The 2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big East play and were upset in the first round of the 2009 Big East men's basketball tournament by the 16th seed DePaul.
Offseason
Departing players Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Marvin Gentry 1 G 180 Fort Worth, Texas Graduated Marcus Sikes 10 F 230 Richmond, Virginia Graduated Jamual Warren 32 G 195 Springfield, Massachusetts Graduated Adam Hrycaniuk 34 C 230 Mysliborz, Poland Graduated John Williamson 45 F 225 Columbus, Ohio Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Steven Toyloy F 255 West Palm Beach, FL Junior college transferred from Miami Dade College
Recruiting class of 2008
Recruiting class of 2009
Roster
Depth chart
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Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=|Non-Conference Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=|Big East Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=|Big East tournament
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Awards and milestones
Big East Conference honors
All-Big East Third Team Deonta Vaughn
Big East All-Rookie Team Yancy Gates
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Rankings
References