The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Frank Martin, played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum.
Michael Beasley and Bill Walker led the team in scoring and nearly every other offensive category.
It was also the first time since 1982 that more than one Wildcat was drafted (Tyrone Adams, Randy Reed and Ed Nealy.
They earned the number four seed in the 2009 Big 12 men's basketball tournament.
2008–09 marks the third consecutive year that the team earned one of the top 4 spots in the tournament, and thus received a first round bye.