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2008–09 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	2008–09
team	Washington Huskies
image	Washington Huskies logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
CoachRank	15
APRank	16
record	26–9
conf_record	14–4
head_coach	Lorenzo Romar
asst_coach1	Raphael Chillious
asst_coach2	Paul Fortier
asst_coach3	Jim Shaw
stadium	Bank of America Arena
champion	Pacific-10 regular season champions
bowl	[NCAA tournament](2009-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_result	second round

The 2008–09 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 7th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Pac-10 play and they captured the Pac–10 regular season title and an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 4 seed in the West Region which they defeated Mississippi State in the first round before losing to Purdue in the second round.

2008–09 Team

Roster

Source

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Venoy Overton	5'11"	185	G	So.	Seattle, WA, U.S.	Franklin HS
2	Isaiah Thomas	5'8"	180	G	Fr.	Tacoma, WA, U.S.	South Kent School
5	Justin Dentmon	5'11"	185	G	Sr.	Carbondale, IL, U.S.	Winchendon School (Mass.)
11	Matthew Bryan-Amaning	6'9"	235	F	So.	London, England, U.K.	South Kent School
15	Scott Suggs	6'6"	190	G	So.	Washington, MO, U.S.	Washington HS
20	Quincy Pondexter	6'6"	215	F	Jr.	Fresno, CA, U.S.	San Joaquin Memorial HS
21	Artem Wallace	6'8"	250	F	Sr.	Toledo, WA, U.S.	Toledo HS
22	Justin Holiday	6'6"	180	F	So.	Chatsworth, CA, U.S.	Campbell Hall School
23	C. J. Wilcox	6'5"	180	G	Fr.	Pleasant Grove, UT, U.S.	Pleasant Grove HS
31	Elston Turner	6'4"	205	G	Fr.	Missouri City, TX, U.S.	Elkins HS
32	Joe Wolfinger	7'0"	255	C	Jr.	Portland, OR, U.S.	Northfield Mount Hermon School
33	Tyreese Breshers	6'7"	255	F	Fr.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Price HS
40	Jon Brockman	6'7"	255	F	Sr.	Snohomish, WA, U.S.	Snohomish Sr. HS
44	Darnell Gant	6'8"	215	F	RS Fr.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Crenshaw HS

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Washington	Alma Mater (Year)
Lorenzo Romar	Head coach	7th	Washington (1980)
Raphael Chillious	Assistant coach	1st	Lafayette (1996)
Paul Fortier	Assistant coach	4th	Washington (2003)
Jim Shaw	Assistant coach	5th	Western Oregon State (1985)
Lance LaVetter	Director of Basketball Operations	7th	Northern Arizona (1992)

2008–09 Schedule and results

Rankings

References

"2010-2011 Roster".

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