Conference Big Ten Conference Head coach Tom Crean Assistant coach Bennie Seltzer | 2008–09 record 6–25 (1–17 Big Ten) Assistant coach Tim Buckley Assistant coach Roshown McLeod | |
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.
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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 of 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.
Roster
Coaches: Tom Crean, Tim Buckley, Bennie Seltzer, Roshown McLeod
Schedule and Results
The 2008–09 season was the worst in the history of Indiana Basketball and finished with the least number of wins (6) since 1915–16. Their 1–17 conference record was the worst since the conference went to an 18-game schedule.