2008–09 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 2008–09 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Basketball Rutgers athletics logo.png Big East Big East 11–21 2–16 Fred Hill Craig Carter Darren Savino Louis Brown Athletic Center The 2008–09 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Fred Hill, then in his 3rd season with the Scarlet Knights. The team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, and is a member of the Big East Conference. The Scarlet Knights finished 15th in the conference's regular season, and were defeated in the first round in the Big East tournament, falling to Notre Dame 61–50. Preseason Recruiting Gregory Echenique C Guatire St. Benedict's Prep 6 8 263 2008-03-24 4 4 89 Patrick Jackson SF New York City, New York Boys & Girls HS 6 6 185 2007-10-20 4 3 87 Christian Morris C South Kent, Connecticut South Kent School 6 9 270 2007-07-16 3 3 76 Mike Rosario SG Jersey City, New Jersey St. Anthony HS 6 2 170 2007-04-06 4 4 96 2008 Rutgers 2008 Basketball Commitments 2008 Rutgers Basketball Commits Rutgers Basketball Recruiting 2008 rutgers 183 164 19 30 2010-03-29 yes Roster 2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights m y Corey Chandler 1 G 6 2 190 SO Newark, New Jersey Mike Coburn 31 G 6 0 195 SO Mount Vernon, New York Gregory Echenique 0 y F 6 9 260 FR Guatire Venezuela Fred Hill (Montclair State) Craig Carter (Rutgers) Darren Savino (Jersey City State) Phil Dyer (UMass Boston) Eric Bridenbaugh (Rutgers) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition November 14 7:30 pm w yes 2008–09 Caldwell Cougars Caldwell College Caldwell RAC Piscataway, New Jersey 91–56 2,264 |- !colspan=9| Regular season November 14 8:00 pm w yes 2008–09 Marist Red Foxes Marist College Marist RAC Piscataway, New Jersey Garden State Challenge 63–61 4,822 1–0 November 16 4:00 pm w yes yes 2008–09 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware Garden State Challenge 85–77 3,381 2–0 November 21 8:00 pm yes Robert Morris RAC Piscataway, New Jersey Garden State Challenge 69–55 4,752 3-0 November 23 2:00 pm l yes 2008–09 St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure RAC Piscataway, New Jersey Garden State Challenge SNY 63–64 OT 4,018 3–1 November 26 7:30 pm l yes 2008–09 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh University Lehigh RAC Piscataway, New Jersey 71–76 4,399 3–2 November 30 2:00 pm w yes 2008–09 Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's College (New Jersey) Saint Peter's RAC Piscataway, New Jersey 68–47 3,864 4–2 December 3 7:00 pm w yes yes 2008–09 Rider Broncs Rider University Rider Sovereign Bank Arena Trenton, New Jersey 66–62 3,126 5–2 December 6 2:00 pm l yes Binghamton RAC Piscataway, New Jersey 56–66 4,076 5–3 December 10 7:00 pm w yes yes 2008–09 Princeton Tigers Princeton University Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey Rivalry 49–47 2,912 6–3 December 14 2:00 pm w yes 2008–09 Delaware State Hornets Delaware State University Delaware State RAC Piscataway, New Jersey 60–55 2,967 7–3 December 20 2:00 pm w yes 2008–09 Bryant Bulldogs Bryant University Bryant RAC Piscataway, New Jersey 67–37 3,077 8–3 December 23 7:30 pm w yes 2008–09 NJIT Highlanders New Jersey Institute of Technology NJIT RAC Piscataway, New Jersey 78–52 2,319 9–3 December 28 7:45 pm l yes yes North Carolina 1 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina FSN/MSG+ 75–97 21,750 9–4 December 31 2:00 pm l Pittsburgh 3 RAC Piscataway, New Jersey MSG+/ESPN360 72–78 6,308 9–5 0–1 January 3 7:00 pm l yes Connecticut 2 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut SNY 49–80 10,167 9–6 0–2 January 7 7:30 pm l Marquette 15 RAC Piscataway, New Jersey MSG+ 76–81 4,112 9–7 0–3 January 10 7:30 pm l Syracuse 11 RAC Piscataway, New Jersey SNY 66–82 8,079 9–8 0–4 January 14 7:30 pm l yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati SNY 59–71 6,723 9–9 0–5 January 21 7:00 pm l Louisville 9 RAC Piscataway, New Jersey ESPNU 59–78 5,178 9–10 0–6 January 24 7:00 pm l yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York City MSG+/ESPN360 59–70 7,890 9–11 0–7 January 29 9:00 pm l yes 2008–09 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey ESPN2/ESPN360 67–70 8,390 9–12 0–8 January 31 8:00 pm w 2008–09 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul University DePaul RAC Piscataway, New Jersey ESPNU 75–56 5,020 10–12 1–8 February 3 7:00 pm l yes Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. SNY 47–57 8,473 10–13 1–9 February 8 12:00 pm l 2008–09 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall RAC Piscataway, New Jersey ESPNU 60–65 6,504 10–14 1–10 February 14 7:00 pm l yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island SNY 68–78 11,246 10–15 1–11 February 19 9:00 pm l yes Villanova 12 The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania ESPN2 72–82 6,500 10–16 1–12 February 22 3:00 pm l West Virginia RAC Piscataway, New Jersey SNY 56–74 5,281 10–17 1–13 February 25 7:00 pm l yes Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana ESPNU 65–70 10,203 10–18 1–14 March 1 2:00 pm l Providence RAC Piscataway, New Jersey ESPNU 66–73 5,122 10–19 1–15 March 3 9:00 pm l yes Syracuse 25 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ESPNU 40–70 21,233 10–20 1–16 March 7 2:00 pm w South Florida RAC Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN360 45–42 4,114 11–20 2–16 |- !colspan=9| Big East tournament March 10 7:00 pm l yes Notre Dame Madison Square Garden New York City, New York First Round MSG 61–50 19,375 11–21 Coaches' Poll References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball seasons Category:2008 in sports in New Jersey Category:2009 in sports in New Jersey