The 2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball competition as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The 2008–09 team posted a 23–12 record, finished in fourth place in the Big 12, and reached the second round of the 2009 NCAA tournament.
Roster
# Position Height Weight Year Home Town Gary Johnson 1 Forward 6–6 233 Sophomore Houston, Texas A.J. Abrams 3 Guard 5–11 165 Senior Round Rock, Texas Doğuş Balbay 4 Guard 6–0 165 Sophomore Istanbul, Turkey Damion James 5 Guard/forward 6–7 222 Junior Nacogdoches, Texas Alexis Wangmene 20 Forward/center 6–7 241 Junior Maroua, Cameroon Matt Hill 21 Center 6–10 241 Sophomore Lincoln, Nebraska Harrison Smith 23 Guard 6–2 195 Junior Houston, Texas Justin Mason 24 Guard 6–2 194 Junior Amarillo, Texas Connor Atchley 32 Center 6–10 228 Senior Clear Lake (Houston), Texas Dexter Pittman 34 Center 6–10 298 Junior Rosenberg, Texas Varez Ward 50 Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Montgomery, Alabama Clint Chapman 45 Forward/center 6–10 235 Sophomore Canby, Oregon
Recruiting
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=|Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=12 style=|NCAA tournament
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)
References