2008–09 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

2008–09 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA, Second Round
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #15
AP #16
2008–09 record 26–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach Lorenzo Romar
Assistant coach Raphael Chillious
Assistant coach Paul Fortier
Assistant coach Jim Shaw
Home arena Bank of America Arena
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#15 Washington 14 4   .778     26 9   .743
#18 UCLA 13 5   .722     26 9   .743
#19 Arizona State 11 7   .611     25 10   .714
California 11 7   .611     22 11   .667
USC 9 9   .500     22 13   .629
Arizona 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Washington State 8 10   .444     17 16   .515
Oregon State 7 11   .389     18 18   .500
Stanford 6 12   .333     20 14   .588
Oregon 2 16   .111     8 23   .258
2009 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 7th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 269, 144 in Pac-10 play and they captured the Pac–10 regular season title and an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned an 4 seed in the West Region which they defeated Mississippi State in the first round before losing to Purdue in the second round.

2008–09 Team

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Venoy Overton 5'11" 185 G So. Seattle, WA, U.S. Franklin HS
2 Isaiah Thomas 5'8" 180 G Fr. Tacoma, WA, U.S. South Kent School
5 Justin Dentmon 5'11" 185 G Sr. Carbondale, IL, U.S. Winchendon School (Mass.)
11 Matthew Bryan-Amaning 6'9" 235 F So. London, England, U.K. South Kent School
15 Scott Suggs 6'6" 190 G So. Washington, MO, U.S. Washington HS
20 Quincy Pondexter 6'6" 215 F Jr. Fresno, CA, U.S. San Joaquin Memorial HS
21 Artem Wallace 6'8" 250 F Sr. Toledo, WA, U.S. Toledo HS
22 Justin Holiday 6'6" 180 F So. Chatsworth, CA, U.S. Campbell Hall School
23 C. J. Wilcox 6'5" 180 G Fr. Pleasant Grove, UT, U.S. Pleasant Grove HS
31 Elston Turner 6'4" 205 G Fr. Missouri City, TX, U.S. Elkins HS
32 Joe Wolfinger 7'0" 255 C Jr. Portland, OR, U.S. Northfield Mount Hermon School
33 Tyreese Breshers 6'7" 255 F Fr. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Price HS
40 Jon Brockman 6'7" 255 F Sr. Snohomish, WA, U.S. Snohomish Sr. HS
44 Darnell Gant 6'8" 215 F RS Fr. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Crenshaw HS

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at WashingtonAlma Mater (Year)
Lorenzo RomarHead Coach 7th Washington (1980)
Raphael Chillious Assistant Coach 1st Lafayette (1996)
Paul Fortier Assistant Coach 4th Washington (2003)
Jim Shaw Assistant Coach 5th Western Oregon State (1985)
Lance LaVetter Director of Basketball Operations 7th Northern Arizona (1992)

2008–09 Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/06/2008*
7:00 PM
Western Washington W 105–85 
Bank of America Arena (7,836)
Seattle, WA
Regular Season

11/15/2008*
8:00 PM, CSNNW
at Portland L 74–80  0–1
Chiles Center (2,617)
Portland, OR

11/18/2008*
7:00 PM
Cleveland State
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic
W 78–63  1–1
Bank of America Arena (7,316)
Seattle, WA

11/20/2008*
7:00 PM
Florida International
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic
W 74–51  2–1
Bank of America Arena (7,532)
Seattle, WA

11/24/2008*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. #22 Kansas
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Semifinals
L 54–73  2–2
Sprint Center (14,720)
Kansas City, MO

11/25/2008*
7:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Florida
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic 3rd place game
L 84–86  2–3
Sprint Center (NA)
Kansas City, MO

11/29/2008*
1:00 PM, FSNNW
Pacific W 72–54  3–3
Bank of America Arena (7,527)
Seattle, WA

12/04/2008*
8:00 PM, FSN
Oklahoma State
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
W 83–65  4–3
Bank of America Arena (7,789)
Seattle, WA

12/06/2008*
6:30 PM, FSNNW
Texas Southern W 88–52  5–3
Bank of America Arena (7,241)
Seattle, WA

12/14/2008*
5:00 PM, FSNNW
Portland State W 84–83  6–3
Bank of America Arena (7,280)
Seattle, WA

12/20/2008*
7:00 PM, FSNNW
Eastern Washington W 83–50  7–3
Bank of America Arena (7,401)
Seattle, WA

12/28/2008*
12:00 PM, FSNNW
Montana W 75–53  8–3
Bank of America Arena (8,260)
Seattle, WA

12/30/2008*
7:30 PM, FSNNW
Morgan State W 81–67  9–3
Bank of America Arena (9,045)
Seattle, WA

01/03/2009
3:00 PM, FSNNW
at Washington State W 68–48  10–3 (1–0)
Beasley Coliseum (8,107)
Pullman, WA

01/08/2009
7:30 PM, FSNNW
Stanford W 84–83  11–3 (2–0)
Bank of America Arena (9,291)
Seattle, WA

01/10/2009
3:00 PM, FSNNW
California L 85–88 3OT 11–4 (2–1)
Bank of America Arena (9,946)
Seattle, WA

01/15/2009
7:00 PM
at Oregon W 84–67  12–4 (3–1)
McArthur Court (8,237)
Eugene, OR

01/17/2009
7:00 PM, FSNNW
at Oregon State W 85–59  13–4 (4–1)
Gill Coliseum (6,648)
Corvallis, OR

01/22/2009
8:00 PM, FSN
USC W 78–73  14–4 (5–1)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA

01/24/2009
1:00 PM, FSN
#13 UCLA W 86–75  15–4 (6–1)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA

01/29/2009
5:30 PM, FSNNW
#23 at Arizona L 97–106  15–5 (6–2)
McKale Center (14,434)
Tucson, AZ

01/31/2009
2:30 PM, FSNNW
#23 at #14 Arizona State W 84–71  16–5 (7–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (9,367)
Tucson, AZ

02/05/2009
7:30 PM, FSNNW
#22 at California L 71–86  16–6 (7–3)
Haas Pavilion (8,217)
Berkeley, CA

02/07/2009
2:30 PM, FSN
#22 at Stanford W 75–68  17–6 (8–3)
Maples Pavilion (NA)
Stanford, CA

02/12/2009
8:00 PM, FSNNW
Oregon State W 79–60  18–6 (9–3)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA

02/14/2009
8:00 PM, FSNNW
Oregon W 103–84  19–6 (10–3)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA

02/19/2009
8:00 PM, FSN
#22 at #20 UCLA L 76–85  19–7 (10–4)
Pauley Pavilion (11,145)
Los Angeles, CA

02/21/2009
4:00 PM, FSNNW
#22 at USC W 60–51  20–7 (11–4)
Galen Center (7,325)
Los Angeles, CA

02/26/2009
8:00 PM, FSNNW
#21 #14 Arizona State W 73–70 OT 21–7 (12–4)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA

02/28/2009
12:00 PM, FSN
#21 Arizona W 83–78  22–7 (13–4)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA

03/03/2009*
8:00 PM, FSNNW
#16 Seattle W 87–60  23–7
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA

03/07/2009
2:30 PM, FSNNW
#16 Washington State W 67–60  24–7 (14–4)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

03/12/2009
2:30 PM, FSN
#13 vs. Stanford
Quarterfinals
W 85–73  25–7
Staples Center (NA)
Los Angeles, CA

03/13/2009
6:00 PM, FSN
#13 vs. #23 Arizona State
Semifinals
L 65–75  25–8
Staples Center (NA)
Los Angeles, CA
2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

03/19/2009*
1:59 PM, CBS
#15 vs. Mississippi State
First Round
W 71–58  26–8
Rose Garden (NA)
Portland, OR

03/21/2009*
2:40 PM, CBS
#15 vs. #17 Purdue
Second Round
L 74–76  26–9
Rose Garden (NA)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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