2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was the collegiate basketball campaign highlighted by North Carolina's national championship run and the emergence of several future NBA stars.

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instanceOf NCAA Division I men's basketball season
APFinalNumberOne Louisville Cardinals men's basketball NERFINISHED
APPreseasonNumberOne North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball NERFINISHED
championshipTournament 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED
consensusAllAmericanFirstTeamPlayer Blake Griffin NERFINISHED
DeJuan Blair NERFINISHED
James Harden NERFINISHED
Stephen Curry NERFINISHED
Tyler Hansbrough NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
division NCAA Division I
endDate 2009-04-06
finalFourCity Detroit NERFINISHED
finalFourParticipant Connecticut Huskies men's basketball NERFINISHED
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball NERFINISHED
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball NERFINISHED
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED
finalFourState Michigan NERFINISHED
finalFourVenue Ford Field NERFINISHED
followedBy 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season NERFINISHED
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
nationalChampion North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball NERFINISHED
nationalCoachOfTheYear Bill Self NERFINISHED
nationalCoachOfTheYearAward AP Coach of the Year NERFINISHED
nationalCoachOfTheYearTeam Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball NERFINISHED
nationalPlayerOfTheYear Blake Griffin NERFINISHED
nationalPlayerOfTheYearAward Naismith College Player of the Year NERFINISHED
nationalPlayerOfTheYearTeam Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball NERFINISHED
nationalRunnerUp Michigan State Spartans men's basketball NERFINISHED
NCAAChampionCoach Roy Williams NERFINISHED
NCAAChampionMostOutstandingPlayer Wayne Ellington NERFINISHED
NCAAChampionMostOutstandingPlayerTeam North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball NERFINISHED
notableFutureNBAPlayer Blake Griffin NERFINISHED
DeMar DeRozan NERFINISHED
Hasheem Thabeet NERFINISHED
James Harden NERFINISHED
Jeff Teague NERFINISHED
Jrue Holiday NERFINISHED
Stephen Curry NERFINISHED
Ty Lawson NERFINISHED
Tyreke Evans NERFINISHED
notableStoryline Blake Griffin dominated statistically and won multiple national player of the year awards NERFINISHED
North Carolina won every NCAA tournament game by double digits
Stephen Curry led Davidson as one of the nation's top scorers
numberOfTournamentTeams 65
precededBy 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
sport Men's basketball
startDate 2008-11-10

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CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament firstEditionSeason 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season