2008–09 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2008–09 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball

Great Alaska Shootout Champions
NIT, Semifinals
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	26–10 (11–5 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Fisher (10th season)
Associate head coach	Brian Dutcher
Assistant coach	Justin Hutson (3rd season)
Home arena	Viejas Arena
Seasons← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 25 Utah †	12	–	4	.750	25	–	10	.714
New Mexico	12	–	4	.750	22	–	12	.647
San Diego State	11	–	5	.688	26	–	10	.722
UNLV	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
Wyoming	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
TCU	5	–	11	.313	14	–	17	.452
Colorado State	4	–	12	.250	9	–	22	.290
Air Force	0	–	16	.000	10	–	21	.323

† Mountain West tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's tenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at Viejas Arena.

Schedule and results

Source

All times are Pacific

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/11/2008* 7:00 pm	Point Loma Nazarene	W 92–63	–	Cox Arena San Diego, CA
Regular Season
11/15/2008* 1:00 pm	UC–San Diego	W 59–40	1–0	Cox Arena (4,674) San Diego, CA
11/18/2008* 8:00 pm, CBSCS	No. 15 Arizona State	L 52–59	1–1	Cox Arena (7,966) San Diego, CA
11/22/2008* 1:00 pm	Fresno State	W 80–56	2–1	Cox Arena (5,034) San Diego, CA
11/27/2008* 8:30 pm	vs. Western Carolina Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals	W 59–58	3–1	Sullivan Arena (5,051) Anchorage, AK
11/28/2008* 9:00 pm	vs. Seattle Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals	W 75–56	4–1	Sullivan Arena (5,719) Anchorage, AK
11/28/2008* 9:00 pm	vs. Hampton Great Alaska Shootout Championship Game	W 76–47	5–1	Sullivan Arena (5,836) Anchorage, AK
12/03/2008* 6:05 pm	at Northern Colorado	W 73–62	6–1	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,265) Greeley, CO
12/06/2008* 7:00 pm, The Mtn.	San Diego City Championship	W 57–46	7–1	Cox Arena (9,923) San Diego, CA
12/10/2008* 6:00 pm, FSAZ	at Arizona	L 56–69	7–2	McKale Center (13,156) Tucson, AZ
12/13/2008* 1:30 pm, 4SD	vs. Saint Mary's John R. Wooden Classic	L 64–67	7–3	Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA
12/20/2008* 1:00 pm, The Mtn.	UC Santa Barbara	W 68–51	8–3	Cox Arena (5,042) San Diego, CA
12/22/2008* 7:00 pm	Cal State Northridge	W 72–56	9–3	Cox Arena (4,518) San Diego, CA
12/29/2008* 7:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 93–61	10–3	Cox Arena (4,441) San Diego, CA
01/03/2009 6:00 pm	at Air Force	W 61–44	11–3 (1–0)	Clune Arena (2,564) Colorado Springs, CO
01/10/2009 1:00 pm, Versus	Utah	W 72–63	12–3 (2–0)	Cox Arena (6,256) San Diego, CA
01/14/2009 5:00 pm, The Mtn.	at Wyoming	L 79–83	12–4 (2–1)	Arena-Auditorium (5,568) Laramie, WY
01/21/2009 7:30 pm, The Mtn.	New Mexico	W 81–76	13–4 (3–1)	Cox Arena (8,001) San Diego, CA
01/24/2009 6:00 pm, The Mtn.	at BYU	L 71–77	13–5 (3–2)	Marriott Center (13,871) Provo, UT
01/28/2009 7:00 pm, CBSCS	TCU	W 67–50	14–5 (4–2)	Cox Arena (6,659) San Diego, CA
01/31/2009 6:00 pm, The Mtn.	at Colorado State	W 78–59	15–5 (5–2)	Moby Arena (4,009) Fort Collins, CO
02/03/2009 7:30 pm, The Mtn.	at UNLV	W 68–66	16–5 (6–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (14,137) Paradise, NV
02/07/2009 7:00 pm, CBSCS	Air Force	W 65–34	17–5 (7–2)	Cox Arena (9,116) San Diego, CA
02/11/2009 7:00 pm, The Mtn.	at Utah	L 55–67	17–6 (7–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,782) Salt Lake City, UT
02/14/2009 7:00 pm, The Mtn.	Wyoming	W 71–60	18–6 (8–3)	Cox Arena (6,428) San Diego, CA
02/21/2009 12:00 pm, Versus	at New Mexico	L 49–75	18–7 (8–4)	University Arena (16,801) Albuquerque, NM
02/24/2009 7:30 pm, The Mtn.	BYU	L 59–69	18–8 (8–5)	Cox Arena (9,631) San Diego, CA
02/28/2009 5:30 pm, The Mtn.	at TCU	W 79–77	19–8 (9–5)	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,214) Fort Worth, TX
03/04/2009 7:00 pm, The Mtn.	Colorado State	W 68–59	20–8 (10–5)	Cox Arena (5,350) San Diego, CA
03/07/2009 7:00 pm, CBSCS	UNLV	W 57–46	21–8 (11–5)	Cox Arena (4,009) San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
03/12/2009 2:30 pm, The Mtn.	at UNLV Quarterfinals	W 71–57	22–8	Thomas & Mack Center (10,856) Paradise, NV
03/13/2009 6:00 pm, CBSCS	vs. No. 25 BYU Semifinals	W 64–62	23–8	Thomas & Mack Center (N/A) Paradise, NV
03/14/2009 4:00 pm, Versus	vs. Utah Championship Game	L 50–52	23–9	Thomas & Mack Center (10,307) Paradise, NV
National Invitation Tournament
03/17/2009* 7:00 pm	Weber State First Round	W 65–49	24–9	Cox Arena (4,314) San Diego, CA
03/20/2009* 6:30 pm	Kansas State Second Round	W 70–52	25–9	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA
03/25/2009* 6:00 pm, ESPN	Saint Mary's Quarterfinals	W 70–66	26–9	Cox Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
03/31/2009* 4:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Baylor Semifinals	L 62–76	26–10	Madison Square Garden (11,352) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

"2008-09 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.

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