# 2008–09 Baylor Bears basketball team

The 2008–09 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Scott Drew, who served his sixth year. Baylor played its home games in the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. The team finished the season as runner-up in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), losing to Penn State in the championship game.

## Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Quincy Acy PF | Mesquite, TX | Horn HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jun 25, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| Artem Valov PF | Poplar Bluff, MO | Three Rivers JC | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Nov 14, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Anthony Jones SF | Houston, TX | Yates | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 9, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Baylor 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009. "2008 Baylor Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009. ||||||

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Curtis Jerrells | 0 | Guard | 6–1 | 201 | Senior | Austin, TX |
| Kendall Wright | 1 | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Freshman | Pittsburg, TX |
| Duran Diaz | 2 | Guard/Forward | 6–3 | 201 | Sophomore | Kennedale, TX |
| Fred Ellis | 3 | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Freshman | Sacramento, CA |
| Quincy Acy | 4 | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | Mesquite, TX |
| Henry Dugat | 5 | Guard | 6–0 | 177 | Senior | Dayton, TX |
| Delbert Simpson | 11 | Forward | 6–8 | 224 | Senior | Tyler, TX |
| Mamadou Diene | 15 | Center | 7–1 | 246 | Senior | Yeumbeul, Senegal |
| Kevin Rogers | 23 | Forward | 6–9 | 250 | Senior | Dallas, TX |
| LaceDarius Dunn | 24 | Guard | 6–4 | 201 | Sophomore | Monroe, LA |
| Anthony Jones | 41 | Forward | 6–10 | 196 | Freshman | Houston, TX |
| Tweety Carter | 45 | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Junior | Reserve, LA |
| Josh Lomers | 50 | Center | 7–0 | 280 | Junior | Boerne, TX |
| Ekpe Udoh | 13 | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 236 | Junior | Edmond, OK |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 15, 2008* 7:30 pm | | Paul Quinn College | W 108–50 | 1–0 | Ferrell Center (7,065) Waco, TX |
| November 18, 2008* 3:00 pm, ESPN | | Centenary | W 90–55 | 2–0 | Ferrell Center (6,422) Waco, TX |
| November 22, 2008* 1:00 pm | | Southern | W 85–43 | 3–0 | Ferrell Center (6,000) Waco, TX |
| November 24, 2008* 7:00 pm | | Jacksonville | W 76–68 | 4–0 | Ferrell Center (6,154) Waco, TX |
| November 27, 2008* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Providence Anaheim Classic | W 72–56 | 5–0 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,157) Anaheim, CA |
| November 29, 2008* 11:30 am, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 14 Arizona State Anaheim Classic | W 87–78 | 6–0 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,417) Anaheim, CA |
| November 30, 2008* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 19 Wake Forest Anaheim Classic | L 74–87 | 6–1 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,877) Anaheim, CA |
| December 6, 2008* 10:30 pm, FSN | No. 24 | at Washington State | W 58–52 | 7–1 | Beasley Coliseum (9,038) Pullman, WA |
| December 13, 2008* 2:00 pm, FSNSW | No. 22 | Prairie View A&M | W 90–63 | 8–1 | Ferrell Center (5,730) Waco, TX |
| December 20, 2008* 8:30 pm | No. 21 | Texas-Arlington | W 79–76 | 9–1 | Ferrell Center (5,556) Waco, TX |
| December 22, 2008* 7:00 pm, FSNSW | No. 21 | Hartford | W 74–59 | 10–1 | Ferrell Center (5,219) Waco, TX |
| December 29, 2008* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | Portland State | W 79–66 | 11–1 | Ferrell Center (5,544) Waco, TX |
| December 31, 2008* 4:00 pm, FSNSW | No. 19 | Jackson State | W 113–78 | 12–1 | Ferrell Center (5,092) Waco, TX |
| January 2, 2009* 4:30 pm, FSNSW | No. 19 | South Carolina | L 84–85 | 12–2 | Ferrell Center (6,149) Waco, TX |
| January 10, 2009 1:45 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 23 | Texas Tech | W 73–61 | 13–2 (1–0) | Ferrell Center (8,032) Waco, TX |
| January 14, 2009 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | at Texas A&M | L 73–84 | 13–3 (1–1) | Reed Arena (9,537) College Station, TX |
| January 17, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 21 | Oklahoma State | W 98–92 $^{OT}$ | 14–3 (2–1) | Ferrell Center (8,651) Waco, TX |
| January 21, 2009 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Kansas State | W 83–65 | 15–3 (3–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (9,386) Manhattan, KS |
| January 24, 2009 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 6 Oklahoma | L 76–95 | 15–4 (3–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,849) Norman, OK |
| January 27, 2009 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | No. 11 Texas | L 72–78 | 15–5 (3–3) | Ferrell Center (9,151) Waco, TX |
| January 31, 2009 5:00 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+) | | at Missouri | L 72–89 | 15–6 (3–4) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| February 2, 2009 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 21 Kansas | L 65–75 | 15–7 (3–5) | Ferrell Center (9,028) Waco, TX |
| February 7, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas Tech | L 76–83 | 15–8 (3–6) | United Spirit Arena (10,962) Lubbock, TX |
| February 11, 2009 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 2 Oklahoma | L 63–78 | 15–9 (3–7) | Ferrell Center (8,094) Waco, TX |
| February 14, 2009 5:00 pm, FSNSW | | Texas A&M | W 72–68 | 16–9 (4–7) | Ferrell Center (10,407) Waco, TX |
| February 21, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Oklahoma State | L 74–84 | 16–10 (4–8) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,637) Stillwater, OK |
| February 24, 2009 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Iowa State | L 62–71 | 16–11 (4–9) | Hilton Coliseum (10,407) Ames, IA |
| February 28, 2009 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | Colorado | W 75–57 | 17–11 (5–9) | Ferrell Center (7,192) Waco, TX |
| March 2, 2009 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at Texas | L 57–73 | 17–12 (5–10) | Frank Erwin Center (13,665) Austin, TX |
| March 7, 2009 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | Nebraska | L 62–66 | 17–13 (5–11) | Ferrell Center (6,346) Waco, TX |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2009 11:30 am, Big 12 Network | (9) | vs. (8) Nebraska First round | W 65–49 | 18–13 | Ford Center (15,413) Oklahoma City, OK |
| March 12, 2009 11:30 am, ESPN2 | (9) | vs. (1) No. 11 Kansas Quarterfinals | W 71–64 | 19–13 | Ford Center (14,909) Oklahoma City, OK |
| March 13, 2009 5:30 pm, Big 12 Network | (9) | vs. (5) Texas Semifinals | W 76–70 | 20–13 | Ford Center (16,605) Oklahoma City, OK |
| March 14, 2009 6:00 pm, ESPN | (9) | vs. (3) No. 14 Missouri Championship | L 60–73 | 20–14 | Ford Center (15,321) Oklahoma City, OK |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2009* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | (6) Georgetown First round | W 74–72 | 21–14 | Ferrell Center (8,424) Waco, TX |
| March 21, 2009* 10:00 am, ESPN | (3) | (2) Virginia Tech Second round | W 84–66 | 22–14 | Cassell Coliseum (6,891) Blacksburg, VA |
| March 24, 2009* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (3) | (1) Auburn Quarterfinals | W 74–72 | 23–14 | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,582) Auburn, AL |
| March 31, 2009* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (3) | vs. (1) San Diego State Semifinals | W 76–62 | 24–14 | Madison Square Garden (11,352) New York City, NY |
| April 2, 2009* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (3) | vs. (2) Penn State Championship | L 63–67 | 24–15 | Madison Square Garden (10,254) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 23 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |