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

The 2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team will represent 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 are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and attempted to win the NCAA championship.

2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
NCAA Women's Division I Tournament, Second Round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12[1]
2008–09 record26-9 ( Pac-10)
Head coachCharli Turner Thorne
Assistant coaches
  • Joseph Anders
  • Meg Sanders
  • Laura Hughes
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena

Offseason

Exhibition
DateLocationOpponentSun Devils PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 5/08Tempe, AZHouston Jaguars83611-0

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Preseason WNIT
DateLocationOpponentSun Devils PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 14/08Tempe, ArizonaCleveland State76591-0
Nov. 16/08TempeTulane86532-0
Nov. 21/08Norman, OKOklahoma57702-1

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Regular season

Roster
NumberNameHeightPositionClass
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
DateLocationOpponentSun Devils PointsOpp. PointsRecord
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
  • 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
PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints

Postseason

NCAA Basketball Tournament
  • 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

Team players drafted into the WNBA
RoundPickPlayerWNBA Club
16Briann JanuaryIndiana Fever

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See also
  • 2008-09 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

References
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