2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2008–09
Team:	Arizona Wildcats
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Coachrank:	24
Record:	21–14
Conf Record:	9–9
Hc Year:	1st
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:	Sweet Sixteen

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.

Recruiting class

Source:^[1]

Roster

Depth chart

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Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#;"| Pac-10 Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#;"| NCAA tournament

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Commitments/Recruits. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727014156/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/12/class/2008. dead. July 27, 2011. 2008. 2011-07-05.
2. Web site: 2008-09 Men's Basketball Media Guide . . April 25, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220425224809/https://arizona_ftp.sidearmsports.com/old_site/pdf/m-baskbl/MBKB.pdf . April 25, 2022.