2008–09 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2008–09 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2008–09 college basketball season. The Rams compete in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 and won the 2009 CAA tournament against George Mason. The Rams lost in the first round of the 2009 NCAA tournament to UCLA by one point.

2008–09 VCU Rams men's basketball
CAA regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament South Region 11 Seed, first round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	24–10 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach	Anthony Grant (3rd year)
Assistant coaches	Tony Pujol John Brannen Allen Edwards
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU†	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
George Mason	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			25	–	10		.714
Northeastern	12	–	6		.667			19	–	13		.594
Hofstra	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Drexel	10	–	8		.556			15	–	14		.517
James Madison	9	–	9		.500			21	–	15		.583
Georgia State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Delaware	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
William & Mary	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
Towson	5	–	13		.278			12	–	22		.353
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15		.167			7	–	25		.219
† CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2008* 7:30pm		Virginia Union	W 91–63		Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
11/12/2008* 7:30pm		Virginia State	W 79–64		Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
Regular season
11/16/2008* 4:00pm		The Citadel	W 82–59	1–0	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
11/19/2008* 7:30pm		South Dakota State	W 72–56	2–0	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
11/22/2008* 7:00pm		at Rhode Island	L 86-92	2–1	Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
11/25/2008* 7:00pm		at East Carolina	L 90–93 ^OT	2–2	Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
11/29/2008* 11:00pm		vs. New Mexico Cancún Challenge	W 67-55	3–2	Moon Palace  Cancún, MX
11/30/2008* 10:30pm		vs. Vanderbilt Cancún Challenge	L 66–71	3–3	Moon Palace  Cancún, MX
12/04/2008* 7:30pm		Western Michigan	W 79-62	4–3	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
12/06/2008 7:00pm		at William & Mary	W 66-50	5-3 (1-0)	Kaplan Arena  Williamsburg, VA
12/13/2008* 2:00pm, ESPNU		at Richmond Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic	W 77-76	6-3	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
12/17/2008* 7:30pm		Akron	W 73-69	7-3	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
12/20/2008* 10:00pm, ESPN2		at No. 4 Oklahoma	L 70-81	7-4	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
12/27/2008* 7:30pm		Hampton	W 59-54	8-4	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
1/03/2009 4:30pm		at Delaware	L 79-81	8-5 (1-1)	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
1/05/2009 9:00pm		UNC Wilmington	W 88-59	9-5 (2-1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
1/08/2009 7:00pm		at Drexel	W 75-46	10-5 (3-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
1/10/2009 12:00pm		Hofstra	W 68-60	11-5 (4-1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
1/14/2009 7:00pm		at Towson	W 78-71	12-5 (5-1)	Towson Center  Towson, MD
1/17/2009 4:00pm		Old Dominion	W 61-44	13-5 (6-1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
1/21/2009 7:00pm		at Georgia State	W 65-50	14-5 (7-1)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
1/24/2009 4:00pm		George Mason	W 76-71	15-5 (8-1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
1/27/2009 9:00pm		Northeastern	L 63-68	15-6 (8-2)	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
1/31/2009 12:00pm		at Hofstra	W 66-62	16-6 (9-2)	Hofstra Arena  Hempstead, NY
2/04/2009 7:00pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 72-81	16-7 (9-3)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
2/07/2009 7:30pm		William & Mary	W 76-54	17-7 (10-3)	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
2/11/2009 7:30pm		James Madison	W 76-71	18-7 (11-3)	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
2/14/2009 2:00pm		at Old Dominion	L 65-69	18-8 (11-4)	Ted Constant Convocation Center  Norfolk, VA
2/18/2009 7:00pm		Delaware	W 78-67	19-8 (12-4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
2/20/2009 9:00pm, ESPNU		at Nevada ESPNU BracketBusters	L 70-71	19-9	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
2/25/2009 7:00pm		at James Madison	W 71-52	20-9 (13-4)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
2/28/2009 4:00pm		Georgia State	W 69-41	21-9 (14-4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
CAA tournament
Mar. 7 12:00pm		vs. Georgia State Quarterfinals	W 61–52	22–9	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
Mar. 8 3:00pm, CSN		vs. Old Dominion Semifinals	W 61–53	23–9	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
Mar. 9 7:00pm, ESPN		vs. George Mason Championship	W 71–50	24-9	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
NCAA tournament
Mar. 19 9:50pm, CBS	No. (E 11)	vs. No. 18 (E 6) UCLA First Round	L 64–65	24–10	Wachovia Center  Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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