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2008–09 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	2008–09
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
image	Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	22–11
conf_record	9–9
head_coach	Tubby Smith
asst_coach1	Ron Jirsa
asst_coach2	Saul Smith
asst_coach3	Vince Taylor
stadium	Williams Arena
bowl	[NCAA tournament first round](2009-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) vs. [Texas](2008-09-texas-longhorns-men-s-basketball-team)
bowl_result	L 76–62

The 2008–09 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2008–2009. The team's head coach was Tubby Smith. This was Smith's second year as Minnesota's head coach. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Big Ten Network included the team in a two-and-a-half-hour special that featured Midnight Madness events from several Big Ten campuses on October 17, 2008; the Minnesota event to kick off the season was called "Tubby's Tipoff". The Gophers started the season on a twelve-game winning streak for the first time since the 1948–49 season. The team became ranked on December 22, the first time the team had been ranked since the 2002–03 season.

Recruit Royce White signed with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but did not play due to shoplifting and trespassing charges. He transferred to Iowa State in July 2010.

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Al Nolen	6'1"	180	G	So.	Minneapolis, MN, U.S.	Minneapolis Henry HS
1	Paul Carter	6'8"	195	F	So.	Little Rock, AR, U.S.	Little Rock Mills HS
Missouri State-West Plains
3	Kevin Payton	6'5"	215	G/F	RJr.	Camden, NJ, U.S.	Camden HS
4	Travis Busch	6'4"	220	G/F	Jr.	Mounds View, MN, U.S.	Mounds View HS
5	Devoe Joseph	6'3"	170	G	Fr.	Ajax, ON, Canada	Pickering HS
11	Jonathan Williams	6'9"	250	G	Sr.	St. Cloud, MN, U.S.	Notre Dame Prep
St. Cloud Apollo HS
20	Lawrence Westbrook	6'0"	195	G	Jr.	Chandler, AZ, U.S.	Winchendon Prep
22	Devron Bostick	6'5"	210	G	Jr.	Racine, WI, U.S.	St. Catharine's HS
SW Illinois
24	Blake Hoffarber	6'4"	200	G	So.	Minnetonka, MN, U.S.	Hopkins HS
33	Jamal Abu-Shamala	6'5"	210	G/F	Sr.	Shakopee, MN, U.S.	Shakopee HS
34	Damian Johnson	6'7"	195	F	RJr.	Thibodaux, LA, U.S.	Thibodaux HS
45	Colton Iverson	6'10"	235	F/C	Fr.	Yankton, SD, U.S.	Yankton HS
50	Ralph Sampson III	6'11"	220	F/C	Fr.	Duluth, GA, U.S.	Northview HS

Incoming signees

2008–09 Schedule and Results

|- !colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition |- ! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular Season

|- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten Regular Season

|- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2009 Big Ten tournament

|- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2009 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament

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	Final	AP	Coaches
						23	21	22	18	21	NR	19	NR
						23	21	19	17	20	24	19	NR

References

Pucin, Diane. (2008-10-17). "No 'Midnight Madness' for UCLA, USC basketball teams". [[Los Angeles Times]].
(2008-12-28). "Gophers Finish Non-Conference Slate Undefeated".
"Gophers Enter Poll For First Time Since 2002 - Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics".
(July 12, 2010). "Minnesota standout Royce White signs with Iowa St". [[CBS Sports]].
"Gophers/Spartans Tip on Dec. 31 Changed to 11 a.m. - Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics".

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