The 2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. The head coach was Tom Crean. The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Big Ten Network included the team in a two-and-a-half-hour special that featured Midnight Madness events from several Big Ten campuses on October 17, 2008; the Indiana event to kick off the season was called "Hoosier Hysteria". The Hoosiers defeated the Northwestern St. Demons on November 14 in Head Coach Tom Crean's opening game.

In November 2008, the NCAA imposed a three-year probation on the Indiana men's basketball program and upheld the school's self-imposed sanctions stemming from the actions of former head coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff. School athletic director Rick Greenspan resigned. There was no ban for the program in television, scholarships or post-season play.ESPN.com: Sampson receives NCAA's harshest penalty (updated November 25, 2008)

Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Kory Barnett 30 F 6–6 186 Freshman Rochester, Indiana Devan Dumes 33 G 6–2 188 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Brett Finkelmeier 4 G 6–1 188 Sophomore Carmel, Indiana Steven Gambles 24 F 6–4 220 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Tijan Jobe 40 C 7–0 255 Junior Banjul, The Gambia Verdell Jones III 12 G 6–5 176 Freshman Champaign, Illinois Broderick Lewis 32 F 6–6 195 Freshman West Lafayette, Indiana Daniel Moore 3 G 5–11 167 Freshman Carmel, Indiana Tom Pritchard 25 F 6–9 242 Freshman Westlake, Ohio Jeremiah Rivers 5 G 6–5 210 Junior Winter Park, Florida Matt Roth 2 G 6–3 186 Freshman Washington, Illinois Kipp Schutz 23 G 6–4 200 Sophomore Evansville, Indiana Malik Story 34 F 6–5 222 Freshman Los Angeles, California Kyle Taber 44 C 6–8 220 Senior Evansville, Indiana Evan White 1 G 6–0 190 Freshman Fort Wayne, Indiana Nick Williams 20 G 6–4 211 Freshman Mobile, AlabamaCoaches: Tom Crean, Tim Buckley, Bennie Seltzer, Roshown McLeod

Recruiting class

Schedule and results

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The 2008–09 season was the worst in the history of Indiana Basketball and finished with the fewest wins (6) since 1915–16. Their 1–17 conference record was the worst since the conference went to an 18-game schedule.

See also Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball 2008-09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season 2009 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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