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Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
2008–09 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Gonzaga 14 0   1.000 28 6   .824
Saint Mary's 10 4   .714 28 7   .800
Portland 9 5   .643 19 13   .594
Santa Clara 7 7   .500 16 17   .485
San Diego 6 8   .429 16 16   .500
Pepperdine 5 9   .357 9 23   .281
San Francisco 3 11   .214 11 19   .367
Loyola Marymount 2 12   .143 3 28   .097
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


Preseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Abdullahi Kuso 31 F 6'9" 241 Senior (Redshirt) Kaduna, Nigeria Graduated
David Pendergraft 25 G 6'6" 223 Senior Brewster, WA Graduated
Larry Gurganious 20 F 6'5" 199 Sophomore (Redshirt) Berkeley, CA Transferred to UC Riverside
Theo Davis 34 F 6'9" 198 Freshman (Redshirt) Brampton, ON Transferred to Binghamton

2008 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andy Poling[1]
PF
Portland, OR Westview 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Aug 2, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Grant Gibbs[1]
PG
Marion, IA Linn-Mar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jul 17, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
Demetri Goodson[2]
PG
McKinney, TX Klein Collins 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Oct 2, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 93
Michael Hart
SG
Portland, OR Jesuit 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg)  
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  247Sports: NR  ESPN: NR
  • 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:

  • "2008 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
  • "2008 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
  • "2008 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
  • "2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team". 247sports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008.

Roster

2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 42 Josh Heytvelt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Clarkston Clarkston, WA
G 11 Andrew Sorenson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) RS Sr Olympia Olympia, WA
G 22 Micah Downs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Juanita
Kansas
Kirkland, WA
G 2 Jeremy Pargo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Robeson Chicago, IL
F 50 Ira Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Willis
Phoenix College
Conroe, TX
C 45 Will Foster 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 273 lb (124 kg) Jr White River Bonney Lake, WA
G 15 Matt Bouldin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr ThunderRidge Highlands Ranch, CO
G 4 Chris Pontarolo-Magg (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Quincy Quincy, WA
G 32 Steven Gray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Bainbridge Bainbridge Island, WA
F 5 Austin Daye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Woodbridge Irvine, CA
C 21 Robert Sacre Injured Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 247 lb (112 kg) So Handsworth North Vancouver, BC
G 3 Demetri Goodson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Klein Collins Spring, TX
F 14 Andy Poling Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Westview Portland, OR
G 10 Grant Gibbs Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Linn-Mar Marion, IA
G 30 Michael Hart (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Jesuit Portland, OR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/15/2008*
4:00 PM, KHQ
No. 10 Montana State-Billings W 83–52  1–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
11/18/2008*
6:00 PM, KHQ
No. 9 Idaho W 80–46  2–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
2008 Old Spice Classic
11/27/2008*
6:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 9 vs. Oklahoma State W 83–71  3–0
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (4,644)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/28/2008*
2:30 PM, ESPN
No. 9 vs. Maryland W 81–59  4–0
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/30/2008*
4:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 9 vs. No. 12 Tennessee W 73–64  5–0
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (3,914)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge
12/06/2008*
10:30 AM, Big Ten Network
No. 5 at Indiana W 70–54  6–0
Lucas Oil Stadium 
Indianapolis, IN
12/10/2008*
7:00 PM, KHQ
No. 4 at Washington State W 74–52  7–0
Beasley Coliseum (10,984)
Pullman, WA
Duel in the Desert
12/14/2008*
3:00 PM, FSN
No. 4 vs. Arizona
Duel in the Desert
W 69–64  7–1
US Airways Center (6,207)
Phoenix, AZ
12/18/2008*
6:00 PM, KHQ
No. 8 Texas Southern W 84–42  8–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Battle in Seattle
12/20/2008*
1:00 PM, CBS
No. 8 vs. No. 2 Connecticut
Battle in Seattle
W 88–83 OT 8–2
KeyArena (16,763)
Seattle, WA
12/23/2008*
5:00 PM, KHQ
No. 7 Portland State W 77–70  8–3
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
12/31/2008*
5:00 PM, CBS College Sports
No. 16 at Utah W 66–65  8–4
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,571)
Salt Lake City, UT
1/7/2009*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at No. 15 Tennessee W 89–79 OT 9–4
Thompson-Boling Arena (22,326)
Knoxville, TN
1/10/2009
5:00 PM, KHQ
Portland W 67–50  10–4
(1–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
1/15/2009
6:00 PM, KHQ
Santa Clara W 95–53  11–4
(2–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
1/17/2009
5:00 PM, KHQ
San Francisco W 85–51  12–4
(3–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
1/22/2009
6:00 PM, KHQ
No. 23 at Pepperdine W 83–69  13–4
(4–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse (2,342)
Malibu, CA
1/24/2009
5:00 PM, KHQ
No. 23 at Loyola Marymount W 93–60  14–4
(5–0)
Gersten Pavilion (3,796)
Los Angeles, CA
1/29/2009
8:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 20 No. 22 Saint Mary's W 69–62  15–4
(6–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
1/31/2009
3:00 PM, ESPN
No. 20 San Diego W 64–47  16–4
(7–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
2/5/2009
8:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 18 at Portland W 93–78  17–4
(8–0)
Chiles Center (4,987)
Portland, OR
Ronald McDonald House Charities Classic
2/7/2009*
6:00 PM, ESPN
No. 18 vs. No. 14 Memphis W 68–50  17–5
Spokane Arena (11,339)
Spokane, WA
2/12/2009
8:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 19 at Saint Mary's W 72–70  18–5
(9–0)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
2/14/2009
8:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 19 at San Francisco W 78–73  19–5
(10–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,367)
San Francisco, CA
2/19/2009
6:00 PM, KHQ
No. 17 Loyola Marymount W 91–54  20–5
(11–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
2/21/2009
8:30 PM, ESPNU
No. 17 Pepperdine W 92–58  21–5
(12–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
2/26/2009
8:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 17 at Santa Clara W 81–73  22–5
(13–0)
Leavey Center (4,700)
Santa Clara, CA
2/28/2009
4:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 17 at San Diego W 58–47  23–5
(14–0)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100)
San Diego, CA
3/3/2009*
6:00 PM, KHQ
No. 14 USC Upstate W 90–40  24–5
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
West Coast Conference Tournament
03/8/2009
6:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 14 vs. Santa Clara W 94–59  25–5
Orleans Arena (7,845)
Las Vegas, NV
03/9/2009
6:00 PM, ESPN
No. 12 vs. Saint Mary's W 83–58  26–5
Orleans Arena (7,845)
Las Vegas, NV
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/19/09*
4:25 pm, CBS
No. 10 (#4 seed) vs. (#13 seed) Akron
NCAA Tournament First Round
W 77–64  27–5
Rose Garden 
Portland, Oregon
3/21/09*
5:30 pm, CBS
No. 10 (#4 seed) vs. (#12 seed) Western Kentucky
NCAA Tournament Second Round
W 83–81  28–5
Rose Garden (18,794)
Portland, Oregon
3/27/09*
6:57 pm, CBS
No. 10 (#4 seed) vs. No. 2 (#1 seed) North Carolina
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
W 98–77  28–6
FedExForum (17,103)
Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References