2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 2008–09 South Florida Bulls Basketball South Florida Bulls wordmark.png 200 Big East Big East 9–22 4–14 Stan Heath USF Sun Dome 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 |- !colspan=9| Exhibition November 04, 2008 7:00pm yes West Florida (DII) USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL 80–41 1–0 November 10 7:00pm yes Tampa (DII) USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL 79–64 2–0 |- !colspan=9| Regular Season November 14 7:00pm yes SMU USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL 60–46 1–0 November 19 7:00pm yes yes Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 75–77 1–1 November 25 7:00pm yes High Point USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL 59–46 2–1 November 29 7:00pm yes Northeastern USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BHSN 55–37 3–1 December 03 9:00pm yes yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 77–78 OT 3–2 December 06 7:00pm yes yes UCF UCF Arena Orlando, FL War on I-4 BHSN 63–71 3–3 December 14 1:00pm yes Niagara USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BHSN 55–70 3–4 December 16 7:00pm yes yes Vanderbilt Sommet Center Nashville, TN SEC/Big East Invitational ESPN2 52–71 3–5 December 20 3:00pm yes yes Murray State Coliseo Deportivo Toa Baja, Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout 73–64 4–5 December 21 5:15pm yes yes Wright State Coliseo Deportivo Toa Baja, Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout 43–60 4–6 December 22 5:15pm yes yes Oral Roberts Coliseo Deportivo Toa Baja, Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout 63–86 4–7 December 27 7:00pm yes Iona USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BHSN 68–55 5–7 January 2, 2009 8:30pm no Syracuse 13 USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPN 54–59 5–8 (0–1) January 07 7:00pm no Louisville 23 USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPN2 57–71 5–9 (0–2) January 10 2:00pm no yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL ESPN360 80–58 6–9 (1–2) January 14 7:00pm no yes Pittsburgh 1 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 62–75 6–10 (1–3) January 17 12:00pm no yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV WFTS-ABC 59–62 6–11 (1–4) January 20 9:00pm no DePaul USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU 70–61 7–11 (2–4) January 24 12:00pm no Villanova 20 USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL WFTS-ABC 61–70 7–12 (2–5) January 28 7:00pm no yes Louisville 7 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY BHSN 54–80 7–13 (2–6) February 1 2:00pm no yes St. John's Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY ESPNU 48–65 7–14 (2–7) February 6 7:00pm no Marquette 8 USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BHSN 57–56 8–14 (3–7) February 10 7:00pm no Providence USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPN360 62–77 8–15 (3–8) February 15 2:00pm no yes Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN WFTS-ABC 57–67 8–16 (3–9) February 18 7:00pm no Georgetown USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BHSN 40–65 8–17 (3–10) February 21 2:00pm no yes Connecticut 1 XL Center Hartford, CT BHSN 50–64 8–18 (3–11) February 25 7:00pm no yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ BHSN 60–75 8–19 (3–12) March 1 4:00pm no West Virginia USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BHSN 50–64 8–20 (3–13) March 3 7:00pm no Cincinnati USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU 70–59 9–20 (4–13) March 7 2:00pm no yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ ESPN360 42–45 9–21 (4–14) |- !colspan=9| 2009 Big East men's basketball tournament March 10 yes 14 Seton Hall 11 Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round BigEast.org 54–68 9–22 References Category:South Florida Bulls men's basketball seasons South Florida Bulls South Florida Bulls men's basketball team South Florida Bulls men's basketball team Category:2000s in Tampa, Florida