# 2008–09 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2008–09 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's inaugural season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 23–12, 9–7 in Big 12 play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2009 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 8 seed in the East Region, where they advanced to the Second Round by defeating 9 seed Tennessee 77–75. The Cowboy's fell in the Second Round to 1 seed Pittsburgh.

## Pre-season

In the Big 12 preseason polls, released October 7, Oklahoma State was selected to finish sixth in the Big 12 coaches poll.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 0 | Byron Eaton | 5'11" | 210 | G | Sr. | Dallas, TX, U.S. | Lincoln HS |
| 1 | Terrel Harris | 6'5" | 205 | G | Sr. | Garland, TX, U.S. | South Garland HS |
| 2 | Obi Muonelo | 6'5" | 220 | G | Jr. | Edmond, OK, U.S. | Santa Fe HS |
| 4 | Anthony Brown | 6'6" | 225 | F | Sr. | Brooklyn, NY, U.S. | Carl Albert State |
| 12 | Keiton Page | 5'9" | 170 | G | Fr. | Pawnee, OK, U.S. | Pawnee HS |
| 15 | Nick Sidorakis | 6'4" | 185 | G | Jr. | Jenks, OK, U.S. | Jenks HS |
| 22 | Teeng Akol | 6'11" | 220 | G C | Fr. | Wian, South Sudan, South Sudan Bradenton, Florida, U.S. | IMG Academy |
| 23 | James Anderson | 6'6" | 210 | G | So. | Junction City, AR, U.S. | Junction City HS |
| 25 | Garrett Thomas | 6'2" | 180 | G | Jr. | Edmond, OK, U.S. | Edmond Memorial HS |
| 31 | Blaine Booher | 6'4" | 180 | G | Fr. | Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. | Putnam City HS |
| 32 | Ibrahima Thomas | 6'11" | 235 | F C | So. | Merced, California, U.S. | Stone Ridge Christian HS |
| 33 | Marshall Moses | 6'7" | 255 | F | So. | Aiken, SC, U.S. | The Patterson School |
| 44 | Malcoln Kirkland | 6'7" | 265 | F | So. | Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. | Northside HS |
| 45 | Greg Hughes | 6'8" | 225 | F | Fr. | Forney, TX, U.S. | |
| 53 | Nolan Cox | 6'6" | 200 | G | Fr. | Highland Village, TX, U.S. | Marcus HS |
| 55 | Scott Warner | 6'11" | 220 | C | So. | Berryhill, OK, U.S. | |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Central
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2008* | | UTSA | W 76–57 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,733) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/17/2008* | | North Texas | W 100–88 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,681) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/20/2008* | | Tulsa | W 91–73 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,041) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/23/2008* | | Grambling State | W 91–60 | 4–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,753) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/27/2009* 7:00pm | | vs. Gonzaga | L 71–83 | 4–1 | The Milk House (4,644) Bay Lake, Florida |
| 11/28/2009* | | vs. Michigan State | L 79–94 | 4–2 | The Milk House (4,658) Bay Lake, Florida |
| 11/30/2008* | | vs. Siena | W 77–68 | 5–2 | The Milk House (3,768) Bay Lake, Florida |
| 12/4/2008* | | at Washington | L 65–83 | 5–3 | Bank of America Arena (7,789) Seattle, WA |
| 12/14/2008* | | at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 82–59 | 6–3 | American Bank Center (2,380) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/17/2008* | | Mercer | W 104–74 | 7–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,427) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/20/2008* | | vs. Rhode Island All-College Basketball Classic | W 86–82 | 8–1 | Ford Center (8,502) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 12/29/2008* | | Arkansas State | W 76–53 | 9–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,082) Stillwater, OK |
| 1/3/2009* | | Northwestern State | W 122–73 | 10–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,831) Stillwater, OK |
| 1/6/2009* | | Savannah State | W 83–56 | 11–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,054) Stillwater, OK |
| 1/10/2009 | | Texas A&M | W 72–61 | 12–3 (1–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,264) Stillwater, OK |
| 1/17/2009 | | at No. 21 Baylor | L 92–98 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (1–1) | Ferrell Center (8,651) Waco, Texas |
| 1/21/2009 | | Missouri | L 95–97 | 12–5 (1–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,810) Stillwater, OK |
| 1/24/2009 | | at Nebraska | W 76–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (2–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,287) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 1/26/2009 | | No. 4 Oklahoma | L 81–89 | 13–6 (2–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,500) Stillwater, OK |
| 1/31/2009 | | at Texas A&M | L 64–76 | 13–7 (2–4) | Reed Arena (11,178) College Station, Texas |
| 2/4/2009 | | Texas Tech | W 81–80 | 14–7 (3–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,749) Stillwater, OK |
| 2/7/2009 | | at No. 21 Kansas | L 67–78 | 14–8 (3–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 2/10/2009 | | at Texas | L 74–99 | 14–9 (3–6) | Frank Erwin Center (13,545) Austin, Texas |
| 2/14/2009 | | Iowa State | W 86–67 | 15–9 (4–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,124) Stillwater, OK |
| 2/18/2009 | | at Texas Tech | W 92–82 | 16–9 (5–6) | United Spirit Arena (10,055) Lubbock, Texas |
| 2/21/2009 | | No. 22 Baylor | W 84–74 | 17–9 (6–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,637) Stillwater, OK |
| 2/25/2009 | | at Colorado | W 76–55 | 18–9 (7–6) | CU Events Center (4,288) Boulder, Colorado |
| 2/28/2009 | | No. 25 Texas | W 68–59 | 19–9 (8–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,745) Stillwater, OK |
| 3/3/2009 | | No. 23 Kansas State | W 77–71 | 20–9 (9–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,106) Stillwater, OK |
| 3/7/2009 | | at No. 4 Oklahoma | L 78–82 | 20–10 (9–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,483) Norman, Oklahoma |
| 2009 Big 12 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/11/2009 | (7) | vs. (10) Iowa State First Round | W 81–67 | 21–10 | Ford Center (15,580) Oklahoma City |
| 3/12/2009 | (7) | vs. (2) No. 6 Oklahoma Quarterfinals | W 71–70 | 22–10 | Ford Center (16,786) Oklahoma City |
| 3/13/2009 Big 12 Network | (7) | vs. (3) No. 14 Missouri Semifinals | L 59–67 | 22–11 | Ford Center (15,009) Oklahoma City |
| 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/20/2009 CBS | (8 E) | vs. (9 E) Tennessee First Round | W 77–75 | 23–11 | University of Dayton Arena (12,499) Dayton, Ohio |
| 3/22/2009 6:15pm, CBS | (8 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 4 Pittsburgh Second Round | L 76–84 | 23–12 | University of Dayton Arena (12,596) Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||