2008–09 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Washington Huskies Washington Huskies logo.svg 125 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 16 15 26–9 14–4 Lorenzo Romar Raphael Chillious Paul Fortier Jim Shaw Bank of America Arena Pacific-10 regular season champions NCAA tournament second round 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 were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Pac-10 play. They captured the Pac–10 regular season title and an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 4 seed in the West Region, where they defeated Mississippi State in the first round before losing to Purdue in the second round. 2008–09 team Roster Sourcehttp://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wash-m-baskbl-mtt.html#Numerical 2010-2011 Roster www.gohuskies.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101130192957/http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wash-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2010-11-30 #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious team(s)1Venoy Overton 5'11"185GSo.Seattle, WA, U.S.Franklin HS2Isaiah Thomas5'8"180GFr.Tacoma, WA, U.S.South Kent School5Justin Dentmon5'11"185GSr.Carbondale, IL, U.S.Winchendon School (Mass.) 11Matthew Bryan-Amaning6'9"235FSo.London, England, U.K.South Kent School15Scott Suggs 6'6"190GSo.Washington, MO, U.S.Washington HS20Quincy Pondexter6'6"215FJr.Fresno, CA, U.S.San Joaquin Memorial HS21Artem Wallace6'8"250FSr. Toledo, WA, U.S.Toledo HS22Justin Holiday6'6"180FSo.Chatsworth, CA, U.S.Campbell Hall School23C. J. Wilcox6'5"180GFr.Pleasant Grove, UT, U.S.Pleasant Grove HS31Elston Turner 6'4"205GFr.Missouri City, TX, U.S.Elkins HS32Joe Wolfinger7'0"255CJr.Portland, OR, U.S.Northfield Mount Hermon School33Tyreese Breshers 6'7"255FFr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Price HS40Jon Brockman6'7"255FSr.Snohomish, WA, U.S.Snohomish Sr. HS44Darnell Gant 6'8"215FRS Fr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Crenshaw HS Coaching staff Name Position Year at WashingtonAlma mater (year) Lorenzo RomarHead coach 7th Washington (1980)Raphael Chillious Assistant coach 1st Lafayette (1996)Paul Fortier Assistant coach 4th Washington (2003)Jim Shaw Assistant coach 5th Western Oregon State (1985)Lance LaVetter Director of basketball operations 7th Northern Arizona (1992) 2008–09 schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Washington Huskies|Exhibition 11/06/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Western Washington Vikings Western Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA 105–85 7,836 |- !colspan=12 style=Washington Huskies|Non-conference regular season 11/15/2008 8:00 pm yes yes 2008 Portland Pilots Portland Chiles Center Portland, OR CSNNW 74–80 0–1 2,617 11/18/2008 7:00 pm yes Cleveland State Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic 78–63 1–1 7,316 11/20/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Florida International Golden Panthers Florida International Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic 74–51 2–1 7,532 11/24/2008 7:00 pm yes yes Kansas 22 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Semifinals ESPN2 54–73 2–2 14,720 11/25/2008 7:00 pm yes yes Florida Sprint Center Kansas City, MO O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic 3rd place game ESPNU 84–86 2–3 NA 11/29/2008 1:00 pm yes 2008 Pacific Tigers Pacific Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSNNW 72–54 3–3 7,527 12/04/2008 8:00 pm yes Oklahoma State Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series FSN 83–65 4–3 7,789 12/06/2008 6:30 pm yes 2008 none Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSNNW 88–52 5–3 7,241 12/14/2008 5:00 pm yes Portland State Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSNNW 84–83 6–3 7,280 12/20/2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSNNW 83–50 7–3 7,401 12/28/2008 12:00 pm yes 2008 none Montana Grizzlies Montana Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSNNW 75–53 8–3 8,260 12/30/2008 7:30 pm yes Morgan State Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSNNW 81–67 9–3 9,045 |- !colspan=12 style=Washington Huskies|PAC-10 regular season 01/03/2009 3:00 pm yes Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA Rivalry FSNNW 68–48 10–3 (1–0) 8,107 01/08/2009 7:30 pm Stanford Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSNNW 84–83 11–3 (2–0) 9,291 01/10/2009 3:00 pm California Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSNNW 85–88 3OT 11–4 (2–1) 9,946 01/15/2009 7:00 pm yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 84–67 12–4 (3–1) 8,237 01/17/2009 7:00 pm yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR FSNNW 85–59 13–4 (4–1) 6,648 01/22/2009 8:00 pm USC Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSN 78–73 14–4 (5–1) 10,000 01/24/2009 1:00 pm UCLA 13 Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSN 86–75 15–4 (6–1) 10,000 01/29/2009 5:30 pm yes 23 Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ FSNNW 97–106 15–5 (6–2) 14,434 01/31/2009 2:30 pm yes 23 Arizona State 14 Wells Fargo Arena Tucson, AZ FSNNW 84–71 16–5 (7–2) 9,367 02/05/2009 7:30 pm yes 22 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA FSNNW 71–86 16–6 (7–3) 8,217 02/07/2009 2:30 pm yes 22 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA FSN 75–68 17–6 (8–3) NA 02/12/2009 8:00 pm Oregon State Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSNNW 79–60 18–6 (9–3) 10,000 02/14/2009 8:00 pm Oregon Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSN 103–84 19–6 (10–3) 10,000 02/19/2009 8:00 pm yes 22 UCLA 20 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA FSN 76–85 19–7 (10–4) 11,145 02/21/2009 4:00 pm yes 22 USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA FSNNW 60–51 20–7 (11–4) 7,325 02/26/2009 8:00 pm 21 Arizona State 14 Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSNNW 73–70 OT 21–7 (12–4) 10,000 02/28/2009 12:00 pm 21 Arizona Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSN 83–78 22–7 (13–4) 10,000 03/03/2009 8:00 pm yes 16 2008 Seattle Redhawks Seattle Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA Rivalry FSNNW 87–60 23–7 10,000 03/07/2009 2:30 pm 16 Washington State Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA Rivalry FSN 67–60 24–7 (14–4) 10,000 |- !colspan=12 style=Washington Huskies|PAC-10 Tournament 03/12/2009 2:30 pm yes 13 Stanford Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Quarterfinals FSN 85–73 25–7 NA 03/13/2009 6:00 pm yes 13 Arizona State 23 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Semifinals FSN 65–75 25–8 NA |- !colspan=12 style=Washington Huskies|NCAA Tournament 03/19/2009 1:59 pm yes yes 15 Mississippi State Rose Garden Portland, OR First Round CBS 71–58 26–8 NA 03/21/2009 2:40 pm yes yes 15 Purdue 17 Rose Garden Portland, OR Second Round CBS 74–76 26–9 NA Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 23 22 NR 22 21 16 13 15 Coaches 0 19 25 24 19 21 13 10 14 16 References Washington 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