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.

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Name	Home town	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
Kyle Fogg SG	Scout: Rivals: 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
Garland Judkins SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 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
Brendan Lavender PG	Scout: Rivals: 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
Jeff Withey C	Scout: Rivals: 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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3.5 !F	1	Onobun, FendiFendi Onobun	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	2	Johnson, ZaneZane Johnson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	2.0 !So	Phoenix, Arizona
1.5 !G	4	Judkins, GarlandGarland Judkins	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
1.5 !G	11	Bagga, DavidDavid Bagga	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Santa Ana, California
1.5 !G	13	Wise, NicNic Wise	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Kingwood, Texas
1.5 !G	14	Lavender, BrendonBrendon Lavender	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mesa, Arizona
1.5 !G	21	Fogg, KyleKyle Fogg	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brea, California
3.5 !F	34	Budinger, ChaseChase Budinger	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Encinitas, California
3.5 !F	42	Horne, JamelleJamelle Horne	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	San Diego, California
3.5 !F	43	Hill, JordanJordan Hill	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Patterson, North Carolina
5.0 !C	50	Jacobson, AlexAlex Jacobson	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Santa Ana, California

Head coach

Russ Pennell (Grand Canyon)

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 5, 2011

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 6, 2008* 7:00 pm, FSAZ	Incarnate Word	W 97–83	–	McKale Center (12,447) Tucson, AZ
November 12, 2008* 7:00 pm	Sonoma State	W 78–64	–	McKale Center (13,963) Tucson, AZ
Regular Season
November 17, 2008* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	Florida Atlantic NIT Season Tip-Off First Round	W 75–62	1–0	McKale Center (13,006) Tucson, AZ
November 18, 2008* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	UAB NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals	L 71–72	1–1	McKale Center (13,124) Tucson, AZ
November 24, 2008* 3:45 pm	vs. Mississippi Valley State NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game	W 86–52	2–1	Stegeman Coliseum (NA) Athens, GA
November 25, 2008* 3:45 pm	vs. Santa Clara NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game	W 69–66	3–1	Stegeman Coliseum (4,207) Athens, GA
November 30, 2008* 2:00 pm, FSAZ	Northern Arizona	W 74–57	4–1	McKale Center (12,204) Tucson, AZ
December 2, 2008* 7:00 pm, FSAZ	Loyola Marymount	W 84–57	5–1	McKale Center (12,339) Tucson, AZ
December 5, 2008* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	at Texas A&M Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	L 66–67	5–2	Reed Arena (10,393) College Station, TX
December 10, 2008* 7:00 pm, FSAZ	San Diego State	W 69–56	6–2	McKale Center (13,156) Tucson, AZ
December 14, 2008* 4:00 pm, FSN	#4 Gonzaga	W 69–64	7–2	US Airways Center (6,207) Phoenix, AZ
December 20, 2008* 1:00 pm, Versus	at UNLV	L 64–79	7–3	Thomas & Mack Center (16,667) Paradise, NV
December 23, 2008* 8:30 pm, FSN	Kansas Desert Diamond Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 84–67	8–3	McKale Center (14,156) Tucson, AZ
December 29, 2008* 6:30 pm, FSAZ	Weber State	W 71–65	9–3	McKale Center (13,492) Tucson, AZ
January 2, 2009 6:30 pm, FSAZ	at California	L 55–69	9–4 (0–1)	Haas Pavilion (8,640) Berkeley, CA
January 4, 2009 8:00 pm, FSN	at Stanford	L 60–76	9–5 (0–2)	Maples Pavilion (7,198) Stanford, CA
January 8, 2009 6:30 pm, FSAZ	Oregon	W 67–52	10–5 (1–2)	McKale Center (12,812) Tucson, AZ
January 10, 2009 2:00 pm, FSAZ	Oregon State	W 64–47	11–5 (2–2)	McKale Center (13,144) Tucson, AZ
January 15, 2009 9:00 pm, FSN	at #7 UCLA	L 60–83	11–6 (2–3)	Pauley Pavilion (11,228) Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 2009 6:00 pm, FSAZ	at USC	L 64–65	11–7 (2–4)	Galen Center (5,356) Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2009 7:30 pm, FSAZ	#17 Arizona State	L 47–53	11–8 (2–5)	McKale Center (14,640) Tucson, AZ
January 24, 2009* 4:00 pm, FSAZ	Houston	W 96–90 ^OT	12–8	McKale Center (13,802) Tucson, AZ
January 29, 2009 6:30 pm	#23 Washington	W 106–97	13–8 (3–5)	McKale Center (14,434) Tucson, AZ
January 31, 2009 11:00 am, CBS	Washington State	W 66–56	14–8 (4–5)	McKale Center (13,476) Tucson, AZ
February 5, 2009 6:30 pm, FSAZ	at Oregon State	W 56–53	15–8 (5–5)	Gill Coliseum (6,537) Corvallis, OR
February 7, 2009 1:30 pm, ABC	at Oregon	W 87–77	16–8 (6–5)	McArthur Court (8,012) Eugene, OR
February 12, 2009 8:30 pm, FSN	USC	W 83–76	17–8 (7–5)	McKale Center (14,728) Tucson, AZ
February 14, 2009 11:00 am, CBS	#6 UCLA	W 84–72	18–8 (8–5)	McKale Center (14,611) Tucson, AZ
February 22, 2009 8:00 pm, FSN	at #14 Arizona State	L 68–70	18–9 (8–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (14,123) Tempe, AZ
February 26, 2009 7:00 pm, FSAZ	at Washington State	L 53–69	18–10 (8–7)	Beasley Coliseum (7,957) Pullman, WA
February 28, 2009 1:00 pm, FSN	at #21 Washington	L 78–87	18–11 (8–8)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
March 5, 2009 8:30 pm, FSN	California	L 77–83	18–12 (8–9)	McKale Center (14,729) Tucson, AZ
March 7, 2009 5:30 pm, FSAZ	Stanford	W 101–87	19–12 (9–9)	McKale Center (14,723) Tucson, AZ
Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 12, 2009 1:00 pm	vs. #23 Arizona State Quarterfinals	L 56–68	19–13	Staples Center (NA) Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2009* 4:10 pm	vs. #25 Utah First Round	W 84–71	20–13	American Airlines Arena (8,990) Miami, FL
March 22, 2009* 11:40 am	vs. Cleveland State Second Round	W 71–57	21–13	American Airlines Arena (10,204) Miami, FL
March 27, 2009* 4:07 pm	vs. #1 Louisville Sweet Sixteen	L 64–103	21–14	Lucas Oil Stadium (33,780) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

↑ "Commitments/Recruits". Retrieved 2011-07-05.

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Bear Down Gym (1926–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)

Rivalries	Arizona State UCLA

Culture & lore	History Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"

People	Head coaches Notable players NBA draftees

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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