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
Conference	Big East
Record	9–22 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach	Stan Heath
Home arena	USF Sun Dome

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 Rankings from AP Poll

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 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.