The 2008–09 Ivy League men's basketball season was the

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's 55th season of basketball.

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won the league title for the second year in a row and was the recipient of the Ivy League's automatic bid to the

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. Alex Barnett of

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was the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year. During the 2008–09 season,

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's Jeremy Lin was the only

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Division I men's

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player who ranked in the top ten in his conference for

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(17.8), rebounding (5.5), assists (4.3), steals (2.4),

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s (0.6),

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(0.502),

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Results

NCAA tournament

See also

Notes