2008–09 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
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 Men's Division I 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 | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team |
| 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 |
| 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
2008–09 Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=|Exhibition!colspan=12 style=|Non-Conference Regular Season
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!colspan=12 style=|2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|PAC-10 Tournament
!colspan=12 style=|2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament