The 2008–09 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's inaugural season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 23–12, 9–7 in Big 12 play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2009 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 8 seed in the East Region, where they advanced to the Second Round by defeating 9 seed Tennessee 77–75. The Cowboy's fell in the Second Round to 1 seed Pittsburgh.

Pre-season In the Big 12 preseason polls, released October 7, Oklahoma State was selected to finish sixth in the Big 12 coaches poll.

Roster Source #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Byron Eaton5'11"210GSr.Dallas, TX, U.S.Lincoln HS1Terrel Harris6'5"205GSr.Garland, TX, U.S.South Garland HS2Obi Muonelo6'5"220GJr.Edmond, OK, U.S.Santa Fe HS4Anthony Brown6'6"225FSr.Brooklyn, NY, U.S.Carl Albert State12Keiton Page5'9"170GFr.Pawnee, OK, U.S.Pawnee HS15Nick Sidorakis6'4"185GJr.Jenks, OK, U.S.Jenks HS22Teeng Akol6'11"220GCFr.Wian, South Sudan, South SudanBradenton, Florida, U.S.IMG Academy23James Anderson6'6"210GSo.Junction City, AR, U.S.Junction City HS25Garrett Thomas6'2"180GJr.Edmond, OK, U.S.Edmond Memorial HS31Blaine Booher6'4"180GFr.Oklahoma City, OK, U.S.Putnam City HS32Ibrahima Thomas6'11"235FCSo.Merced, California, U.S.Stone Ridge Christian HS33Marshall Moses6'7"255FSo.Aiken, SC, U.S.The Patterson School44Malcoln Kirkland6'7"265FSo.Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.Northside HS45Greg Hughes6'8"225FFr.Forney, TX, U.S.53Nolan Cox6'6"200GFr.Highland Village, TX, U.S.Marcus HS55Scott Warner6'11"220CSo.Berryhill, OK, U.S.

Schedule and results Source All times are Central

!colspan=9| Regular Season

!colspan=10| 2009 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

!colspan=9| 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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