2008–09 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

	2008-09 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Standings
	Rankings from AP Poll v; t; ;

2008–09 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
2008–09 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
NIT, Semifinals
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2008–09 record	26–10 (11–5 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Fisher;
Home arena	Viejas Arena
	Seasons ← 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's tenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Viejas Arena.

Schedule and results[]

Source^[1]

All times are Pacific

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/11/2008* 7:00 pm	Point Loma Nazarene	W 92–63	–	Cox Arena San Diego, CA
Regular Season
11/15/2008* 1:00 pm	UC–San Diego	W 59–40	1–0	Cox Arena (4,674) San Diego, CA
11/18/2008* 8:00 pm, CBSCS	No. 15 Arizona State	L 52–59	1–1	Cox Arena (7,966) San Diego, CA
11/22/2008* 1:00 pm	Fresno State	W 80–56	2–1	Cox Arena (5,034) San Diego, CA
11/27/2008* 8:30 pm	vs. Western Carolina Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals	W 59–58	3–1	Sullivan Arena (5,051) Anchorage, AK
11/28/2008* 9:00 pm	vs. Seattle Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals	W 75–56	4–1	Sullivan Arena (5,719) Anchorage, AK
11/28/2008* 9:00 pm	vs. Hampton Great Alaska Shootout Championship Game	W 76–47	5–1	Sullivan Arena (5,836) Anchorage, AK
12/03/2008* 6:05 pm	at Northern Colorado	W 73–62	6–1	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,265) Greeley, CO
12/06/2008* 7:00 pm, The Mtn.	San Diego City Championship	W 57–46	7–1	Cox Arena (9,923) San Diego, CA
12/10/2008* 6:00 pm, FSAZ	at Arizona	L 56–69	7–2	McKale Center (13,156) Tucson, AZ
12/13/2008* 1:30 pm, 4SD	vs. Saint Mary's John R. Wooden Classic	L 64–67	7–3	Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA
12/20/2008* 1:00 pm, The Mtn.	UC Santa Barbara	W 68–51	8–3	Cox Arena (5,042) San Diego, CA
12/22/2008* 7:00 pm	Cal State Northridge	W 72–56	9–3	Cox Arena (4,518) San Diego, CA
12/29/2008* 7:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 93–61	10–3	Cox Arena (4,441) San Diego, CA
01/03/2009 6:00 pm	at Air Force	W 61–44	11–3 (1–0)	Clune Arena (2,564) Colorado Springs, CO
01/10/2009 1:00 pm, Versus	Utah	W 72–63	12–3 (2–0)	Cox Arena (6,256) San Diego, CA
01/14/2009 5:00 pm, The Mtn.	at Wyoming	L 79–83	12–4 (2–1)	Arena-Auditorium (5,568) Laramie, WY
01/21/2009 7:30 pm, The Mtn.	New Mexico	W 81–76	13–4 (3–1)	Cox Arena (8,001) San Diego, CA
01/24/2009 6:00 pm, The Mtn.	at BYU	L 71–77	13–5 (3–2)	Marriott Center (13,871) Provo, UT
01/28/2009 7:00 pm, CBSCS	TCU	W 67–50	14–5 (4–2)	Cox Arena (6,659) San Diego, CA
01/31/2009 6:00 pm, The Mtn.	at Colorado State	W 78–59	15–5 (5–2)	Moby Arena (4,009) Fort Collins, CO
02/03/2009 7:30 pm, The Mtn.	at UNLV	W 68–66 ^OT	16–5 (6–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (14,137) Paradise, NV
02/07/2009 7:00 pm, CBSCS	Air Force	W 65–34	17–5 (7–2)	Cox Arena (9,116) San Diego, CA
02/11/2009 7:00 pm, The Mtn.	at Utah	L 55–67	17–6 (7–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,782) Salt Lake City, UT
02/14/2009 7:00 pm, The Mtn.	Wyoming	W 71–60	18–6 (8–3)	Cox Arena (6,428) San Diego, CA
02/21/2009 12:00 pm, Versus	at New Mexico	L 49–75	18–7 (8–4)	University Arena (16,801) Albuquerque, NM
02/24/2009 7:30 pm, The Mtn.	BYU	L 59–69	18–8 (8–5)	Cox Arena (9,631) San Diego, CA
02/28/2009 5:30 pm, The Mtn.	at TCU	W 79–77 ^OT	19–8 (9–5)	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,214) Fort Worth, TX
03/04/2009 7:00 pm, The Mtn.	Colorado State	W 68–59	20–8 (10–5)	Cox Arena (5,350) San Diego, CA
03/07/2009 7:00 pm, CBSCS	UNLV	W 57–46	21–8 (11–5)	Cox Pavilion (4,009) San Diego, CA
2009 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/2009 2:30 pm, The Mtn.	at UNLV Quarterfinals	W 71–57	22–8	Thomas & Mack Center (10,856) Paradise, NV
03/13/2009 6:00 pm, CBSCS	vs. No. 25 BYU Semifinals	W 64–62	23–8	Thomas & Mack Center (N/A) Paradise, NV
03/14/2009 4:00 pm, Versus	vs. Utah Championship Game	L 50–52	23–9	Thomas & Mack Center (10,307) Paradise, NV
2009 National Invitation Tournament
03/17/2009* 7:00 pm	Weber State First Round	W 65–49	24–9	Cox Pavilion (4,314) San Diego, CA
03/20/2009* 6:30 pm	Kansas State Second Round	W 70–52	25–9	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA
03/25/2009* 6:00 pm, ESPN	Saint Mary's Quarterfinals	W 70–66	26–9	Cox Pavilion (12,414) San Diego, CA
03/31/2009* 4:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Baylor Semifinals	L 62–76	26–10	Madison Square Garden (11,352) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[]

^ "2008-09 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[schedule-1] "2008-09 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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v t San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Venues	Peterson Gym (1961–1997) San Diego Sports Arena (alternate; 1966–1997) Viejas Arena (1997–present)
Rivalries	San Diego
Culture & lore	The Show
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NAIA national championship in bold

	Conf			Overall
2008-09 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Standings
Team (Rank)	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
BYU	12	4	.750	25	8	.756
#25 Utah	12	4	.750	24	10	.706
New Mexico	12	4	.750	22	12	.647
San Diego State	11	5	.688	26	10	.722
UNLV	9	7	.563	21	11	.656
Wyoming	7	9	.438	19	14	.576
TCU	5	11	.313	14	17	.452
Colorado State	4	12	.250	9	22	.290
Air Force	0	16	.000	10	21	.323
Rankings from AP Poll v t