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
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 (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 19, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Garland Judkins
SG		 Humble, Texas Christian Life Center Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 31, 2008 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 50
Brendan Lavender
PG		 Mesa, Arizona Mountain View High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 4, 2007 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Jeff Withey
C		 San Diego, California Horizon High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 25, 2007 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11   Rivals: NR  ESPN: 9
  • 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:

Roster

2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 1 Onobun, FendiFendi Onobun style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 249 lb (113 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
F 2 Johnson, ZaneZane Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 253 lb (115 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona
G 4 Judkins, GarlandGarland Judkins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
G 11 Bagga, DavidDavid Bagga style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Santa Ana, California
G 13 Wise, NicNic Wise style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Kingwood, Texas
G 14 Lavender, BrendonBrendon Lavender style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mesa, Arizona
G 21 Fogg, KyleKyle Fogg style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Brea, California
F 34 Budinger, ChaseChase Budinger style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Encinitas, California
F 42 Horne, JamelleJamelle Horne style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) So San Diego, California
F 43 Hill, JordanJordan Hill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Patterson, North Carolina
C 50 Jacobson, AlexAlex Jacobson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Santa Ana, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 5, 2011

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 6, 2008* Incarnate Word W 97–83  – McKale Center (12,447)
November 12, 2008* Sonoma State W 78–64  – McKale Center (13,963)
Regular Season
November 17, 2008* Florida Atlantic
(NIT Season Tip-Off First Round)		 W 75–62  1–0 McKale Center (13,006)
November 18, 2008* UAB
(NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals)		 L 71–72  1–1 McKale Center (13,124)
November 24, 2008* vs. Mississippi Valley State
(NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game)		 W 86–52  2–1 Stegeman Coliseum (NA)
November 25, 2008* vs. Santa Clara
(NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game)		 W 69–66  3–1 Stegeman Coliseum (4,207)
November 30, 2008* Northern Arizona W 74–57  4–1 McKale Center (12,204)
December 2, 2008* Loyola Marymount W 84–57  5–1 McKale Center (12,339)
December 5, 2008* at Texas A&M
(Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series)		 L 66–67  5–2 Reed Arena (10,393)
December 10, 2008* San Diego State W 69–56  6–2 McKale Center (13,156)
December 14, 2008* #4 Gonzaga W 69–64  7–2 US Airways Center (6,207)
December 20, 2008* at UNLV L 64–79  7–3 Thomas & Mack Center (16,667)
December 23, 2008* Kansas
(Desert Diamond Fiesta Bowl Classic)		 W 84–67  8–3 McKale Center (14,156)
December 29, 2008* Weber State W 71–65  9–3 McKale Center (13,492)
January 2, 2009 at California L 55–69  9–4 (0–1) Haas Pavilion (8,640)
January 4, 2009 at Stanford L 60–76  9–5 (0–2) Maples Pavilion (7,198)
January 8, 2009 Oregon W 67–52  10–5 (1–2) McKale Center (12,812)
January 10, 2009 Oregon State W 64–47  11–5 (2–2) McKale Center (13,144)
January 15, 2009 at #7 UCLA L 60–83  11–6 (2–3) Pauley Pavilion (11,228)
January 17, 2009 at USC L 64–65  11–7 (2–4) Galen Center (5,356)
January 21, 2009 #17 Arizona State L 47–53  11–8 (2–5) McKale Center (14,640)
January 24, 2009* Houston W 96–90 OT 12–8 McKale Center (13,802)
January 29, 2009 #23 Washington W 106–97  13–8 (3–5) McKale Center (14,434)
January 31, 2009 Washington State W 66–56  14–8 (4–5) McKale Center (13,476)
February 5, 2009 at Oregon State W 56–53  15–8 (5–5) Gill Coliseum (6,537)
February 7, 2009 at Oregon W 87–77  16–8 (6–5) McArthur Court (8,012)
February 12, 2009 USC W 83–76  17–8 (7–5) McKale Center (14,728)
February 14, 2009 #6 UCLA W 84–72  18–8 (8–5) McKale Center (14,611)
February 22, 2009 at #14 Arizona State L 68–70  18–9 (8–6) Wells Fargo Arena (14,123)
February 26, 2009 at Washington State L 53–69  18–10 (8–7) Beasley Coliseum (7,957)
February 28, 2009 at #21 Washington L 78–87  18–11 (8–8) Bank of America Arena (10,000)
March 5, 2009 California L 77–83  18–12 (8–9) McKale Center (14,729)
March 7, 2009 Stanford W 101–87  19–12 (9–9) McKale Center (14,723)
Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 12, 2009 vs. #23 Arizona State
(Quarterfinals)		 L 56–68  19–13 Staples Center (NA)
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2009* vs. #25 Utah
(First Round)		 W 84–71  20–13 American Airlines Arena (8,990)
March 22, 2009* vs. Cleveland State
(Second Round)		 W 71–57  21–13 American Airlines Arena (10,204)
March 27, 2009* vs. #1 Louisville
(Sweet Sixteen)		 L 64–103  21–14 Lucas Oil Stadium (33,780)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.
  1. ↑ "Commitments/Recruits". Retrieved 2011-07-05.