| 2008–09 Washington Huskies men's basketball | |||
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| 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 | ||
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| 2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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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 26–9, 14–4 in Pac-10 play and they captured the Pac–10 regular season title and an automatic 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.
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| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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| 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 |
| Name | Position | Year at Washington | Alma Mater (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Romar | Head 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) |
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/06/2008* | 7:00 PM | Western Washington | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | W 105–85 | 7,836 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/15/2008* | 8:00 PM | at Portland | Chiles Center • Portland, OR | CSNNW | L 74–80 | 2,617 | 0–1 | ||||
| 11/18/2008* | 7:00 PM | Cleveland State | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic) |
W 78–63 | 7,316 | 1–1 | |||||
| 11/20/2008* | 7:00 PM | Florida International | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic) |
W 74–51 | 7,532 | 2–1 | |||||
| 11/24/2008* | 7:00 PM | vs. #22 Kansas | Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Semifinals) |
ESPN2 | L 54–73 | 14,720 | 2–2 | ||||
| 11/25/2008* | 7:00 PM | vs. Florida | Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic 3rd place game) |
ESPNU | L 84–86 | NA | 2–3 | ||||
| 11/29/2008* | 1:00 PM | Pacific | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 72–54 | 7,527 | 3–3 | ||||
| 12/04/2008* | 8:00 PM | Oklahoma | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA (Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series) |
FSN | W 83–65 | 7,789 | 4–3 | ||||
| 12/06/2008* | 6:30 PM | Texas Southern | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 88–52 | 7,241 | 5–3 | ||||
| 12/14/2008* | 5:00 PM | Portland State | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 84–83 | 7,280 | 6–3 | ||||
| 12/20/2008* | 7:00 PM | Eastern Washington | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 83–50 | 7,401 | 7–3 | ||||
| 12/28/2008* | 12:00 PM | Montana | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 75–53 | 8,260 | 8–3 | ||||
| 12/30/2008* | 7:30 PM | Morgan State | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 81–67 | 9,045 | 9–3 | ||||
| 01/03/2009 | 3:00 PM | at Washington State | Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA | FSNNW | W 68–48 | 8,107 | 10–3 (1–0) | ||||
| 01/08/2009 | 7:30 PM | Stanford | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 84–83 | 9,291 | 11–3 (2–0) | ||||
| 01/10/2009 | 3:00 PM | California | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | L 85–88 3OT | 9,946 | 11–4 (2–1) | ||||
| 01/15/2009 | 7:00 PM | at Oregon | McArthur Court • Eugene, OR | W 84–67 | 8,237 | 12–4 (3–1) | |||||
| 01/17/2009 | 7:00 PM | at Oregon State | Gill Coliseum • Corvallis, OR | FSNNW | W 85–59 | 6,648 | 13–4 (4–1) | ||||
| 01/22/2009 | 8:00 PM | USC | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSN | W 78–73 | 10,000 | 14–4 (5–1) | ||||
| 01/24/2009 | 1:00 PM | #13 UCLA | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSN | W 86–75 | 10,000 | 15–4 (6–1) | ||||
| 01/29/2009 | 5:30 PM | at Arizona | #23 | McKale Center • Tucson, AZ | FSNNW | L 97–106 | 14,434 | 15–5 (6–2) | |||
| 01/31/2009 | 2:30 PM | at #14 Arizona State | #23 | Wells Fargo Arena • Tucson, AZ | FSNNW | W 84–71 | 9,367 | 16–5 (7–2) | |||
| 02/05/2009 | 7:30 PM | at California | #22 | Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA | FSNNW | L 71–86 | 8,217 | 16–6 (7–3) | |||
| 02/07/2009 | 2:30 PM | at Stanford | #22 | Maples Pavilion • Stanford, CA | FSN | W 75–68 | NA | 17–6 (8–3) | |||
| 02/12/2009 | 8:00 PM | Oregon State | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 79–60 | 10,000 | 18–6 (9–3) | ||||
| 02/14/2009 | 8:00 PM | Oregon | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 103–84 | 10,000 | 19–6 (10–3) | ||||
| 02/19/2009 | 8:00 PM | at #20 UCLA | #22 | Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA | FSN | L 76–85 | 11,145 | 19–7 (10–4) | |||
| 02/21/2009 | 4:00 PM | at USC | #22 | Galen Center • Los Angeles, CA | FSNNW | W 60–51 | 7,325 | 20–7 (11–4) | |||
| 02/26/2009 | 8:00 PM | #14 Arizona State | #21 | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 73–70 OT | 10,000 | 21–7 (12–4) | |||
| 02/28/2009 | 12:00 PM | Arizona | #21 | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSN | W 83–78 | 10,000 | 22–7 (13–4) | |||
| 03/03/2009* | 8:00 PM | Seattle | #16 | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 87–60 | 10,000 | 23–7 | |||
| 03/07/2009 | 2:30 PM | Washington State | #16 | Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | W 67–60 | 10,000 | 24–7 (14–4) | |||
| 2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/12/2009 | 2:30 PM | vs. Stanford | #13 | Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA (Quarterfinals) |
FSN | W 85–73 | NA | 25–7 | |||
| 03/13/2009 | 6:00 PM | vs. #23 Arizona State | #13 | Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA (Semifinals) |
FSN | L 65–75 | NA | 25–8 | |||
| 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/19/2009* | 1:59 PM | vs. Mississippi State | #15 | Rose Garden • Portland, OR (First Round) |
CBS | W 71–58 | NA | 26–8 | |||
| 03/21/2009* | 2:40 PM | vs. #17 Purdue | #15 | Rose Garden • Portland, OR (Second Round) |
CBS | L 74–76 | NA | 26–9 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||||