2008–09 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Jamie Dixon, who was serving for his 6th year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 10th overall at the university. The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2008–09 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Legends Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 4
Record31–5 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Herrion (2nd season)
  • Pat Sandle (8th season)
  • Brandin Knight (1st season)
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Louisville162 .889316  .838
No. 4 Pittsburgh153 .833315  .861
No. 5 Connecticut153 .833315  .861
No. 11 Villanova135 .722308  .789
No. 23 Marquette126 .6672510  .714
No. 13 Syracuse117 .6112810  .737
West Virginia108 .5562312  .657
Providence108 .5561914  .576
Notre Dame810 .4442115  .583
Cincinnati810 .4441814  .563
Seton Hall711 .3891715  .531
Georgetown711 .3891615  .516
St. John's612 .3331618  .471
South Florida414 .222922  .290
Rutgers216 .1111121  .344
DePaul018 .000924  .273
2009 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll
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