2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season explained

Year:	2008
Preseason Ap:	North Carolina Tar Heels
Regular Season:	November 10, 2008– March 10, 2009
Tourney Start:	March 17
Nc Date:	April 6, 2009
Champ Stad:	Ford Field
Champ City:	Detroit, Michigan
Champ:	North Carolina
Nit Champ:	Penn State
Cbi Champ:	Oregon State
Cit Champ:	Old Dominion
Playeroftheyear:	Blake Griffin, Oklahoma

The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2008, and ended with the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament's championship game on April 6, 2009, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The season saw six different teams achieve the AP #1 ranking during the year (just one shy of the NCAA record). Oklahoma sophomore Blake Griffin was the dominant individual performer, sweeping National Player of the Year honors. The season began with North Carolina becoming the first unanimous preseason #1 team, and ended with the Tar Heels dominating the NCAA tournament en route to their fifth NCAA title. UNC won its six NCAA tournament games by double digits, and by an average of 19.8 points per game. Junior Wayne Ellington was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player.

Season headlines

• The North Carolina Tar Heels became the first team in history to be the unanimous #1 team in the AP preseason poll.^[1] The ranking came based on UNC returning the majority of their Final Four squad from the year before, most notably Tyler Hansbrough, who became the first reigning National player of the year to return to school since Shaquille O'Neal in the 1991–92 season.
• Blake Griffin was named the Associated Press, the John Wooden Award, the Naismith Award and the Sporting News player of the year for the 2008–2009 college basketball season.^{[2] [3]} When combined with Sam Bradford's Heisman Trophy, Oklahoma became the first school to have a top winner in both basketball and football in the same year.
• Pittsburgh achieved the #1 ranking for the first time in school history on January 5, 2009.^[4]
• On December 18, Tyler Hansbrough passed Phil Ford to become North Carolina's all-time leading scorer.^[5] On February 28, Hansbrough also broke Dickie Hemric's NCAA record for most free throws made in a career.^[6] And on March 19, Hansbrough passed JJ Redick as the leading scorer in Atlantic Coast Conference history.^[7]
• Jodie Meeks of Kentucky scored 54 points against Tennessee on January 13, 2009. Meeks was 10–15 from 3-pt range.^[8] The output broke Kentucky's single-game scoring record, set by Hall of Famer Dan Issel 39 years before.
• 2009 marked the first time in history that three #1 seeds in the NCAA tournament came from the same conference – as Louisville, Pittsburgh and Connecticut of the Big East achieved the feat.^[9]
• Two retired Hall of Fame coaches died during the season – UTEP's Don Haskins on September 7, 2008,^[10] and California's Pete Newell on November 17, 2008.^[11] Newell's Bears won the NCAA championship in 1959, while Haskins' Miners won the title in 1966 in a historic win over Kentucky.
• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 3. Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina was the unanimous leading vote-getter (72 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Stephen Curry of Davidson (66 votes), Luke Harangody of Notre Dame (58), Darren Collison of UCLA (46) and Blake Griffin of Oklahoma (45).^[12]
• Kenny George of UNC Asheville, the tallest player in Division I (7'7") and the nation's leader in FG% for 2007–08, had part of his right foot amputated before the start of the season, threatening to end his career.
• The New Jersey Institute of Technology broke a 51-game losing streak that stretched back to February 19, 2007, by defeating Bryant 61–51 on January 21.^[13]
• Travis and Chavis Holmes of VMI became the highest-scoring twins in NCAA Division I history.^[14]
• Ryan Toolson of Utah Valley had the highest single-game scoring mark of the season, netting 63 points in a 123–121 quadruple-overtime win over Chicago State on January 29, 2009.^[15] Chicago State teammates David Holston and John Cantrell each scored over 40 points in the loss.
• On January 31, Texas's A. J. Abrams hit his 339th 3-point shot, breaking the previous Big 12 record of 338 held by Jeff Boschee of Kansas.^[16] In the same game, Kansas State's Denis Clemente tied his former teammate Michael Beasley's Big 12 single-game scoring record, netting 44 points in an 85–81 overtime win for the Wildcats.
• North Dakota State became the first men's team in Division I or its predecessors to reach the NCAA Tournament in its first year of postseason eligibility since 1972, when Southwestern Louisiana, now Louisiana-Lafayette, accomplished this feat. The Bison reached the "Big Dance" by defeating Oakland in the final of the 2009 Summit League tournament on March 10.^[17]
• Syracuse upset Connecticut, 127–117, in a six-overtime game in the Big East Conference tournament Quarterfinals that started on March 12 and ended after midnight on March 13. It was the longest game in Big East history, and second longest in NCAA Division I history, at 70 total playing minutes.^[18]
• Davidson guard Stephen Curry, Boston College guard Tyrese Rice, Miami (FL) guard Jack McClinton, Florida State guard Toney Douglas, Temple guard Dionte Christmas, UAB guard Robert Vaden, Wyoming guard Brandon Ewing, Chicago State guard David Holston, UTEP guard Stefon Jackson, Central Florida guard Jermaine Taylor, North Dakota State guard Ben Woodside, VMI guard Chavis Holmes, East Tennessee State guard Courtney Pigram and Coppin State guard Tywain McKee each eclipsed the career 2000-point mark during the season.
• Arkansas State changed its nickname from the "Indians" to the "Red Wolves", effective this season.
• Bryant University and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville competed at the Division I level for the first time, while Houston Baptist returned to Division I play after a 20-year absence and Seattle after 28 years.
• Conference realignments: Gardner-Webb moved from the Atlantic Sun Conference to the Big South Conference, while Presbyterian competes in the Big South as well after playing as an independent in 2007–08. Samford moved from the Ohio Valley Conference to the Southern Conference.
• Don Meyer passed Bob Knight as the winningest coach in NCAA history, breaking Knight's record of 902 victories.^[19]
• Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim led the Orange to 20 wins for the 31st time in his career, a new record. Boeheim had previously been tied with Dean Smith at 30 20-win seasons.^[20]
• Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun won his 800th career game, beating Marquette on February 25, 2009.^[21]
• After the season, Northeastern's basketball program was placed on probation until 2011 due to recruiting and extra-benefits violations.^[22]
• Centenary became the first men's basketball to receive a postseason ban due to their poor showing against Academic Progress Rate (APR) standards.^[23] The Gentlemen will not be eligible for postseason play for the 2009–10 season.
• 27,767,111 fans attended Division I games during the season, the second-highest all-time for the division.
• Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Jud Heathcote, Wayman Tisdale, Gene Bartow, Travis Grant, Walter Byers and Bill Wall were inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.^[24]
• During the 2008–09 Big Ten season, Evan Turner and Manny Harris became the 4th and 5th players to finish in the top ten in the Big Ten Conference in average points rebounds and assists in the same season since assists became a statistic in 1983–84. Harris is the first to finish in the top six in each one.^[25] Turner would finish in the top two the following year.^[26]
• beats Boston College for its first-ever win against a ranked opponent.^[27] During the 2008–09 Ivy League season, Harvard's Jeremy Lin was the only NCAA Division I men's college basketball player who ranked in the top ten in his conference for scoring (17.8), rebounding (5.5), assists (4.3), steals (2.4), blocked shots (0.6), field goal percentage (0.502), free throw percentage (0.744), and 3-point shot percentage (0.400).^[28]
• Bradley played in the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, becoming the first school to play in four different postseaon tournaments in four consecutive years. The Braves previously had played in the 2006 NCAA tournament, the 2007 National Invitation Tournament, and the 2008 College Basketball Invitational.^[29]

Major rule changes

Beginning in 2008–2009, the following rules changes were implemented:

• The three-point line moved from 19 feet, 9 inches to 20 feet, 9 inches.^[30]
• If the entire ball is above the rim when it comes into contact with the backboard and is subsequently touched by a player, it is goaltending. Previously only a ball moving downward after hitting the backboard could be subject to goaltending.^[31]

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

See also: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls, October 31, 2008.^[32]

'Associated Press' Ranking Team 1 North Carolina (72) 2 Connecticut 3 Louisville 4 UCLA 5 Pittsburgh 6 Michigan State 7 Texas 8 Duke 9 Notre Dame 10 Gonzaga 11 Purdue 12 Oklahoma 13 Memphis 14 Tennessee 15 Arizona State 16 Marquette 17 18 USC 19 Florida 20 Davidson 21 Wake Forest 22 Georgetown 23 Villanova 24 Kansas 25 Wisconsin

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 North Carolina (31) 2 Connecticut 3 4 UCLA 5 6 7 Michigan State 8 Texas 9 Notre Dame 10 11 Gonzaga 12 13 Tennessee 14 Oklahoma 15 Arizona State 16 17 Marquette 18 19 Florida 20 Davidson 21 22 Wisconsin 23 24 Wake Forest 25 Villanova

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2008–09 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
Bryant	NCAA Division II	Northeast Conference
Gardner–Webb	Atlantic Sun Conference	Big South Conference
Houston Baptist	NAIA	NCAA Division I Independent
North Dakota	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I Independent
Samford	Ohio Valley Conference	Southern Conference
Seattle	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I Independent
SIU Edwardsville	NCAA Division II	Ohio Valley Conference
South Dakota	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I Independent

Regular season

Early-season tournaments

Name	Dates	Num. teams	Championship
2k Sports Classic	Nov. 10–21	16	Duke 71 vs. Michigan 57
Charleston Classic	Nov. 14–16	8	Clemson 76 vs. Temple 72
	Nov. 14–25	4*	Syracuse 89 vs. Kansas 81
NIT Season Tip-Off	Nov. 17–28	16	Oklahoma 87 vs. Purdue 82
Puerto Rico Tip-Off	Nov. 20–23	8	Xavier 63 vs. Memphis 58
Paradise Jam Tournament	Nov. 21–24	8	Connecticut 76 vs. Wisconsin 57
Maui Invitational Tournament	Nov. 24-26	8	UNC 102 vs. Notre Dame 87
Great Alaska Shootout	Nov. 26–29	8	San Diego State 76 vs. Hampton 47
76 Classic	Nov. 27–30	8	Wake Forest 87 vs. Baylor 74
Old Spice Classic	Nov. 27–30	8	Gonzaga 83 vs. Tennessee 74
Las Vegas Invitational	Nov. 28–29	4*	Kentucky 54 vs. West Virginia 43
Legends Classic	Nov. 28-29	4*	Pittsburgh 57 vs. Washington State 43
Cancún Challenge	Nov. 29-30	4*	Vanderbilt 71 vs. VCU 66

• *Although these tournaments technically have more teams involved, only 4 can play for the championship.

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Ivy League does not have a conference tournament, instead giving their automatic invitation to their regular-season champion Cornell.

Conference	Regular season winner^[33]	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament Winner
		Marqus Blakely, Vermont^[34]		SEFCU Arena (Albany, New York) Final at campus site	Binghamton^[35]
		Ahmad Nivins, St. Joseph's^[36]		Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)	Temple^[37]
		Ty Lawson, North Carolina^[38]		Georgia Dome (Atlanta)	Duke^[39]
		Alex Renfroe, Belmont^[40]		Allen Arena (Nashville, Tennessee)	East Tennessee State^[41]
		Blake Griffin, Oklahoma^[42]		Ford Center (Oklahoma City)	Missouri^[43]
		Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut & DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh^[44]		Madison Square Garden (New York City)	Louisville^[45]
		Kellen McCoy, Weber State^[46]		Campus Sites	Portland State^[47]
		Artsiom Parakhouski, Radford^[48]		Campus Sites	Radford^[49]
		Kalin Lucas, Michigan State^[50]		Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)	Purdue^[51]
		Josh Akognon, Cal State Fullerton^[52]		Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	Cal State Northridge^[53]
		Eric Maynor, VCU^[54]		Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	VCU^[55]
		Jermaine Taylor, Central Florida^[56]		FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee)	Memphis^[57]
		Matt Howard, Butler^[58]		Campus Sites	Cleveland State^[59]
		David Holston, Chicago State^[60]	No Tournament
		Alex Barnett, Dartmouth^[61]	No Tournament
		Kenny Hasbrouck, Siena^[62]		Times Union Center (Albany, New York)	Siena^[63]
	Buffalo & Bowling Green (East) Ball State, Central Michigan & Western Michigan (West)	Michael Bramos, Miami^[64]		Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Akron^[65]
		Tywain McKee, Coppin State^[66]		Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)	Morgan State^[67]
		Booker Woodfox, Creighton^[68]		Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Northern Iowa^[69]
		Luke Nevill, Utah^[70]		Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)	Utah^[71]
		Jeremy Chappell, Robert Morris^[72]		Campus Sites	Robert Morris^[73]
		Lester Hudson, Tennessee-Martin^[74]		First round at campus sites, Final Four at Sommet Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Morehead State^[75]
		James Harden, Arizona State^[76]		Staples Center (Los Angeles)	USC^[77]
		Derrick Mercer, American^[78]		Campus Sites	American^[79]
	South Carolina & Tennessee (East) LSU (West)	Marcus Thornton, LSU^[80]		St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida)	Mississippi State^[81]
	Western Carolina &<br/>Chattanooga (North) Davidson (South)	Stephen Curry, Davidson^[82]		McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tennessee)	Chattanooga^[83]
	Stephen F. Austin (East) Sam Houston State (West)	Matt Kingsley, Stephen F. Austin^[84]		Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, Texas)	Stephen F. Austin^[85]
		Brandon Brooks, Alabama State^[86]		Fair Park Arena (Birmingham, Alabama)	Alabama State^[87]
		Ben Woodside, North Dakota State^[88]		Sioux Falls Arena (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)	North Dakota State^[89]
	Western Kentucky (East) Arkansas–Little Rock (West)	Orlando Mendez-Valdez, Western Kentucky^[90]		Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Arkansas) (Except First Round)	Western Kentucky^[91]
		John Bryant, Santa Clara^[92]		Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada)	Gonzaga^[93]
		Gary Wilkinson, Utah State^[94]		Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)	Utah State^[95]

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
		28.6				14.4				8.1				3.4
		27.5				14.2				7.6				3.2
		26.2				13.0				7.5				3.0
		25.9				12.3				7.2				3.0
		24.5				11.8				6.8				3.0

Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
		4.7				66.0				48.1				91.0
		4.2				65.4				47.6				90.6
		3.8				62.6				45.6				90.2
		3.5				62.2				45.4				89.7
		2.9				61.2				45.4				89.6

Conference standings

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 18, 2009, with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 6 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Of the 65 teams that were invited to participate, 31 were automatic bids while 34 were at-large bids. The 34 at-large teams came from 8 conferences, with the Big East, ACC and Big Ten each receiving seven bids. The Big 12 and Pac-10 each received six bids. The SEC and Atlantic 10 each received three bids. This season also marked the first time that three teams from the same conference were selected as #1 seeds (Louisville, Pittsburgh and Connecticut). North Carolina tore through the tournament, winning each game by 12 or more points and beating Michigan State in the Final 89–72 behind an NCAA-record 55 first-half points to win its fifth National championship. Ty Lawson recorded a record 8 steals, while Wayne Ellington was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.^[96]

National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2009 National Invitation Tournament. After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate. Five teams were automatic qualifiers for winning their conference regular-season championships, while the remaining 27 bids were named from an at-large pool. Notable entrants included Kentucky, who broke a 17-year NCAA tournament appearance streak by missing the field, as well as preseason top ten team Notre Dame and 2008 Regional Finalist Davidson. Penn State defeated Baylor 69–63 in the Final on April 2. The Nittany Lions' Jamelle Cornley was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.

NIT Semifinals and Final

Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 31 and April 2

College Basketball Invitational

See main article: 2009 College Basketball Invitational.

The second College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament was held beginning March 17 and ended with a best-of-three final, ending March 30. Oregon State defeated UTEP 2-1 in the final series to win the title.^[97] Oregon State's Roeland Schaftenaar was named tournament MVP.

CollegeInsider.com tournament

See main article: 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

The inaugural CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was held beginning March 17 and ended with a championship game on March 30. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. Old Dominion defeated Bradley 66–62 to win the first CIT championship in Peoria, Illinois.^[98] The Monarchs' Frank Hassell was named tournament MVP.

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

See main article: 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma^[99]
• Naismith Award: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma^[100]
• NABC Player of the Year: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Blake Griffin, Oklahoma^[101]
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma^[102]
• CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Year: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma^[103]

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Tyreke Evans, Memphis^[104]
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Tyreke Evans, Memphis^[105]

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Bill Self, Kansas^[106]
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Bill Self, Kansas^[107]
• NABC Coach of the Year: Mike Anderson, Missouri & John Calipari, Memphis^[108]
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Bill Self, Kansas
• Adolph Rupp Cup: Rick Pitino, Louisville^[109]
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Bill Self, Kansas^[110]

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Ty Lawson, North Carolina^[111]
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut^[112]
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player 6'0"/1.83 m or shorter): Darren Collison, UCLA^[113]
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina^[114]
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Ahmad Nivins, St. Joseph's^[115]
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Charles Jenkins, Hofstra^[116]
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Jon Brockman, Washington

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.^[117]

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Alabama	Mark Gottfried	Philip Pearson	Anthony Grant	Gottfried resigned mid-season and was replaced by VCU's Grant after the season^[118]
Appalachian State	Houston Fancher		Buzz Peterson	Fancher resigned,^[119] the Mountaineers re-hired former head coach Peterson.^[120]
Arizona	Lute Olson	Russ Pennell	Sean Miller	Olson retired after learning from his doctor that he had a stroke.
Army	Jim Crews		Zach Spiker^[121]	Crews was fired only weeks before the start of practice^[122]
Boston University	Dennis Wolff		Pat Chambers^[123]	Wolff was fired after 15 seasons at BU.^[124]
Cal Poly	Kevin Bromley		Joe Callero	Bromley was fired following a 3-win season.^[125]
Elon	Ernie Nestor		Matt Matheny	Nestor resigned,^[126] Davidson assistant Matt Matheny was hired as head coach after the season^[127]
Fairleigh Dickinson			Greg Vetrone	Green was fired after 26 years at the helm.^[128]
Florida International	Sergio Rouco		Isiah Thomas^[129]	Rouco was fired after five losing seasons in his five years at FIU.^[130]
Georgia	Dennis Felton	Pete Herrman	Mark Fox	Felton is fired after seven straight losses^[131]
Georgia Southern	Jeff Price		Charlton Young	Price resigned after an 8-win season^[132]
Grambling	Rick Duckett		Bobby Washington	Duckett left under uncertain circumstances following the death of Grambling player Henry White^[133]
Hampton	Kevin Nickelberry		Edward Joyner	Nickelberry resigned after three seasons.^[134]
High Point	Bart Lundy		Scott Cherry	Lundy was fired after a 21-loss season and last-place Big South finish^[135]
Holy Cross	Ralph Willard		Sean Kearney^[136]	Willard returns to Rick Pitino's Louisville staff as an assistant^[137]
Kentucky	Billy Gillispie		John Calipari	Gillispie was fired after two years and missing the NCAA tournament^[138]
Liberty	Ritchie McKay		Dale Layer	McKay left Liberty after the transfer of Seth Curry to become Associate head coach for new Virginia coach Tony Bennett.^[139]
Loyola Marymount	Bill Bayno		Max Good	Bayno resigned for medical reasons.^[140]
Memphis	John Calipari		Josh Pastner	Calipari left to take the Kentucky job.^[141]
Nevada	Mark Fox		David Carter	Fox left to take the Georgia job.^[142] Nevada elevated assistant Carter to replace him.^[143]
NC Central	Henry Dickerson		LeVelle Moton
North Florida	Matt Kilcullen		Matthew Driscoll
Portland State	Ken Bone		Tyler Geving	Portland State promoted assistant Geving after Bone keft for Washington State^[144]
Seattle	Joe Callero		Cameron Dollar^[145]	Callero keft for the Cal Poly job.^[146]
Southern California	Tim Floyd		Kevin O'Neill^[147]	Floyd resigned following allegations that player O. J. Mayo was paid during his time at USC.^[148]
Southeast Missouri State	Scott Edgar	Zac Roman	Dickey Nutt^[149]	Edgar was fired while on administrative leave over possible major NCAA violations.^[150]
Tennessee-Martin	Bret Campbell		Jason James	Campbell resigned after an audit turned up check-cashing irregularities.^[151] UTM then hired James, who became the second-youngest coach in Division I.^[152]
Tennessee State	Cy Alexander	Mark Pittman	John Cooper	Alexander was fired after starting 6-16, TSU hired Auburn associate head coach Cooper.^[153]
Texas-Pan American	Tom Schuberth		Ryan Marks^[154]
Virginia	Dave Leitao		Tony Bennett^[155]	Leitao resigned just two years removed from an ACC regular-season title.^[156]
Virginia Commonwealth	Anthony Grant		Shaka Smart	Popular Grant left for Alabama.^[157] VCU hired Florida assistant Smart as his replacement.^[158]
Xavier	Sean Miller		Chris Mack^[159]	Miller left Xavier to fill the vacancy at Arizona. He had reportedly turned down the job only to change his mind less than 24 hours later.
Washington State	Tony Bennett		Ken Bone^[160]	Bennett left for the Virginia job.

Notes and References

1. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3675860 Tar Heels voted as first unanimous preseason No. 1 in AP poll
2. https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iA1zbkyKpjUqbqA06kmqkcfFNYTAD97B0IB00 Oklahoma's Griffin is AP's player of the year, April 3, 2009
3. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4060278 ESPN: Griffin, Moore pick up more hardware
4. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3811369 Panthers ranked No. 1 for first time
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20081219122414/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283530153 Hansbrough sets career scoring record in UNC win vs. Evansville
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20090303025300/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290590153 Hansbrough's 28 pace UNC's blowout of Ga. Tech
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20090322201839/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000032 Hansbrough sets ACC scoring mark; UNC to face LSU
8. https://archive.today/20120716080901/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290132633 Kentucky downs Tennessee behind Meeks' 54 points
9. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/ncaatourney09/news/story?id=3982772 Louisville gets No. 1 overall seed
10. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3574739 Haskins, who broke down walls as Texas Western's coach, dies
11. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3709014 Former Cal coach Newell dies at 93
12. http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110408aab.html AP: Hansbrough Unanimous For Preseason AP All-America
13. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAB_20090121_BRYANT@NJT New Jersey Tech vs. Bryant University
14. https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gDrXpw-l8Ac78k1qXvyi5T-DNSXQ Holmes brothers from VMI are top-scoring twins in NCAA basketball
15. https://web.archive.org/web/20090202065321/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290292130 Toolson's 63 power Utah Valley St. past Chicago St. in 4 OTs
16. https://web.archive.org/web/20090206094455/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290310251 A.J. Abrams sets 3 point record
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19. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/columns/story?columnist=olney_buster&id=3824898 Meyer celebrates milestone victory
20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090227000115/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290552599 Syracuse beats St. John's to give Boeheim record
21. https://web.archive.org/web/20090301155453/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290560269 Calhoun earns career win No. 800 as UConn drops Marquette
22. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4098068 Northeastern placed on probation
23. Web site: 2 schools get postseason bans for not making grade . https://archive.today/20090611040135/http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-ncaa-academicpenalties&prov=ap&type=lgns . 2009-06-11 . live . 2009-05-10 .
24. Web site: Class of 2009 Announced for National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726061046/http://www.nabc.org/genrel/041009aab.html . 2011-07-26 . live . 2009-05-14 .
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30. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2859065 Committee extends men's 3-point line to 20-9
31. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3392465 NCAA committee recommends change in goaltending rule
32. Web site: 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Nov. 10). ESPN. 2008-10-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20081201174724/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?poll=1&year=2009&week=1. 1 December 2008 . live.
33. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/standings/_/year/2009 2008-09 NCAA Standings
34. http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59733&SPID=6548&ATCLID=3685735&DB_OEM_ID=14000 Blakely Repeats as Player of Year To Highlight 2009 Men's Basketball Award Winners
35. http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59733&SPID=6548&ATCLID=3692704&DB_OEM_ID=14000 Binghamton Captures First-Ever Men's Basketball Championship
36. http://atlantic10.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030909aaa.html A-10 Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
37. http://atlantic10.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031409aah.html Owls Soar To Second Straight A-10 Championship
38. http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031009aag.html North Carolina's Lawson Named ACC Player of the Year
39. http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031509aaa.html Duke Downs Florida State, 79-69 to Win Its 17th ACC Championship
40. http://www.atlanticsun.org/mbasketball/news/84/3269/ A-Sun Announces Hoops Postseason Awards
41. http://www.atlanticsun.org/mbasketball/news/84/3290/ Bucs Roll on to NCAA's with 85-68 Defeat of Dolphins
42. Web site: Big 12 Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20090526074830/http://www2.kusports.com/news/2009/mar/08/self-wins-big-12-coach-year/ . 2009-05-26 . live . 2009-04-02 .
43. http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=3693103 Tigers Take Home Men's Title
44. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92555&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=3689664 Thabeet, Blair Share BIG EAST Player of the Year Award; Georgetown's Monroe Named Rookie of the Year; Villanova's Wright Selected As OppenHeimerFunds Coach of the Year
45. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92555&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=3692854 Louisville Has More Juice Than Orange; Cardinals Capture 2009 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Championship
46. http://www.bigskyconf.com/Pdfs/mbball/2009/3/5/2009All-ConferenceTeam.pdf Three Wildcats Claim Individual Awards
47. http://www.bigskyconf.com/News/mbball/2009/3/11/BSCHAMP.asp?path=mbball Vikings Repeat
48. http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25346&SPID=1987&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=3682693 Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced
49. https://archive.today/20120715130521/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290662515 Radford 108, VMI 94
50. http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030909aab.html Izzo, Lucas and Walton Earn Major Conference Awards
51. http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031509aaa.html Purdue Wins Big Ten tournament Championship
52. http://www.bigwest.org//story.asp?story_id=12485 Akognon Highlights Men's Hoops All-Conference Team as Player of the Year
53. http://www.bigwest.org//story.asp?story_id=12518 Cal State Northridge Advances To NCAA Tournament
54. http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=3685595 VCU's Maynor Repeats as CAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year
55. http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=3688886 Maynor, Sanders Lead VCU Past George Mason in CAA Title Game
56. http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031109aac.html UCF's Taylor and Memphis' Calipari Take Top C-USA Individual Honors
57. http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031409aad.html The Tigers Are C-USA Champions!
58. https://archive.today/20090307173803/http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030209aab.html Horizon League announces men's basketball All-League teams and specialty award winners
59. http://www.horizonleague.org/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031109aab.html Cleveland State knocks off defending champion Butler, 57-54, to win men's basketball championship
60. Web site: Chicago State's David Holston named Independent Player of the Year. Chicago Tribune. March 21, 2009. August 7, 2011.
61. http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=7050 All-Ivy Men's Basketball -- 2008-09
62. http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87906&SPID=10446&DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=3685468 MAAC Announces 2008–2009 All-MAAC Men's Basketball Awards
63. http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87906&SPID=10446&DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=3689060 Siena Wins 2009 Citizens Bank MAAC Basketball Championship
64. http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=3690084 MAC Announces Men's Basketball Specialty Awards
65. http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=3693131 Zips Claim First MAC Championship
66. http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=3688875&DB_OEM_ID=20800 MEAC ANNOUNCES ITS 2009 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
67. http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=3693208 Morgan State Uses Balanced Attack in Win Over Norfolk State
68. http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=36371&SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=3683318 Creighton's Booker Woodfox is Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year
69. https://web.archive.org/web/20090313080103/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290672460 Northern Iowa clips Illinois State for MVC tournament crown
70. http://www.themwc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030909aad.html Mountain West Conference Announces 2008-09 Men's Basketball All-Conference Awards
71. http://www.themwc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031409aaf.html Utah Tops SDSU to Claim MWC Tournament Championship
72. http://www.northeastconference.org/News/mbball/2009/3/3/mbb-allnecrel09.asp?path=mbball Robert Morris' Jeremy Chappell Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
73. http://www.northeastconference.org/News/mbball/2009/3/12/mbbchamprecap09.asp?path=mbball Robert Morris Claims Sixth NEC Men's Basketball Title With 48-46 Win Over Mount St. Mary's
74. http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=31039&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200&ATCLID=3683667 UT Martin's Hudson and Campbell, Morehead State's Faried and Murray State's Aska Take Home Top OVC Men's Basketball Awards
75. http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=31039&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200&ATCLID=3686675 Morehead State Tops Austin Peay in Double Overtime to Claim 2009 OVC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship
76. http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030909aag.html 2008-09 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Honors
77. http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031409aaj.html Trojans Top Sun Devils to Win Pac-10 Crown
78. https://archive.today/20120714181714/http://patriotleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030209aag.html Patriot League Announces 2008-09 Men's Basketball All-League Teams and Major Awards
79. http://www.patriotleague.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031309aad.html American Tops Holy Cross, 73-57, to Claim Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship
80. http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=3&url_article_id=12348&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 2009 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced
81. http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=3&url_article_id=12374&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 Miss. State Wins SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
82. http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22064&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=3684247 SoCon Media Selects Basketball All-Conference Teams
83. http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22064&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=3689039 Championship Game: #1N Chattanooga 80, #3S College of Charleston 69
84. http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90089&SPID=10825&temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=18400&ATCLID=3689079 SFA's Matt Kingsley Named Southland Player of the Year
85. http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90089&SPID=10825&temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=18400&ATCLID=3693522 Jumping Jacks: SFA Clinches First Southland Title, NCAA Bid
86. http://www.swac.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031309aag.html Men's All-Conference Awards Announced
87. http://www.swac.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031509aab.html Alabama State Takes home SWAC Championship Title
88. http://www.thesummitleague.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=21767&SPID=1768&DB_OEM_ID=3900&ATCLID=3684265 NDSU's Woodside Named Player of the Year as Summit League Announces 2008-09 Awards
89. http://www.thesummitleague.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=21767&SPID=1768&DB_OEM_ID=3900&ATCLID=3690215 Woodside's Basket Lifts North Dakota State Past Oakland for The Summit League Title
90. http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22326&SPID=1825&DB_OEM_ID=4100&ATCLID=3683167 Mendez-Valdez, Clark Headline 2008-09 All-Sun Belt Basketball Teams
91. http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22326&SPID=1825&DB_OEM_ID=4100&ATCLID=1550959 MT Women, WKU Men Win Sun Belt Basketball Championships
92. http://wccsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030209aaa.html WCC Announces 2009 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team
93. http://wccsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031009aaa.html Gonzaga Takes Home WCC Tournament Title
94. http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=3687722 WAC Men's Basketball Honorees Named
95. http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=3632435 Fresno State Wins Women's Title, Utah State Claims Men's
96. https://web.archive.org/web/20090412014405/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000063 North Carolina coasts past Michigan St. to claim fifth national championship
97. https://web.archive.org/web/20090408072336/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290932638 Oregon State stops UTEP to win CBI series title
98. https://web.archive.org/web/20120930004710/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290900071 Old Dominion 66, Bradley 62
99. Web site: Blake Griffin of Oklahoma wins 33rd John R. Wooden Award . https://web.archive.org/web/20090416154424/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041009aad.html . 2009-04-16 . live . 2009-05-10 .
100. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4038856 Griffin first OU player to win AP award
101. http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2009/oscar090330.html USBWA SELECTS OKLAHOMA'S GRIFFIN AS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
102. http://ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm 2009 Rupp Trophy
103. Web site: Sporting News' 2008-09 College Basketball Player of the Year: Blake Griffin, F, Oklahoma . https://web.archive.org/web/20090314064129/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=526660 . 2009-03-14 . dead . 2009-04-02 .
104. Web site: MEMPHIS' EVANS IS 2008-09 USBWA NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR . https://web.archive.org/web/20090503123410/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2009/freshman090325.html . 2009-05-03 . live . 2009-04-02 .
105. Web site: Sporting News' 2008-09 Freshman of the Year: Tyreke Evans, G, Memphis . 2009-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090314065107/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=526979 . 2009-03-14 . dead .
106. http://www2.kusports.com/news/2009/apr/03/self-named-ap-coach-year/
107. http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1101711.html Self named national coach of the year by basketball writers
108. Web site: Anderson & Calipari NABC Coach of the Year . 2009-04-06 . 2009-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090409084244/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040509aaa.html . dead .
109. http://ruppawards.com/index_files/Page382.htm 2009 Rupp Cup
110. Web site: Bill Self is Sporting News' Coach of the Year . 2009-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090316050039/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=526307 . 2009-03-16 . dead .
111. Web site: University of North Carolina Point Guard Ty Lawson Selected Winner of 2009 BOB COUSY AWARD Presented by THE HARTFORD . https://web.archive.org/web/20090405151841/http://www.hoophall.com/genrel/040209aaa.html . 2009-04-05 . dead . 2009-04-02 .
112. https://archive.today/20120710171726/http://nabc.cstv.com/genrel/040909aam.html 2009 NABC AWARDS SUMMARY
113. Web site: Darren Collison Receives The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award . 2009-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090407044803/http://www.hoophall.com/genrel/033109aad.html . 2009-04-07 . dead .
114. Web site: NORTH CAROLINA FORWARD TYLER HANSBROUGH WINS 2008-09 MEN'S BASKETBALL LOWES SENIOR CLASS AWARD . https://web.archive.org/web/20090423114403/http://www.seniorclassaward.com/news/view/north_carolina_forward_tyler_hansbrough_named_2008_09_senior_class_award_wi/ . 2009-04-23 . live . 2009-05-10 .
115. Web site: Herb Good Club names Nivin Player of the Year . https://archive.today/20090611040123/http://www.philadelphiabig5.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041009aaa.html . 2009-06-11 . dead . 2009-05-10 .
116. http://www.hofstra.edu/Athletics/MBasketball/ath_mbb_gameresult.cfm?gameID=AA6DEA80-65B3-F1F2-677030C66E083867 JENKINS WINS HAGGERTY AWARD, PECORA NAMED MET COACH OF YEAR
117. Web site: 2009 Division I coaching changes . CBS Sportsline . 2009-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090429005807/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11315259 . 2009-04-29 . live .
118. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3862038 Alabama fires Gottfried
119. Web site: Appalachian State's Fancher resigns after 13-18 campaign . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002051824/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11510746 . 2011-10-02 . live . 2009-04-02 .
120. http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/14750036 Appalachian State lands Peterson
121. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4527261 Source: Spiker replaces fired Crews
122. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4499339 Army fires Crews as coach
123. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/ncaa/mens-tournament/04/05/chambers.boston.university/index.html Villanova assistant Chambers to become next Boston U coach
124. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3971716 Boston U. fires coach Wolff
125. Web site: Cal Poly to Make Men's Basketball Coaching Change . TechXpress.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711113421/http://www.gopoly.com/index.php?p=sports&tab=news&id=29881&article_id=67131 . 2011-07-11 . dead . 2009-04-02 .
126. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3965911 Elon AD announces search for coach
127. Web site: Elon hires new basketball coach elon, davidson, matheny - Breaking News - Burlington Times News . 2009-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090331231525/http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/elon_23784___article.html/davidson_matheny.html . 2009-03-31 . dead .
128. Web site: FDU Men's Basketball and Tom Green Part Ways After 26 Years . https://archive.today/20090610044212/http://www.fduknights.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=3746810&DB_OEM_ID=11000 . 2009-06-10 . live . 2009-06-05 .
129. News: Isiah accepts FIU coaching job . Associated Press . ESPN.com . 2009-04-14 . 2009-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20090417064412/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4067233. 17 April 2009 . live.
130. News: Florida International ousts Rouco . Associated Press . ESPN.com . 2009-04-13 . 2009-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20090414230555/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4064666. 14 April 2009 . live.
131. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/ncaa/01/29/felton.ap/index.html Georgia fires Felton after seventh-straight loss
132. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4028776 Price resigns after going 165-133
133. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4505761 Duckett says he didn't resign
134. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4036179 Hampton coach Nickelberry resigns
135. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3965636 Lundy fired after 9-21 season
136. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4302198 Kearney succeeds Willard at Holy Cross
137. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4249012 Willard leaves Holy Cross for Louisville
138. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4021232 Gillispie, Kentucky part ways
139. Web site: McKay joins Bennett's staff at Virginia . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2009-04-01 . https://archive.today/20090405142339/http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/UVABGAT01_20090401-140806/246298/ . 2009-04-05 . dead .
140. Web site: Calipari accepts Kentucky's big-money offer to become coach. 12 January 2009 . CBS Sportsline. 2009-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20090319042440/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3828401. 19 March 2009 . live.
141. Web site: Bayno resigns; Good to take over . ESPN . 2009-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111212175716/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11573812 . 2011-12-12 . live .
142. Web site: Fox heads to Georgia. ESPN. 2009-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20090404131442/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4037951. 4 April 2009 . live.
143. Web site: Geving takes over at Portland State. 4 April 2009 . ESPN. 2009-04-14.
144. Web site: Carter is Nevada's new basketball coach. ESPN. 2009-04-03.
145. Web site: Dollar replaces Callero as coach. 16 April 2009 . ESPN. 2009-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20090419092133/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4073875. 19 April 2009 . live.
146. Web site: Callero leaves Seattle U. to coach Cal Poly . CBS Sportsline . 2009-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010062446/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11583452 . 2012-10-10 . live .
147. Web site: Kevin O'Neill Named USC Men's Basketball Head Coach . https://web.archive.org/web/20090624005402/http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062009aac.html . 2009-06-24 . live . 2009-06-20 .
148. Web site: Floyd resigns as USC coach. ESPN.com. 2009-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20090612080556/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4246625. 12 June 2009 . live.
149. Web site: Nutt hired at Southeast Missouri St.. ESPN.com. 12 March 2009 . 2009-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20090319044248/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3974901. 19 March 2009 . live.
150. Web site: Scott Edgar Contract Terminated. Southeast Missouri State. 2009-01-01. 2009-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20090318004934/http://gosoutheast.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/123108aab.html. dead.
151. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4234851 School audit: Campbell cashed checks
152. http://www.utmsports.com/fullstory.cfm?id=3846&sport=Men%27s%20 NATION'S SECOND YOUNGEST HEAD COACH TO LEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
153. Web site: Alexander fired; Pittman interim coach. ESPN. 2009-01-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20090208134128/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3889789. 8 February 2009 . live.
154. Web site: Ryan Marks Named Head Coach of Men's Basketball . 2009-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717182838/http://www.utpabroncs.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052709aab.html . 2011-07-17 . dead .
155. News: Virginia hires Washington State's Bennett . Daily Progress . 2009-03-30 . https://archive.today/20090402004941/http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/sports/cavalier_insider/ci_basketball/article/virginia_hires_washington_states_bennett/37985/ . 2009-04-02 . dead .
156. Web site: Leitao resigns after four seasons. 16 March 2009 . ESPN. 2009-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20090323084654/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3986162. 23 March 2009 . live.
157. Web site: VCU's Grant Leaving For Alabama . WTVR . 2009-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524114214/http://www.wtvr.com/Global/story.asp?S=10057036&nav=menu79_5 . 2011-05-24 . live .
158. Web site: Smart chosen as new VCU coach . ESPN.com . 2009-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090405073655/http://myespn.go.com/s/conversations/show/story/4030354 . 2009-04-05 . live .
159. Web site: Xavier to promote assistant Mack. ESPN.com. 14 April 2009 . 2009-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20090417064417/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4068495. 17 April 2009 . live.
160. Washington State hires Ken Bone as new coach . The Sporting News . 2009-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090413081337/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=535835 . 2009-04-13 . dead .