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

The 2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils were coached by Charli Turner Thorne. The Sun Devils were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12[1]
Record26-9 ( Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Charli Turner Thorne
Assistant coaches
  • Joseph Anders
  • Meg Sanders
  • Laura Hughes
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena
Seasons
← 2007–08
2009–10 →
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Stanford †17–1 .94433–5  .868
No. 13 California15–3 .83327–7  .794
No. 19 Arizona State15–3 .83326–9  .743
Oregon State9–9 .50020–12  .625
UCLA9–9 .50019–12  .613
USC9–9 .50017–15  .531
Oregon5–13 .2789–21  .300
Arizona4–14 .22212–19  .387
Washington State4–14 .22211–19  .367
Washington3–15 .1678–22  .267
† 2009 Pac-10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

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Exhibition

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Date Location Opponent Sun Devils points Opp. points Record
Nov. 5/08Tempe, AZHouston Jaguars83611-0

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Preseason WNIT

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Date Location Opponent Sun Devils points Opp. points Record
Nov. 14/08Tempe, ArizonaCleveland State76591-0
Nov. 16/08TempeTulane86532-0
Nov. 21/08Norman, OKOklahoma57702-1

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Regular season

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Roster

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Number Name Height Position Class
42Kali Bennett6-5CenterSophomore
25Kimberly Brandon6-2Guard/ForwardFreshman
24Jazlyn Davis5-9GuardJunior
33Sybil Dosty6-3CenterSenior
12Alex Earl5-10GuardFreshman
11Kate Engelbrecht5-10GuardSenior
30Gabby Fage5-11GuardJunior
10Nia Fanaika5-8GuardSenior
22Janae Fulcher6-3ForwardFreshman
20Briann January5-8GuardSenior
34Lauren Lacey6-3Forward/CenterSenior
21Kayli Murphy6-2Forward/CenterJunior
13Danielle Orsillo5-9GuardRedshirt Junior
4Haley Parsons5-5GuardFreshman
1Dymond Simon5-5GuardJunior
23Kirsten Thompson6-6CenterSenior
32Becca Tobin6-4ForwardSophomore

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Schedule

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Date Location Opponent Sun Devils points Opp. points Record
Nov. 28/08Freeport, BahamasHofstra80541-0
Nov. 29/08Freeport, BahamasFlorida60651-1
Dec. 3/08Davis, CAUC Davis73592-1
Dec. 6/08TempeUC Irvine75233-1
Dec. 7/08TempeNorthern Arizona91654-1
Dec. 14/08TempeUC Riverside68455-1
Dec.18/08Austin, TXTexas71815-2
Dec. 21/08TempeXavier75576-2
Dec. 28/08Lincoln, NENebraska58626-3
Jan. 2/09TempeStanford61646-4
Jan. 4/09TempeCalifornia53546-5
Jan. 8/09Corvalis, OROregon State61367-5
Jan. 10/09Eugene, OROregon81538-5
Jan. 15/09TempeUCLA68449-5
Jan. 17/09TempeUSC837110-5
Jan. 24/09TempeArizona753811-5
Jan.29 /09Pullman, WAWashington State664712-5
Jan.29 /09Seattle, WAWashington806413-5
Feb. 5/09TempeOregon685614-5
Feb. 7/09TempeOregon State655415-5
Feb. 12/09Los Angeles, CAUSC726916-5
Feb. 14/09Los Angeles, CAUCLA696617-5
Feb. 21/09Tucson, AZArizona605318-5
Feb. 26/09TempeWashington553219-5
Feb. 28/09TempeWashington State763520-5
Mar. 5/09Berkeley, CACalifornia634121-5
Mar. 7/09Palo Alto, CAStanford687721-6

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Pacific-10 Tournament

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  • Quarterfinals
    • USC 70, Arizona State 65
  • March 13: Heather Oliver scored 17 points, and Camille LeNoir had 18 as Southern California beat Arizona State 70-65 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament. The Trojans shot 52.9 percent and made 10 3-pointers. It was only the second time a six seed had beaten a third seed in the tournament.[4]

Lauren Lacey had 14 points and Danielle Orsillo 17 points and seven rebounds for the Sun Devils. With less than 4 minutes remaining, Arizona State was behind by three points but was unable to win the game.

Player stats

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Player Games Played Minutes Field goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

Postseason

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NCAA basketball tournament

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  • Arizona State 58, Georgia 47
  • Arizona State 63, Florida State 58
  • Arizona State 84, Texas A&M 69
  • Connecticut 83, Arizona State 64

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

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Round Pick Player WNBA club
16Briann JanuaryIndiana Fever

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".
  2. 1 2 3 "ARIZONA STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  3. ↑ "ARIZONA STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on August 23, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  4. ↑ "USC Shocks Sun Devils in Pac-10 Quarterfinal - ARIZONA STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Women's 2009 Final Four Official Site". Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  6. ↑ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
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