# 2008–09 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Utes were led by second-year head coach Jim Boylen. They finished the season 24–10 (12–4 in Mountain West play) and won the 2009 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, Utah lost to Arizona in the Round of 64.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 15, 2008* | | Southwest Baptist | L 79–80 | 0–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Nov 18, 2008* | | Green Bay | W 79–60 | 1–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Nov 21, 2008* | | vs. Ole Miss | W 83–72 | 2–1 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Nov 22, 2008* | | vs. Morgan State | W 66–37 | 3–1 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Nov 28, 2008* | | at Missouri State | W 71–58 | 4–1 | JQH Arena Springfield, Missouri |
| Dec 3, 2008* | | Oregon | W 95–81 | 5–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 6, 2008* | | at Idaho State | L 68–72 | 5–2 | Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho |
| Dec 10, 2008* | | California | L 69–72 | 5–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 13, 2008* | | at No. 5 Oklahoma | L 52–70 | 5–4 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 20, 2008* | | Weber State | W 74–64 | 6–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 22, 2008* | | at Utah State | L 64–66 | 6–5 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Dec 27, 2008* | | at UC Irvine | W 60–52 | 7–5 | Bren Events Center Irvine, California |
| Dec 31, 2008* CBS | | No. 16 Gonzaga | W 66–65 | 8–5 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,571) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| MWC Regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2009 | | Wyoming | W 91–67 | 9–5 (1–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 6, 2009* | | LSU | W 91–61 | 10–5 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 10, 2009 | | at San Diego State | L 63–72 | 10–6 (1–1) | Viejas Arena San Diego, California |
| Jan 14, 2009 | | at Air Force | W 57–36 | 11–6 (2–1) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 17, 2009 | | Colorado State | W 82–66 | 12–6 (3–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 24, 2009 | | at UNLV | L 65–75 | 12–7 (3–2) | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jan 27, 2009 | | BYU | W 94–88 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (4–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 31, 2009 | | New Mexico | W 69–68 | 14–7 (5–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 4, 2009 | | at TCU | W 62–54 | 15–7 (6–2) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 7, 2009 | | at Wyoming | W 80–70 | 16–7 (7–2) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming |
| Feb 11, 2009 | | San Diego State | W 67–55 | 17–7 (8–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 14, 2009 | | Air Force | W 74–59 | 18–7 (9–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 18, 2009 | | at Colorado State | W 89–79 $^{OT}$ | 19–7 (10–2) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Feb 25, 2009 | | UNLV | W 70–60 | 20–7 (11–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 28, 2009 | | at BYU | L 50–63 | 20–8 (11–3) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Mar 3, 2009 | | at New Mexico | L 71–77 | 20–9 (11–4) | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 7, 2009 | | TCU | W 68–49 | 21–9 (12–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| MWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2009* | (2) | vs. (7) TCU Quarterfinals | W 61–58 | 22–9 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Mar 13, 2009* | (2) | vs. (6) Wyoming Semifinals | W 68–55 | 23–9 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Mar 14, 2009* | (2) | vs. (4) San Diego State Championship Game | W 52–50 | 24–9 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2009* | (5 MW) No. 25 | vs. (12 MW) Arizona First Round | L 71–84 | 24–10 | American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||