# 2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. The head coach was Tom Crean. The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Big Ten Network included the team in a two-and-a-half-hour special that featured Midnight Madness events from several Big Ten campuses on October 17, 2008; the Indiana event to kick off the season was called "Hoosier Hysteria". The Hoosiers defeated the Northwestern St. Demons on November 14 in Head Coach Tom Crean's opening game.
In November 2008, the NCAA imposed a three-year probation on the Indiana men's basketball program and upheld the school's self-imposed sanctions stemming from the actions of former head coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff. School athletic director Rick Greenspan resigned. There was no ban for the program in television, scholarships or post-season play.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Kory Barnett | 30 | F | 6–6 | 186 | Freshman | Rochester, Indiana |
| Devan Dumes | 33 | G | 6–2 | 188 | Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Brett Finkelmeier | 4 | G | 6–1 | 188 | Sophomore | Carmel, Indiana |
| Steven Gambles | 24 | F | 6–4 | 220 | Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Tijan Jobe | 40 | C | 7–0 | 255 | Junior | Banjul, The Gambia |
| Verdell Jones III | 12 | G | 6–5 | 176 | Freshman | Champaign, Illinois |
| Broderick Lewis | 32 | F | 6–6 | 195 | Freshman | West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Daniel Moore | 3 | G | 5–11 | 167 | Freshman | Carmel, Indiana |
| Tom Pritchard | 25 | F | 6–9 | 242 | Freshman | Westlake, Ohio |
| Jeremiah Rivers | 5 | G | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Winter Park, Florida |
| Matt Roth | 2 | G | 6–3 | 186 | Freshman | Washington, Illinois |
| Kipp Schutz | 23 | G | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Evansville, Indiana |
| Malik Story | 34 | F | 6–5 | 222 | Freshman | Los Angeles, California |
| Kyle Taber | 44 | C | 6–8 | 220 | Senior | Evansville, Indiana |
| Evan White | 1 | G | 6–0 | 190 | Freshman | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Nick Williams | 20 | G | 6–4 | 211 | Freshman | Mobile, Alabama |
Coaches: Tom Crean, Tim Buckley, Bennie Seltzer, Roshown McLeod

## Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Devan Dumes SG | Vincennes, IN | Vincennes University | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 20, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Tijan Jobe C | Olney, IL | Olney Central CC | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | May 20, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Verdell Jones PG | Champaign, IL | Central | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 5, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Tom Pritchard C | Lakewood, OH | St. Edward | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Sep 17, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Matt Roth SG | Metamora, IL | Washington | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 22, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Malik Story SG | Cerritos, CA | Artesia | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 21, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Nick Williams SG | Mobile, AL | LeFlore | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 21, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 21, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/15/08* 7:00pm, BTN | | Northwestern State | W 85–65 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 11/18/08* 6:30pm, BTN | | IUPUI | W 60–57 | 2–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 11/24/08* 5:30pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 8 Notre Dame Maui Invitational | L 50–88 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI |
| 11/25/08* 1:30pm, ESPNU | | vs. St. Joseph's Maui Invitational | L 50–84 | 2–2 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI |
| 11/26/08* 7:00pm, ESPNU | | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational | W 81–79 | 3–2 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI |
| 11/30/08* 4:00pm, BTN | | Cornell | W 72–57 | 4–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/03/08* 7:15pm, ESPN | | at No. 25 Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 58–83 | 4–3 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/06/08* 1:30pm, BTN | | vs. No. 11 Gonzaga Hartford Hall of Fame Classic | L 54–70 | 4–4 | Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/10/08* 8:00pm, ESPN2 | | TCU | W 66–56 | 5–4 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/13/08* 4:00pm, CBS | | at Kentucky | L 54–72 | 5–5 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| 12/22/08* 9:00pm, BTN | | Northeastern | L 42–55 | 5–6 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/28/08* 6:00pm, BTN | | Lipscomb | L 69–74 | 5–7 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 01/03/09 4:30pm, BTN | | at Iowa | L 60–65 | 5–8 (0–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 01/07/09 6:30pm, BTN | | Michigan | L 66–72 $^{OT}$ | 5–9 (0–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 01/10/09 3:00pm, BTN | | at Illinois Rivalry | L 45–76 | 5–10 (0–3) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 01/13/09 7:00pm, ESPN | | at Ohio State | L 53–77 | 5–11 (0–4) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 01/17/09 6:00pm, BTN | | Penn State | L 55–65 | 5–12 (0–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 01/25/09 12:00pm, BTN | | No. 21 Minnesota | L 63–67 | 5–13 (0–6) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 01/28/09 8:30pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 75–77 | 5–14 (0–7) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 01/31/09 4:00pm, ESPN2 | | Ohio State | L 81–93 | 5–15 (0–8) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 02/04/09 6:30pm, BTN | | Iowa | W 68–60 | 6–15 (1–8) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 02/07/09 4:00pm, ESPN | | at No. 14 Michigan State | L 47–75 | 6–16 (1–9) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| 02/10/09 9:00pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 54–62 | 6–17 (1–10) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 02/15/09 1:00pm, CBS | | No. 20 Illinois Rivalry | L 52–65 | 6–18 (1–11) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 02/19/09 9:00pm, ESPN | | Wisconsin | L 51–68 | 6–19 (1–12) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 02/21/09 2:00pm, BTN | | at No. 21 Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | L 67–81 | 6–20 (1–13) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/25/09 6:30pm, BTN | | Northwestern | L 53–75 | 6–21 (1–14) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 02/28/09 6:00pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 58–61 | 6–22 (1–15) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| 03/03/09 7:00pm, ESPN | | No. 8 Michigan State | L 59–64 | 6–23 (1–16) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 03/08/09 7:00pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 61–85 | 6–24 (1–17) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 03/12/09 5:00pm, ESPN2 | (11) | vs. (6) Penn State | L 51–66 | 6–25 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
The 2008–09 season was the worst in the history of Indiana Basketball and finished with the fewest wins (6) since 1915–16. Their 1–17 conference record was the worst since the conference went to an 18-game schedule.