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2008–09 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

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2008–09 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
Ivy League Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record21–10 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nat Graham
  • Woody Kampmann
  • Kevin App
Home arenaNewman Arena
Seasons
2008–09 Ivy League men's basketball standings
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


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 Division I men's 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

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2008–09 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
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 3 Chris Wroblewski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Highland Park, Illinois
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Source[2]

Schedule and results

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Source[3]

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 (3,679)
Ithaca, New York
Nov 17, 2008*
vs. St. John's L 75–86  1–1
Silvio O. Conte Forum (4,283)
Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 18, 2008*
vs. Loyola (MD) W 82–72  2–1
Silvio O. Conte Forum (865)
Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 22, 2008*
at Siena L 56–74  2–2
Times Union Center (7,575)
Albany, New York
Nov 24, 2008*
Loyola (IL) W 78–53  3–2
Carnesecca Arena (893)
Queens, New York
Nov 25, 2008*
vs. Eastern Michigan W 67–54  4–2
Carnesecca Arena (959)
Queens, New York
Nov 30, 2008*
at Indiana L 57–72  4–3
Assembly Hall (13,325)
Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 3, 2008*
at No. 16 Syracuse L 78–88  4–4
Carrier Dome (18,859)
Syracuse, New York
Dec 6, 2008*
at Minnesota L 54–71  4–5
Williams Arena (12,615)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 20, 2008*
La Salle W 79–70  5–5
Newman Arena (1,522)
Ithaca, New York
Dec 22, 2008*
at Saint Joseph's L 67–71  5–6
The Palestra (6,177)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 2008*
Boston University W 89–59  6–6
Newman Arena (2,358)
Ithaca, New York
Dec 31, 2008*
Quinnipiac W 73–70  7–6
Newman Arena (1,014)
Ithaca, New York
Jan 3, 2009
Ursinus W 99–45  8–6
(2–0)
Newman Arena (1,936)
Ithaca, New York
Jan 6, 2009*
Bucknell W 75–64  9–6
Newman Arena (1,143)
Ithaca, New York
Jan 12, 2009*
at Bryant W 69–46  10–6
Chace Athletic Center (387)
Smithfield, Rhode Island
Ivy League Regular Season
Jan 17, 2009
at Columbia W 71–59  11–6
(1–0)
Levien Gymnasium (1,655)
New York, New York
Jan 24, 2009
Columbia W 83–72  12–6
(2–0)
Newman Arena (3,469)
Ithaca, New York
Jan 30, 2009
Brown W 90–58  13–6
(3–0)
Newman Arena (3,213)
Ithaca, New York
Jan 31, 2009
Yale W 64–36  14–6
(4–0)
Newman Arena (3,418)
Ithaca, New York
Feb 6, 2009
at Princeton L 41–61  14–7
(4–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,413)
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 7, 2009
at Penn W 88–73  15–7
(5–1)
Palestra (4,825)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 2009
Harvard W 96–75  16–7
(6–1)
Newman Arena (3,438)
Ithaca, New York
Feb 14, 2009
Dartmouth W 79–76 2OT 17–7
(7–1)
Newman Arena (4,123)
Ithaca, New York
Feb 20, 2009
at Yale L 60–72  17–8
(7–2)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,905)
New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 21, 2009
at Brown W 85–45  18–8
(8–2)
Pizzitola Sports Center (887)
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 27, 2009
at Dartmouth W 75–57  19–8
(9–2)
Leede Arena (1,572)
Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 28, 2009
at Harvard L 70–71  19–9
(9–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,971)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mar 6, 2009
Penn W 83–58  20–9
(10–3)
Newman Arena (4,093)
Ithaca, New York
Mar 7, 2009
Princeton W 60–51  21–9
(11–3)
Newman Arena (4,211)
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 (11,997)
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

References

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  1. ^ "Carroll scores 11 of 13 in second half to lead Tigers". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.[dead link]
  2. ^ "2008–09 Men's Basketball Roster". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "2008–09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.