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.[1]

2008–09 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record17–16 (8–10 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
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

At the end of March 2009, Tony Bennett announced that he was leaving Washington State to take the head coaching job at Virginia.[2] Ken Bone, formerly with Portland State, took over.

Roster

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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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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.

Notes

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  • Taylor Rochestie was named to the All-Pac-10 team; DeAngelo Casto and Klay Thompson were named to the All-Freshman team.

References

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  1. ^ "Washington State men's basketball". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
  2. ^ Virginia to name Bennett coach