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 79–80 OT 7–4
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
December 28, 2008*
North Carolina A&T W 98–68  8–4
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
December 31, 2008*
Kennesaw State W 72–52  9–4
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
January 3, 2009*
Missouri L 76–83  9–5
Stegeman Coliseum (8,060)
Athens, GA
January 6, 2009*
at Georgia Tech
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
L 62–67  9–6
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta GA
SEC regular season
January 10, 2009
No. 15 Tennessee L 77–86  9–7
(0–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (8,769)
Athens, GA
January 14, 2009
at Vanderbilt L 40–50  9–8
(0–2)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,972)
Nashville, Tennessee
January 18, 2009
Kentucky L 45–68  9–9
(0–3)
Stegeman Coliseum (9,090)
Athens, GA
January 24, 2009
Mississippi State L 61–67  9–10
(0–4)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
January 28, 2009
at Florida L 57–83  9–11
(0–5)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 31, 2009
at Alabama L 70–75  9–12
(0–6)
Coleman Coliseum (11,046)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 4, 2009
7:00 pm
LSU L 62–80  9–13
(0–7)
Stegeman Coliseum (6,659)
Athens, GA
February 7, 2009
at South Carolina L 68–79  9–14
(0–8)
Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
February 11, 2009
at Tennessee L 48–79  9–15
(0–9)
Thompson–Boling Arena (18,623)
Knoxville, TN
February 14, 2009
Florida W 88–86  10–15
(1–9)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 18, 2009
Auburn L 59–71  10–16
(1–10)
Stegeman Coliseum (6,707)
Athens, GA
February 21, 2009
at Ole Miss L 47–69  10–17
(1–11)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 25, 2009
Vanderbilt W 61–57  11–17
(2–11)
Stegeman Coliseum (5,841)
Athens, GA
March 1, 2009
at Arkansas L 67–89  11–18
(2–12)
Bud Walton Arena (19,724)
Fayetteville, AR
March 4, 2009
at Kentucky W 90–85  12–18
(3–12)
Rupp Arena (23,889)
Lexington, KY
March 7, 2009
South Carolina L 51–68  12–19
(3–12)
Stegeman Coliseum (7,110)
Athens, GA
SEC tournament
March 12, 2009
(E6) vs. (W3) Mississippi State
First round
L 60–79  12–20
St. Pete Times Forum (12,152)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Felton fired as UGA basketball coach". www.gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2008-09 Georgia Bulldogs Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs 2008-09 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2024.