2008–09 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by Jay Wright in his eighth year as head coach of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games at The Pavilion on the school's campus as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 30–8, 13–5 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the Big East tournament to Louisville. The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They defeated American, UCLA, Duke, and Pittsburgh to advance to the Final Four. In the Final Four they were defeated by the eventual national champion for the second straight year, North Carolina.

2008–09 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 11
Record30–8 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pavilion
2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Louisville†16–2 .88931–6  .838
No. 4 Pittsburgh15–3 .83331–5  .861
No. 5 Connecticut15–3 .83331–5  .861
No. 11 Villanova13–5 .72230–8  .789
No. 23 Marquette12–6 .66725–10  .714
No. 13 Syracuse11–7 .61128–10  .737
West Virginia10–8 .55623–12  .657
Providence10–8 .55619–14  .576
Notre Dame8–10 .44421–15  .583
Cincinnati8–10 .44418–14  .563
Seton Hall7–11 .38917–15  .531
Georgetown7–11 .38916–15  .516
St. John's6–12 .33316–18  .471
South Florida4–14 .2229–22  .290
Rutgers2–16 .11111–21  .344
DePaul0–18 .0009–24  .273
† 2009 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll
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