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2008–09 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

The 2008–09 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Tigers were coached by Nell Fortner. The Tigers were a member of the Southeast Conference and won the regular season SEC title.

2008–09 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
Florida International Tournament champions
Miami Christmas Tournament champions
Regular season SEC Champions
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13 [1]
Record30–4 (12–2 SEC)
Head coach
  • Nell Fortner
Assistant coaches
  • Kerry Cremeans
  • Mark Simons
  • Ayesha Whitfield
Seasons
2008–09 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Auburn 12 – 2   .857 30 – 4   .882
No. 14 Vanderbilt† 10 – 4   .714 26 – 9   .743
LSU 10 – 4   .714 19 – 11   .633
No. 22 Florida 9 – 5   .643 24 – 8   .750
No. 18 Tennessee 9 – 5   .643 22 – 11   .667
Mississippi State 8 – 6   .571 23 – 10   .697
Georgia 7 – 7   .500 18 – 14   .563
Arkansas 6 – 8   .429 18 – 14   .563
Ole Miss 5 – 9   .357 18 – 15   .545
Kentucky 5 – 9   .357 16 – 16   .500
South Carolina 2 – 12   .143 10 – 18   .357
Alabama 1 – 13   .071 13 – 17   .433
† 2009 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Exhibition

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Date Location Opponent Tigers Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 9/08 Auburn, AL Anderson, S.C. 103 37 1-0

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Regular season

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  • November 14: DeWanna Bonner tallied 25 points, eight rebounds and six steals as the Tigers defeated Alabama A&M 91-53 in its season opener in Huntsville, Alabama. The Tigers shot 50 percent from the field and forced 37 Bulldog turnovers in the win. Five Auburn players finished in double-digit scoring while also posting a 50-31 rebounding advantage.[3]
  • November 19: Auburn senior Sherell Hobbs scored the 1,000th point of her career as the Tigers cruised to a 71-45 win against Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga. Auburn improved to 3-0 on the season and the start is the third in a row for the Auburn women's basketball team under Nell Fortner.[4]
  • November 30: Alli Smalley scored 21 points as Auburn picked up a 63-52 win against Florida International to win the FIU Thanksgiving Classic tournament title. Averaging 15 points in the two tournament games, Smalley was named its MVP.[5]
  • December 30: The Tigers (14-0) downed Miami (9-4), 68-53, to win the Miami Holiday Tournament. The tournament win is the second of the season as Auburn also won the Florida International Thanksgiving Classic. Auburn trailed at the half for just the second time this season, going into the locker room at halftime down 32-30. The Tigers managed to put together a 38-21 second half en route to the 15-point win. Senior Whitney Boddie was named tournament MVP.[6]
  • January 25: DeWanna Bonner posted a career-high 35 points and nine rebounds as Auburn defeated defending national champion Tennessee 82-68. The crowd of 12,067 shattered the previous attendance record of 7,150 that dated back to Jan. 6, 1989. The Auburn win was the first over Tennessee since March 2, 1997, when the Tigers defeated the Lady Vols, 61-59, in the SEC Tournament semifinals. The victory is also the largest ever for Auburn over Tennessee with the previous high an eight-point win (67-59) on Jan. 7, 1989 in Auburn.[7]

Roster

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Number Name Height Position Class
44 Whitney Boddie 5-9 Guard Senior
24 DeWanna Bonner 6-4 Guard Senior
33 KeKe Carrier 6-7 Center Redshirt Junior
21 Jordan Greenleaf 6-1 Forward Junior
23 Chantel Hilliard 6-2 Forward/Center Freshman
22 Reneisha Hobbs 5-10 Guard Redshirt Sophomore
12 Sherrell Hobbs 5-11 Guard Senior
1 Trevesha Jackson 6-0 Forward Senior
2 Morgan Jennings 5-8 Guard Freshman
4 Parrisha Simmons 6-0 Guard Freshman
5 Alli Smalley 5-8 Guard Sophomore

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Schedule

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Date Location Opponent Tigers Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 14/08 Huntsville, AL Alabama A&M 91 53 1-0
Nov. 17/08 Auburn Temple 95 76 2-0
Nov. 19/08 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 71 45 3-0
Nov. 23/08 Auburn Ohio State 87 80 4-0
Nov. 26/08 Birmingham, AL UAB 91 62 5-0
Nov. 29/08 Miami, FL North Carolina State 66 51 6-0
Nov. 30/08 Miami, FL Florida International 63 52 7-0
Dec. 3/08 Auburn North Carolina A&T 95 74 8-0
Dec. 5/08 Auburn Sam Houston State 119 54 9-0
Dec. 7/08 Lynchburg, VA Liberty 64 53 10-0
Dec. 19/08 Washington, DC George Washington 65 51 11-0
Dec. 21/08 Baltimore, MD Coppin State 74 46 12-0
Dec. 29/08 Miami, FL Duquesne 87 67 13-0
Dec. 30/08 Miami, FL Miami 68 53 14-0
Jan. 3/09 Auburn Stephen F. Austin 79 56 15-0
Jan. 8/09 Columbia, SC South Carolina 80 76 16-0
Jan. 11/09 Auburn Florida 81 65 17-0
Jan. 18/09 Fayetteville, AR Arkansas 70 61 18-0
Jan. 22/09 Auburn Alabama 84 66 19-0
Jan. 25/09 Auburn Tennessee 82 68 20-0
Jan. 29/09 Athens, GA Georgia 58 67 20-1
Feb. 1/09 Baton Rouge, LA LSU 66 55 21-1
Feb. 5/09 Auburn Mississippi 72 65 22-1
Feb. 8/09 Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama 81 54 23-1
Feb. 12/09 Auburn Kentucky 81 69 24-1
Feb. 15/09 Starkville, MS Mississippi 63 58 25-1
Feb. 19/09 Nashville Vanderbilt 70 73 25-2
Feb. 22/09 Auburn Georgia 65 59
Mar. 1/09 Auburn Arkansas 94 57 27-2

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Player stats

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Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
DeWanna Bonner 34 1123 239 20 218 289 51 55 58 716
Sherell Hobbs 34 1059 145 23 94 164 41 13 61 407
Whitney Boddie 33 1102 154 0 61 153 262 5 63 369
Alli Smalley 34 1047 141 68 28 91 71 7 45 378
Trevesha Jackson 34 781 96 0 41 174 14 20 26 233
KeKe Carrier 34 338 65 0 31 104 12 41 7 161
Chantel Hilliard 30 382 53 0 15 85 7 12 13 121
Reneisha Hobbs 33 348 33 0 23 55 17 4 16 89
Morgan Jennings 30 355 30 0 11 48 34 0 16 71
Jordan Greenleaf 5 125 14 0 7 26 3 4 4 35
Parrisha Simmons 21 165 9 0 4 56 12 4 6 22

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Postseason

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SEC Tournament

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Date Location Opponent Tigers Points Opp. Points Record
March 6/09 North Little Rock, AR Ole Miss 71 65 1-0
March 7/09 North Little Rock, AR Tennessee 78 58 2-0
March 8/09 North Little Rock, AR Vanderbilt 54 61 2-1
  • March 8: Christina Wirth scored 20 points, as Vanderbilt beat Auburn 61-54 to win the Southeastern Conference tournament. The 24-8 Commodores upset the 29-3 Tigers for the second time in three weeks. Vanderbilt also extended its winning streak over Auburn to 15.[10]

NCAA basketball tournament

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  • Auburn 85, Lehigh 49
  • Rutgers 80, Auburn 52

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Awards and honors

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  • DeWanna Bonner, 2008 Alabama Amateur Athlete of the Year [12]
  • DeWanna Bonner, State Farm/WBCA First-Team All-American (she is the fifth Auburn player ever to earn the honor)[13]
  • Whitney Boddie, Most Valuable Player, Auburn Women's Basketball Team[14]
  • Whitney Boddie, Miami Holiday Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • Alli Smalley, FIU Thanksgiving Classic tournament Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the WNBA

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Round Pick Player WNBA Club
DeWanna Bonner 1 5 Phoenix Mercury

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References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".
  2. ^ a b "AUBURN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  3. ^ "No. 20/21 Women's Basketball Cruises to 91-53 Win in Season Opener - AuburnTigers.com - Auburn University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  4. ^ "The Auburn University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  5. ^ "The Auburn University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  6. ^ "No. 9 Women's Basketball Wins Miami Holiday Tournament with 68-53 Win over Host Miami - AuburnTigers.com - Auburn University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  7. ^ "The Auburn University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  8. ^ "AUBURN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  9. ^ "AUBURN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  10. ^ "Vanderbilt Tops Auburn, 61-54, Takes SEC Title. - AUBURN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  11. ^ "Women's 2009 Final Four Official Site". Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  12. ^ "DeWanna Bonner Named ASWA Alabama Amateur Athlete of the Year - AuburnTigers.com - Auburn University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  13. ^ "DeWanna Bonner Named State Farm/WBCA First-Team All-American - AuburnTigers.com - Auburn University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  14. ^ "Whitney Boddie Earns Top Honor at Auburn Women's Basketball Banquet - AuburnTigers.com - Auburn University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  15. ^ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
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