| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2008–09 |
| Prev Year: | 2007–08 |
| Next Year: | 2009–10 |
| Team: | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| Conference: | Big East Conference (1979–2013)Big East |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 11–21 |
| Conf Record: | 2–16 |
| Head Coach: | Fred Hill |
| Asst Coach1: | Craig Carter |
| Asst Coach2: | Darren Savino |
| Stadium: | Louis Brown Athletic Center |
The 2008–09 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Fred Hill, then in his 3rd season with the Scarlet Knights. The team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, and is a member of the Big East Conference. The Scarlet Knights finished 15th in the conference's regular season, and were defeated in the first round in the Big East tournament, falling to Notre Dame 61–50.
|-!colspan=9| Exhibition|-!colspan=9| Regular season|-!colspan=9| Big East tournament