2008–09 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2008–09 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record23–11 (14–6 A-Sun)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Center
2008–09 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Jacksonville155 .7501814  .563
East Tennessee State146 .7002311  .676
Belmont146 .7002013  .606
Lipscomb128 .6001714  .548
Mercer119 .5501715  .531
Campbell119 .5501416  .467
Stetson911 .4501317  .433
USC Upstate812 .400921  .300
Florida Gulf Coast713 .3501120  .355
North Florida614 .300822  .267
Kennesaw State317 .150722  .241
2009 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 2, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After finishing 2nd in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the A-Sun tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the East region.

East Tennessee State was beaten by No. 1 seed Pittsburgh in the first round, 72–62.