2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

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 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

Recruiting class

Source:^[1]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (85)
Garland Judkins SG	Humble, Texas	Christian Life Center Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 31, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (50)
Brendon Lavender PG	Mesa, Arizona	Mountain View High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 4, 2007
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (91)
Jeff Withey C	San Diego, California	Horizon High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 25, 2007
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (96)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 11    Rivals: NR    ESPN: 9
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 2 Zane Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona G 4 Garland Judkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Wolfeboro, New Hampshire G 11 David Bagga 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Santa Ana, California G 13 Nic Wise 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Kingwood, Texas G 14 Brendon Lavender 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mesa, Arizona G 21 Kyle Fogg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Brea, California F 24 Fendi Onobun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Sr Houston, Texas F 33 D. J. Shumpert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tucson, Arizona F 34 Chase Budinger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Encinitas, California F 42 Jamelle Horne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So San Diego, California F 43 Jordan Hill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Patterson, North Carolina C 50 Alex Jacobson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) RS Fr Santa Ana, California	Head coach Russ Pennell (Pittsburg State) Assistant coach(es) Mike Dunlap (Loyola Marymount) Reggie Geary (Arizona) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 5, 2011

Depth chart

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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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	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.

Awards

Chase Budinger

• Pac-10 All-Conference First Team
• Pac-10 Player of the Week – February 2, 2009

Jordan Hill

• Pac-10 All-Conference First Team
• Pac-10 Player of the Week – December 15, 2008

Nic Wise

• Pac-10 All-Conference Second Team
• Pac-10 Player of the Week – February 16, 2009

Jamelle Horne

• Pac-10 Player of the Week – December 29, 2008