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2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2008–09 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	2008–09
team	Kentucky Wildcats
image	Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg
conference	Southeastern Conference
division	Eastern
short_conf	SEC
record	22–14
conf_record	8–8
head_coach	Billy Gillispie
hc_year	2nd
asst_coach1	Jeremy Cox
asst_coach2	Glynn Cyprien
asst_coach3	Tracy Webster
stadium	Rupp Arena
bowl	[NIT](2009-national-invitation-tournament)
bowl_result	Quarterfinals

The 2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2008–09. The team's head coach was Billy Gillispie, who was in his second and final year as coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The team's season started with a controversial early Midnight Madness event on October 10, 2008, which is not the traditional date for celebration that coincides with the first day of NCAA-sanctioned regular practice sessions that occurred on October 17, 2008.

On March 15, 2009, the Wildcats accepted a bid to the 2009 National Invitation Tournament, ending a streak of 17 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship dating back to 1992.

Roster

Billy Gillispie (Texas State)
Tracy Webster ()
Glynn Cyprien ()
Jeremy Cox (Mesa State)

2008 signees

2008–09 schedule and results

Season honors and awards

All-SEC

Team	Player	Position
First	Jodie Meeks	Guard
First	Patrick Patterson	Forward
All-SEC

SEC Player of the Week

Date	Player	Position
12/1	Jodie Meeks	Guard
12/22	Jodie Meeks	Guard
url=http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=3&url_article_id=11992&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2	title = www.secsports.com	access-date=2008-12-30	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213075653/http://secsports.com/index.php?s=	archive-date=2009-02-13	url-status=dead }}	Patrick Patterson	Forward
1/19	Jodie Meeks	Guard
2/16	Jodie Meeks	Guard
SEC Player of the Week

SEC Freshman of the Week

Date	Player	Position
12/8	DeAndre Liggins	Guard
SEC Freshman of the Week

Pre-Season All-SEC

Team	Player	Position
First	Patrick Patterson	Forward
Second	Jodie Meeks	Guard
All-SEC

Class of 2009 signees

The signees who formed the 2009-10 recruiting classes are considered one of the best all-time recruiting classes

References

[http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031509aab.html Kentucky-UNLV Preview] Article from ukathletics.com, retrieved 2009-03–19. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090320042417/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031509aab.html Archived] 2009-06-02.
"www.secsports.com".
"www.secsports.com - This Week In SEC Men's Basketball - 12/22".
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DeCourcy, Mike. (19 May 2009). "With Wall Kentucky could have all-time recruiting class". SportingNews.com.

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