2008–09 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Houston Cougars men's basketball team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2008–09 season. It was their 64th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Tom Penders, who was serving in his 5th year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston, Texas. The Cougars played in the first game of the NCAA Division I season in the 2K Sports College Classic.

2008–09 Houston Cougars men's basketball
CBI, first round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	21–12 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Tom Penders (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Melvin Haralson Kevin Lewis Jerry Hobbie
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion

2008–09 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Memphis †	16	–	0		1.000			33	–	4		.892
Tulsa	12	–	4		.750			25	–	11		.694
UAB	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
Houston	10	–	6		.625			21	–	12		.636
UTEP	10	–	6		.625			23	–	14		.622
Marshall	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
Tulane	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Southern Miss	4	–	12		.250			15	–	17		.469
Rice	4	–	12		.250			10	–	22		.313
SMU	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
UCF	0	–	9		.000			0	–	14		.000
† 2009 CUSA Tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll *UCF vacated its wins from the 2008–09 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

Pre-season

The 2007–08 Cougars finished with a 24–10 record, and were invited to compete in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Houston defeated Nevada and Valparaiso, but was defeated in the semifinals by Conference USA rival Tulsa.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
2K Sports College Classic
2008/11/10* 3:00PM	vs. Georgia Southern	L 61–63	0–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
2008/11/11* 5:00PM	vs. Presbyterian	W 76–57	1–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Regular season
2008/11/15* 3:00PM	Western Kentucky	W 73–64	2–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2008/11/18* 7:00PM	Alcorn State	W 110–57	3–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2008/11/29* 7:00PM	North Texas	W 84–51	4–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2008/12/02* 7:00PM	at Middle Tennessee	W 70–67	5–1	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, Tennessee
2008/12/13* 7:00PM	Mississippi Valley State	W 92–58	6–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2008/12/20* 6:00PM	at Toledo	W 71–63	7–1	Savage Hall  Toledo, Ohio
2008/12/28* 5:00PM	Iowa State	L 67–71	7–2	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2008/12/30* 1:00PM	Massachusetts	W 80–54	8–2	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2009/01/03* 3:00PM, CBS CS	at Mississippi State	L 65–82	8–3	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
2009/01/06* 7:00PM	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	W 85–65	9–3	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2009/01/10 7:00PM	UAB	W 75–56	10–3	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2009/01/14 8:05PM	at UTEP	W 94–86	11–3	Don Haskins Center  El Paso, Texas
2009/01/17 4:00PM	at Southern Miss	L 76–83	11–4	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
2009/01/21 7:00PM	East Carolina	W 85–67	12–4	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2009/01/24* 5:00PM, FSN	at Arizona	L 90–96	12–5	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
2009/01/28 7:00PM	UTEP	L 55–62	12–6	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2009/01/31 12:00PM, CBS CS	at #18 Memphis	L 68–83	12–7	FedExForum  Memphis, Tennessee
2009/02/04 6:00PM, CBS CS	at UCF	W 97–69	13–7	UCF Arena  Orlando, Florida
2009/02/07 8:00PM	Rice Bayou Cup	W 72–65	14–7	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2009/02/11 7:00PM	at SMU	W 69–56	15–7	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, Texas
2009/02/14 7:00PM	Tulane	W 83–64	16–7	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2009/02/18 6:00PM	at Marshall	L 83–88	16–8	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, West Virginia
2009/02/21 7:00PM	UCF	W 77–72	17–8	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2009/02/25 7:05PM	at Tulsa	L 68–77	17–9	Reynolds Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
2009/02/28 3:00PM	at Rice Bayou Cup	W 56–51	18–9	Autry Court  Houston, Texas
2009/03/04 7:00PM, CBS CS	#4 Memphis	L 60–69	18–10	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
2009/03/07 7:00PM	SMU	W 89–77	19–10	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Conference USA men's basketball tournament
2009/03/11 8:30PM	vs. SMU First round	W 85–76	20–10	FedEx Forum  Memphis, Tennessee
2009/03/12 8:30PM, CSS	vs. UTEP Quarterfinals	W 89–85 OT	21–10	FedEx Forum  Memphis, Tennessee
2009/03/13 3:00PM, CBS CS	at #4 Memphis Semifinals	L 49–74	21–11	FedEx Forum  Memphis, Tennessee
College Basketball Invitational
2009/03/18* 9:00PM, HDNet	at Oregon State First round	L 45–49	21–12	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Qa'rraan Calhoun	41	Forward	6'8"	215	Junior	Hazlet, New Jersey
Aubrey Coleman	12	Guard	6'4"	200	Junior	Houston, Texas
Sean Coleman	1	Forward	6'8"	190	Senior	Houston, Texas
Marcus Cousin	50	Center	6'11"	250	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland
Jason Hurns	35	Forward	6'4"	200	Junior	Los Angeles, California
Kelvin Lewis	0	Guard	6'4"	190	Junior	Fort Worth, Texas
Horace McGloster	21	Guard	6'7"	205	Sophomore	Newark, New Jersey
Nick Mosley	4	Center	6'9"	220	Junior	Beeville, Texas
Yan Moukoury	15	Forward	6'7"	213	Sophomore	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Zamal Nixon	2	Guard	6'1"	170	Sophomore	Brooklyn, New York
Brockeith Pane	23	Guard	6'2"	195	Sophomore	Dallas, Texas
Desmond Wade	3	Guard	5'9"	155	Freshman	Linden, New Jersey
DaShaun Williams	11	Guard	6'3"	200	Senior	Chicago, Illinois
Jamon Wilson	20	Guard	6'0"	190	Junior	Houston, Texas