2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team explained

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.^[1]

Roster

		Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Gary Johnson (basketball)	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 (Basketball)	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

|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season

|-!colspan=12 style=|Big 12 Tournament

|-!colspan=12 style=|NCAA tournament

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

Rick Barnes, Legends of Coaching Award (adopted by the John R.Wooden Award Committee)^[3]

Web site: 2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book . PDF . Texas Athletics . 95 . May 12, 2015 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205019/http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/11/12/2014_15_Texas_Basketball_Fact_Book.pdf . dead .
Web site: 2008–09 Men's Basketball Roster . TexasSports.com . May 12, 2015.
Web site: Wooden Award - Athletics . 2009-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080504014537/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html . 2008-05-04 . dead .