# 2008–09 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 11th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 14–2 to capture the regular season championship for the second straight year. They also won the 2009 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West Region, they lost to No. 6 seed and AP #23 Marquette in the first round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 2008* | | Montana State–Northern | W 71–50 | 1–0 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,658) Logan, Utah |
| Nov 17, 2008* | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 61–59 | 2–0 | The Thunderdome (4,028) Santa Barbara, California |
| Nov 25, 2008* | | Weber State | W 75–49 | 3–0 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,693) Logan, Utah |
| Nov 29, 2008* | | Cal Poly | W 97–57 | 4–0 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,715) Logan, Utah |
| Dec 2, 2008* | | UC Irvine | W 74–62 | 5–0 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,438) Logan, Utah |
| Dec 6, 2008* | | vs. BYU | L 63–68 | 5–1 | EnergySolutions Arena (13,890) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 13, 2008* | | at Utah Valley | W 69–50 | 6–1 | McKay Events Center (4,023) Orem, Utah |
| Dec 17, 2008* | | at Southern Utah | W 72–65 | 7–1 | America First Event Center (3,157) Cedar City, Utah |
| Dec 20, 2008* | | at Idaho State | W 67–57 | 8–1 | Holt Arena (2,976) Pocatello, Idaho |
| Dec 22, 2008* | | Utah | W 66–64 | 9–1 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,358) Logan, Utah |
| Dec 29, 2008* | | Howard | W 85–45 | 10–1 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,382) Logan, Utah |
| Dec 30, 2008* | | Houston Baptist | W 94–77 | 11–1 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,522) Logan, Utah |
| Dec 31, 2008* | | Wyoming | W 90–85 $^{OT}$ | 12–1 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,877) Logan, Utah |
| WAC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2009 | | Idaho | W 70–61 | 13–1 (1–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,138) Logan, Utah |
| Jan 8, 2009 | | at Louisiana Tech | W 50–37 | 14–1 (2–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,442) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jan 10, 2009 | | at New Mexico State | W 77–67 | 15–1 (3–0) | Pan American Center (6,577) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 15, 2009 | | Fresno State | W 65–61 | 16–1 (4–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,637) Logan, Utah |
| Jan 17, 2009 | | Boise State | W 79–65 | 17–1 (5–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah |
| Jan 22, 2009 | | at San Jose State | W 62–58 | 18–1 (6–0) | The Event Center (1,948) San Jose, California |
| Jan 24, 2009 | | at Hawaii | W 67–51 | 19–1 (7–0) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,314) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 29, 2009 | | Nevada | W 72–61 | 20–1 (8–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,023) Logan, Utah |
| Jan 31, 2009 | | at Fresno State | W 83–77 $^{OT}$ | 21–1 (9–0) | Save Mart Center (9,555) Fresno, California |
| Feb 5, 2009 | No. 25 | New Mexico State | W 78–59 | 22–1 (10–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,415) Logan, Utah |
| Feb 7, 2009 | No. 25 | Louisiana Tech | W 60–52 | 23–1 (11–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah |
| Feb 12, 2009 | No. 21 | at Idaho | W 62–53 | 24–1 (12–0) | Cowan Spectrum (2,295) Moscow, Idaho |
| Feb 14, 2009 | No. 21 | at Boise State | L 56–66 | 24–2 (12–1) | Taco Bell Arena (7,587) Boise, Idaho |
| Feb 18, 2009* | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 78–57 | 25–2 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,189) Logan, Utah |
| Feb 21, 2009* | | at Saint Mary's ESPN Bracketbusters | L 64–75 | 25–3 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, California |
| Feb 26, 2009 | | Hawaii | W 82–62 | 26–3 (13–1) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,717) Logan, Utah |
| Feb 28, 2009 | | at Nevada | L 71–84 | 26–4 (13–2) | Lawlor Events Center (8,515) Reno, Nevada |
| Mar 7, 2009 | | San Jose State | W 89–77 | 27–4 (14–2) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2009* | (1) | vs. (9) Fresno State Quarterfinals | W 85–68 | 28–4 | Lawlor Events Center (2,586) Reno, Nevada |
| Mar 13, 2009* | (1) | vs. (5) New Mexico State Semifinals | W 71–70 | 29–4 | Lawlor Events Center (7,397) Reno, Nevada |
| Mar 14, 2009* | (1) | at (2) Nevada Championship | W 72–62 | 30–4 | Lawlor Events Center (7,820) Reno, Nevada |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2009* | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 23 Marquette First Round | L 57–58 | 30–5 | Taco Bell Arena (11,997) Boise, Idaho |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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