''NCAA Basketball 09'' is the 2008 installment in the '' NCAA Basketball'' series. It was released on November 17, 2008 for the

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forward at the time) is featured on the cover. A special edition called ''NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition'' was released only for Xbox 360 on March 11, 2009.

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The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website

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. After seeing his likeness in this game, used without his permission, Ed O'Bannon agreed to be the lead plaintiff in '' O'Bannon v. NCAA''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ncaa Basketball 09 2008 video games Basketball video games EA Sports games NCAA video games North America-exclusive video games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 3 games Video games developed in Canada Xbox 360 games Multiplayer and single-player video games

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