2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record1814 (810 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Louisville162 .889316  .838
No. 4 Pittsburgh153 .833315  .861
No. 5 Connecticut153 .833315  .861
No. 11 Villanova135 .722308  .789
No. 23 Marquette126 .6672510  .714
No. 13 Syracuse117 .6112810  .737
West Virginia108 .5562312  .657
Providence108 .5561914  .576
Notre Dame810 .4442115  .583
Cincinnati810 .4441814  .563
Seton Hall711 .3891715  .531
Georgetown711 .3891615  .516
St. John's612 .3331618  .471
South Florida414 .222922  .290
Rutgers216 .1111121  .344
DePaul018 .000924  .273
2009 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 1814, 810 in Big East play and were upset in the first round of the 2009 Big East men's basketball tournament by the 16th seed DePaul.