2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2008-09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #24
2008-09 record 21-13 (9-9 Pac-10)
Head coach Russ Pennell
Home arena McKale Center
Seasons
« 2007-08 2009-10 »
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 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Russ Pennell, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Source:[1]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kyle Fogg
SG		 Brea, California Brea Olinda High School 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) May 19,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 85
Garland Judkins
SG		 Humble, Texas Christian Life Center Academy 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 31,
2008 
Scout:N/A   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 50
Brendan Lavender
PG		 Mesa, Arizona Mountain View High School 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) May 4,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 91
Jeff Withey
C		 San Diego, California Horizon High School 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 25,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11   Rivals: NR  ESPN: 9
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/06/2008* 7:00 PM Incarnate Word McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSAZ W 97–83  12,447 –
11/12/2008* 7:00 PM Sonoma State McKale Center • Tucson, AZ W 78–64  13,963 –
Regular Season
11/17/2008* 9:00 PM Florida Atlantic McKale Center • Tucson, AZ
(NIT Season Tip-Off First Round)		 ESPNU W 75–62  13,006 1–0
11/18/2008* 9:30 PM UAB McKale Center • Tucson, AZ
(NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals)		 ESPN2 L 71–72  13,124 1–1
11/24/2008* 3:45 PM vs. Mississippi Valley State Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA
(NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game)		 W 86-52  NA 2–1
11/25/2008* 3:45 PM vs. Santa Clara Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA
(NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game)		 W 69–66  4,207 3–1
11/30/2008* 2:00 PM Northern Arizona McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSAZ W 74–57  12,204 4–1
12/02/2008* 7:00 PM Loyola Marymount McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSAZ W 84–57  12,339 5–1
12/05/2008* 7:30 PM at Texas A&M Reed Arena • College Station, TX
(Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series)		 ESPNU L 66–67  10,393 5–2
12/10/2008* 7:00 PM San Diego State McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSAZ W 69–56  13,156 6–2
12/14/2008* 4:00 PM #4 Gonzaga US Airways Center • Phoenix, AZ FSN W 69–64  6,207 7–2
12/20/2008* 1:00 PM at UNLV Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV Versus L 64–79  16,667 7–3
12/23/2008* 8:30 PM Kansas McKale Center • Tucson, AZ
(Desert Diamond Fiesta Bowl Classic)		 FSN W 84–67  14,156 8–3
12/29/2008* 6:30 PM Weber State McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSAZ W 71–65  13,492 9–3
01/02/2009 6:30 PM at California Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA FSAZ L 55–69  8,640 9–4 (0–1)
01/04/2009 8:00 PM at Stanford Maples Pavilion • Stanford, CA FSN L 60-76  7,198 9–5 (0–2)
01/08/2009 6:30 PM Oregon McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSAZ W 67–52  12,812 10–5 (1–2)
01/10/2009 2:00 PM Oregon State McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSAZ W 64-47  13,144 11–5 (2–2)
01/15/2009 9:00 PM at #7 UCLA Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA FSN L 60-83  11,228 11–6 (2–3)
01/17/2009 6:00 PM at USC Galen Center • Los Angeles, CA FSAZ L 64–65  5,356 11–7 (2–4)
01/21/2009 7:30 PM #17 Arizona State McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSAZ L 47–53  14,640 11–8 (2–5)
01/24/2009* 4:00 PM Houston McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSAZ W 96–90 OT 13,802 12–8
01/29/2009 6:30 PM #23 Washington McKale Center • Tucson, AZ W 106–97  14,434 13–8 (3-5)
01/31/2009 11:00 AM Washington State McKale Center • Tucson, AZ CBS W 66–56  13,476 14–8 (4–5)
02/05/2009 6:30 PM at Oregon State Gill Coliseum • Corvallis, OR FSAZ W 56–53  6,537 15–8 (5–5)
02/07/2009 1:30 PM at Oregon McArthur Court • Eugene, OR ABC W 87–77  13,144 16–8 (6–5)
02/12/2009 8:30 PM USC McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSN W 83–76  14,728 17–8 (7–5)
02/14/2009 11:00 AM #6 UCLA McKale Center • Tucson, AZ CBS W 84-72  14,611 18–8 (8–5)
02/22/2009 8:00 PM at #14 Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, AZ FSN L 68–70  14,123 18–9 (8–6)
02/26/2009 7:00 PM at Washington State Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA FSAZ L 53–69  7,957 18–10 (8–7)
02/28/2009 1:00 PM at #21 Washington Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA FSN L 78-87  10,000 18–11 (8–8)
03/05/2009 8:30 PM California McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSN L 77-83  14,729 18–12 (8–9)
03/07/2009 5:30 PM Stanford McKale Center • Tucson, AZ FSAZ W 101–87  14,723 19–12 (9–9)
Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/2009 1:00 PM vs. #23 Arizona State Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA
(Quarterfinals)		 L 56–68  NA 19–13
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2009* 4:10 PM vs. #25 Utah American Airlines Arena • Miami, FL
(First Round)		 W 84–71  8,990 20–13
03/22/2009* 11:40 AM vs. Cleveland State American Airlines Arena • Miami, FL
(Second Round)		 W 71–57  10,204 21–13
03/27/2009* 4:07 PM vs. #1 Louisville Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN
(Sweet Sixteen)		 L 64–103  33,780 21–14
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

Roster

2010–11 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 11 Bagga, DavidDavid Bagga 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Santa Ana, California
F 34 Budinger, ChaseChase Budinger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Encinitas, California
G 21 Fogg, KyleKyle Fogg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Brea, California
F 43 Hill, JordanJordan Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Patterson, North Carolina
F 42 Horne, JamelleJamelle Horne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So San Diego, California
C 50 Jacobson, AlexAlex Jacobson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Fr Santa Ana, California
F 2 Johnson, ZaneZane Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 253 lb (115 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona
G 4 Judkins, GarlandGarland Judkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
G 14 Lavender, BrendonBrendon Lavender 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mesa, Arizona
F 1 Onobun, FendiFendi Onobun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 13 Wise, NicNic Wise 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Kingwood, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-7-5
  1. ^ "Commitments/Recruits". http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/12/class/2008. Retrieved 2011-07-05.