2008–09 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2008–2009 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
CBI, semifinals
ConferencePac-10 Conference
Record20–14 (6–12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Washington 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
No. 18 UCLA 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
No. 19 Arizona State 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
California 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
USC 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Arizona 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Washington State 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Oregon State 7 11   .389 18 18   .500
Stanford 6 12   .333 20 14   .588
Oregon 2 16   .111 8 23   .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by first year head coach Johnny Dawkins, and played their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Previous season

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The Cardinal began the year ranked in the top 25 in both polls and would stay until a loss to Siena knocked them out. They did not see the rankings again until conference play where they would climb as high as seventh in the nation. After going 13–5 in conference play, the Cardinal received a two seed in the 2008 Pac-10 Conference tournament. Winning their first two games against Arizona and Washington State, Stanford would face UCLA. whom they lost two twice in the regular season, and just like the regular season would lose in the Finals 64–67.

Ranked 11th in the nation at the time, Stanford received a third seed in the 2008 NCAA tournament. They were placed in the South Region with a first round battle against 14 seed Cornell. Stanford would beat Cornell 78–53 and would face Marquette in the second round. Stanford and Marquette took the game into overtime and they came out on top of the Golden Eagles 82–81. Stanford reached the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2001 and their first time under Trent Johnson. Their Sweet Sixteen opponent was 2 seed Texas, but would come up short against the Longhorns 62–82.

At the end of the season, Trent Johnson moved on from Stanford University and accepted the LSU job. Stanford introduced Johnny Dawkins as head coach April 27, 2008.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Stanford Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Brook Lopez 11 F 7'0" 240 Sophomore Fresno, CA Drafted 10th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets
Robin Lopez 42 F 7'0" 245 Sophomore Fresno, CA Drafted 15th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns
Fred Washington 44 F 6'5" 205 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Peter Prowitt 55 C 6'10" 250 Senior Arlington, VA Graduated
Taj Finger 31 F 6'8" 190 Senior Mt. Kisco, NY Graduated

Incoming

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeremy Green
G
Austin, TX Bowie High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 7, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 91
Jarrett Mann
F
Middletown, DE Blair Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 26, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Elliott Bullock
F
Salt Lake City, UT Olympus High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jack Trotter
F
Moraga, CA Campolindo High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 295 lb (134 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 68
Matei Daian
C
Bucharest, Romania Saint Sava National College 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Stanford Commit List for 2008". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

Roster

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2008–09 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Mitch Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr O'Dea High School Seattle, WA
G 2 Landry Fields 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos, CA
G 3 Jarrett Mann 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Blair Academy Middletown, DE
G 4 Anthony Goods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Centennial High School Corona, CA
G 5 Jeremy Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bowie High School Austin TX
G 10 Drew Shiller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Burlingame High School
San Francisco
Burlingame, CA
G 13 Emmanuel Igbinosa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bellaire High School Houston, TX
F 15 Lawrence Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Deer Valley High School Glendale, AZ
G 22 Kenny Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Carroll Senior High School Southlake, TX
F 24 Josh Owens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Phillips Exeter Academy Kennesaw, GA
G 32 Da'veed Dildy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So King College Prep Chicago, IL
C 34 Will Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Calallen High School Corpus Christi, TX
F 50 Jack Trotter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Campolindo High School Maraga, CA
F 51 Elloitt Bullock 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Olympus High School Salt Lake City, UT
C 52 Matei Daian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Saint Sava National College Bucharest, Romania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 14, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2008
Cal State Stanislaus W 93–54 
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
November 8, 2008
Seattle Pacific W 97–56 
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
Regular season
November 14, 2008*
4:00 PM
at Yale W 75–67  1–0
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (2,532)
New Haven, CT
November 18, 2008*
7:30 PM
Cal State Northridge W 103–85  2–0
Maples Pavilion (6,593)
Stanford, CA
November 26, 2008*
7:30 PM
Air Force W 76–57  3–0
Maples Pavilion (6,836)
Stanford, CA
November 29, 2008*
7:30 PM, FSN
Colorado
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
W 76–52  4–0
Maples Pavilion (6,988)
Stanford, CA
December 14, 2008*
4:00 PM, CBS CS
at Colorado State W 74–63  5–0
Moby Arena (2,933)
Fort Collins, CO
December 17, 2008*
7:30 PM, CSN BA
Northern Arizona W 66–57  6–0
Maples Pavilion (6,795)
Stanford, CA
December 20, 2008*
7:00 PM
Northwestern W 65–59  7–0
Maples Pavilion (7,121)
Stanford, CA
December 23, 2008*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Santa Clara W 77–69  8–0
Leavey Center (3,146)
Santa Clara, CA
December 28, 2008*
7:00 PM, FSN
Texas Tech
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
W 111–56  9–0
Maples Pavilion (6,978)
Stanford, CA
December 30, 2008*
7:30 PM
Hartford W 69–55  10–0
Maples Pavilion (6,898)
Stanford, CA
January 2, 2009
8:30 PM
No. 17 Arizona State L 60–90  10–1
(0–1)
Maples Pavilion (7,378)
Stanford, CA
January 4, 2009
7:00 PM, FSN
Arizona W 76–60  11–1
(1–1)
Maples Pavilion (7,189)
Stanford, CA
January 8, 2009
7:30 PM, FSNNW
Washington L 83–84  11–2
(1–2)
Bank of America Arena (9,291)
Seattle, WA
January 10, 2009
7:00 PM, FSNNW
at Washington State L 54–55  11–3
(1–3)
Friel Court (7,332)
Pullman, WA
January 17, 2009
5:00 PM, CSN BA
No. 22 California W 75–69  12–3
(2–3)
Maples Pavilion (7,329)
Stanford, CA
January 22, 2009
7:30 PM
Oregon W 77–55  13–3
(3–3)
Maples Pavilion (6,902)
Stanford, CA
January 24, 2009
7:00 PM, FSNNW
Oregon State L 62–77  13–4
(3–4)
Maples Pavilion (7,329)
Stanford, CA
January 29, 2009
7:30 PM, FSN Prime Ticket
at USC L 69–70  13–5
(3–5)
Galen Center (7,963)
Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 2009
12:30 PM, ABC
at No. 16 UCLA L 63–97  13–6
(3–6)
Pauley Pavilion (11,129)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2009
7:30 PM
Washington State W 65–64  14–6
(4–6)
Maples Pavilion (6,887)
Stanford, CA
February 8, 2009
2:30 PM, FSN
No. 22 Washington L 68–75  14–7
(4–7)
Maples Pavilion (7,329)
Stanford, CA
February 10, 2009*
7:30 PM
Cal State Bakersfield W 85–50  15–7
Maples Pavilion (6,748)
Stanford, CA
February 14, 2009
2:00 PM, FSN
at California L 75–82  15–8
(4–8)
Haas Pavilion (10,503)
Berkeley, CA
February 19, 2009
7:00 PM
at Oregon State L 54–66  15–9
(4–9)
Gill Coliseum (6,229)
Corvallis, CA
February 21, 2009
5:00 PM, CSNNW
at Oregon L 60–68  15–10
(4–10)
McArthur Court (7,932)
Eugene, OR
February 26, 2009
7:30 PM, FSN Prime Ticket
UCLA L 71–76  15–11
(4–11)
Maples Pavilion (7,156)
Stanford, CA
February 28, 2009
5:00 PM
USC W 75–63  16–11
(5–11)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 5, 2009
5:30 PM, FS Arizona
at No. 21 Arizona State W 62–46  17–11
(6–11)
Wells Fargo Arena (9,272)
Tempe, AZ
March 7, 2009
4:30 PM, FS Arizona
at Arizona L 87–101  17–12
(6–12)
McKale Center (14,723)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-10 tournament
March 11, 2009
6:00 pm, FSN
(9) vs. (8) Oregon State
First Round
W 62–54  18–12
Staples Center (10,964)
Los Angeles, CA
March 12, 2009
12:00 pm, FSN
(9) vs. (1) No. 13 Washington
Quarterfinals
L 73–85  18–13
Staples Center (14,732)
Los Angeles, CA
College Basketball Invitational
March 18, 2009*
7:00 pm
(M1) vs. (M4) Boise State
First Round
W 96–76  19–13
Maples Pavilion (1,243)
Stanford, CA
March 23, 2009*
5:00 pm, HDNet
(M1) vs. (M2) Wichita State
Quarterfinals
W 70–56  20–13
Charles Koch Arena (8,812)
Wichita, KS
March 25, 2009*
7:00 pm, HDNet
(3) vs. (2) Oregon State
Semifinals
L 62–65 OT 20–14
Gill Coliseum (4,759)
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
M=Midwest.
All times are in Pacific Standard Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRV

References

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  1. ^ "Stanford hires Johnny Dawkins". SF Gate. April 27, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2022.