The 2008–09 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the
University at Albany, SUNY during the
2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2008, and ended with the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament's championship game on April 6, 2009, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The season saw six dif ...
. The Great Danes, led by eighth year head coach
Will Brown, played their home games at
SEFCU Arena
SEFCU Arena is a 4,538-seat multi-purpose arena in Guilderland, New York, Guilderland, New York (state), New York. It is home to the University at Albany, The State University of New York, University at Albany men's and women's Albany Great Dane ...
as members of the
America East Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–10 in America East play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the
2009 America East tournament, they upset second seed
Vermont in the first round before losing to sixth seed
UMBC in the semifinals.
Previous season
The
Great Danes finished the
2007–08 season 15–15, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the
2008 America East tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by
Boston University.
Schedule and results
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America East tournament
References
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