2008–09 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University

Baylor University

Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...

in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach is Scott Drew

Scott Drew

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, who served his 6th year. The team played its home games in the Ferrell Center

Ferrell Center

The Ferrell Center is an arena in Waco, Texas. It was built in 1988 and is located adjacent to the Brazos River. It is home to the Baylor University Bears basketball and volleyball teams. It is named for Charles R. Ferrell, a Baylor student and legacy who died in 1967, and whose family's estate...

in Waco, TX. The 2008–09 team finished the season as runner-up in the 2009 National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

Recruiting

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Curtis Jerrells Curtis Jerrells Curtis Louis Jerrells is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays with Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish Basketball League.He is married to an Austin Native Samantha Romon and together they have a 2 year old son....	0	Guard	6–1	201	Senior	Austin, TX Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
Kendall Wright Kendall Wright Kendall Wright is an American football wide receiver for the Baylor Bears. He is considered one of the best wide prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft.-Early years:Wright attended Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, Texas...	1	Guard	6–0	180	Freshman	Pittsburg, TX Pittsburg, Texas Pittsburg is a city located in Camp County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,347. It is the county seat of Camp County. It is best known as the home of the giant poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride and the home of racing legend Carroll Shelby...
Duran Diaz	2	Guard/Forward	6–3	201	Sophomore	Kennedale, TX Kennedale, Texas Kennedale is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,763 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Kennedale is located at ....
Fred Ellis Fred Ellis Fred C. Ellis was an American editorial cartoonist. He is best remembered as one of the leading radical artists of the 1920s and 1930s as an artist for various publications of the Communist Party, USA , including stints on the staff of the CPUSA's daily newspaper.-Early years:Fred Ellis was born...	3	Forward	6–6	210	Freshman	Sacramento, CA Sacramento, California Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
Quincy Acy	4	Forward	6–7	215	Freshman	Mesquite, TX Mesquite, Texas Mesquite is a city located within the Dallas/Ft.Worth area of Texas. As of the 2010 US Census, the population was 139,824.-History:The city was founded May 22, 1873, by a Texas & Pacific Railway engineer who purchased land along the Texas & Pacific line outside of Dallas...
Henry Dugat	5	Guard	6–0	177	Senior	Dayton, TX Dayton, Texas Dayton is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,242 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
Delbert Simpson	11	Forward	6–8	224	Senior	Tyler, TX Tyler, Texas Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
Mamadou Diene	15	Center	7–1	246	Senior	Yeumbeul, Senegal
Kevin Rogers Kevin Rogers Charles Kevin Rogers is a former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants from 1992 to 1994....	23	Forward	6–9	250	Senior	Dallas, TX Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
LaceDarius Dunn LaceDarius Dunn LaceDarius Dunn is an American college basketball guard with the Baylor Bears men's basketball team...	24	Guard	6–4	201	Sophomore	Monroe, LA Monroe, Louisiana Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...
Anthony Jones Anthony Jones Anthony Jones may refer to:Anthony Jones , British photographerAnthony Jones , Australian footballer*Anthony Jones , American football player...	41	Forward	6–10	196	Freshman	Houston, TX 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 ...
Tweety Carter Tweety Carter Demond "Tweety" Carter is an American professional basketball player.-High school career:Tweety Carter had one of the greatest high school careers in the history of the sport while attending Reserve Christian School in Reserve, Louisiana...	45	Guard	5–11	185	Junior	Reserve, LA Reserve, Louisiana Reserve is a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 9,111 at the 2000 census...
Josh Lomers	50	Center	7–0	280	Junior	Boerne, TX Boerne, Texas Boerne is a city in the Hill Country of Texas in the United States. It is the county seat of Kendall County. Boerne was named in honor of Ludwig Börne, a Jewish German author and publicist, and its population was 10, 471 in the 2010 census. The city is noted for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court...
Ekpe Udoh Ekpe Udoh Ekpedeme Friday Udoh, commonly known as Ekpe Udoh is an American basketball forward and center with Bnei HaSharon in Israel. He is also under contract with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association, but is not playing with that team because of the 2011 NBA lockout...	13	Forward/Center	6–10	236	Junior	Edmond, OK Edmond, Oklahoma Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in the central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, the population was 81,405, making it the sixth largest city in the state of Oklahoma....

Schedule

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!colspan=9| Big 12 Tournament

2009 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2009 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was the 13th edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament held at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City from March 11 until March 14, 2009...

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!colspan=9| 2009 NIT Tournament

2009 National Invitation Tournament

-Semifinals and finals:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 31 and April 2* denotes each overtime played-NIT Championship:...

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	NR	NR	NR	24	22	21	21	19	23	21	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

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also