FINAL RECORD
19-15, 8-10, seventh in Pac-10.

WHAT WENT RIGHT
Freshman guard Jerryd Bayless was dynamite. Sophomore post Jordan Hill emerged as a legitimate force in the Pac-10. The Wildcats continued to play hard for interim coach Kevin O'Neill through the entire season, despite all the turmoil.

WHAT WENT WRONG
The Wildcats finished with fewer than 20 wins for the first time in 21 seasons. Sophomore Chase Budinger, after being voted Pac-10 Freshman of the Year a season earlier, was good, but not as consistently excellent as the Wildcats needed. Injuries and a lack of depth, not to mention the unsettled coaching situation, plagued the Wildcats.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"Every program has to rebuild at some point." -- Graduating senior guard Jawann McClellan on the Wildcats' uncertain future.

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