2008–09 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2008–09 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record23–11 (14–6 A-Sun)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Center
2008–09 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jacksonville 15 5   .750 18 14   .563
East Tennessee State 14 6   .700 23 11   .676
Belmont 14 6   .700 20 13   .606
Lipscomb 12 8   .600 17 14   .548
Mercer 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Campbell 11 9   .550 14 16   .467
Stetson 9 11   .450 13 17   .433
USC Upstate 8 12   .400 9 21   .300
Florida Gulf Coast 7 13   .350 11 20   .355
North Florida 6 14   .300 8 22   .267
Kennesaw State 3 17   .150 7 22   .241
2009 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 2, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After finishing 2nd in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the A-Sun tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the East region.

East Tennessee State was beaten by No. 1 seed Pittsburgh in the first round, 72–62.