# 2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils were coached by Charli Turner Thorne. The Sun Devils were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Exhibition

| Date | Location | Opponent | Sun Devils Points | Opp. Points | Record |
| Nov. 5/08 | Tempe, AZ | Houston Jaguars | 83 | 61 | 1-0 |

## Preseason WNIT

| Date | Location | Opponent | Sun Devils Points | Opp. Points | Record |
| Nov. 14/08 | Tempe, Arizona | Cleveland State | 76 | 59 | 1-0 |
| Nov. 16/08 | Tempe | Tulane | 86 | 53 | 2-0 |
| Nov. 21/08 | Norman, OK | Oklahoma | 57 | 70 | 2-1 |

## Regular season
### Roster

| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class |
| 42 | Kali Bennett | 6-5 | Center | Sophomore |
| 25 | Kimberly Brandon | 6-2 | Guard/Forward | Freshman |
| 24 | Jazlyn Davis | 5-9 | Guard | Junior |
| 33 | Sybil Dosty | 6-3 | Center | Senior |
| 12 | Alex Earl | 5-10 | Guard | Freshman |
| 11 | Kate Engelbrecht | 5-10 | Guard | Senior |
| 30 | Gabby Fage | 5-11 | Guard | Junior |
| 10 | Nia Fanaika | 5-8 | Guard | Senior |
| 22 | Janae Fulcher | 6-3 | Forward | Freshman |
| 20 | Briann January | 5-8 | Guard | Senior |
| 34 | Lauren Lacey | 6-3 | Forward/Center | Senior |
| 21 | Kayli Murphy | 6-2 | Forward/Center | Junior |
| 13 | Danielle Orsillo | 5-9 | Guard | Redshirt Junior |
| 4 | Haley Parsons | 5-5 | Guard | Freshman |
| 1 | Dymond Simon | 5-5 | Guard | Junior |
| 23 | Kirsten Thompson | 6-6 | Center | Senior |
| 32 | Becca Tobin | 6-4 | Forward | Sophomore |

### Schedule

| Date | Location | Opponent | Sun Devils Points | Opp. Points | Record |
| Nov. 28/08 | Freeport, Bahamas | Hofstra | 80 | 54 | 1-0 |
| Nov. 29/08 | Freeport, Bahamas | Florida | 60 | 65 | 1-1 |
| Dec. 3/08 | Davis, CA | UC Davis | 73 | 59 | 2-1 |
| Dec. 6/08 | Tempe | UC Irvine | 75 | 23 | 3-1 |
| Dec. 7/08 | Tempe | Northern Arizona | 91 | 65 | 4-1 |
| Dec. 14/08 | Tempe | UC Riverside | 68 | 45 | 5-1 |
| Dec.18/08 | Austin, TX | Texas | 71 | 81 | 5-2 |
| Dec. 21/08 | Tempe | Xavier | 75 | 57 | 6-2 |
| Dec. 28/08 | Lincoln, NE | Nebraska | 58 | 62 | 6-3 |
| Jan. 2/09 | Tempe | Stanford | 61 | 64 | 6-4 |
| Jan. 4/09 | Tempe | California | 53 | 54 | 6-5 |
| Jan. 8/09 | Corvalis, OR | Oregon State | 61 | 36 | 7-5 |
| Jan. 10/09 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 81 | 53 | 8-5 |
| Jan. 15/09 | Tempe | UCLA | 68 | 44 | 9-5 |
| Jan. 17/09 | Tempe | USC | 83 | 71 | 10-5 |
| Jan. 24/09 | Tempe | Arizona | 75 | 38 | 11-5 |
| Jan.29 /09 | Pullman, WA | Washington State | 66 | 47 | 12-5 |
| Jan.29 /09 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 80 | 64 | 13-5 |
| Feb. 5/09 | Tempe | Oregon | 68 | 56 | 14-5 |
| Feb. 7/09 | Tempe | Oregon State | 65 | 54 | 15-5 |
| Feb. 12/09 | Los Angeles, CA | USC | 72 | 69 | 16-5 |
| Feb. 14/09 | Los Angeles, CA | UCLA | 69 | 66 | 17-5 |
| Feb. 21/09 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 60 | 53 | 18-5 |
| Feb. 26/09 | Tempe | Washington | 55 | 32 | 19-5 |
| Feb. 28/09 | Tempe | Washington State | 76 | 35 | 20-5 |
| Mar. 5/09 | Berkeley, CA | California | 63 | 41 | 21-5 |
| Mar. 7/09 | Palo Alto, CA | Stanford | 68 | 77 | 21-6 |

### Pacific-10 Tournament

* Quarterfinals
** USC 70, Arizona State 65
* March 13: Heather Oliver scored 17 points, and Camille LeNoir had 18 as Southern California beat Arizona State 70-65 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament. The Trojans shot 52.9 percent and made 10 3-pointers. It was only the second time a six seed had beaten a third seed in the tournament.
Lauren Lacey had 14 points and Danielle Orsillo 17 points and seven rebounds for the Sun Devils. With less than 4 minutes remaining, Arizona State was behind by three points but was unable to win the game.

## Player stats

| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |

## Postseason
### NCAA basketball tournament

* Arizona State 58, Georgia 47
* Arizona State 63, Florida State 58
* Arizona State 84, Texas A&M 69
* Connecticut 83, Arizona State 64

## Team players drafted into the WNBA

| Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |
| 1 | 6 | Briann January | Indiana Fever |