2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2008–09 record	9–22 (4–15 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
#1 Louisville†	16	–	2	.889	31	–	6	.838
#4 Pittsburgh	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
#5 Connecticut	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
#11 Villanova	13	–	5	.722	30	–	8	.789
#23 Marquette	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
#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

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	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	#13 Syracuse	L 54–59	5–8 (0–1)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
January 07 7:00pm, ESPN2	#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 #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	#20 Villanova	L 61-70	7-12 (2-5)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
January 28 7:00pm, BHSN	at #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	#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 #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	vs. 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.

South Florida Bulls men's basketball

Venues	USF Sun Dome (1980–present)

Culture & lore	Rocky the Bull

People	Head coaches

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