2008–09 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented The University of Iowa in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Todd Lickliter. The team played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which the team has done since 1983.

2008–09 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	15–17 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach	Todd Lickliter (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Joel Cornette LaVall Jordan Chad Walthall
Home arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Capacity: 15,500
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Michigan State	15	–	3		.833			31	–	7		.816
No. 17 Purdue†	11	–	7		.611			27	–	10		.730
Illinois	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
Penn State	10	–	8		.556			27	–	11		.711
Ohio State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	11		.667
Wisconsin	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Minnesota	9	–	9		.500			22	–	11		.667
Michigan	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Northwestern	8	–	10		.444			17	–	14		.548
Iowa	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
Indiana	1	–	17		.056			6	–	25		.194
† 2009 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

Name ^[1]	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Anthony Tucker	1	Guard	6–4	200	Freshman	Minnetonka, MN
David Palmer	2	Center	6–9	240	Junior	Antioch, TN
J.R. Angle	4	Guard	6–7	215	Senior	Franklin, IN
Matt Gatens	5	Guard	6–5	215	Freshman	Iowa City, IA
Devan Bawinkel	15	Guard	6–5	210	Junior	Winnebago, IL
Andrew Brommer	20	Forward	6–9	235	Freshman	Rosemount, MN
Jermain Davis	23	Guard	6–4	200	Junior	Plymouth, MN
Aaron Fuller	24	Forward	6–6	210	Freshman	Mesa, AZ
Jeff Peterson	30	Guard	6–0	192	Sophomore	Springfield, MO
Jake Kelly	32	Guard	6–6	185	Sophomore	Carmel, IN
John Lickliter	34	Guard	5–11	175	Freshman	Iowa City, IA
Cyrus Tate	44	Forward	6–8	255	Senior	Chicago, IL
Jarryd Cole	50	Forward	6–7	250	Sophomore	Kansas City, MO

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 9, 2008* 1:05 pm, Mediacom Connections/BTN.com		Wayne State Exhibition	W 59–36	—	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Regular season
November 14, 2008* 7:05 pm, Mediacom Connections/BTN.com		Charleston Southern	W 68–48	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,070) Iowa City, IA
November 17, 2008* 7:05 pm, Mediacom Connections/BTN.com		UTSA	W 73–67	2–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (8,051) Iowa City, IA
November 20, 2008* 6:05 pm		at The Citadel	W 70–48	3–0	McAlister Field House (2,024) Charleston, SC
November 23, 2008* 5:05 pm, BTN		Oakland Las Vegas Invitiational	W 66–57	4–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (8,079) Iowa City, IA
November 25, 2008* 7:05 pm, Mediacom Connections/BTN.com		Southeast Missouri State Las Vegas Invitational	W 75–41	5–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (8,184) Iowa City, IA
November 28, 2008* 8:05 pm, Mediacom Connections/Big East Network		vs. West Virginia Las Vegas Invitational	L 68–87	5–1	Orleans Arena (5,000) Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2008* 5:05 pm		vs. Kansas State Las Vegas Invitational	W 65–63	6–1	Orleans Arena (5,500) Las Vegas, NV
December 2, 2008* 6:05 pm, ESPNU		at Boston College ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 55–57	6–2	Conte Forum (4,084) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 8, 2008* 7:35 pm, BTN		Bryant	W 61–36	7–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (8,711) Iowa City, IA
December 9, 2008* 6:05 pm, ESPNU		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 65–46	8–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,435) Iowa City, IA
December 12, 2008* 7:05 pm, BTN		Iowa State Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series	W 73–57	9–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,125) Iowa City, IA
December 20, 2008* 3:05 pm, ESPNU		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 43–60	9–3	Knapp Center (7,152) Des Moines, IA
December 27, 2008* 7:05 pm, ESPNU		Western Illinois	W 58–43	10–3	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,941) Iowa City, IA
December 31, 2008 3:05 pm, BTN		at No. 24 Ohio State	L 65–68	10–4 (0–1)	Value City Arena (14,946) Columbus, OH
January 3, 2009 3:35 pm, BTN		Indiana	W 65–60	11–4 (1–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,161) Iowa City, IA
January 8, 2009 6:05 pm, ESPN2		No. 22 Minnesota	L 49–52	11–5 (1–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,663) Iowa City, IA
January 11, 2009 10:30 am, BTN		at Michigan	L 49–64	11–6 (1–3)	Crisler Arena (11,835) Ann Arbor, MI
January 18, 2009 11:05 am, BTN		at No. 19 Purdue	L 53–75	11–7 (1–4)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
January 21, 2009 7:35 pm, BTN		Wisconsin	W 73–69 ^OT	12–7 (2–4)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,239) Iowa City, IA
January 24, 2009 5:05 pm, BTN		at Penn State	L 59–63	12–8 (2–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (12,210) State College, PA
January 29, 2009 6:05 pm, ESPN		No. 9 Michigan State	L 56–71	12–9 (2–6)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,640) Iowa City, IA
February 1, 2009 1:05 pm, BTN		at No. 19 Illinois	L 54–62	12–10 (2–7)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
February 4, 2009 5:35 pm, BTN		at Indiana	L 60–68	12–11 (2–8)	Assembly Hall (14,247) Bloomington, IN
February 7, 2009 5:05 pm, BTN		Northwestern	W 56–51	13–11 (3–8)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,555) Iowa City, IA
February 11, 2009 7:35 pm, BTN		at Wisconsin	L 52–69	13–12 (3–9)	Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI
February 14, 2009 3:05 pm, BTN		No. 20 Purdue	L 45–49	13–13 (3–10)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,665) Iowa City, IA
February 22, 2009 4:05 pm, BTN		Michigan	W 70–60 ^OT	14–13 (4–10)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,642) Iowa City, IA
February 25, 2009 7:35 pm, BTN		at No. 9 Michigan State	L 54–62	14–14 (4–11)	Breslin Student Events Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
February 28, 2009 1:05 pm, BTN		at Northwestern	L 49–55	14–15 (4–12)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,473) Evanston, IL
March 3, 2009 8:05 pm, BTN		Ohio State	L 58–60	14–16 (4–13)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,338) Iowa City, IA
March 7 1:05 pm, BTN		Penn State	W 75–67 ^2OT	15–16 (5–13)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,094) Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
March 12, 2009  ESPN2	(10)	vs. (7) Michigan First Round	L 45–73	15–17	Conseco Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time^[2].

References

1. "2008–09 Iowa Men's Basketball Roster." hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.
2. "[1]." hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.