2008–09 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 June 2013 Basketball 2008–09 Washington State Cougars 150 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 17–16 8–10 Tony Bennett 3rd Ben Johnson Ron Sanchez Matt Woodley Mike Heideman Beasley Coliseum NIT First Round The 2008–09 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games on Jack Friel Court in Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.Washington State men's basketball http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/wast-m-baskbl-body.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090712044720/http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/wast-m-baskbl-body.html July 12, 2009 dead Mar 8, 2009 mdy-all At the end of March 2009, Tony Bennett announced that he was leaving Washington State to take a head coaching job at Virginia.Virginia to name Bennett coach Ken Bone, formerly with Portland State, took over. Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Last high school/college Marcus Capers 0 Guard 6–4 172 Freshman Winter Haven, Florida Montverde Acad. Klay Thompson 1 Guard 6–6 187 Freshman Ladera Ranch, California Santa Margarita Catholic HS Mike Harthun 3 Guard 6–3 170 Freshman Medford, Oregon South Medford HS Nikola Koprivica 4 Guard 6–6 211 Junior Belgrade, SER Sport Grammar School Abe Lodwick 5 Guard 6–7 196 RS freshman Bend, Oregon Mountain View HS Taylor Rochestie 10 Guard 6–1 186 RS senior Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara HS/Tulane Aron Baynes 11 Center 6–10 270 Senior Cairns, AUS Cairns State HS Fabian Boeke 13 Center 6–11 230 Sophomore Hamburg, GER Urspring Basketball Academy James Watson 14 Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Atoka, Oklahoma Stringtown HS John Allen 20 Guard 6–0 181 Freshman Brier, Washington Mountlake Terrace HS DeAngelo Casto 23 Forward 6–8 229 Freshman Spokane, Washington Ferris HS Daven Harmeling 32 Forward 6–7 225 RS senior Grand Junction, Colorado Fruita Monument HS Charlie Enquist 40 Forward 6–10 220 RS freshman Edmonds, Washington King's HS Nick Witherill 44 Guard 6–2 176 Freshman Phoenix, Arizona Highland HS Caleb Forrest 52 Forward 6–8 228 Senior Pagosa Springs, Colorado Pagosa Springs HS Schedule 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2008 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/10/2008 7:00 pm yes Lewis–Clark State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 5,091 76–31 – |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/15/2008 7:30 pm yes Mississippi Valley State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 8,346 76–25 1–0 11/18/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington Legends Classic 6,159 55–33 2–0 11/21/2008 6:00 pm yes 2008 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 8,054 76–55 3–0 11/25/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 6,091 67–41 4–0 11/28/2008 2:30 pm yes yes Mississippi State Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey Legends Classic semifinals N/A HDNet 63–52 5–0 11/29/2008 5:00 pm yes yes Pittsburgh 4 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey Legends Classic championship 2,991 HDNet 43–57 5–1 12/02/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 6,002 FSNNW 60–41 6–1 12/06/2008 8:30 pm yes Baylor 24 Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series 9,038 FSN 52–58 6–2 12/10/2008 7:00 pm yes Gonzaga 4 Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 10,894 FSNNW 52–74 6–3 12/13/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Montana State Bobcats Montana State KeyArena Seattle, Washington Cougar Hardwood Classic 7,848 FSNNW 70–51 7–3 12/21/2008 7:00 pm yes yes Idaho Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho Battle of the Palouse 1,618 55–41 8–3 12/27/2008 11:00 am yes yes LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 10,585 ESPN2 52–64 8–4 01/03/2009 3:00 pm Washington Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 8,107 FSNNW 48–68 8–5 (0–1) 01/08/2009 8:00 pm California Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 7,221 50–57 8–6 (0–2) 01/10/2009 7:00 pm Stanford Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 7,332 FSNNW 55–54 9–6 (1–2) 01/15/2009 6:00 pm yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 5,454 FSN 61–57 OT 10–6 (2–2) 01/17/2009 11:00 am yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 8,261 FSN 74–62 11–6 (3–2) 01/22/2009 6:00 pm UCLA 13 Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 8,434 FSN 59–61 11–7 (3–3) 01/24/2009 3:00 pm USC Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 8,974 FSNNW 44–46 11–8 (3–4) 01/29/2009 7:30 pm yes Arizona State 14 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona 10,745 65–55 12–8 (4–4) 01/31/2009 10:00 am yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 13,476 CBS 56–66 12–9 (4–5) 02/05/2009 7:30 pm yes Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 6,887 64–65 12–10 (4–6) 02/07/2009 7:30 pm yes California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 9,197 FSN 63–71 12–11 (4–7) 02/12/2009 7:00 pm Oregon Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 7,068 67–38 13–11 (5–7) 02/14/2009 4:00 pm Oregon State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 7,452 FSNNW 52–54 13–12 (5–8) 02/19/2009 8:00 pm yes USC Galen Center Los Angeles, California 6,352 FSN 61–51 13–13 (5–9) 02/21/2009 12:00 pm yes UCLA 15 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 10,392 FSN 82–81 14–13 (6–9) 02/26/2009 6:00 pm Arizona Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 7,957  FSNNW 69–53 15–13 (7–9) 02/28/2009 2:00 pm Arizona State 14 Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 10,712  FSNNW 51–49 OT 16–13 (8–9) 03/07/2009 2:30 pm yes Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington 10,000  FSN 60-67 16–14 (8–10) |- !colspan=9| Pac-10 tournament 03/11/2009 8:30 pm yes Oregon Staples Center Los Angeles, California First Round 10,964 FSN 62–40 17–14 03/12/2009 8:30 pm yes UCLA 14 Staples Center Los Angeles, California Quarterfinals 16,271 FSN 53–64 17–15 |- !colspan=9| National Invitation Tournament 03/17/2009 8:00 p.m. yes yes 2008 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California First Round 2,107 ESPN2 57–68 17–16 Coaches' Poll Pacific Time Notes Taylor Rochestie was named to the All-Pac-10 team; DeAngelo Casto and Klay Thompson were named to the All-Freshman team. 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