# 2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

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 | Rank$^#$ | 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 | | No. 13 Syracuse | L 54–59 | 5–8 (0–1) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| January 07 7:00pm, ESPN2 | | No. 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 No. 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 | | No. 20 Villanova | L 61–70 | 7–12 (2–5) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| January 28 7:00pm, BHSN | | at No. 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 | | No. 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 No. 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 | (14) | vs. (11) 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. ||||||