2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC tournament champions
WCC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 10
Record28–6 (14–0 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2008–09 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Gonzaga 14 0   1.000 28 6   .824
Saint Mary's 10 4   .714 28 7   .800
Portland 9 5   .643 19 13   .594
Santa Clara 7 7   .500 16 17   .485
San Diego 6 8   .429 16 16   .500
Pepperdine 5 9   .357 9 23   .281
San Francisco 3 11   .214 11 19   .367
Loyola Marymount 2 12   .143 3 28   .097
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are members of the West Coast Conference, were led by head coach Mark Few, and played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the Gonzaga campus in Spokane, Washington. The Zags finished the season 28–6, 14–0 in WCC play to claim the regular-season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the 2009 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament where they won the championship game against Saint Mary's.

They received an invitation to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning 4 seed in the South Region. They defeated 13 seed Akron and 12 seed Western Kentucky before losing to the 1 seed and eventual champions North Carolina in the sweet sixteen.