2008–09 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pitt advanced to the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Michigan State.

Pitt found itself ranked among the top 10 teams nationally in most preseason polls and publications.

Five newcomers, including one junior college transfer and four freshman, joined Pitt for the 2008–09 season.

[2] Pitt's 2008–09 schedule included, in addition to their Big East slate, nine non-conference opponents that were ranked the previous season in the nation's top-100 Ratings Percentage Index, nine opponents that advanced to post-season play, and five that advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

The early minutes of a game against number-one-ranked UConn on March 7, 2009, at the Petersen Events Center . A portion of the Oakland Zoo can be seen at the bottom. Pitt won the nationally televised game 70–60.