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

2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2009 Pacific-10 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 19
2008–09 record	25–10 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Herb Sendek;
Assistant coaches	Dedrique Taylor; Scott Pera; Lamont Smith;
Home arena	Wells Fargo Arena

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.

Roster

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

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 State	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	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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	15	15 т	14	19	20	20	20	17	20	16	17	14	24	18	14	14	21	23	19	Not released
Coaches	15	15	14	19	18	17	17	14	16	15	16	14	23	18	11 т	11	21	23	19	19

References

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Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
Venues	College Gym Mesa Civic Center Sun Devil Gym (1953–1974) Desert Financial Arena (1974–present)
Rivalries	Arizona
Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

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

† 2009 Pacific-10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll