2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball

WCC Regular Season Champions WCC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#13
AP	#13
2008–09 record	28–6 (14–0 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (10th year)
Assistant coach	Leon Rice (10th year)
Assistant coach	Tommy Lloyd (8th year)
Assistant coach	Ray Giacoletti (2nd year)
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center

2008–09 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 Gonzaga†	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	6	.824
Saint Mary's	10	–	4	.714	28	–	7	.800
Portland	9	–	5	.643	19	–	13	.594
Santa Clara	7	–	7	.500	16	–	17	.485
San Diego	6	–	8	.429	16	–	16	.500
Pepperdine	5	–	9	.357	9	–	23	.281
San Francisco	3	–	11	.214	11	–	19	.367
Loyola Marymount	2	–	12	.143	3	–	28	.097

† West Coast Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Kuso, AbdullahiAbdullahi Kuso	31	F	81 !6'9"	241	4.5 ! Senior (Redshirt)	Kaduna, Nigeria	Graduated
Pendergraft, DavidDavid Pendergraft	25	G	78 !6'6"	223	4 ! Senior	Brewster, WA	Graduated
Gurganious, LarryLarry Gurganious	20	F	77 !6'5"	199	2.5 ! Sophomore (Redshirt)	Berkeley, CA	Transferred to UC Riverside
Davis, TheoTheo Davis	34	F	81 !6'9"	198	1.5 ! Freshman (Redshirt)	Brampton, ON	Transferred to Binghamton

2008 Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andy Poling^[1] PF	Portland, OR	Westview	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Aug 2, 2006
Andy Poling^[1] PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Grant Gibbs^[1] PG	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jul 17, 2007
Grant Gibbs^[1] PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Demetri Goodson^[2] PG	McKinney, TX	Klein Collins	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Oct 2, 2007
Demetri Goodson^[2] PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Michael Hart SG	Portland, OR	Jesuit	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)
Michael Hart SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2008 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008. "2008 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008. "2008 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008. "2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team". 247sports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008.

Roster

2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	42	Heytvelt, JoshJosh Heytvelt	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Clarkston	Clarkston, WA
1.5 !G	11	Sorenson, AndrewAndrew Sorenson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Olympia	Olympia, WA
1.5 !G	22	Downs, MicahMicah Downs	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Juanita Kansas	Kirkland, WA
1.5 !G	2	Pargo, JeremyJeremy Pargo	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Robeson	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	50	Brown, IraIra Brown	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Willis Phoenix College	Conroe, TX
5.0 !C	45	Foster, WillWill Foster	89 !7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	3.0 !Jr	White River	Bonney Lake, WA
1.5 !G	15	Bouldin, MattMatt Bouldin	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	ThunderRidge	Highlands Ranch, CO
1.5 !G	4	Pontarolo-Magg, ChrisChris Pontarolo-Magg (W)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Quincy	Quincy, WA
1.5 !G	32	Gray, StevenSteven Gray	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	2.0 !So	Bainbridge	Bainbridge Island, WA
3.5 !F	5	Daye, AustinAustin Daye	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Woodbridge	Irvine, CA
5.0 !C	21	Sacre, RobertRobert Sacre	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	2.0 !So	Handsworth	North Vancouver, BC
1.5 !G	3	Goodson, DemetriDemetri Goodson	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Klein Collins	Spring, TX
3.5 !F	14	Poling, AndyAndy Poling	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Westview	Portland, OR
1.5 !G	10	Gibbs, GrantGrant Gibbs	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Linn-Mar	Marion, IA
1.5 !G	30	Hart, MichaelMichael Hart (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Jesuit	Portland, OR

Head coach

Mark Few

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/15/2008* 4:00 PM, KHQ	#10	Montana State-Billings	W 83–52	1–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/18/2008* 6:00 PM, KHQ	#9	Idaho	W 80–46	2–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2008 Old Spice Classic
11/27/2008* 6:30 PM, ESPN2	#9	vs. Oklahoma State	W 83–71	3–0	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (4,644) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/28/2008* 2:30 PM, ESPN	#9	vs. Maryland	W 81–59	4–0	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/30/2008* 4:30 PM, ESPN2	#9	vs. #12 Tennessee	W 73–64	5–0	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (3,914) Lake Buena Vista, FL

Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge
12/06/2008* 10:30 AM, Big Ten Network	#5	at Indiana	W 70–54	6–0	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN

12/10/2008* 7:00 PM, KHQ	#4	at Washington State	W 74–52	7–0	Beasley Coliseum (10,984) Pullman, WA
Duel in the Desert
12/14/2008* 3:00 PM, FSN	#4	vs. Arizona Duel in the Desert	L 69–64	7–1	US Airways Center (6,207) Phoenix, AZ

12/18/2008* 6:00 PM, KHQ	#8	Texas Southern	W 84–42	8–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Battle in Seattle
12/20/2008* 1:00 PM, CBS	#8	vs. #2 Connecticut Battle in Seattle	L 88–83 ^OT	8–2	KeyArena (16,763) Seattle, WA

12/23/2008* 5:00 PM, KHQ	#7	Portland State	L 77–70	8–3	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/31/2008* 5:00 PM, CBS College Sports	#16	at Utah	L 66–65	8–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,571) Salt Lake City, UT
1/7/2009* 6:00 PM, ESPN2		at #15 Tennessee	W 89–79 ^OT	9–4	Thompson-Boling Arena (22,326) Knoxville, TN
1/10/2009 5:00 PM, KHQ		Portland	W 67–50	10–4 (1–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
1/15/2009 6:00 PM, KHQ		Santa Clara	W 95–53	11–4 (2–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
1/17/2009 5:00 PM, KHQ		San Francisco	W 85–51	12–4 (3–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
1/22/2009 6:00 PM, KHQ	#23	at Pepperdine	W 83–69	13–4 (4–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,342) Malibu, CA
1/24/2009 5:00 PM, KHQ	#23	at Loyola Marymount	W 93–60	14–4 (5–0)	Gersten Pavilion (3,796) Los Angeles, CA
1/29/2009 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#20	#22 Saint Mary's	W 69–62	15–4 (6–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
1/31/2009 3:00 PM, ESPN	#20	San Diego	W 64–47	16–4 (7–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2/5/2009 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#18	at Portland	W 93–78	17–4 (8–0)	Chiles Center (4,987) Portland, OR
Ronald McDonald House Charities Classic
2/7/2009* 6:00 PM, ESPN	#18	vs. #14 Memphis	L 68–50	17–5	Spokane Arena (11,339) Spokane, WA

2/12/2009 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#19	at Saint Mary's	W 72–70	18–5 (9–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
2/14/2009 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#19	at San Francisco	W 78–73	19–5 (10–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (3,367) San Francisco, CA
2/19/2009 6:00 PM, KHQ	#17	Loyola Marymount	W 91–54	20–5 (11–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2/21/2009 8:30 PM, ESPNU	#17	Pepperdine	W 92–58	21–5 (12–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2/26/2009 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#17	at Santa Clara	W 81–73	22–5 (13–0)	Leavey Center (4,700) Santa Clara, CA
2/28/2009 4:30 PM, ESPN2	#17	at San Diego	W 58–47	23–5 (14–0)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA
3/3/2009* 6:00 PM, KHQ	#14	USC Upstate	W 90–40	24–5	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
West Coast Conference Tournament
03/8/2009 6:30 PM, ESPN2	#14	vs. Santa Clara	W 94–59	25–5	Orleans Arena (7,845) Las Vegas, NV
03/9/2009 6:00 PM, ESPN	#12	vs. Saint Mary's	W 83–58	26–5	Orleans Arena (7,845) Las Vegas, NV

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/19/09* 4:25 pm, CBS	#10 (#4 seed)	vs. (#13 seed) Akron NCAA Tournament First Round	W 77–64	27–5	Rose Garden Portland, Oregon
3/21/09* 5:30 pm, CBS	#10 (#4 seed)	vs. (#12 seed) Western Kentucky NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 83–81	28–5	Rose Garden (18,794) Portland, Oregon
3/27/09* 6:57 pm, CBS	#10 (#4 seed)	vs. #2 (#1 seed) North Carolina NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen	L 98–77	28–6	FedExForum (17,103) Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

1 2 "Men's Basketball Signs Three High Schoolers. Poling, Gibbs, Goodson to join squad next season". November 14, 2007.
↑ "Point guard Goodson commits to Gonzaga". October 3, 2007.

Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball

Venues	Russell Gymnasium (1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–1980) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (alternate, 1995–present)

Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"

People	Head coaches Record holders

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