2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2008–09 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† West Coast Conference Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC Regular Season Champions; WCC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#13
AP	#13
2008–09 record	28–6 (14–0 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (10th year)
Assistant coach	Leon Rice (10th year)
Assistant coach	Tommy Lloyd (8th year)
Assistant coach	Ray Giacoletti (2nd year)
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
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Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Abdullahi Kuso	31	F	6'9"	241	Senior (Redshirt)	Kaduna, Nigeria	Graduated
David Pendergraft	25	G	6'6"	223	Senior	Brewster, WA	Graduated
Larry Gurganious	20	F	6'5"	199	Sophomore (Redshirt)	Berkeley, CA	Transferred to UC Riverside
Theo Davis	34	F	6'9"	198	Freshman (Redshirt)	Brampton, ON	Transferred to Binghamton

2008 Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andy Poling^[1] PF	Portland, OR	Westview	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Aug 2, 2006
Andy Poling^[1] PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Grant Gibbs^[1] PG	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jul 17, 2007
Grant Gibbs^[1] PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Demetri Goodson^[2] PG	McKinney, TX	Klein Collins	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Oct 2, 2007
Demetri Goodson^[2] PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Michael Hart SG	Portland, OR	Jesuit	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)
Michael Hart SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: NR ESPN: NR
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Roster

2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
F	42	Josh Heytvelt	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Sr	Clarkston	Clarkston, WA
G	11	Andrew Sorenson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	RS Sr	Olympia	Olympia, WA
G	22	Micah Downs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Juanita Kansas	Kirkland, WA
G	2	Jeremy Pargo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Robeson	Chicago, IL
F	50	Ira Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Willis Phoenix College	Conroe, TX
C	45	Will Foster	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	Jr	White River	Bonney Lake, WA
G	15	Matt Bouldin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jr	ThunderRidge	Highlands Ranch, CO
G	4	Chris Pontarolo-Magg (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Quincy	Quincy, WA
G	32	Steven Gray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Bainbridge	Bainbridge Island, WA
F	5	Austin Daye	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Woodbridge	Irvine, CA
C	21	Robert Sacre	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	So	Handsworth	North Vancouver, BC
G	3	Demetri Goodson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Fr	Klein Collins	Spring, TX
F	14	Andy Poling	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Fr	Westview	Portland, OR
G	10	Grant Gibbs	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Linn-Mar	Marion, IA
G	30	Michael Hart (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Jesuit	Portland, OR

Head coach

Mark Few

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/15/2008* 4:00 PM, KHQ	#10	Montana State-Billings	W 83–52	1–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/18/2008* 6:00 PM, KHQ	#9	Idaho	W 80–46	2–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2008 Old Spice Classic
11/27/2008* 6:30 PM, ESPN2	#9	vs. Oklahoma State	W 83–71	3–0	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (4,644) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/28/2008* 2:30 PM, ESPN	#9	vs. Maryland	W 81–59	4–0	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/30/2008* 4:30 PM, ESPN2	#9	vs. #12 Tennessee	W 73–64	5–0	Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (3,914) Lake Buena Vista, FL

Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge
12/06/2008* 10:30 AM, Big Ten Network	#5	at Indiana	W 70–54	6–0	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN

12/10/2008* 7:00 PM, KHQ	#4	at Washington State	W 74–52	7–0	Beasley Coliseum (10,984) Pullman, WA
Duel in the Desert
12/14/2008* 3:00 PM, FSN	#4	vs. Arizona Duel in the Desert	L 69–64	7–1	US Airways Center (6,207) Phoenix, AZ

12/18/2008* 6:00 PM, KHQ	#8	Texas Southern	W 84–42	8–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Battle in Seattle
12/20/2008* 1:00 PM, CBS	#8	vs. #2 Connecticut Battle in Seattle	L 88–83 ^OT	8–2	KeyArena (16,763) Seattle, WA

12/23/2008* 5:00 PM, KHQ	#7	Portland State	L 77–70	8–3	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/31/2008* 5:00 PM, CBS College Sports	#16	at Utah	L 66–65	8–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,571) Salt Lake City, UT
1/7/2009* 6:00 PM, ESPN2		at #15 Tennessee	W 89–79 ^OT	9–4	Thompson-Boling Arena (22,326) Knoxville, TN
1/10/2009 5:00 PM, KHQ		Portland	W 67–50	10–4 (1–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
1/15/2009 6:00 PM, KHQ		Santa Clara	W 95–53	11–4 (2–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
1/17/2009 5:00 PM, KHQ		San Francisco	W 85–51	12–4 (3–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
1/22/2009 6:00 PM, KHQ	#23	at Pepperdine	W 83–69	13–4 (4–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,342) Malibu, CA
1/24/2009 5:00 PM, KHQ	#23	at Loyola Marymount	W 93–60	14–4 (5–0)	Gersten Pavilion (3,796) Los Angeles, CA
1/29/2009 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#20	#22 Saint Mary's	W 69–62	15–4 (6–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
1/31/2009 3:00 PM, ESPN	#20	San Diego	W 64–47	16–4 (7–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2/5/2009 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#18	at Portland	W 93–78	17–4 (8–0)	Chiles Center (4,987) Portland, OR
Ronald McDonald House Charities Classic
2/7/2009* 6:00 PM, ESPN	#18	vs. #14 Memphis	L 68–50	17–5	Spokane Arena (11,339) Spokane, WA

2/12/2009 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#19	at Saint Mary's	W 72–70	18–5 (9–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
2/14/2009 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#19	at San Francisco	W 78–73	19–5 (10–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (3,367) San Francisco, CA
2/19/2009 6:00 PM, KHQ	#17	Loyola Marymount	W 91–54	20–5 (11–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2/21/2009 8:30 PM, ESPNU	#17	Pepperdine	W 92–58	21–5 (12–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2/26/2009 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#17	at Santa Clara	W 81–73	22–5 (13–0)	Leavey Center (4,700) Santa Clara, CA
2/28/2009 4:30 PM, ESPN2	#17	at San Diego	W 58–47	23–5 (14–0)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA
3/3/2009* 6:00 PM, KHQ	#14	USC Upstate	W 90–40	24–5	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
West Coast Conference Tournament
03/8/2009 6:30 PM, ESPN2	#14	vs. Santa Clara	W 94–59	25–5	Orleans Arena (7,845) Las Vegas, NV
03/9/2009 6:00 PM, ESPN	#12	vs. Saint Mary's	W 83–58	26–5	Orleans Arena (7,845) Las Vegas, NV

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/19/09* 4:25 pm, CBS	#10 (#4 seed)	vs. (#13 seed) Akron NCAA Tournament First Round	W 77–64	27–5	Rose Garden Portland, Oregon
3/21/09* 5:30 pm, CBS	#10 (#4 seed)	vs. (#12 seed) Western Kentucky NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 83–81	28–5	Rose Garden (18,794) Portland, Oregon
3/27/09* 6:57 pm, CBS	#10 (#4 seed)	vs. #2 (#1 seed) North Carolina NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen	L 98–77	28–6	FedExForum (17,103) Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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2008–09 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 Gonzaga†	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	6	.824
Saint Mary's	10	–	4	.714	28	–	7	.800
Portland	9	–	5	.643	19	–	13	.594
Santa Clara	7	–	7	.500	16	–	17	.485
San Diego	6	–	8	.429	16	–	16	.500
Pepperdine	5	–	9	.357	9	–	23	.281
San Francisco	3	–	11	.214	11	–	19	.367
Loyola Marymount	2	–	12	.143	3	–	28	.097

† West Coast Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll