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

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.

## 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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2008* 8:00 pm, FSAZ | No. 15 | Mississippi Valley State | W 80–64 | 1–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (8,590) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/18/2008* 9:00 pm, CBSCS | No. 15 | at San Diego State | W 59–52 | 2–0 | Cox Arena (7,966) San Diego, CA |
| 11/23/2008* 2:00 pm, FSAZ | No. 15 | Pepperdine | W 61–40 | 3–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (8,045) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/27/2008* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 14 | vs. Charlotte 76 Classic Quarterfinals | W 84–56 | 4–0 | Anaheim Convention Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/27/2008* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | vs. Baylor 76 Classic Semifinals | L 78–87 | 4–1 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,417) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/30/2008* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 14 | vs. UTEP 76 Classic 3rd place game | W 88–58 | 5–1 | Anaheim Convention Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/02/2008* 5:00 pm | No. 19 | Jackson State | W 81–60 | 6–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (7,640) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/07/2008* 12:00 pm, FSN | No. 19 | Nebraska Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | W 64–44 | 7–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (7,164) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/14/2008* 1:15 pm | No. 20 | vs. IUPUI | W 59–58 $^{OT}$ | 8–1 | U.S. Airways Center (6,207) Phoenix, AZ |
| 12/20/2008* 2:30 pm, FSN | No. 20 | vs. BYU Stadium Shootout | W 76–75 | 9–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium (10,431) Glendale, AZ |
| 12/23/2008* 12:00 pm, FSAZ | No. 20 | Idaho State | W 90–55 | 10–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (7,698) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/29/2008* 7:00 pm | No. 17 | Central Connecticut | W 84–47 | 11–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (8,513) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2009 8:30 pm | No. 17 | at Stanford | W 90–60 | 12–1 (1–0) | Maples Pavilion (7,378) Stanford, CA |
| 01/04/2009 6:00 pm, FSAZ | No. 17 | at California | L 71–81 | 12–2 (1–1) | Haas Pavilion (8,473) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/08/2009 8:30 pm, FSN | No. 20 | Oregon State | W 69–38 | 13–2 (2–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (7,004) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/10/2009 12:00 pm, FSN | No. 20 | Oregon | W 76–58 | 14–2 (3–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (7,902) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/15/2009 8:30 pm | No. 16 | at USC | L 49–61 | 14–3 (3–2) | Galen Center (6,235) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/17/2009 1:45 pm, CBS | No. 16 | at UCLA | W 61–58 $^{OT}$ | 15–3 (4–2) | Pauley Pavilion (11,659) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/21/2009 7:30 pm, FSAZ | No. 17 | at Arizona | W 53–47 | 16–3 (5–2) | McKale Center (14,640) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/29/2009 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Washington State | L 55–65 | 16–4 (5–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (10,745) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/31/2009 3:30 pm, FSAZ | No. 14 | No. 23 Washington | L 71–84 | 16–5 (5–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,367) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/05/2009 8:30 pm, FSN | No. 24 | at Oregon | W 66–57 | 17–5 (6–4) | McArthur Court (7,670) Eugene, OR |
| 02/03/2009 6:30 pm, FSAZ | No. 24 | at Oregon State | W 49–38 | 18–5 (7–4) | Gill Coliseum (7,129) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/12/2009 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | No. 11 UCLA | W 74–67 | 19–5 (8–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (13,368) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/15/2009 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 18 | USC | W 65–53 | 20–5 (9–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (11,621) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/22/2009 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 14 | Arizona | W 70–68 | 21–5 (10–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (14,123) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/26/2009 9:00 pm, FSAZ | No. 14 | at No. 21 Washington | L 70–73 $^{OT}$ | 21–6 (10–5) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 02/28/2009 3:00 pm, FSAZ | No. 14 | at Washington State | L 49–51 $^{OT}$ | 21–7 (10–6) | Beasley Coliseum (10,712) Pullman, WA |
| 03/05/2009 6:30 pm, FSAZ | No. 21 | Stanford | L 46–62 | 21–8 (10–7) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,272) Tempe, AZ |
| 03/07/2009 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 21 | California | W 83–66 | 22–8 (11–7) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,262) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2009 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 23 | vs. Arizona Quarterfinals | W 68–56 | 23–8 | Staples Center Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/13/2009 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 23 | vs. No. 13 Washington Semifinals | W 75–65 | 24–8 | Staples Center Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/14/2009 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 23 | vs. USC Championship | L 63–66 | 24–9 | Staples Center (16,988) Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2009* 11:45 am, CBS | (6 S) No. 19 | vs. (11 S) Temple First Round | W 66–57 | 25–9 | American Airlines Arena (10,163) Miami, FL |
| 03/21/2009* 9:10 am, CBS | (6 S) No. 19 | vs. (3 S) No. 13 Syracuse Second Round | L 67–78 | 25–10 | American Airlines Arena (10,204) Miami, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 15 | 15 т | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 19 | Not released |
| Coaches | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 11 т | 11 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 |