| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2008–09 |
| Team: | Xavier Musketeers |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Coachrank: | 15 |
| Aprank: | 20 |
| Record: | 27 - 8 |
| Conf Record: | 12 - 4 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Champion: | Atlantic 10 regular season champions Puerto Rico Tip-Off champions |
| Tourney Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his fifth and final season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 27–8, 12–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Louis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #4 seed. The Musketeers defeated Portland State and Wisconsin to advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Pittsburgh.
The Musketeers finished the 2007–08 season with a record of 30–7, 14–2 in conference play to win the regular season championship. Xavier lost to Saint Joseph's in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament. The Musketeers received an at-large bid as a #3 seed to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to UCLA.
| - | 2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Height | Position | Class | Summary | |||||
| C. J. Anderson | 6'6" | G | Jr. | 10.7 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 1.5 Ast | |||||
| Charles Bronson | 6'9" | F | Jr. | 2.1 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast | |||||
| Derrick Brown | 6'8" | F | So. | 10.9 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 1.7 Ast | |||||
| Stanley Burrell | 6'3" | G | St. | 9.7 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 3.8 Ast | |||||
| Stephen Duckett | 6'4" | G | Sr. | 0.3 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast | |||||
| Josh Duncan | 6'9" | F | Sr. | 12.4 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 1.3 Ast | |||||
| Adrion Graves | 6'4: | G | So. | 1.9 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.6 Ast | |||||
| Joe Hughes | 6'6" | F | Fr. | 0.4 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.3 Ast | |||||
| Dante Jackson | 6'5" | G | Fr. | 2.4 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.6 Ast | |||||
| Drew Lavender | 5'7" | G | Sr. | 10.8 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 4.5 Ast | |||||
| Jason Love | 6'9" | F | So. | 6.0 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 0.5 Ast | |||||
| B. J. Raymond | 6'6" | F | Jr. | 9.9 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast | |||||
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See also: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.