2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record15–16 (6–10 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Filien
  • Jeremy Friel
  • Chad O'Donnell
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
2008–09 America East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Binghamton 13 3   .813 23 9   .719
Vermont 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Boston University 11 5   .688 17 13   .567
New Hampshire 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Stony Brook 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
UMBC 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Albany 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Maine 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Hartford 2 14   .125 7 26   .212
America East tournament winner
As of March 20, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by eighth year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–10 in America East play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the 2009 America East tournament, they upset second seed Vermont in the first round before losing to sixth seed UMBC in the semifinals.