2008–09 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

2008–09 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic Champions Pacific-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
2008–09 record	33-5 ( Pac-10)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer
Assistant coach	Amy Tucker
Assistant coach	Bobbie Kelsey
Assistant coach	Kate Paye
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer. The Cardinal are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and attempted to win their third NCAA championship.

Jillian Harmon added 14 points in 16 minutes of action as the Cardinal bested a 73-point win over Long Beach State from Dec. 8, 1993 (122-49) with their fourth straight victory. Sarah Morton scored seven points to lead Washington with its worst loss in school history. The points allowed were the most ever by the Huskies, who scored their fewest points since getting 30 against Portland State on Feb. 13, 1976. It was Stanford's sixth consecutive win in the series, 10th in a row at home against the Huskies in Maples Pavilion and 10th in 11 overall dating to Jan. 4, 2004.

Stanford reached the 2009 NCAA National semi-finals, losing to the eventual champion University of Connecticut (83-64). In the first two rounds in San Diego, they beat UC Santa Barbara 74-39 and San Diego State 77-49. In the Berkeley regionals, they defeated Ohio State 84-66 and Iowa State 74-53.