| Year: | 2008 |
| Conference: | SWAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Fair Park Arena |
| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Champions: | Mississippi Valley State |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Coach: | James Green |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Carl Lucas[1] |
| Mvpteam: | Mississippi Valley State |
The 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 12–15, 2008, at Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[2]
The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.