2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2008–09 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record12–18 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Ginsburg
  • Antwon Jackson
  • Vance Walberg
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Xavier 12 4   .750 27 8   .771
Dayton 11 5   .688 27 8   .771
Rhode Island 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Temple 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
Duquesne 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
La Salle 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Richmond 9 7   .563 20 16   .556
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 17 15   .531
Saint Louis 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
UMass 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
St. Bonaventure 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Charlotte 5 11   .313 11 20   .355
George Washington 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Fordham 1 15   .063 3 25   .107
2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by first year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish for tenth place. UMass lost in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament to Duquesne.