2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team


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.

2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
ConferenceBig East
Record9–22 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaUSF Sun Dome
Seasons
2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
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[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

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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 OT 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

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