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2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	21–14 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Russ Pennell (1st season);
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Russ Pennell, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2008* 7:00 pm, FSAZ	Incarnate Word	W 97–83	–	McKale Center (12,447) Tucson, AZ
November 12, 2008* 7:00 pm	Sonoma State	W 78–64	–	McKale Center (13,963) Tucson, AZ
Regular season
November 17, 2008* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	Florida Atlantic NIT Season Tip-Off First Round	W 75–62	1–0	McKale Center (13,006) Tucson, AZ
November 18, 2008* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	UAB NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals	L 71–72	1–1	McKale Center (13,124) Tucson, AZ
November 24, 2008* 3:45 pm	vs. Mississippi Valley State NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game	W 86–52	2–1	Stegeman Coliseum (NA) Athens, GA
November 25, 2008* 3:45 pm	vs. Santa Clara NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game	W 69–66	3–1	Stegeman Coliseum (4,207) Athens, GA
November 30, 2008* 2:00 pm, FSAZ	Northern Arizona	W 74–57	4–1	McKale Center (12,204) Tucson, AZ
December 2, 2008* 7:00 pm, FSAZ	Loyola Marymount	W 84–57	5–1	McKale Center (12,339) Tucson, AZ
December 5, 2008* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	at Texas A&M Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	L 66–67	5–2	Reed Arena (10,393) College Station, TX
December 10, 2008* 7:00 pm, FSAZ	San Diego State	W 69–56	6–2	McKale Center (13,156) Tucson, AZ
December 14, 2008* 4:00 pm, FSN	No. 4 Gonzaga	W 69–64	7–2	US Airways Center (6,207) Phoenix, AZ
December 20, 2008* 1:00 pm, Versus	at UNLV	L 64–79	7–3	Thomas & Mack Center (16,667) Paradise, NV
December 23, 2008* 8:30 pm, FSN	Kansas Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 84–67	8–3	McKale Center (14,156) Tucson, AZ
December 29, 2008* 6:30 pm, FSAZ	Weber State	W 71–65	9–3	McKale Center (13,492) Tucson, AZ
January 2, 2009 6:30 pm, FSAZ	at California	L 55–69	9–4 (0–1)	Haas Pavilion (8,640) Berkeley, CA
January 4, 2009 8:00 pm, FSN	at Stanford	L 60–76	9–5 (0–2)	Maples Pavilion (7,198) Stanford, CA
January 8, 2009 6:30 pm, FSAZ	Oregon	W 67–52	10–5 (1–2)	McKale Center (12,812) Tucson, AZ
January 10, 2009 2:00 pm, FSAZ	Oregon State	W 64–47	11–5 (2–2)	McKale Center (13,144) Tucson, AZ
January 15, 2009 9:00 pm, FSN	at No. 7 UCLA	L 60–83	11–6 (2–3)	Pauley Pavilion (11,228) Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 2009 6:00 pm, FSAZ	at USC	L 64–65	11–7 (2–4)	Galen Center (5,356) Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2009 7:30 pm, FSAZ	No. 17 Arizona State	L 47–53	11–8 (2–5)	McKale Center (14,640) Tucson, AZ
January 24, 2009* 4:00 pm, FSAZ	Houston	W 96–90 ^OT	12–8	McKale Center (13,802) Tucson, AZ
January 29, 2009 6:30 pm	No. 23 Washington	W 106–97	13–8 (3–5)	McKale Center (14,434) Tucson, AZ
January 31, 2009 11:00 am, CBS	Washington State	W 66–56	14–8 (4–5)	McKale Center (13,476) Tucson, AZ
February 5, 2009 6:30 pm, FSAZ	at Oregon State	W 56–53	15–8 (5–5)	Gill Coliseum (6,537) Corvallis, OR
February 7, 2009 1:30 pm, ABC	at Oregon	W 87–77	16–8 (6–5)	McArthur Court (8,012) Eugene, OR
February 12, 2009 8:30 pm, FSN	USC	W 83–76	17–8 (7–5)	McKale Center (14,728) Tucson, AZ
February 14, 2009 11:00 am, CBS	No. 6 UCLA	W 84–72	18–8 (8–5)	McKale Center (14,611) Tucson, AZ
February 22, 2009 8:00 pm, FSN	at No. 14 Arizona State	L 68–70	18–9 (8–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (14,123) Tempe, AZ
February 26, 2009 7:00 pm, FSAZ	at Washington State	L 53–69	18–10 (8–7)	Beasley Coliseum (7,957) Pullman, WA
February 28, 2009 1:00 pm, FSN	at No. 21 Washington	L 78–87	18–11 (8–8)	Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
March 5, 2009 8:30 pm, FSN	California	L 77–83	18–12 (8–9)	McKale Center (14,729) Tucson, AZ
March 7, 2009 5:30 pm, FSAZ	Stanford	W 101–87	19–12 (9–9)	McKale Center (14,723) Tucson, AZ
Pac-10 Tournament
March 12, 2009 1:00 pm	vs. No. 23 Arizona State Quarterfinals	L 56–68	19–13	Staples Center (NA) Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2009* 4:10 pm	vs. No. 25 Utah First Round	W 84–71	20–13	American Airlines Arena (8,990) Miami, FL
March 22, 2009* 11:40 am	vs. Cleveland State Second Round	W 71–57	21–13	American Airlines Arena (10,204) Miami, FL
March 27, 2009* 4:07 pm	vs. No. 1 Louisville Sweet Sixteen	L 64–103	21–14	Lucas Oil Stadium (33,780) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

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"Commitments/Recruits". 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2011.

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"2008-09 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kyle Fogg SG	Brea, California	Brea Olinda High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 19, 2008
Kyle Fogg SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
Garland Judkins SG	Humble, Texas	Christian Life Center Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 31, 2008
Garland Judkins SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 50
Brendon Lavender PG	Mesa, Arizona	Mountain View High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 4, 2007
Brendon Lavender PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Jeff Withey C	San Diego, California	Horizon High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 25, 2007
Jeff Withey C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11 Rivals: NR ESPN: 9
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Jordan Hill	Alex Jacobson
PF	Jamelle Horne	Fendi Onobun
SF	Chase Budinger	Zane Johnson	D.J. Shumpert
SG	Kyle Fogg	Brendon Lavender	David Bagga
PG	Nic Wise		Garland Judkins

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2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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	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