2008–09 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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 269, 144 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 a 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 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Pacific-10 regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
2008–09 record26–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Raphael Chillious
  • Paul Fortier
  • Jim Shaw
Home arenaBank of America Arena
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Washington144 .778  269  .743
No. 18 UCLA135 .722  269  .743
No. 19 Arizona State117 .611  2510  .714
California117 .611  2211  .667
USC99 .500  2213  .629
Arizona99 .500  2114  .600
Washington State810 .444  1716  .515
Oregon State711 .389  1818  .500
Stanford612 .333  2014  .588
Oregon216 .111  823  .258
2009 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NamePositionYear at WashingtonAlma Mater (Year)
Lorenzo RomarHead Coach7thWashington (1980)
Raphael ChilliousAssistant Coach1stLafayette (1996)
Paul FortierAssistant Coach4thWashington (2003)
Jim ShawAssistant Coach5thWestern Oregon State (1985)
Lance LaVetterDirector of Basketball Operations7thNorthern Arizona (1992)

2008–09 Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2008*
7:00 pm
Western Washington W 105–85 
Bank of America Arena (7,836)
Seattle, WA
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/15/2008*
8:00 pm, CSNNW
at Portland L 74–80  0–1
Chiles Center (2,617)
Portland, OR
11/18/2008*
7:00 pm
Cleveland State
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic
W 78–63  1–1
Bank of America Arena (7,316)
Seattle, WA
11/20/2008*
7:00 pm
Florida International
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic
W 74–51  2–1
Bank of America Arena (7,532)
Seattle, WA
11/24/2008*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 22 Kansas
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Semifinals
L 54–73  2–2
Sprint Center (14,720)
Kansas City, MO
11/25/2008*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Florida
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic 3rd place game
L 84–86  2–3
Sprint Center (NA)
Kansas City, MO
11/29/2008*
1:00 pm, FSNNW
Pacific W 72–54  3–3
Bank of America Arena (7,527)
Seattle, WA
12/04/2008*
8:00 pm, FSN
Oklahoma State
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
W 83–65  4–3
Bank of America Arena (7,789)
Seattle, WA
12/06/2008*
6:30 pm, FSNNW
Texas Southern W 88–52  5–3
Bank of America Arena (7,241)
Seattle, WA
12/14/2008*
5:00 pm, FSNNW
Portland State W 84–83  6–3
Bank of America Arena (7,280)
Seattle, WA
12/20/2008*
7:00 pm, FSNNW
Eastern Washington W 83–50  7–3
Bank of America Arena (7,401)
Seattle, WA
12/28/2008*
12:00 pm, FSNNW
Montana W 75–53  8–3
Bank of America Arena (8,260)
Seattle, WA
12/30/2008*
7:30 pm, FSNNW
Morgan State W 81–67  9–3
Bank of America Arena (9,045)
Seattle, WA
PAC-10 Regular Season
01/03/2009
3:00 pm, FSNNW
at Washington State W 68–48  10–3 (1–0)
Beasley Coliseum (8,107)
Pullman, WA
01/08/2009
7:30 pm, FSNNW
Stanford W 84–83  11–3 (2–0)
Bank of America Arena (9,291)
Seattle, WA
01/10/2009
3:00 pm, FSNNW
California L 85–88 3OT 11–4 (2–1)
Bank of America Arena (9,946)
Seattle, WA
01/15/2009
7:00 pm
at Oregon W 84–67  12–4 (3–1)
McArthur Court (8,237)
Eugene, OR
01/17/2009
7:00 pm, FSNNW
at Oregon State W 85–59  13–4 (4–1)
Gill Coliseum (6,648)
Corvallis, OR
01/22/2009
8:00 pm, FSN
USC W 78–73  14–4 (5–1)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
01/24/2009
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 13 UCLA W 86–75  15–4 (6–1)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
01/29/2009
5:30 pm, FSNNW
No. 23 at Arizona L 97–106  15–5 (6–2)
McKale Center (14,434)
Tucson, AZ
01/31/2009
2:30 pm, FSNNW
No. 23 at No. 14 Arizona State W 84–71  16–5 (7–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (9,367)
Tucson, AZ
02/05/2009
7:30 pm, FSNNW
No. 22 at California L 71–86  16–6 (7–3)
Haas Pavilion (8,217)
Berkeley, CA
02/07/2009
2:30 pm, FSN
No. 22 at Stanford W 75–68  17–6 (8–3)
Maples Pavilion (NA)
Stanford, CA
02/12/2009
8:00 pm, FSNNW
Oregon State W 79–60  18–6 (9–3)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
02/14/2009
8:00 pm, FSNNW
Oregon W 103–84  19–6 (10–3)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
02/19/2009
8:00 pm, FSN
No. 22 at No. 20 UCLA L 76–85  19–7 (10–4)
Pauley Pavilion (11,145)
Los Angeles, CA
02/21/2009
4:00 pm, FSNNW
No. 22 at USC W 60–51  20–7 (11–4)
Galen Center (7,325)
Los Angeles, CA
02/26/2009
8:00 pm, FSNNW
No. 21 No. 14 Arizona State W 73–70 OT 21–7 (12–4)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
02/28/2009
12:00 pm, FSN
No. 21 Arizona W 83–78  22–7 (13–4)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
03/03/2009*
8:00 pm, FSNNW
No. 16 Seattle W 87–60  23–7
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
03/07/2009
2:30 pm, FSNNW
No. 16 Washington State W 67–60  24–7 (14–4)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
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03/12/2009
2:30 pm, FSN
No. 13 vs. Stanford
Quarterfinals
W 85–73  25–7
Staples Center (NA)
Los Angeles, CA
03/13/2009
6:00 pm, FSN
No. 13 vs. No. 23 Arizona State
Semifinals
L 65–75  25–8
Staples Center (NA)
Los Angeles, CA
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03/19/2009*
1:59 pm, CBS
No. 15 vs. Mississippi State
First Round
W 71–58  26–8
Rose Garden (NA)
Portland, OR
03/21/2009*
2:40 pm, CBS
No. 15 vs. No. 17 Purdue
Second Round
L 74–76  26–9
Rose Garden (NA)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 23 22 NR 22 21 16 13 15 Not released 
Coaches 25 24 19 21 13 10 14 16

References

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