2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record24–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wayne McClain (8th season)
  • Jay Price (6th season)
  • Jerrance Howard (2nd season)
MVPChester Frazier
Captains
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Michigan State153 .833317  .816
No. 17 Purdue117 .6112710  .730
Illinois117 .6112410  .706
Penn State108 .5562711  .711
Ohio State108 .5562211  .667
Wisconsin108 .5562013  .606
Minnesota99 .5002211  .667
Michigan99 .5002114  .600
Northwestern810 .4441714  .548
Iowa513 .2781517  .469
Indiana117 .056625  .194
2009 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's sixth season at Illinois.