2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team will represent the University of Texas in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach is Rick Barnes

Rick Barnes

Richard Dale Barnes is the current head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. He has coached Texas for the last twelve seasons, taking the team to the NCAA Tournament each year, including a Final Four appearance led by T. J. Ford in 2003...

, who will be serving his 11th year. The team will be playing its home games in the Frank Erwin Center

Frank Erwin Center

Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, commonly known as Frank Erwin Center or UT Erwin Center, is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin...

in Austin, TX. They are a 7th seed in the East Region (in the 2009 NCAA playoffs) and are paired (in the first round) against Minnesota.

Roster

	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Gary Johnson	1	Forward	6–6	233	Sophomore	Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
A.J. Abrams A.J. Abrams Adrian Glenn Abrams, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a member of Scaligera Basket Verona in Verona, Italy.-High school career:...	3	Guard	5–11	165	Senior	Round Rock, Texas Round Rock, Texas Round Rock is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the metropolitan area. The 2010 census places the population at 99,887....
Doğuş Balbay Dogus Balbay Doğuş Balbay is a basketball player from Turkey who plays for Anadolu Efes S.K. in Turkey. He is 6'1 and weighs 180 pounds.-Amateur career:...	4	Guard	6–0	165	Sophomore	Istanbul, Turkey
Damion James Damion James Damion Marquez Williams James is an American professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA...	5	Guard/Forward	6–7	222	Junior	Nacogdoches, Texas Nacogdoches, Texas Nacogdoches is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the city's population to be 32,996. It is the county seat of Nacogdoches County and is situated in East Texas. Nacogdoches is a sister city of Natchitoches, Louisiana.Nacogdoches is the home of...
Alexis Wangmene Alexis Wangmene Alexis Wangmene is a Cameroonian college basketball player with the University of Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. Wangmene began his collegiate career with Texas during the 2007-2008 season when he averaged nearly 10 minutes a game...	20	Forward/Center	6–7	241	Junior	Maroua, Cameroon
Matt Hill	21	Center	6–10	241	Sophomore	Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
Harrison Smith	23	Guard	6–2	195	Junior	Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
Justin Mason	24	Guard	6–2	194	Junior	Amarillo, Texas Amarillo, Texas Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
Connor Atchley	32	Center	6–10	228	Senior	Clear Lake (Houston), Texas
Dexter Pittman Dexter Pittman Dexter Jerome Pittman is an American professional basketball player with the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.-High school:...	34	Center	6–10	298	Junior	Rosenberg, Texas Rosenberg, Texas Rosenberg is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Fort Bend County and is part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 31,676 at the 2010 census...
Varez Ward	50	Guard	6–2	190	Freshman	Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
Clint Chapman	45	Forward/Center	6–10	235	Sophomore	Canby, Oregon Canby, Oregon Canby is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 15,829 at the 2010 census. It is located on Oregon Route 99E, two miles northeast of Barlow.-History:...

Recruiting

Schedule

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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	Wk 19	Final
AP	7	7	6	8	6	5	9	8	7	11	14	11	16	NR	NR	25	NR
Coaches	8	8	7	8	6	5	8	7	7	11	15	12	17	NR	NR	24	NR

Awards and honors

Rick Barnes, Legends of Coaching Award (adopted by the John R.Wooden Award Committee)

Roster

Recruiting

Schedule

Rankings

Awards and honors

See also