2008–09 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

2008–09 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
Big South Regular season champion
Big South tournament champion
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record21–12 (15–3 Big South)
Head coach
Home arenaDedmon Center
2008–09 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford 15 3   .833 21 12   .636
VMI 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
Liberty 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
UNC Asheville 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Winthrop 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Gardner–Webb 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Presbyterian 9 9   .500 12 17   .414
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
High Point 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Charleston Southern 4 14   .222 9 20   .310
2009 Big South tournament winner
As of March 7, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Brad Greenberg, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 15–3 in Big South play to finish in first place. They defeated High Point, UNC Asheville, and VMI to become champions of the Big South tournament. The received the Big South's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated in the first round by the eventual National champions, North Carolina.