# 2008–09 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Jack Friel Court in Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.
At the end of March 2009, Tony Bennett announced that he was leaving Washington State to take the head coaching job at Virginia. Ken Bone, formerly with Portland State, took over.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Last High School/College |
| Marcus Capers | 0 | Guard | 6–4 | 172 | Freshman | Winter Haven, Florida | Montverde Acad. |
| Klay Thompson | 1 | Guard | 6–6 | 187 | Freshman | Ladera Ranch, California | Santa Margarita Catholic HS |
| Mike Harthun | 3 | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Freshman | Medford, Oregon | South Medford HS |
| Nikola Koprivica | 4 | Guard | 6–6 | 211 | Junior | Belgrade, SER | Sport Grammar School |
| Abe Lodwick | 5 | Guard | 6–7 | 196 | RS Freshman | Bend, Oregon | Mountain View HS |
| Taylor Rochestie | 10 | Guard | 6–1 | 186 | RS Senior | Santa Barbara, California | Santa Barbara HS/Tulane |
| Aron Baynes | 11 | Center | 6–10 | 270 | Senior | Cairns, AUS | Cairns State HS |
| Fabian Boeke | 13 | Center | 6–11 | 230 | Sophomore | Hamburg, GER | Urspring Basketball Academy |
| James Watson | 14 | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Atoka, Oklahoma | Stringtown HS |
| John Allen | 20 | Guard | 6–0 | 181 | Freshman | Brier, Washington | Mountlake Terrace HS |
| DeAngelo Casto | 23 | Forward | 6–8 | 229 | Freshman | Spokane, Washington | Ferris HS |
| Daven Harmeling | 32 | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | RS Senior | Grand Junction, Colorado | Fruita Monument HS |
| Charlie Enquist | 40 | Forward | 6–10 | 220 | RS Freshman | Edmonds, Washington | King's HS |
| Nick Witherill | 44 | Guard | 6–2 | 176 | Freshman | Phoenix, Arizona | Highland HS |
| Caleb Forrest | 52 | Forward | 6–8 | 228 | Senior | Pagosa Springs, Colorado | Pagosa Springs HS |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/10/2008* 7:00 pm | Lewis–Clark State | W 76–31 | – | Beasley Coliseum (5,091) Pullman, Washington |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/15/2008* 7:30 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 76–25 | 1–0 | Beasley Coliseum (8,346) Pullman, Washington |
| 11/18/2008* 7:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson Legends Classic | W 55–33 | 2–0 | Beasley Coliseum (6,159) Pullman, Washington |
| 11/21/2008* 6:00 pm | Sacramento State | W 76–55 | 3–0 | Beasley Coliseum (8,054) Pullman, Washington |
| 11/25/2008* 7:00 pm | Canisius | W 67–41 | 4–0 | Beasley Coliseum (6,091) Pullman, Washington |
| 11/28/2008* 2:30 pm, HDNet | vs. Mississippi State Legends Classic semifinals | W 63–52 | 5–0 | Prudential Center (N/A) Newark, New Jersey |
| 11/29/2008* 5:00 pm, HDNet | vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh Legends Classic championship | L 43–57 | 5–1 | Prudential Center (2,991) Newark, New Jersey |
| 12/02/2008* 7:00 pm, FSNNW | Idaho State | W 60–41 | 6–1 | Beasley Coliseum (6,002) Pullman, Washington |
| 12/06/2008* 8:30 pm, FSN | No. 24 Baylor Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 52–58 | 6–2 | Beasley Coliseum (9,038) Pullman, Washington |
| 12/10/2008* 7:00 pm, FSNNW | No. 4 Gonzaga | L 52–74 | 6–3 | Beasley Coliseum (10,894) Pullman, Washington |
| 12/13/2008 7:00 pm, FSNNW | vs. Montana State Cougar Hardwood Classic | W 70–51 | 7–3 | KeyArena (7,848) Seattle, Washington |
| 12/21/2008* 7:00 pm | at Idaho Battle of the Palouse | W 55–41 | 8–3 | Cowan Spectrum (1,618) Moscow, Idaho |
| 12/27/2008* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | at LSU | L 52–64 | 8–4 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,585) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 01/03/2009 3:00 pm, FSNNW | Washington | L 48–68 | 8–5 (0–1) | Beasley Coliseum (8,107) Pullman, Washington |
| 01/08/2009 8:00 pm | California | L 50–57 | 8–6 (0–2) | Beasley Coliseum (7,221) Pullman, Washington |
| 01/10/2009 7:00 pm, FSNNW | Stanford | W 55–54 | 9–6 (1–2) | Beasley Coliseum (7,332) Pullman, Washington |
| 01/15/2009 6:00 pm, FSN | at Oregon State | W 61–57 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (2–2) | Gill Coliseum (5,454) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 01/17/2009 11:00 am, FSN | at Oregon | W 74–62 | 11–6 (3–2) | McArthur Court (8,261) Eugene, Oregon |
| 01/22/2009 6:00 pm, FSN | No. 13 UCLA | L 59–61 | 11–7 (3–3) | Beasley Coliseum (8,434) Pullman, Washington |
| 01/24/2009 3:00 pm, FSNNW | USC | L 44–46 | 11–8 (3–4) | Beasley Coliseum (8,974) Pullman, Washington |
| 01/29/2009 7:30 pm | at No. 14 Arizona State | W 65–55 | 12–8 (4–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (10,745) Tempe, Arizona |
| 01/31/2009 10:00 am, CBS | at Arizona | L 56–66 | 12–9 (4–5) | McKale Center (13,476) Tucson, Arizona |
| 02/05/2009 7:30 pm | at Stanford | L 64–65 | 12–10 (4–6) | Maples Pavilion (6,887) Stanford, California |
| 02/07/2009 7:30 pm, FSN | at California | L 63–71 | 12–11 (4–7) | Haas Pavilion (9,197) Berkeley, California |
| 02/12/2009 7:00 pm | Oregon | W 67–38 | 13–11 (5–7) | Beasley Coliseum (7,068) Pullman, Washington |
| 02/14/2009 4:00 pm, FSNNW | Oregon State | L 52–54 | 13–12 (5–8) | Beasley Coliseum (7,452) Pullman, Washington |
| 02/19/2009 8:00 pm, FSN | at USC | W 61–51 | 13–13 (5–9) | Galen Center (6,352) Los Angeles, California |
| 02/21/2009 12:00 pm, FSN | at No. 15 UCLA | W 82–81 | 14–13 (6–9) | Pauley Pavilion (10,392) Los Angeles, California |
| 02/26/2009 6:00 pm, FSNNW | Arizona | W 69–53 | 15–13 (7–9) | Beasley Coliseum (7,957 ) Pullman, Washington |
| 02/28/2009 2:00 pm, FSNNW | No. 14 Arizona State | W 51–49 $^{OT}$ | 16–13 (8–9) | Beasley Coliseum (10,712 ) Pullman, Washington |
| 03/07/2009 2:30 pm, FSN | at Washington | L 60-67 | 16–14 (8–10) | Bank of America Arena (10,000 ) Seattle, Washington |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2009 8:30 pm, FSN | vs. Oregon First Round | W 62–40 | 17–14 | Staples Center (10,964) Los Angeles, California |
| 03/12/2009 8:30 pm, FSN | vs. No. 14 UCLA Quarterfinals | L 53–64 | 17–15 | Staples Center (16,271) Los Angeles, California |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2009* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at Saint Mary's First Round | L 57–68 | 17–16 | McKeon Pavilion (2,107) Moraga, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||