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

	Conf				Overall
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
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 26–9, 14–4 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 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)

2008–09 Schedule and results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/06/2008*		Western Washington	W 105–85		Bank of America Arena (7,836)
Regular Season
11/15/2008*		at Portland	L 74–80	0–1	Chiles Center (2,617)
11/18/2008*		Cleveland State (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic)	W 78–63	1–1	Bank of America Arena (7,316)
11/20/2008*		Florida International (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic)	W 74–51	2–1	Bank of America Arena (7,532)
11/24/2008*		vs. #22 Kansas (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Semifinals)	L 54–73	2–2	Sprint Center (14,720)
11/25/2008*		vs. Florida (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic 3rd place game)	L 84–86	2–3	Sprint Center (NA)
11/29/2008*		Pacific	W 72–54	3–3	Bank of America Arena (7,527)
12/04/2008*		Oklahoma State (Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series)	W 83–65	4–3	Bank of America Arena (7,789)
12/06/2008*		Texas Southern	W 88–52	5–3	Bank of America Arena (7,241)
12/14/2008*		Portland State	W 84–83	6–3	Bank of America Arena (7,280)
12/20/2008*		Eastern Washington	W 83–50	7–3	Bank of America Arena (7,401)
12/28/2008*		Montana	W 75–53	8–3	Bank of America Arena (8,260)
12/30/2008*		Morgan State	W 81–67	9–3	Bank of America Arena (9,045)
01/03/2009		at Washington State	W 68–48	10–3 (1–0)	Beasley Coliseum (8,107)
01/08/2009		Stanford	W 84–83	11–3 (2–0)	Bank of America Arena (9,291)
01/10/2009		California	L 85–88 ^3OT	11–4 (2–1)	Bank of America Arena (9,946)
01/15/2009		at Oregon	W 84–67	12–4 (3–1)	McArthur Court (8,237)
01/17/2009		at Oregon State	W 85–59	13–4 (4–1)	Gill Coliseum (6,648)
01/22/2009		USC	W 78–73	14–4 (5–1)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
01/24/2009		#13 UCLA	W 86–75	15–4 (6–1)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
01/29/2009	#23	at Arizona	L 97–106	15–5 (6–2)	McKale Center (14,434)
01/31/2009	#23	at #14 Arizona State	W 84–71	16–5 (7–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (9,367)
02/05/2009	#22	at California	L 71–86	16–6 (7–3)	Haas Pavilion (8,217)
02/07/2009	#22	at Stanford	W 75–68	17–6 (8–3)	Maples Pavilion (NA)
02/12/2009		Oregon State	W 79–60	18–6 (9–3)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
02/14/2009		Oregon	W 103–84	19–6 (10–3)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
02/19/2009	#22	at #20 UCLA	L 76–85	19–7 (10–4)	Pauley Pavilion (11,145)
02/21/2009	#22	at USC	W 60–51	20–7 (11–4)	Galen Center (7,325)
02/26/2009	#21	#14 Arizona State	W 73–70 ^OT	21–7 (12–4)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
02/28/2009	#21	Arizona	W 83–78	22–7 (13–4)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
03/03/2009*	#16	Seattle	W 87–60	23–7	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
03/07/2009	#16	Washington State	W 67–60	24–7 (14–4)	Bank of America Arena (10,000)
2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/2009	#13	vs. Stanford (Quarterfinals)	W 85–73	25–7	Staples Center (NA)
03/13/2009	#13	vs. #23 Arizona State (Semifinals)	L 65–75	25–8	Staples Center (NA)
2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
03/19/2009*	#15	vs. Mississippi State (First Round)	W 71–58	26–8	Rose Garden (NA)
03/21/2009*	#15	vs. #17 Purdue (Second Round)	L 74–76	26–9	Rose Garden (NA)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wash-m-baskbl-mtt.html#Numerical

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics