2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Appearance
2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 24 |
Record | 21–14 (9–9 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | McKale Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Washington | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 UCLA | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference 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.
Recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kyle Fogg SG |
Brea, California | Brea Olinda High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 19, 2008 | |
Recruiting star ratings: 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 50 | ||||||
Brendon Lavender PG |
Mesa, Arizona | Mountain View High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 4, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11 Rivals: NR ESPN: 9 | ||||||
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Roster
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Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Jordan Hill | Alex Jacobson | |
PF | Jamelle Horne | Fendi Onobun | |
SF | Chase Budinger | Zane Johnson | D.J. Shumpert |
SG | Kyle Fogg | Brendon Lavender | David Bagga |
PG | Nic Wise | Garland Judkins |
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 |
No. 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 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 No. 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 |
No. 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 |
No. 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 |
No. 6 UCLA | W 84–72 | 18–8 (8–5) |
McKale Center (14,611) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
February 22, 2009 8:00 pm, FSN |
at No. 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 No. 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 | |||||||
Pac-10 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 2009 1:00 pm |
vs. No. 23 Arizona State Quarterfinals |
L 56–68 | 19–13 |
Staples Center (NA) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 20, 2009* 4:10 pm |
vs. No. 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. No. 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. |
Awards
[edit]- Pac-10 All-Conference First Team
- Pac-10 Player of the Week – February 2, 2009
- Pac-10 All-Conference First Team
- Pac-10 Player of the Week – December 15, 2008
- Pac-10 All-Conference Second Team
- Pac-10 Player of the Week – February 16, 2009
- Jamelle Horne
- Pac-10 Player of the Week – December 29, 2008
References
[edit]- ^ "Commitments/Recruits". 2008. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.