2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season explained

2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Season
Color:	193980
Color Text:	white
League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Basketball
Pixels:	125px
No Of Teams:	12
Tv:	CBS, ESPN, FSN, Raycom
Season:	Regular Season
Season Champs:	LSU
Season Champ Name:	Champion
League Champ Name:	Runners-Up
Mvp:	Marcus Thornton, LSU
Mvp Link:	SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:	Tournament
Finals Link:	2010 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:	Mississippi State
Finals Runner-Up:	Tennessee
Finals Mvp:	Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
Finals Mvp Link:	Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:	Basketball
Prevseason Year:	2007–08
Nextseason Year:	2009–10

Rankings

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

AP Poll^[1]	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	Final^
Alabama	RV	RV
Arkansas									RV	RV	RV
Auburn																		RV	RV
Florida	19	18	17	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV		RV
Georgia
Kentucky	RV										RV	24	RV		RV	RV
LSU	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV					RV		RV	RV	23	18	12	20	21	17
Mississippi State																		RV	RV
Ole Miss
South Carolina													RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Tennessee	14	14	12	10	8	16	16	14	15	24	RV									RV
Vanderbilt	RV	RV

^Final Poll = ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

Awards

Award Recipient Class Team SEC Player of the Year (Media) Sr. LSU SEC Player of the Year (Coaches) Marcus Thornton^[2] Sr. LSU SEC Coach of the Year (Media) 1st year LSU SEC Coach of the Year (Coaches) 1st year LSU SEC Freshman of the Year (Media) SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches) Fr. Ole Miss SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Media) Jr. Mississippi State SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches) Jr. Mississippi State SEC Sixth Man (Coaches) Brandis Raley-Ross Sr. South Carolina SEC Awards

All-Conference Teams

All-SEC First Team

Position Player Class Team G So. Florida G Jr. Kentucky G Jr. South Carolina G Sr. LSU F Jr. Tennessee F Jr. LSU F So. Kentucky F Jr. Mississippi State SEC First Team

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings . 2009-02-03 . 2009-02-02 . ESPN Internet Ventures . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207184416/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings . 7 February 2009 . dead .
2. Web site: 2009 SEC Men's Basketball Awards. 2009-03-15. 2009-03-15. SEC Sports Media. secsports.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20091118001456/http://www.secsports.com/news/default.aspx?ArticleId=12440. 2009-11-18. dead.