2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
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Conference | America East Conference |
Record | 15–16 (6–10 America East) |
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Home arena | SEFCU Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Binghamton † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 26 | .212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† America East tournament winner As of March 20, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by eighth year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–10 in America East play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the 2009 America East Tournament, they upset second seed Vermont in the first round before losing to sixth seed UMBC in the semifinals.
Previous season
The Great Danes finished the 2007–08 season 15–15, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the 2008 America East Tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Boston University.
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 2008* 8:00 pm |
No. 23 Villanova | L 60–78 | 0–1 |
13 – 2 tied | 7 – Gifford | 5 – Harris | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA | ||||
Nov 17, 2008* 8:30 pm |
at DePaul | L 64–75 | 0–2 |
16 – Johnson | 9 – Johnson | 7 – Johnson | Allstate Arena (3,502) Chicago, IL | ||||
Nov 19, 2008* 7:00 pm |
at Bryant | W 76–67 | 1–2 |
24 – Ambrose | 8 – Ambrose | 3 – 3 Tied | Chace Athletic Center (2,167) Smithfield, RI | ||||
Nov 22, 2008* 7:00 pm |
Central Connecticut State | W 68–67 | 2–2 |
24 – Ambrose | 9 – Harris | 4 – Ambrose | SEFCU Arena (3,241) Albany, NY | ||||
Nov 25, 2008* 7:00 pm |
at Columbia | W 66–49 | 3–2 |
15 – Hastings | 7 – 2 tied | 2 – 2 tied | Levien Gymnasium (1,010) New York, NY | ||||
Nov 29, 2008* 7:00 pm |
Penn | W 73–63 | 4–2 |
22 – Raffa | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – Ambrose | SEFCU Arena (2,427) Albany, NY | ||||
Dec 1, 2008* 7:00 pm |
Bryant | W 57–47 | 5–2 |
17 – Raffa | 8 – McRae | 5 – Raffa | SEFCU Arena (1,971) Albany, NY | ||||
Dec 6, 2008* 7:00 pm |
at Siena Albany Cup |
L 64–71 | 5–3 |
15 – Ambrose | 9 – Ambrose | 5 – Johnson | Times Union Center (13,251) Albany, NY | ||||
Dec 8, 2008* 7:00 pm |
at Lehigh | L 64–65 | 5–4 |
21 – Harris | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – 3 tied | Stabler Arena (638) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
Dec 13, 2008* 7:00 pm |
Canisius | W 74–46 | 6–4 |
15 – Ambrose | 11 – Gifford | 5 – Ambrose | SEFCU Arena (2,748) Albany, NY | ||||
Dec 20, 2008* 2:00 pm |
at Sacred Heart | W 60–59 | 7–4 |
15 – Raffa | 8 – Raffa | 4 – Johnson | William H. Pitt Center (314) Fairfield, CT | ||||
Dec 22, 2008* 7:00 pm |
at St. Francis-NY | W 68–56 | 8–4 |
14 – Raffa | 6 – 3 tied | 3 – Johnson | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (407) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
Dec 30, 2008* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Kansas | L 43–79 | 8–5 |
11 – Raffa | 6 – 2 tied | 4 – Connelly | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||
American East regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 2009 2:00 pm |
at Hartford | L 54–64 | 8–6 (0–1) |
17 – Harris | 10 – Harris | 3 – Ambrose | Chase Arena (1,469) West Hartford, CT | ||||
Jan 8, 2009 7:00 pm |
Boston University | W 62–61 | 9–6 (1–1) |
19 – Ambrose | 11 – Ambrose | 4 – Allen | SEFCU Arena (2,237) Albany, NY | ||||
Jan 11, 2009 1:00 pm |
at Vermont | W 82–77 | 10–6 (2–1) |
22 – Raffa | 9 – Harris | 5 – Ambrose | Patrick Gym (2,778) Burlington, VT | ||||
Jan 14, 2009 7:00 pm |
Binghamton | W 72–66 | 11–6 (3–1) |
21 – Raffa | 10 – Harris | 3 – Raffa | SEFCU Arena (3,409) Albany, NY | ||||
Jan 17, 2009 1:00 pm |
at Maine | L 61–72 | 11–7 (3–2) |
20 – Harris | 9 – Connelly | 4 – Ambrose | Alfond Arena (1,682) Orono, ME | ||||
Jan 23, 2009 7:00 pm, MSG+ |
Stony Brook | L 45–58 | 11–8 (3–3) |
14 – Harris | 8 – Harris | 3 – Raffa | SEFCU Arena (2,786) Albany, NY | ||||
Jan 25, 2009 4:00 pm |
UMBC | W 80–71 | 12–8 (4–3) |
26 – Ambrose | 9 – Connelly | 3 – Raffa | SEFCU Arena (2,381) Albany, NY | ||||
Jan 28, 2009 7:00 pm |
Hartford | W 59–50 | 13–8 (5–3) |
19 – Harris | 10 – Harris | 3 – Johnson | SEFCU Arena (1,012) Albany, NY | ||||
Feb 5, 2009 7:00 pm |
at Boston University | L 67–77 | 13–9 (5–4) |
28 – Harris | 12 – Connelly | 3 – 2 tied | Agganis Arena (1,345) Boston, MA | ||||
Feb 7, 2009 7:00 pm |
Vermont Big Purple Growl |
L 70–79 | 13–10 (5–5) |
29 – Ambrose | 8 – Harris | 5 – Johnson | SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY | ||||
Feb 9, 2009 7:00 pm, MSG+ |
at Binghamton | L 75–88 | 13–11 (5–6) |
28 – Ambrose | 9 – Harris | 7 – Johnson | Events Center (5,142) Vestal, NY | ||||
Feb 12, 2009 7:00 pm, MSG |
at Stony Brook | L 47–58 | 13–12 (5–7) |
14 – Ambrose | 8 – Ambrose | 4 – Hastings | Pritchard Gymnasium (1,412) Stony Brook, NY | ||||
Feb 15, 2009 2:00 pm |
New Hampshire | L 59–78 | 13–13 (5–8) |
18 – Harris | 7 – Harris | 3 – Raffa | SEFCU Arena (2,151) Albany, NY | ||||
Feb 22, 2009 2:00 pm |
Maine | W 80–69 | 14–13 (6–8) |
27 – Ambrose | 10 – Hastings | 6 – Johnson | SEFCU Arena (2,463) Albany, NY | ||||
Feb 26, 2009 7:00 pm |
at New Hampshire | L 56–64 | 14–14 (6–9) |
11 – Ambrose | 6 – Johnson | 3 – 2 tied | Lundholm Gym (1,355) Durham, NH | ||||
Mar 1, 2009 2:00 pm |
at UMBC | L 64–68 | 14–15 (6–10) |
19 – Ambrose | 11 – Harris | 5 – Ambrose | Retriever Activities Center (3,069) Baltimore, MD | ||||
America East Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 2009 12:00 pm |
(7) | (2) Vermont Quarterfinals |
W 56–52 OT | 15–15 |
18 – Harris | 10 – 2 tied | 5 – Johnson | SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY | |||
Mar 8, 2009 2:00 pm |
(7) | (6) UMBC Semifinals |
L 58–64 | 15–16 |
21 – Ambrose | 9 – Gifford | 6 – Johnson | SEFCU Arena (3,656) Albany, NY | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |