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

	Conf				Overall
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
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 2008-09 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.

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

Preseason

Recruiting

2008-09 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darnell Brown G	Beverly Hills, MI	Detroit Country Day School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 30, 2008
Darnell Brown G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Austin Calhoun F	Southfield, MI	Southfield HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Austin Calhoun F	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Scott Thomas F	Delaware, OH	Buckeye Valley HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Scott Thomas F	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Green "Bowling Green Commit List for 2008". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07. Green&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2008-09 "Bowling Green: Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07. Green&p=9&cfg=bb&c=14&yr=2008-09 "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07. "2008-09 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.

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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Exhibition
11/08/08*	Ashland (Exhibition)	W 87-63	0-0	Anderson Arena
Regular Season
11/14/08*	vs. Georgia State (NABC Classic)	W 77-76 ^OT	1-0	Williams Arena
11/15/08*	at Minnesota (NABC Classic)	L 68-61	1-1	Williams Arena
11/16/08*	vs. Concordia - St. Paul (NABC Classic)	W 81-63	2-1	Williams Arena
11/20/08*	Wayne State	W 80-48	3-1	Anderson Arena
11/24/08*	at Ohio State	L 61-57	3-2	Value City Arena
12/01/08*	at Savannah State	L 57-54	3-3	Tiger Arena
12/06/08*	at Illinois State	L 78-65	3-4	Redbird Arena
12/14/08*	Detroit	W 58-38	4-4	Anderson Arena
12/20/08*	at Central Arkansas	L 67-65	4-5	Farris Center
12/22/08*	Towson	W 77-58	5-5	Anderson Arena
12/28/08*	Eastern Illinois	W 78-60	6-5	Anderson Arena
12/31/08*	at Duquesne	L 76-65	6-6	A.J. Palumbo Center
01/03/09*	Fordham	W 65-59	7-6	Anderson Arena
01/10/09	Buffalo	W 86-82	8-6 (1-0)	Anderson Arena
01/14/09	at Kent State	L 72-48	8-7 (1-1)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
01/17/09	Akron	L 62-52	8-8 (1-2)	Anderson Arena
01/20/09	Miami (OH)	L 67-60	8-9 (1-3)	Anderson Arena
01/24/09	at Ohio	W 52-51	9-9 (2-3)	Convocation Center
01/28/09	Ball State	W 62-58	10-9 (3-3)	Anderson Arena
01/31/09	at Northern Illinois	W 69-61	11-9 (4-3)	Convocation Center
02/04/09	Western Michigan	W 68-61	12-9 (5-3)	Anderson Arena
02/07/09	at Central Michigan	W 67-61	13-9 (6-3)	Daniel P. Rose Center
02/11/09	at Toledo	W 59-54	14-9 (7-3)	Savage Hall
02/15/09	Eastern Michigan	L 65-57	14-10 (7-4)	Anderson Arena
02/18/09	at Buffalo	W 59-48	15-10 (8-4)	Alumni Arena
02/21/09*	Canisius (ESPNU BracketBusters)	L 71-66	15-11 (8-4)	Anderson Arena
02/26/08	Kent State	W 67-66	16-11 (9-4)	Anderson Arena
03/01/09	at Akron	W 50-46	17-11 (10-4)	James A. Rhodes Arena
03/05/09	at Miami (OH)	L 50-45 ^OT	17-12 (10-5)	Millett Hall
03/08/09	Ohio	W 75-41	18-12 (11-5)	Anderson Arena
MAC Tournament
03/12/09	Ohio (MAC Tournament Quarterfinals)	W 74-61	19-12 (11-5)	Quicken Loans Arena
03/13/09	Akron (MAC Tournament Semifinals)	L 63-55	19-13 (11-5)	Quicken Loans Arena
NIT Tournament
03/18/09	Creighton (NIT First Round)	L 73-71	19-14 (11-5)	Qwest Center Omaha
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball

Venues	Anderson Arena (1960–2011) Stroh Center (2011–present)

Culture & lore	Freddie and Frieda Falcon

People	Head coaches

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