The 2008–09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games in the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Pre-season During the offseason, the Mountaineers picked up four recruits who look to make an immediate impact in Morgantown. Devin Ebanks a 6–9, 205 pound forward from Oakdale, CT seems to be the Mountaineers #1 recruit, being ranked #11 on the Rivals.com Top 150 recruits. The Mountaineers also added Darryl "Truck" Bryant, a 6-2 190 pound guard from Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Jones, a 6-7 210 pound forward from Mount Vernon, NY, and Dee Proby a 6-9 250 pound forward from Angelina College in Lufkin, TX. West Virginia was picked to finish 9th in the Big East Pre-Season Coaches Poll.
Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Darryl Bryant 25 G 6-2 200 Freshman Brooklyn, New York Da'Sean Butler 1 F 6-7 225 Junior Newark, New Jersey Devin Ebanks 3 F 6-9 205 Freshman Long Island City, New York John Flowers 41 F 6-7 203 Sophomore Waldorf, Maryland Kevin Jones 5 F 6-8 230 Freshman Mount Vernon, New York Joe Mazzulla 21 G 6-2 205 Junior Johnston, Rhode Island Cameron Payne 33 G 6-4 215 Redshirt-Freshman Charleston, West Virginia Dee Proby 45 F 6-10 240 Junior Round Rock, Texas Alex Ruoff 22 G 6-6 220 Senior Spring Hill, Florida Wellington Smith 35 F 6-7 230 Junior Summit, New Jersey Josh Sowards 20 F 6-7 215 Redshirt-Junior Scott Depot, West Virginia Will Thomas 24 G 6-5 215 Sophomore East Cleveland, OhioCam Thoroughman 2 F 6-7 225 Redshirt-Sophomore Portsmouth, Ohio Jonnie West 4 G 6-3 187 Redshirt-Sophomore Memphis, Tennessee
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=|Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=|Big East tournament
!colspan=12 style=|NCAA Tournament
Rankings
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