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

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

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2008 and ended with the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2009 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The season saw six different teams achieve the AP #1 ranking during the...

. The Sun Devils played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena

Wells Fargo Arena (Tempe)

Wells Fargo Arena is a 10,754-seat multi-purpose arena at 634 E Veterans Way in Tempe, Arizona, USA, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona.Constructed in the spring of 1974 as the as the Arizona State University Activity Center and at the cost of $8 million, the facility also plays host to graduation...

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

2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2009 Pacific Life Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament began with the first round on March 11, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, with quarterfinals on March 12, semifinals on March 13, and the finals on March 14...

to USC. They earn to the trip to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament which 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 London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Duke University Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
3	Ty Abbott	Guard	6–3	205	Junior	Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...	Desert Vista High School Desert Vista High School Desert Vista High School is located in the Ahwatukee neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, was established in 1996, and is a part of the Tempe Union High School District.-Academics:...
4	Jeff Pendergraph Jeff Pendergraph Jeff Curtis Pendergraph is an American professional basketball player who was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft whose draft rights were later traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. He attended Etiwanda High School in Ontario and college basketball at Arizona...	Forward	6–9	240	Senior	Etiwanda, CA	Etiwanda HS Etiwanda High School Etiwanda High School is a public secondary school in Rancho Cucamonga, California. It is one of the eleven schools of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District.-History:Etiwanda High School is one of the oldest schools in the district...
10	Jamelle McMillan	Guard	6–2	180	Junior	Seattle, WA	O'Dea HS O'Dea High School O'Dea High School is a Catholic boys' high school located on Seattle's First Hill, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. The school is named after Edward John O'Dea who was bishop of Seattle when the school was built....
12	Derek Glasser	Guard	6–1	190	Senior	Marina Del Rey, CA Marina del Rey, California -Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...	Artesia HS
13	James Harden James Harden James Harden may refer to:James Harden , Northern Irish politicianJames Harden , Professional basketball player for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder...	Guard	6–5	218	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...	Artesia HS
15	Chanse Creekmur	Guard/Forward	6–5	216	Freshman	Marshalltown, IA Marshalltown, Iowa Marshalltown is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 27,552 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 26,009 population in the 2000 census. -History:...	Marshalltown HS Marshalltown High School Marshalltown High School is located in Marshalltown, Iowa and is home to 1,600 students in grades 9-12.-History:The first Marshalltown High School was located north of downtown Marshalltown on Grant Street before moving to the present Miller Middle School...
21	Keala King	Guard	6–4	201	Freshman	Compton, CA Compton, California Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...	Mater Dei HS Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California) Mater Dei High School is a private, Catholic, co-educational secondary school in Santa Ana, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. With an enrollment of 2,100 students Mater Dei High School is one of the largest Catholic high schools in the United States...
22	Kraidon Woods	Forward	6–8	199	Junior	Henryville, PA	The Hill School The Hill School The Hill School is a preparatory boarding school for boys and girls located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, about 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia....
30	Rihards Kuksiks	Guard/Forward	6–6	206	Junior	Riga, Latvia Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...	Florida Air Academy Florida Air Academy Florida Air Academy is a private co-ed boarding school founded in 1961 by Jonathan Dwight, located in Melbourne, Florida. Students grade 6-12 are provided college-preparatory education...
32	Taylor Rohde	Forward/Center	6–8	220	Sophomore	Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...	Pinnacle HS Pinnacle High School Pinnacle High School, commonly abbreviated as PHS, is a public high school located in the north valley of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. PHS opened in 2000, and is a part of the Paradise Valley Unified School District . The school’s athletic teams and/or clubs are known as the Pinnacle...
40	Stephen Rogers	Forward	6–8	185	RS Freshman	Mesa, AZ Mesa, Arizona According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...	Mountain View HS
44	Jerren Shipp	Guard	6–3	220	Senior	Los Angeles, CA Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...	Fairfax HS Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) Fairfax High School is a Los Angeles Unified School District high school located in Los Angeles, USA, near the border of West Hollywood in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles...

Schedule

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2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	15	15	14	19	18	18	18	17	20	16	17	14	24	18	14	14	21	23	19	19
Coaches	15	15	14	19	18	17	16	14	16	14	16	14	23	18	11	11	21	23	19	19

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also