# 2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his eleventh year until his resignation January 26, 2009. Philip Pearson would be the interim for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 96th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 18–14, 7–9 in SEC play, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament and were not invited to a post season tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 6* 7:00 p.m. | | Faulkner | W 99–53 | | Coleman Coliseum (8,705) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Nov. 13* 7:00 p.m. | | Belhaven | W 97–43 | | Coleman Coliseum (8,590) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 16* 6:00 p.m. | | Mercer | L 69–72 | 0–1 | Coleman Coliseum (8,960) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Nov. 19* 8:00 p.m. | | Florida A&M | W 89–48 | 1–1 | Coleman Coliseum (8,853) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Nov. 24* 11:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Oregon Maui Invitational Tournament | L 69–92 | 1–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, Hawaii |
| Nov. 25* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament | W 78–56 | 2–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, Hawaii |
| Nov. 26* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Saint Joseph's Maui Invitational Tournament | W 58–48 | 3–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, Hawaii |
| Dec. 7* 12:00 p.m. | | Alabama A&M | W 64–56 | 4–2 | Coleman Coliseum (8,787) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec. 7* 7:00 p.m. | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 61–44 | 5–2 | Coleman Coliseum (8,143) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec. 13* 7:00 p.m., CSS | | Texas A&M | L 78–86 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Coleman Coliseum (9,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec. 17* 7:00 p.m. | | Tennessee State | W 75–66 | 6–3 | Coleman Coliseum (8,275) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec. 22* 6:00 p.m. | | Chattanooga | W 82–63 | 7–3 | Coleman Coliseum (8,511) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec. 28* 6:00 p.m. | | Yale | W 66–63 | 8–3 | Coleman Coliseum (8,814) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec. 30* 7:00 p.m. | | Quincy | W 86–58 | 9–3 | Coleman Coliseum (8,341) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan 3* 2:00 p.m. | | Georgia Tech | W 88–77 | 10–3 | Coleman Coliseum (9,988) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan. 6* 8:00 p.m., FSN | | at No. 12 Clemson | L 59–66 | 10–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| Jan. 11 12:30 p.m., SEC Network | | LSU | W 66–59 | 11–4 (1–0) | Coleman Coliseum (10,711) Tuscaloosa, AL] |
| Jan. 14 7:00 p.m., CSS | | at Mississippi State | L 74–83 | 11–5 (1–1) | Humphrey Coliseum (10,104) Starkville, MS |
| Jan. 17 12:30 p.m., CSS | | at Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | L 71–85 | 11–6 (1–2) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (8,788) Auburn, AL |
| Jan. 21 7:00 p.m., SEC Network | | Mississippi | W 76–73 | 12–6 (2–2) | Coleman Coliseum (10,267) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan. 24 2:00 p.m., SEC Network | | Kentucky | L 51–61 | 12–7 (2–3) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan. 29 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Arkansas | L 80–89 | 12–8 (2–4) | Bud Walton Arena (17,083) Fayetteville, AR |
| Jan. 31 6:00 p.m., SEC Network | | Georgia | W 75–70 | 13–8 (3–4) | Coleman Coliseum (11,046) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb. 5 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Vanderbilt | L 74–79 | 13–9 (3–5) | Memorial Gymnasium (13,850) Nashville, TN |
| Feb. 8 12:00 p.m., SEC Network | | at LSU | L 62–76 | 13–10 (3–6) | Maravich Center (10,578) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb. 14 2:00 p.m., SEC Network | | South Carolina | L 73–75 | 13–11 (3–7) | Coleman Coliseum (10,224) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb. 18 6:00 p.m., SUN | | at Florida | L 74–83 | 13–12 (3–8) | O'Connell Center (12,120) Gainesville, FL |
| Feb. 21 2:00 p.m., SEC Network | | Mississippi State | W 87–85 $^{2OT}$ | 14–12 (4–8) | Coleman Coliseum (11,297) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb. 25 7:00 p.m., CSS | | Arkansas | W 88–67 | 15–12 (5–8) | Coleman Coliseum (9,161) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb. 28 3:00 p.m., SEC Network | | at Mississippi | W 90–69 | 16–12 (6–8) | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,862) Oxford, MS |
| Mar. 3 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | L 73–77 | 16–13 (6–9) | Coleman Coliseum (13,265) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Mar. 8 11:00 a.m., CBS | | at Tennessee | W 70–67 | 17–13 (7–9) | Thompson-Boling Arena (20,493) Knoxville, TN |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar. 12 6:30 p.m., SEC Network | (W4) | vs. (E5) Vanderbilt First Round | W 82–75 | 18–13 | St. Pete Times Forum (12,152) Tampa, FL |
| Mar. 13 6:30 p.m., SEC Network | (W4) | vs. (E1) Tennessee Quarterfinals | L 62–86 | 18–14 | St. Pete Times Forum (14,128) Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||