# 2008–09 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

The 2008–09 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's tenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at Viejas Arena.

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Pacific
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/11/2008* 7:00 pm | Point Loma Nazarene | W 92–63 | – | Cox Arena San Diego, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/15/2008* 1:00 pm | UC–San Diego | W 59–40 | 1–0 | Cox Arena (4,674) San Diego, CA |
| 11/18/2008* 8:00 pm, CBSCS | No. 15 Arizona State | L 52–59 | 1–1 | Cox Arena (7,966) San Diego, CA |
| 11/22/2008* 1:00 pm | Fresno State | W 80–56 | 2–1 | Cox Arena (5,034) San Diego, CA |
| 11/27/2008* 8:30 pm | vs. Western Carolina Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals | W 59–58 | 3–1 | Sullivan Arena (5,051) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2008* 9:00 pm | vs. Seattle Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals | W 75–56 | 4–1 | Sullivan Arena (5,719) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2008* 9:00 pm | vs. Hampton Great Alaska Shootout Championship Game | W 76–47 | 5–1 | Sullivan Arena (5,836) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/03/2008* 6:05 pm | at Northern Colorado | W 73–62 | 6–1 | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,265) Greeley, CO |
| 12/06/2008* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | San Diego City Championship | W 57–46 | 7–1 | Cox Arena (9,923) San Diego, CA |
| 12/10/2008* 6:00 pm, FSAZ | at Arizona | L 56–69 | 7–2 | McKale Center (13,156) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/13/2008* 1:30 pm, 4SD | vs. Saint Mary's John R. Wooden Classic | L 64–67 | 7–3 | Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/20/2008* 1:00 pm, The Mtn. | UC Santa Barbara | W 68–51 | 8–3 | Cox Arena (5,042) San Diego, CA |
| 12/22/2008* 7:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 72–56 | 9–3 | Cox Arena (4,518) San Diego, CA |
| 12/29/2008* 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 93–61 | 10–3 | Cox Arena (4,441) San Diego, CA |
| 01/03/2009 6:00 pm | at Air Force | W 61–44 | 11–3 (1–0) | Clune Arena (2,564) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/10/2009 1:00 pm, Versus | Utah | W 72–63 | 12–3 (2–0) | Cox Arena (6,256) San Diego, CA |
| 01/14/2009 5:00 pm, The Mtn. | at Wyoming | L 79–83 | 12–4 (2–1) | Arena-Auditorium (5,568) Laramie, WY |
| 01/21/2009 7:30 pm, The Mtn. | New Mexico | W 81–76 | 13–4 (3–1) | Cox Arena (8,001) San Diego, CA |
| 01/24/2009 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | at BYU | L 71–77 | 13–5 (3–2) | Marriott Center (13,871) Provo, UT |
| 01/28/2009 7:00 pm, CBSCS | TCU | W 67–50 | 14–5 (4–2) | Cox Arena (6,659) San Diego, CA |
| 01/31/2009 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | at Colorado State | W 78–59 | 15–5 (5–2) | Moby Arena (4,009) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/03/2009 7:30 pm, The Mtn. | at UNLV | W 68–66 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (6–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,137) Paradise, NV |
| 02/07/2009 7:00 pm, CBSCS | Air Force | W 65–34 | 17–5 (7–2) | Cox Arena (9,116) San Diego, CA |
| 02/11/2009 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | at Utah | L 55–67 | 17–6 (7–3) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,782) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/14/2009 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | Wyoming | W 71–60 | 18–6 (8–3) | Cox Arena (6,428) San Diego, CA |
| 02/21/2009 12:00 pm, Versus | at New Mexico | L 49–75 | 18–7 (8–4) | University Arena (16,801) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/24/2009 7:30 pm, The Mtn. | BYU | L 59–69 | 18–8 (8–5) | Cox Arena (9,631) San Diego, CA |
| 02/28/2009 5:30 pm, The Mtn. | at TCU | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (9–5) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,214) Fort Worth, TX |
| 03/04/2009 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | Colorado State | W 68–59 | 20–8 (10–5) | Cox Arena (5,350) San Diego, CA |
| 03/07/2009 7:00 pm, CBSCS | UNLV | W 57–46 | 21–8 (11–5) | Cox Arena (4,009) San Diego, CA |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2009 2:30 pm, The Mtn. | at UNLV Quarterfinals | W 71–57 | 22–8 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,856) Paradise, NV |
| 03/13/2009 6:00 pm, CBSCS | vs. No. 25 BYU Semifinals | W 64–62 | 23–8 | Thomas & Mack Center (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 03/14/2009 4:00 pm, Versus | vs. Utah Championship Game | L 50–52 | 23–9 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,307) Paradise, NV |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2009* 7:00 pm | Weber State First Round | W 65–49 | 24–9 | Cox Arena (4,314) San Diego, CA |
| 03/20/2009* 6:30 pm | Kansas State Second Round | W 70–52 | 25–9 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA |
| 03/25/2009* 6:00 pm, ESPN | Saint Mary's Quarterfinals | W 70–66 | 26–9 | Cox Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 03/31/2009* 4:00 pm, ESPN | vs. Baylor Semifinals | L 62–76 | 26–10 | Madison Square Garden (11,352) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||