The 2008–09 Houston Cougars women's basketball team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represents the University of Houston in the college basketball 2008-09 season. It is their 65th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars is Joe Curl, who is serving in his 11th year in that position. The team plays its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston, Texas. The team finished the season with 19 wins. The Cougars were 12-2 at home, 6-6 on the road, and 1-2 in neutral site games.