The 2008–09 Savannah State Tigers basketball team competed in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University.
The Tigers competed in the NCAA Division I as an independent.
[1] The head coach is Horace Broadnax who is in his fourth year.
[1] The team played its home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia.
The Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 13–18 record posted in the 2007–08 season.