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

2008–09 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record26–10 (11–5 Mountain West)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrian Dutcher
Assistant coachJustin Hutson (3rd season)
Home arenaViejas Arena
Seasons
2008–09 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 12 – 4   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 25 Utah † 12 – 4   .750 25 – 10   .714
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
† Mountain West tournament winner
As of April 1, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll


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 Viejas Arena.

Schedule and results

Source[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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 Arena (4,009)
San Diego, CA
Mountain West 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
National Invitation Tournament
03/17/2009*
7:00 pm 		Weber State
First Round 		W 65–49  24–9
 Cox Arena (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 Arena (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

  1. ^ "2008-09 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.