| 2008-2009 NCAA Tournament |
| The Tigers went undefeated for the third straight year at 16-0 for the second year in a row, and claimed the regular season and C-USA tournament titles for the fourth straight year. As a #2 seed in the West Region, Memphis defeated Cal State Northridge and Maryland in Kansas City, MO. The Tigers moved on to the Sweet Sixteen matchup with Missouri, where they fell 102-91 and ended the season at 33-4. |
| Antonio Anderson, Robert Dozier, and Chance McGrady became the winningest college players in NCAA history with 137 wins over their careers. |
| Season Record: 33-4 Head Coach: John Calipari |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 03/19/09 | Cal State Northridge | Kansas City, MO | W | 81-70 |
| 03/21/09 | Maryland | Kansas City, MO | W | 89-70 |
| 03/26/09 | Missouri (#9) | Glendale, AZ | L | 91-102 |
| Box Score #3 Memphis 81, Cal State Northridge 70 March 19, 2009 - Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center) West Region, First Round |
| MEMPHIS | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | TP |
| Shawn Taggart | 25 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Robert Dozier | 30 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Antonio Anderson | 37 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Tyreke Evans | 26 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Doneal Mack | 16 | 0-7 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Kemp | 6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roburt Sallie | 36 | 12-17 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
| Pierre Henderson-Niles | 14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wesley Witherspoon | 10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | TOTALS | 200 | 29-59 | 12-21 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 81 |
| CAL ST. NORTHRIDGE | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | TP |
| Willie Galick | 29 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Kenny Daniels | 29 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Tremaine Townsend | 34 | 6-8 | 2-4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Mark Hill | 34 | 4-13 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Rob Haynes | 26 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Cordell | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Osunsanmi | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodrigue Mels | 29 | 4-12 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Matthew Wallace | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Smith | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Therin Taylor | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Crawford | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lizarraga | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 24-54 | 15-20 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 70 |
| Halftime: Memphis 34, Cal State Northridge 31. 3PT Goals: Memphis 11-28 (Dozier 0-1, Anderson 0-2, Evans 1-4, Mack 0-5, Kemp 0-1, Sallie 10-15), Cal State Northridge 7-18 (Daniels 1-2, Townsend 0-1, Hill 3-6, Haynes 0-3, Mels 3-6). Points in Paint: Memphis 24, Cal State Northridge 32. Points off Turnovers: Memphis 17, Cal State Northridge 18. Second Chance Points: Memphis 10, Cal State Northridge 8. Fast Break Points: Memphis 8, Cal State Northridge 23. Bench Points: Memphis 38, Cal State Northridge 17. Officials: Edward Corbett, Don Daily, Gary Prager. Attendance: N/A. |
| Box Score #3 Memphis 89, Maryland 70 March 21, 2009 - Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center) West Region, Second Round |
| MEMPHIS | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | TP |
| Shawn Taggart | 29 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Robert Dozier | 38 | 7-10 | 3-3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Antonio Anderson | 37 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyreke Evans | 32 | 7-13 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Doneal Mack | 21 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Willie Kemp | 8 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Roburt Sallie | 23 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Pierre Henderson-Niles | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chance McGrady | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Witherspoon | 7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Preston Laird | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 31-53 | 17-22 | 35 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 89 |
| MARYLAND | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | TP |
| Landon Milbourne | 29 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Dave Neal | 29 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Sean Mosley | 19 | 1-3 | 5-9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 33 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Adrian Bowie | 24 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Braxton Dupree | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hayes | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Jin Soo Kim | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Tucker | 16 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dino Gregory | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 4 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 27-62 | 11-19 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 70 |
| Halftime: Memphis 53, Maryland 33. 3PT Goals: Memphis 10-19 (Dozier 0-1, Evans 1-5, Mack 5-7, Kemp 1-1, Sallie 3-4, Witherspoon 0-1), Maryland 5-14 (Neal 1-4, Vasquez 2-4, Hayes 2-4, Tucker 0-2). Points in Paint: Memphis 34, Maryland 36. Points off Turnovers: Memphis 11, Maryland 18. Second Chance Points: Memphis 8, Maryland 6. Fast Break Points: Memphis 17, Maryland 10. Bench Points: Memphis 20, Maryland 17. Officials: Edward D. Corbett, John M. Higgins, Kelly D. Self. Attendance: N/A. |
| Box Score #3 Memphis 91, #9 Missouri 102 March 26, 2009 - Glandale, AZ (University of Phoenix Stadium) West Region, Regional Semifinal |
| MEMPHIS | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | TP |
| Shawn Taggart | 32 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Robert Dozier | 36 | 8-11 | 3-6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Antonio Anderson | 38 | 8-13 | 2-7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Tyreke Evans | 39 | 12-25 | 9-9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| Doneal Mack | 18 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kemp | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roburt Sallie | 28 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Wesley Witherspoon | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 35-69 | 18-32 | 40 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 91 |
| MISSOURI | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | TP |
| DeMarre Carroll | 29 | 6-11 | 5-8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Leo Lyons | 29 | 2-9 | 11-18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| J.T. Tiller | 35 | 10-16 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Zaire Taylor | 22 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Matt Lawrence | 27 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Miguel Paul | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Denmon | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Keith Ramsey | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurence Bowers | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Safford | 13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Kim English | 12 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 5 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 33-62 | 30-45 | 37 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 102 |
| Halftime: Memphis 36, Missouri 49. 3PT Goals: Memphis 3-15 (Taggart 0-1, Anderson 0-1, Evans 0-3, Mack 0-5, Sallie 3-5), Missouri 6-16 (Carroll 0-1, Tiller 1-2, Taylor 0-1, Lawrence 3-6, Paul 0-1, Denmon 1-2, Safford 1-1, English 0-2). Officials: Kelly Self, Ted Valentine, Brian O'Connell. Attendance: 20,101. |
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