2008–09 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2008–09 Northwestern Wildcats Basketball Northwestern Wildcats logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 17–14 8–10 Bill Carmody 9th Tavaras Hardy 1st Welsh-Ryan Arena NIT First Round The 2008–09 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody's ninth season at Northwestern. The Wildcats are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 17–14, 8–10 in Big Ten play, lost in the first round of the 2009 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournamentMarch 12, 2009 Wildcats Edged by Minnesota in Hard-Fought Contest https://nusports.com/news/2009/3/12/Wildcats_Edged_by_Minnesota_in_Hard_Fought_Contest January 5, 2025 nusports.com and were invited to the 2009 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to the University of Tulsa.March 18, 2009 Northwestern Falls to Tulsa in NIT, 68-59 https://nusports.com/news/2009/3/18/Northwestern_Falls_to_Tulsa_in_NIT_68_59 January 5, 2025 nusports.com Northwestern matched their school record for most wins in a season and recorded their first post-season appearance since 1999.April 21, 2009 Season Recap: Wildcats Rise to New Heights in 2008-09 https://nusports.com/news/2009/4/21/Season_Recap_Wildcats_Rise_to_New_Heights_in_2008_09 January 5, 2025 nusports.com Schedule and results Source:2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2008-09 January 5, 2025 nusports.com |- !colspan=8| Regular season Nov 16, 2008 yes Central Arkansas Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN.com 81–39 1–0 Nov 19, 2008 yes Texas A&M-CC Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN.com 66–48 2–0 Nov 22, 2008 yes yes Brown Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI 73–64 3–0 Nov 26, 2008 yes yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 53–57 3–1 Dec 1, 2008 yes UC Riverside Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN.com 59–43 4–1 Dec 3, 2008 yes Florida State Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPN2 73–59 5–1 Dec 6, 2008 yes DePaul Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 63–36 6–1 Dec 15, 2008 yes UMKC Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 77–62 7–1 Dec 20, 2008 yes yes Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 59–65 7–2 Dec 23, 2008 yes SMU Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 66–55 8–2 Dec 31, 2008 yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPN2 57–61 8–3 (0-1) Jan 3, 2009 Michigan State 10 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 66–77 8–4 (0-2) Jan 7, 2009 yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN 45–74 8–5 (0-3) Jan 15, 2009 Purdue 19 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPN2 61–63 8–6 (0-4) Jan 18, 2009 Minnesota 18 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 74–65 9–6 (1-4) Jan 21, 2009 yes Michigan State 7 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 70–63 10–6 (2-4) Jan 24, 2009 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN 59–68 10–7 (2-5) Jan 28, 2009 Indiana Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 77–75 11–7 (3-5) Jan 31, 2009 Wisconsin Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 66–63 12–7 (4-5) Feb 4, 2009 yes Chicago State Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN.com 75–63 13–7 Feb 7, 2009 yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 51–56 13–8 (4-6) Feb 12, 2009 Illinois 22 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPN2 59–60 13–9 (4-7) Feb 15, 2009 Michigan Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 67–70 OT 13–10 (4-8) Feb 18, 2009 Ohio State Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 72–69 14–10 (5-8) Feb 22, 2009 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 45–72 14–11 (5-9) Feb 25, 2009 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 75–53 15–11 (6-9) Feb 28, 2009 Iowa Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 55–49 16–11 (7-9) Mar 4, 2009 yes Purdue 19 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 64–61 17–11 (8-9) Mar 8, 2009 yes Ohio State Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 47–52 17–12 (8-10) |- !colspan=8| Big Ten tournament Mar 12, 2009 yes Minnesota Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN BTN 53–66 17–13 (8-10) |- !colspan=8|NIT Mar 18, 2009 yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK ESPNU 59–68 17–14 (8-10) References Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball seasons Northwestern Wild Northwestern Wild