2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga Bulldogs wordmark.svg 175px West Coast Conference WCC 13 10 28–6 14–0 Mark Few 10th Leon Rice 10th Tommy Lloyd 8th Ray Giacoletti 2nd McCarthey Athletic Center WCC tournament champions WCC regular season champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were members of the West Coast Conference, were led by head coach Mark Few, and played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the Gonzaga campus in Spokane, Washington. The Zags finished the season 28–6, 14–0 in WCC play to claim the regular-season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the 2009 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, where they won the championship game against Saint Mary's. They received an invitation to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning 4 seed in the South Region. They defeated 13 seed Akron and 12 seed Western Kentucky before losing to the 1 seed and eventual champions North Carolina in the sweet sixteen. Preseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Abdullahi Kuso 1 31 F 81 6'9" 241 4.5 Senior (redshirt) Kaduna, Nigeria Graduated David Pendergraft 1 25 G 78 6'6" 223 4 Senior Brewster, WA Graduated Larry Gurganious 1 20 F 77 6'5" 199 2.5 Sophomore (redshirt) Berkeley, CA Transferred to UC Riverside Theo Davis 1 34 F 81 6'9" 198 1.5 Freshman (redshirt) Brampton, ON Transferred to Binghamton 2008 recruiting class no no 2008 Andy Polinghttp://www.gozags.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111407aae.html Men's Basketball Signs Three High Schoolers. Poling, Gibbs, Goodson to join squad next season November 14, 2007 PF Portland, OR Westview 6 11 232 August 2, 2006 3 3 87 Grant Gibbs PG Marion, IA Linn-Mar 6 4 204 July 17, 2007 3 3 89 Demetri Goodsonhttp://www.spokesman.com/stories/2007/oct/03/point-guard-goodson-commits-to-gonzaga/ Point guard Goodson commits to Gonzaga October 3, 2007 PG McKinney, TX Klein Collins 5 11 164 October 2, 2007 3 3 93 Michael Hart SG Portland, OR Jesuit 6 5 201 NR NR NR 2008 2008 Gonzaga Rivals Commits 2008 Gonzaga Scout Commits 2008 Gonzaga ESPN Commits gonzaga 130 gonzaga 2250 NR NR NR NR November 1, 2008 yes Roster 2008 Gonzaga Bulldogs y y Josh Heytvelt y 42 F 6 11 260 SR y Clarkston, WA Clarkston Andrew Sorenson 11 G 6 2 172 SR y Olympia, WA Olympia Micah Downs y 22 G 6 8 194 SR Kirkland, WA JuanitaKansas Jeremy Pargo y 2 G 6 2 220 SR Chicago, IL Robeson Ira Brown 50 F 6 4 235 SR Conroe, TX WillisPhoenix College Will Foster 45 C 7 5 273 JR Bonney Lake, WA White River Matt Bouldin y 15 G 6 5 224 JR Highlands Ranch, CO ThunderRidge Chris Pontarolo-Magg 4 G 5 11 175 JR Quincy, WA Quincy W Steven Gray basketball, born 1989 y 32 G 6 5 208 SO Bainbridge Island, WA Bainbridge Austin Daye y 5 F 6 11 200 SO Irvine, CA Woodbridge Robert Sacre y 21 C 7 0 247 SO yes North Vancouver, BC Handsworth y Demetri Goodson y 3 G 5 11 164 FR Spring, TX Klein Collins Andy Poling 14 F 6 11 232 FR yes Portland, OR Westview Grant Gibbs y basketball 10 G 6 4 204 FR yes Marion, IA Linn-Mar Michael Hart 30 G 6 5 201 FR yes Portland, OR Jesuit W Mark Few (Oregon) Leon Rice (Washington State) Tommy Lloyd (Whitman) Ray Giacoletti (Minot State) http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-mbb-mg-sec03.pdf January 20, 2009 Schedule 2007–08 yes |- !colspan=12 style=Gonzaga Bulldogs|Regular season 11/15/2008 4:00 pm yes 10 2008 Montana State University Billings Montana State Billings Yellowjackets Montana State Billings McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV 83–52 6,000 1–0 11/18/2008 6:00 pm yes 9 Idaho McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV 80–46 6,000 2–0 11/27/2008 6:30 pm yes yes 9 Oklahoma State Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic ESPN2 83–71 4,644 3–0 11/28/2008 2:30 pm yes yes 9 Maryland Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic ESPN 81–59   4–0 11/30/2008 4:30 pm yes yes 9 Tennessee 12 Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic ESPN2 73–64 3,914 5–0 |- 12/06/2008 10:30 am yes yes 5 Indiana Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge Big Ten Network 70–54   6–0 |- 12/10/2008 7:00 pm yes yes 4 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA KHQ-TV 74–52 10,984 7–0 |- 12/14/2008 3:00 pm yes yes 4 Arizona US Airways Center Phoenix, AZ Duel in the Desert FSN 64–69 6,207 7–1 |- 12/18/2008 6:00 pm yes 8 2008 none Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV 84–42 6,000 8–1 |- 12/20/2008 1:00 pm yes yes 8 Connecticut 2 KeyArena Seattle, WA Battle in Seattle CBS 83–88 OT 16,763 8–2 |- 12/23/2008 5:00 pm yes 7 Portland State McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV 70–77 6,000 8–3 |- 12/31/2008 5:00 pm yes yes 16 Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT CBS College Sports 65–66 12,571 8–4 |- 1/7/2009 6:00 pm yes yes Tennessee 15 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN2 89–79 OT 22,326 9–4 |- 1/10/2009 5:00 pm no 2008 Portland Pilots Portland McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV 67–50 6,000 10–4 1–0 1/15/2009 6:00 pm no 2008 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV 95–53 6,000 11–4 2–0 1/17/2009 5:00 pm no 2008 San Francisco Dons San Francisco McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV 85–51 6,000 12–4 3–0 1/22/2009 6:00 pm no yes 23 2008 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA KHQ-TV 83–69 2,342 13–4 4–0 1/24/2009 5:00 pm no yes 23 2008 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA KHQ-TV 93–60 3,796 14–4 5–0 1/29/2009 8:00 pm no 20 2008 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's 22 McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPN2 69–62 6,000 15–4 6–0 1/31/2009 3:00 pm no 20 2008 San Diego Toreros San Diego McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPN 64–47 6,000 16–4 7–0 2/5/2009 8:00 pm no yes 18 Portland Chiles Center Portland, OR ESPN2 93–78 4,987 17–4 8–0 |- 2/7/2009 6:00 pm yes yes 18 Memphis 14 Spokane Arena Spokane, WA ESPN College GameDay & Ronald McDonald House Charities Classic ESPN 50–68 11,339 17–5 |- 2/12/2009 8:00 pm no yes 19 Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA ESPN2 72–70 3,500 18–5 9–0 2/14/2009 8:00 pm no yes 19 San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA ESPNU 78–73 3,367 19–5 10–0 2/19/2009 6:00 pm no 17 Loyola Marymount McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV 91–54 6,000 20–5 11–0 2/21/2009 8:30 pm no 17 Pepperdine McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPNU 92–58 6,000 21–5 12–0 2/26/2009 8:00 pm no yes 17 Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA ESPN2 81–73 4,700 22–5 13–0 2/28/2009 4:30 pm no yes 17 San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA ESPN2 58–47 5,100 23–5 14–0 3/3/2009 6:00 pm yes 14 2008 USC Upstate Spartans USC Upstate McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA KHQ-TV 90–40 6,000 24–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Gonzaga Bulldogs|WCC Tournament 03/8/2009 6:30 pm yes 14 Santa Clara Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV ESPN2 94–59 7,845 25–5 03/9/2009 6:00 pm yes 12 Saint Mary's Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV ESPN 83–58 7,845 26–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Gonzaga Bulldogs|NCAA tournament 3/19/09 4:25 pm yes yes 10 (4) (13) Akron Rose Garden Portland, Oregon First Round CBS 77–64   27–5 3/21/09 5:30 pm yes yes 10 (4) (12) Western Kentucky Rose Garden Portland, Oregon Second Round CBS 83–81 18,794 28–5 3/27/09 6:57 pm yes yes 10 (4) (1) North Carolina 2 FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee Sweet Sixteen CBS 77–98 17,103 28–6 AP Poll Pacific Time References Gonzaga Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Gonzaga Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball