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

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2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record25–10 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena
Seasons
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Washington 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
No. 18 UCLA 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
No. 19 Arizona State 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
California 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
USC 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Arizona 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Washington State 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Oregon State 7 11   .389 18 18   .500
Stanford 6 12   .333 20 14   .588
Oregon 2 16   .111 8 23   .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1]

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

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[2]  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[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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AP1515 т1419202020172016171424181414212319Not released
Coaches151514191817171416151614231811 т1121231919

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Flynn, Devendorf 3s ensure Syracuse spot in Sweet 16". ESPN. March 22, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "James Harden, ASU escape Temple". The Boston Herald. March 21, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2022.