2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
CBI Champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record18–18 (7–11 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Stewart (1st season)
  • Nate Pomeday (1st season)
  • David Grace (1st season)
Home arenaGill Coliseum
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Washington144 .778269  .743
No. 18 UCLA135 .722269  .743
No. 19 Arizona State117 .6112510  .714
California117 .6112211  .667
USC99 .5002213  .629
Arizona99 .5002114  .600
Washington State810 .4441716  .515
Oregon State711 .3891818  .500
Stanford612 .3332014  .588
Oregon216 .111823  .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2008–09 season. Playing in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) and led by first-year head coach Craig Robinson, the Beavers finished the season with a 18–18 overall record and won the 2009 College Basketball Invitational. It was Oregon State's first-ever postseason tournament championship. Their 12-win improvement over the previous season was the third-highest turnaround in Division I in 2008–09.

In Pac-10 play, the Beavers finished in eighth place with a 7–11 record. They lost in the first round of the 2009 Pac-10 tournament to Stanford, 62–54.