| 2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 150px |
| Duration: | December 4, 2008 through February 28, 2009 |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Tv: | Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN, CBS Sports, Horizon League Network |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champs: | Butler Bulldogs |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| League Champs: | Brad Stevens, Butler |
| League Champ Name: | Coach of the Year |
| Second Place: | Green Bay Phoenix |
| Mvp: | Matt Howard, Butler |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Cleveland State |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Butler |
| Finals Mvp: | Cedric Jackson, Cleveland State |
| Seasonslistnames: | Basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 07–08 |
| Nextseason Year: | 09–10 |
The 2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball season marks the 29th season of Horizon League basketball.
HL Players of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the HL offices name a player of the week.[1]
| Week | Player of the week |
|---|---|
| November 24 | Josh Mayo, UIC |
| December 1 | J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State |
| December 8 | Josh Mayo, UIC |
| December 15 | Gordon Hayward, Butler |
| December 22 | J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State |
| December 29 | Gordon Hayward, Butler |
| January 5 | Avery Smith, Milwaukee |
| January 12 | Kelvin Bright, Youngstown State |
| January 19 | James Eayrs, Milwaukee |
| January 26 | Ryan Tillema, Green Bay |
| February 2 | Troy Cotton, Green Bay |
| February 9 | Gordon Hayward, Butler Ryan Tillema, Green Bay |
| February 16 | Norris Cole, Cleveland State |
| February 23 | Justin Cerasoli, Loyola |
| Honor | Recipient(s) | School | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore |
| Coach of the Year | Brad Stevens | Butler | Head coach | 2nd |
| Newcomer of the Year | Gordon Hayward | Butler | Guard/Forward | Freshman |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Ryan Tillema | Green Bay | Guard | Senior |
| All Horizon League First Team | J'Nathan Bullock | Cleveland State | Forward | Senior |
| Gordon Hayward | Butler | Guard/Forward | Freshman | |
| Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore | |
| Josh Mayo | UIC | Guard | Senior | |
| Ryan Tillema | Green Bay | Guard | Senior | |
| All Horizon League Second Team | Todd Brown | Wright State | Guard | Junior |
| Tone Boyle | Milwaukee | Guard | Junior | |
| Rahmon Fletcher | Green Bay | Guard | Sophomore | |
| Urule Igbavboa | Valparaiso | Forward | Senior | |
| Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior | |
| All-Newcomer Team | Tone Boyle | Milwaukee | Guard | Junior |
| James Eayrs | Milwaukee | Forward | Junior | |
| Gordon Hayward | Butler | Guard/Forward | Freshman | |
| Shelvin Mack | Butler | Guard | Freshman | |
| DeAndre Mays | Youngstown State | Guard | Junior | |
| All Defensive Team | Terry Evans | Green Bay | Forward | Senior |
| Will Graham | Wright State | Guard | Senior | |
| Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore | |
| Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior | |
| Scott VanderMeer | UIC | Center | Senior |
Cedric Jackson of Cleveland State was named the tournament MVP.
| Horizon League All-Tournament Team | Player | School | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior | |
| J'Nathan Bullock | Cleveland State | Forward | Senior | |
| Norris Cole | Cleveland State | Guard | Sophomore | |
| Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore | |
| Shelvin Mack | Butler | Guard | Freshman |