2008–09 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

2008-09 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
MAC Regular Season Champions
MAC East Division Champions
National Invitation Tournament, First Round
Conference Mid-American Conference East
2008-09 record 19-14 (11-5 MAC)
Head coach Louis Orr
Assistant coach LaMonta Stone
Assistant coach George Jackson
Assistant coach Louis Twigg
Home arena Anderson Arena
Seasons
« 2007-08 2009-10 »
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Bowling Green 11   5   .688     19   14   .576
Buffalo 11   5   .688     21   12   .636
Miami 10   6   .625     17   13   .567
Akron 10   6   .625     23   13   .639
Kent State 10   6   .625     19   15   .559
Ohio 7   9   .438     15   17   .469
West
Ball State 7   9   .438     14   17   .452
Central Michigan 7   9   .438     12   19   .387
Western Michigan 7   9   .438     10   21   .323
Eastern Michigan 6   10   .375     8   24   .250
Northern Illinois 5   11   .313     10   20   .333
Toledo 5   11   .313     7   25   .219
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008-2009 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team was the 93rd collegiate basketball team fielded by Bowling Green State University and played their home games at Anderson Arena on the BGSU campus. The team looked to improve on their record after finishing 13-17 (7-9 MAC) placing 5th in the East Division (9th overall) and falling to rival Toledo in the MAC Tournament first round in coach Louis Orr's first season as head coach.

Contents

Preseason

Recruiting

Roster

BGSU Men's Basketball
Current Roster
Head Coach: Louis Orr
G 1 Brian Moten Senior 6'4", 190 lb (Saginaw, MI)
F 2 Darryl Clements Senior 6'4", 200 lb (Detroit, MI)
F 10 Scott Thomas Freshman 6'6", 185 lb (Delaware, OH)
G 12 Ryan Sims Junior 6'1", 180 lb (Fort Wayne, IN)
G 14 Joe Jakubowski Sophomore 6'2", 180 lb (Rossford, OH)
F 15 Austin Calhoun Freshman 6'7", 218 lb (Southfield, MI)
F 20 Nate Miller Senior 6'4", 240 lb (Springfield, OH)
G 22 Darnell Brown Fresnhman 6'2", 200 lb (Detroit, MI)
F 23 Chris Knight Sophomore 6'7", 210 lb (Cincinnati, OH)
F 24 Cameron Madlock Sophomore 6'8", 200 lb (Whitefish Bay, WI)
G 32 Matt Karaffa Junior 6'3", 210 lb (West Chester, OH)
F 34 Erik Marschall Junior 6'7", 235 lb (New London, OH)
C 45 Otis Polk Junior 6'9", 280 lb (Detroit, MI)
C 50 Marc Larson Junior 6'9", 245 lb (Mattawan, MI)

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Exhibition
11/08/08* 2:00pm Ashland Anderson ArenaBowling Green, OH
(Exhibition)
W 87-63  0-0
Regular Season
11/14/08* 7:00pm vs. Georgia State Williams ArenaMinneapolis, MN
(NABC Classic)
W 77-76 OT 1-0
11/15/08* 9:00pm at Minnesota Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN
(NABC Classic)
L 68-61  1-1
11/16/08* 5:00pm vs. Concordia - St. Paul Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN
(NABC Classic)
W 81-63  2-1
11/20/08* 7:00pm Wayne State Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH BCSN W 80-48  3-1
11/24/08* 8:00pm at Ohio State Value City ArenaColumbus, OH BTN L 61-57  3-2
12/01/08* 7:30pm at Savannah State Tiger ArenaSavannah, GA L 57-54  3-3
12/06/08* 8:05pm at Illinois State Redbird ArenaNormal, IL L 78-65  3-4
12/14/08* 6:00pm Detroit Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH BCSN W 58-38  4-4
12/20/08* 7:00pm at Central Arkansas Farris CenterConway, AR L 67-65  4-5
12/22/08* 7:00pm Towson Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH BCSN W 77-58  5-5
12/28/08* 2:00pm Eastern Illinois Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH BCSN W 78-60  6-5
12/31/08* 4:00pm at Duquesne A.J. Palumbo CenterPittsburgh, PA L 76-65  6-6
01/03/09* 2:00pm Fordham Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH BCSN W 65-59  7-6
01/10/09 2:00pm Buffalo Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH W 86-82  8-6 (1-0)
01/14/09 7:00pm at Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation CenterKent, OH L 72-48  8-7 (1-1)
01/17/09 4:30pm Akron Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH ESPNU L 62-52  8-8 (1-2)
01/20/09 7:00pm Miami (OH) Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH BCSN L 67-60  8-9 (1-3)
01/24/09 2:00pm at Ohio Convocation CenterAthens, OH W 52-51  9-9 (2-3)
01/28/09 7:00pm Ball State Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH] BCSN W 62-58  10-9 (3-3)
01/31/09 4:00pm at Northern Illinois Convocation CenterDeKalb, IL W 69-61  11-9 (4-3)
02/04/09 7:00pm Western Michigan Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH BCSN W 68-61  12-9 (5-3)
02/07/09 7:00pm at Central Michigan Daniel P. Rose CenterMt. Pleasant, MI W 67-61  13-9 (6-3)
02/11/09 7:00pm at Toledo Savage HallToledo, OH W 59-54  14-9 (7-3)
02/15/09 7:00pm Eastern Michigan Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH BCSN L 65-57  14-10 (7-4)
02/18/09 7:00pm at Buffalo Alumni ArenaBuffalo, NY W 59-48  15-10 (8-4)
02/21/09* TBA Canisius Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH
(ESPNU BracketBusters)
BCSN L 71-66  15-11 (8-4)
02/26/08 7:00pm Kent State Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH FS Ohio W 67-66  16-11 (9-4)
03/01/09 2:00pm at Akron James A. Rhodes ArenaAkron, OH W 50-46  17-11 (10-4)
03/05/09 TBA at Miami (OH) Millett HallOxford, OH L 50-45 OT 17-12 (10-5)
03/08/09 2:00pm Ohio Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH BCSN W 75-41  18-12 (11-5)
MAC Tournament
03/12/09 Ohio Quicken Loans ArenaCleveland, OH
(MAC Tournament Quarterfinals)
W 74-61  19-12 (11-5)
03/13/09 Akron Quicken Loans Arena • Cleveland, OH
(MAC Tournament Semifinals)
L 63-55  19-13 (11-5)
NIT Tournament
03/18/09 8:00pm Creighton Qwest Center OmahaOmaha, NE
(NIT First Round)
L 73-71  19-14 (11-5)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

Name Type College Graduating year
Louis Orr Head Coach Syracuse 1980
LaMonta Stone Assistant Coach Wayne State 1999
George Jackson Assistant Coach Wittenberg 1979
Louis Twigg Assistant Coach Temple 2002
Dave Clarke Director of Basketball Operations Ferris State 2005
Chad Young Athletic Trainer

See also

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