2008–09 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2008–2009 Stanford Cardinal Basketball Stanford plain block "S" logo.svg 100 Pac-10 Conference Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball Pac-10 20–14 6–12 Johnny Dawkins 1st Dick Davey Rodney Tention Mike Schrage Maples Pavilion CBI semifinals The 2008–09 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by first year head coach Johnny Dawkins, and played their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. Previous season The Cardinal began the year ranked in the top 25 in both polls and would stay until a loss to Siena knocked them out. They did not see the rankings again until conference play where they would climb as high as seventh in the nation. After going 13–5 in conference play, the Cardinal received a two seed in the 2008 Pac-10 Conference tournament. Winning their first two games against Arizona and Washington State, Stanford would face UCLA. whom they lost two twice in the regular season, and just like the regular season would lose in the Finals 67–64. Ranked 11th in the nation at the time, Stanford received a third seed in the 2008 NCAA tournament. They were placed in the South Region with a first round battle against 14 seed Cornell. Stanford would beat Cornell 78–53 and would face Marquette in the second round. Stanford and Marquette took the game into overtime, and they came out on top of the Golden Eagles 82–81. Stanford reached the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2001 and their first time under Trent Johnson. Their Sweet Sixteen opponent was 2 seed Texas, but would come up short against the Longhorns 82–62. At the end of the season, Trent Johnson moved on from Stanford University and accepted the LSU job. Stanford introduced Johnny Dawkins as head coach April 27, 2008.April 27, 2008 Stanford hires Johnny Dawkins https://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/Stanford-hires-Johnny-Dawkins-3217666.php May 14, 2022 SF Gate Offseason Departures Stanford DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure Brook Lopez 11 F 7'0" 240 Sophomore Fresno, CA Drafted 10th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets Robin Lopez 42 F 7'0" 245 Sophomore Fresno, CA Drafted 15th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns Fred Washington 44 F 6'5" 205 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated Peter Prowitt 55 C 6'10" 250 Senior Arlington, VA Graduated Taj Finger 31 F 6'8" 190 Senior Mt. Kisco, NY Graduated Incoming 2008 Jeremy Green G Austin, TX Bowie High School 6 4 190 July 7, 2007 4 4 91 Jarrett Mann F Middletown, DE Blair Academy 6 5 180 May 26, 2007 3 87 Elliott Bullock F Salt Lake City, UT Olympus High School 6 10 245 2 Jack Trotter F Moraga, CA Campolindo High School 6 9 295 68 Matei Daian C Bucharest, Romania Saint Sava National College 6 10 240 2008 Stanford Commit List for 2008 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Stanford Cardinal Basketball Recruiting 2008 stanford May 14, 2022 yes Roster 2008 Stanford Cardinal y yes Mitch Johnson y basketball 1 G 6 1 185 SR Seattle, WA O'Dea High School Landry Fields y 2 G 6 5 185 JR Los Alamitos, CA Los Alamitos High School Jarrett Mann 3 G 6 3 180 FR Middletown, DE Blair Academy Anthony Goods 4 G 6 3 195 SR Corona, CA Centennial High School Jeremy Green 5 G 6 4 190 FR Austin TX Bowie High School Drew Shiller 10 G 6 0 185 JR y Burlingame, CA Burlingame High SchoolSan Francisco Emmanuel Igbinosa 13 G 6 2 185 JR Houston, TX Bellaire High School Lawrence Hill 15 F 6 8 205 SR Glendale, AZ Deer Valley High School Kenny Brown 22 G 6 1 190 SR y Southlake, TX Carroll Senior High School Josh Owens 24 F 6 8 215 SO Kennesaw, GA Phillips Exeter Academy Da'veed Dildy 32 G 6 5 185 SO y Chicago, IL King College Prep Will Paul 34 C 6 9 220 JR Corpus Christi, TX Calallen High School Jack Trotter 50 F 6 9 200 FR Maraga, CA Campolindo High School Elloitt Bullock 51 F 6 10 220 FR Salt Lake City, UT Olympus High School Matei Daian 52 C 6 10 220 FR Bucharest, Romania Saint Sava National College Johnny Dawkins (Duke) Dick Davey (Pacific) Rodney Tention (San Francisco) Mike Schrage (Indiana) https://stanford_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/old_site/pdf/m-baskbl/0809-m-baskbl-mg-4.pdf May 14, 2022 Schedule and results 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2008 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Stanford Cardinal| Exhibition November 4, 2008 Cal State Stanislaus Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 93–54 – November 8, 2008 Seattle Pacific Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 97–56 – |- !colspan=12 style=Stanford Cardinal| Regular season November 14, 2008 4:00 PM yes yes 2008 Yale Bulldogs Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT 75–67 2,532 1–0 November 18, 2008 7:30 PM yes Cal State Northridge Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 103–85 6,593 2–0 November 26, 2008 7:30 PM yes 2008 Air Force Falcons Air Force Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 76–57 6,836 3–0 November 29, 2008 7:30 PM yes 2008 Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series FSN 76–52 6,988 4–0 December 14, 2008 4:00 PM yes yes 2008 Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO CBS CS 74–63 2,933 5–0 December 17, 2008 7:30 PM yes 2008 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA CSN BA 66–57 6,795 6–0 December 20, 2008 7:00 PM yes Northwestern Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 65–59 7,121 7–0 December 23, 2008 8:00 PM yes yes 2008 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA ESPNU 77–69 3,146 8–0 December 28, 2008 7:00 PM yes Texas Tech Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series FSN 111–56 6,978 9–0 December 30, 2008 7:30 PM yes Hartford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 69–55 6,898 10–0 January 2, 2009 8:30 PM Arizona State 17 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 60–90 7,378 10–1 0–1 January 4, 2009 7:00 PM Arizona Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA FSN 76–60 7,189 11–1 1–1 January 8, 2009 7:30 PM Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSNNW 83–84 9,291 11–2 1–2 January 10, 2009 7:00 PM yes Washington State Friel Court Pullman, WA FSNNW 54–55 7,332 11–3 1–3 January 17, 2009 5:00 PM California 22 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA CSN BA 75–69 7,329 12–3 2–3 January 22, 2009 7:30 PM Oregon Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 77–55 6,902 13–3 3–3 January 24, 2009 7:00 PM Oregon State Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA FSNNW 62–77 7,329 13–4 3–4 January 29, 2009 7:30 PM yes USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA FSN Prime Ticket 69–70 7,963 13–5 3–5 January 31, 2009 12:30 PM yes UCLA 16 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA ABC 63–97 11,129 13–6 3–6 February 5, 2009 7:30 PM Washington State Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 65–64 6,887 14–6 4–6 February 8, 2009 2:30 PM Washington 22 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA FSN 68–75 7,329 14–7 4–7 February 10, 2009 7:30 PM yes 2008–09 men Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Bakersfield Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 85–50 6,748 15–7 February 14, 2009 2:00 PM yes California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA FSN 75–82 10,503 15–8 4–8 February 19, 2009 7:00 PM yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, CA 54–66 6,229 15–9 4–9 February 21, 2009 5:00 PM yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR CSNNW 60–68 7,932 15–10 4–10 February 26, 2009 7:30 PM UCLA Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA FSN Prime Ticket 71–76 7,156 15–11 4–11 February 28, 2009 5:00 PM USC Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 75–63 16–11 5–11 March 5, 2009 5:30 PM yes Arizona State 21 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ FS Arizona 62–46 9,272 17–11 6–11 March 7, 2009 4:30 PM yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ FS Arizona 87–101 14,723 17–12 6–12 |- !colspan=12 style=Stanford Cardinal| Pac-10 tournament March 11, 2009 6:00 pm yes 9 Oregon State 8 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA First Round FSN 62–54 18–12 10,964 March 12, 2009 12:00 pm yes 9 Washington 1 13 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Quarterfinals FSN 73–85 18–13 14,732 |- !colspan=12 style=Stanford Cardinal| College Basketball Invitational March 18, 2009 7:00 pm yes yes M1 2008 Boise State Broncos Boise State M4 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA First Round 96–76 19–13 1,243 March 23, 2009 5:00 pm yes yes M1 Wichita State M2 Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS Quarterfinals HDNet 70–56 20–13 8,812 March 25, 2009 7:00 pm yes yes 3 Oregon State 2 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR Semifinals HDNet 62–65 20–14 OT 4,759 AP Poll M Midwest Pacific Standard Time Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 18 19 AP RV RV RV Coaches RV RV RV References Category:Stanford Cardinal men's basketball seasons Stanford Stanford Stanford Card Stanford Card