2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record18–14 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
South Carolina 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Tennessee 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
Florida 9 7   .563 25 11   .694
Vanderbilt 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Kentucky 8 8   .500 22 14   .611
Georgia 3 13   .188 12 20   .375
West
No. 21 LSU 13 3   .813 27 8   .771
Auburn 10 6   .625 24 12   .667
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 23 13   .639
Alabama 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Ole Miss 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Arkansas 2 14   .125 14 16   .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his eleventh year until his resignation January 26, 2009. Philip Pearson would be the interim for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 96th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 18–14, 7–9 in SEC play, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament and were not invited to a post season tournament.