2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Felton. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 3–13 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament to Mississippi State.

Dennis Felton was fired on January 29, 2009. Assistant coach Pete Herrmann was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2007–08 season 17–17 overall and 4–12 in SEC play. In the SEC tournament, they defeated Ole Miss, Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Arkansas earning the Bulldogs their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2002. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the West Region, where they would lose to #3 seeded Xavier in the first round.

Schedule
!colspan=7 style=""| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=7 style=""| SEC regular season

!colspan=7 style=""| SEC tournament

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