2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 August 2022 Basketball 2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Athletics wordmark.svg 150 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 19 19 25–10 11–7 Herb Sendek Dedrique Taylor Scott Pera Lamont Smith Wells Fargo Arena NCAA tournament second round The 2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Sun Devils finished with 25–10, 11–7 in Pac-10 play and lost the championship game of the 2009 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament to USC. They earned a trip to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost to Syracuse in the second round.Flynn, Devendorf 3s ensure Syracuse spot in Sweet 16 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000041 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810022805/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000041 dead August 10, 2022 ESPN March 22, 2009 August 9, 2022 Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College 2 Eric Boateng Center 6–10 245 Senior London, England Duke University 3 Ty Abbott Guard 6–3 205 Junior Phoenix, AZ Desert Vista High School 4 Jeff Pendergraph Forward 6–9 240 Senior Etiwanda, CA Etiwanda HS 10 Jamelle McMillan Guard 6–2 180 Junior Seattle, WA O'Dea HS 12 Derek Glasser Guard 6–1 190 Senior Marina Del Rey, CA Artesia HS 13 James Harden Guard 6–5 218 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Artesia HS 15 Chanse Creekmur Guard/Forward 6–5 216 Freshman Marshalltown, IA Marshalltown HS 21 Keala King Guard 6–4 201 Freshman Compton, CA Mater Dei HS 22 Kraidon Woods Forward 6–8 199 Junior Henryville, PA The Hill School 23 Nico Fricchione Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Scranton, PA Holy Cross High School 30 Rihards Kuksiks Guard/Forward 6–6 206 Junior Riga, Latvia Florida Air Academy 32 Taylor Rohde Forward/Center 6–8 220 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Pinnacle HS 40 Stephen Rogers Forward 6–8 185 RS Freshman Mesa, AZ Mountain View HS 44 Jerren Shipp Guard 6–3 220 Senior Los Angeles, CA Fairfax HS Schedule 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2009 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona State Sun Devils| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2008 8:00 pm yes 15 Mississippi Valley State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 8,590 FSAZ 80–64 1–0 11/18/2008 9:00 pm yes yes 15 San Diego State Cox Arena San Diego, CA 7,966 CBSCS 59–52 2–0 11/23/2008 2:00 pm yes 15 2008 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 8,045 FSAZ 61–40 3–0 11/27/2008 7:00 pm yes yes 14 2008 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic Quarterfinals N/A ESPNU 84–56 4–0 11/27/2008 10:30 pm yes yes 14 Baylor Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic Semifinals 1,417 ESPN2 78–87 4–1 11/30/2008 6:00 pm yes yes 14 2008 UTEP Miners UTEP Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic 3rd place game N/A ESPNU 88–58 5–1 12/02/2008 5:00 pm yes 19 2008 none Jackson State Tigers Jackson State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 7,640 81–60 6–1 12/07/2008 12:00 pm yes 19 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series 7,164 FSN 64–44 7–1 12/14/2008 1:15 pm yes yes 20 IUPUI U.S. Airways Center Phoenix, AZ 6,207 59–58 OT 8–1 12/20/2008 2:30 pm yes yes 20 BYU University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ Stadium Shootout 10,431 FSN 76–75 9–1 12/23/2008 12:00 pm yes 20 2008 Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 7,698 FSAZ 90–55 10–1 12/29/2008 7:00 pm yes 17 2008 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 8,513 84–47 11–1 |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona State Sun Devils| Pac-12 regular season 01/02/2009 8:30 pm yes 17 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 90–60 7,378 12–1 (1–0) 01/04/2009 6:00 pm yes 17 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 8,473 FSAZ 71–81 12–2 (1–1) 01/08/2009 8:30 pm 20 Oregon State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 7,004 FSN 69–38 13–2 (2–1) 01/10/2009 12:00 pm 20 Oregon Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 7,902 FSN 76–58 14–2 (3–1) 01/15/2009 8:30 pm yes 16 USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 6,235 49–61 14–3 (3–2) 01/17/2009 1:45 pm yes 16 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,659 CBS 61–58 OT 15–3 (4–2) 01/21/2009 7:30 pm yes 17 Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,640 FSAZ 53–47 16–3 (5–2) 01/29/2009 7:00 pm 14 Washington State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 55–65 16–4 (5–3) 10,745 01/31/2009 3:30 pm 14 Washington 23 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ FSAZ 71–84 16–5 (5–4) 9,367 02/05/2009 8:30 pm yes 24 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR FSN 66–57 7,670 17–5 (6–4) 02/03/2009 6:30 pm yes 24 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR FSAZ 49–38 7,129 18–5 (7–4) 02/12/2009 7:00 pm 18 UCLA 11 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ ESPN 74–67 13,368 19–5 (8–4) 02/15/2009 8:00 pm 18 USC Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 11,621 FSN 65–53 20–5 (9–4) 02/22/2009 8:00 pm 14 Arizona Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ FSN 70–68 21–5 (10–4) 14,123 02/26/2009 9:00 pm yes 14 Washington 21 Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA 10,000 FSAZ 70–73 OT 21–6 (10–5) 02/28/2009 3:00 pm yes 14 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA FSAZ 49–51 OT 10,712 21–7 (10–6) 03/05/2009 6:30 pm 21 Stanford Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ FSAZ 46–62 21–8 (10–7) 9,272 03/07/2009 12:00 pm 21 California Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 9,262 CBS 83–66 22–8 11–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona State Sun Devils| Pac-10 tournament 03/12/2009 1:00 pm yes 23 Arizona Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Quarterfinals FSN 68–56 23–8 03/13/2009 7:00 pm yes 23 Washington 13 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Semifinals FSN 75–65 24–8 03/14/2009 4:00 pm yes 23 USC Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Championship CBS 63–66 16,988 24–9 |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona State Sun Devils| NCAA tournament 03/19/2009 11:45 am yes yes 19 6 S Temple 11 S American Airlines Arena Miami, FL First Round CBS 66–57James Harden, ASU escape Temple https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/03/21/james-harden-asu-escape-temple/ The Boston Herald March 21, 2009 August 9, 2022 25–9 10,163 03/21/2009 9:10 am yes yes 19 6 S Syracuse 13 3 S American Airlines Arena Miami, FL Second Round CBS 67–78 25–10 10,204 Mountain Time S South Region Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 15 15 т 14 19 20 20 20 17 20 16 17 14 24 18 14 14 21 23 19 Coaches 0 19 15 15 14 19 18 17 17 14 16 15 16 14 23 18 11 т 11 21 23 19 19 References Category:Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball seasons Arizona State Arizona State Arizonia Arizonia