# 2008–09 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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 are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Pac-10 play and 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 which they defeated Mississippi State in the first round before losing to Purdue in the second round.

## 2008–09 Team
### Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Venoy Overton | 5'11" | 185 | G | So. | Seattle, WA, U.S. | Franklin HS |
| 2 | Isaiah Thomas | 5'8" | 180 | G | Fr. | Tacoma, WA, U.S. | South Kent School |
| 5 | Justin Dentmon | 5'11" | 185 | G | Sr. | Carbondale, IL, U.S. | Winchendon School (Mass.) |
| 11 | Matthew Bryan-Amaning | 6'9" | 235 | F | So. | London, England, U.K. | South Kent School |
| 15 | Scott Suggs | 6'6" | 190 | G | So. | Washington, MO, U.S. | Washington HS |
| 20 | Quincy Pondexter | 6'6" | 215 | F | Jr. | Fresno, CA, U.S. | San Joaquin Memorial HS |
| 21 | Artem Wallace | 6'8" | 250 | F | Sr. | Toledo, WA, U.S. | Toledo HS |
| 22 | Justin Holiday | 6'6" | 180 | F | So. | Chatsworth, CA, U.S. | Campbell Hall School |
| 23 | C. J. Wilcox | 6'5" | 180 | G | Fr. | Pleasant Grove, UT, U.S. | Pleasant Grove HS |
| 31 | Elston Turner | 6'4" | 205 | G | Fr. | Missouri City, TX, U.S. | Elkins HS |
| 32 | Joe Wolfinger | 7'0" | 255 | C | Jr. | Portland, OR, U.S. | Northfield Mount Hermon School |
| 33 | Tyreese Breshers | 6'7" | 255 | F | Fr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Price HS |
| 40 | Jon Brockman | 6'7" | 255 | F | Sr. | Snohomish, WA, U.S. | Snohomish Sr. HS |
| 44 | Darnell Gant | 6'8" | 215 | F | RS Fr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Crenshaw HS |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Washington | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Lorenzo Romar | Head 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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2008* 7:00 pm | | Western Washington | W 105–85 | | Bank of America Arena (7,836) Seattle, WA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2008* 8:00 pm, CSNNW | | at Portland | L 74–80 | 0–1 | Chiles Center (2,617) Portland, OR |
| 11/18/2008* 7:00 pm | | Cleveland State O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic | W 78–63 | 1–1 | Bank of America Arena (7,316) Seattle, WA |
| 11/20/2008* 7:00 pm | | Florida International O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic | W 74–51 | 2–1 | Bank of America Arena (7,532) Seattle, WA |
| 11/24/2008* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 22 Kansas O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Semifinals | L 54–73 | 2–2 | Sprint Center (14,720) Kansas City, MO |
| 11/25/2008* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Florida O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic 3rd place game | L 84–86 | 2–3 | Sprint Center (NA) Kansas City, MO |
| 11/29/2008* 1:00 pm, FSNNW | | Pacific | W 72–54 | 3–3 | Bank of America Arena (7,527) Seattle, WA |
| 12/04/2008* 8:00 pm, FSN | | Oklahoma State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | W 83–65 | 4–3 | Bank of America Arena (7,789) Seattle, WA |
| 12/06/2008* 6:30 pm, FSNNW | | Texas Southern | W 88–52 | 5–3 | Bank of America Arena (7,241) Seattle, WA |
| 12/14/2008* 5:00 pm, FSNNW | | Portland State | W 84–83 | 6–3 | Bank of America Arena (7,280) Seattle, WA |
| 12/20/2008* 7:00 pm, FSNNW | | Eastern Washington | W 83–50 | 7–3 | Bank of America Arena (7,401) Seattle, WA |
| 12/28/2008* 12:00 pm, FSNNW | | Montana | W 75–53 | 8–3 | Bank of America Arena (8,260) Seattle, WA |
| 12/30/2008* 7:30 pm, FSNNW | | Morgan State | W 81–67 | 9–3 | Bank of America Arena (9,045) Seattle, WA |
| PAC-10 Regular Season ||||||
| 01/03/2009 3:00 pm, FSNNW | | at Washington State | W 68–48 | 10–3 (1–0) | Beasley Coliseum (8,107) Pullman, WA |
| 01/08/2009 7:30 pm, FSNNW | | Stanford | W 84–83 | 11–3 (2–0) | Bank of America Arena (9,291) Seattle, WA |
| 01/10/2009 3:00 pm, FSNNW | | California | L 85–88 $^{3OT}$ | 11–4 (2–1) | Bank of America Arena (9,946) Seattle, WA |
| 01/15/2009 7:00 pm | | at Oregon | W 84–67 | 12–4 (3–1) | McArthur Court (8,237) Eugene, OR |
| 01/17/2009 7:00 pm, FSNNW | | at Oregon State | W 85–59 | 13–4 (4–1) | Gill Coliseum (6,648) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/22/2009 8:00 pm, FSN | | USC | W 78–73 | 14–4 (5–1) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 01/24/2009 1:00 pm, FSN | | No. 13 UCLA | W 86–75 | 15–4 (6–1) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 01/29/2009 5:30 pm, FSNNW | No. 23 | at Arizona | L 97–106 | 15–5 (6–2) | McKale Center (14,434) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/31/2009 2:30 pm, FSNNW | No. 23 | at No. 14 Arizona State | W 84–71 | 16–5 (7–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,367) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/05/2009 7:30 pm, FSNNW | No. 22 | at California | L 71–86 | 16–6 (7–3) | Haas Pavilion (8,217) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/07/2009 2:30 pm, FSN | No. 22 | at Stanford | W 75–68 | 17–6 (8–3) | Maples Pavilion (NA) Stanford, CA |
| 02/12/2009 8:00 pm, FSNNW | | Oregon State | W 79–60 | 18–6 (9–3) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 02/14/2009 8:00 pm, FSN | | Oregon | W 103–84 | 19–6 (10–3) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 02/19/2009 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 22 | at No. 20 UCLA | L 76–85 | 19–7 (10–4) | Pauley Pavilion (11,145) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/21/2009 4:00 pm, FSNNW | No. 22 | at USC | W 60–51 | 20–7 (11–4) | Galen Center (7,325) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/26/2009 8:00 pm, FSNNW | No. 21 | No. 14 Arizona State | W 73–70 $^{OT}$ | 21–7 (12–4) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 02/28/2009 12:00 pm, FSN | No. 21 | Arizona | W 83–78 | 22–7 (13–4) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 03/03/2009* 8:00 pm, FSNNW | No. 16 | Seattle | W 87–60 | 23–7 | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 03/07/2009 2:30 pm, FSN | No. 16 | Washington State | W 67–60 | 24–7 (14–4) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| PAC-10 Tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2009 2:30 pm, FSN | No. 13 | vs. Stanford Quarterfinals | W 85–73 | 25–7 | Staples Center (NA) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/13/2009 6:00 pm, FSN | No. 13 | vs. No. 23 Arizona State Semifinals | L 65–75 | 25–8 | Staples Center (NA) Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2009* 1:59 pm, CBS | No. 15 | vs. Mississippi State First Round | W 71–58 | 26–8 | Rose Garden (NA) Portland, OR |
| 03/21/2009* 2:40 pm, CBS | No. 15 | vs. No. 17 Purdue Second Round | L 74–76 | 26–9 | Rose Garden (NA) Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 22 | — | 22 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 15 | Not released |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 |