2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball

Conference	Big East
Record	9–22 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach	Stan Heath
Home arena	USF Sun Dome
Seasons← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Louisville†	16	–	2	.889	31	–	6	.838
No. 4 Pittsburgh	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
No. 5 Connecticut	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
No. 11 Villanova	13	–	5	.722	30	–	8	.789
No. 23 Marquette	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
No. 13 Syracuse	11	–	7	.611	28	–	10	.737
West Virginia	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Providence	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Notre Dame	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Cincinnati	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Georgetown	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
South Florida	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Rutgers	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344
DePaul	0	–	18	.000	9	–	24	.273


† 2009 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 4th season in the Big East Conference and was the 38th season in school history. The team is coached by Stan Heath in his second year at the school. USF played its home games in the USF Sun Dome. The Bulls finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in Big East play, and lost in the first round of the 2009 Big East men's basketball tournament in their first ever appearance.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 04, 2008* 7:00pm		West Florida (DII)	W 80–41	1–0	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
November 10* 7:00pm		Tampa (DII)	W 79–64	2–0	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
Regular Season
November 14* 7:00pm		SMU	W 60–46	1–0	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
November 19* 7:00pm		at Virginia	L 75–77	1–1	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
November 25* 7:00pm		High Point	W 59–46	2–1	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
November 29* 7:00pm, BHSN		Northeastern	W 55–37	3–1	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
December 03* 9:00pm		at UAB	L 77–78	3–2	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
December 06* 7:00pm, BHSN		at UCF War on I-4	L 63–71	3–3	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
December 14* 1:00pm, BHSN		Niagara	L 55–70	3–4	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
December 16* 7:00pm, ESPN2		at Vanderbilt SEC/Big East Invitational	L 52–71	3–5	Sommet Center Nashville, TN
December 20* 3:00pm		vs. Murray State San Juan Shootout	W 73–64	4–5	Coliseo Deportivo Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
December 21* 5:15pm		vs. Wright State San Juan Shootout	L 43–60	4–6	Coliseo Deportivo Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
December 22* 5:15pm		vs. Oral Roberts San Juan Shootout	L 63–86	4–7	Coliseo Deportivo Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
December 27* 7:00pm, BHSN		Iona	W 68–55	5–7	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
January 2, 2009 8:30pm, ESPN		No. 13 Syracuse	L 54–59	5–8 (0–1)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
January 07 7:00pm, ESPN2		No. 23 Louisville	L 57–71	5–9 (0–2)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
January 10 2:00pm, ESPN360		at DePaul	W 80–58	6–9 (1–2)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
January 14 7:00pm, ESPNU		at No. 1 Pittsburgh	L 62–75	6–10 (1–3)	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 17 12:00pm, WFTS-ABC		at West Virginia	L 59–62	6–11 (1–4)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 20 9:00pm, ESPNU		DePaul	W 70–61	7–11 (2–4)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
January 24 12:00pm, WFTS-ABC		No. 20 Villanova	L 61–70	7–12 (2–5)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
January 28 7:00pm, BHSN		at No. 7 Louisville	L 54–80	7–13 (2–6)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
February 1 2:00pm, ESPNU		at St. John's	L 48–65	7–14 (2–7)	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
February 6 7:00pm, BHSN		No. 8 Marquette	W 57–56	8–14 (3–7)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
February 10 7:00pm, ESPN360		Providence	L 62–77	8–15 (3–8)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
February 15 2:00pm, WFTS-ABC		at Notre Dame	L 57–67	8–16 (3–9)	Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 18 7:00pm, BHSN		Georgetown	L 40–65	8–17 (3–10)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
February 21 2:00pm, BHSN		at No. 1 Connecticut	L 50–64	8–18 (3–11)	XL Center Hartford, CT
February 25 7:00pm, BHSN		at Seton Hall	L 60–75	8–19 (3–12)	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 1 4:00pm, BHSN		West Virginia	L 50–64	8–20 (3–13)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
March 3 7:00pm, ESPNU		Cincinnati	W 70–59	9–20 (4–13)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
March 7 2:00pm, ESPN360		at Rutgers	L 42–45	9–21 (4–14)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
2009 Big East men's basketball tournament
March 10 BigEast.org	(14)	vs. (11) Seton Hall First Round	L 54–68	9–22	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

"Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.

v t e South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Venues	Curtis Hixon Hall (1971–1980) Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory (1972–1975) Bayfront Center (1974, 1976–1978, 1979–1980) Hillsborough Community College Gymnasium (1978) USF Gymnasium (1978–1979) Expo Hall (1979–1980) Lakeland Civic Center (1976, 1979–1980, 2011) Bob Martinez Sports Center (2011) Amalie Arena (2011–2012) Yuengling Center (1980–2011, 2012–present)
Rivalries	UCF
Culture & lore	Rocky the Bull
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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