2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball season
2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
December 4, 2008 through February 28, 2009 |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN, CBS Sports, Horizon League Network |
Regular Season | |
Champions | Butler Bulldogs |
Coach of the Year | Brad Stevens, Butler |
Runners-up | Green Bay Phoenix |
Season MVP | Matt Howard, Butler |
Tournament | |
Champions | Cleveland State |
Runners-up | Butler |
Finals MVP | Cedric Jackson, Cleveland State |
2008-09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Standings | ||||||
Conf | Overall | |||||
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Team (Rank) | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT |
#22 Butler | 15 | 3 | .833 | 26 | 6 | .813 |
Green Bay | 13 | 5 | .722 | 22 | 11 | .667 |
Cleveland State† | 12 | 6 | .667 | 26 | 11 | .703 |
Wright State | 12 | 6 | .667 | 20 | 13 | .606 |
Milwaukee | 11 | 7 | .611 | 17 | 14 | .548 |
UIC | 7 | 11 | .389 | 16 | 15 | .516 |
Youngstown State | 7 | 11 | .389 | 11 | 19 | .367 |
Loyola (IL) | 6 | 12 | .333 | 14 | 18 | .438 |
Valparaiso | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9 | 22 | .290 |
Detroit | 2 | 16 | .111 | 7 | 23 | .233 |
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball season marks the 29th season of Horizon League basketball.
Conference awards & honors
Weekly awards
HL Players of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the HL offices name a player of the week.[1]
Week | Player of the week |
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November 24 | Josh Mayo, UIC |
December 1 | J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State |
December 8 | Josh Mayo, UIC |
December 15 | Gordon Hayward, Butler |
December 22 | J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State |
December 29 | Gordon Hayward, Butler |
January 5 | Avery Smith, Milwaukee |
January 12 | Kelvin Bright, Youngstown State |
January 19 | James Eayrs, Milwaukee |
January 26 | Ryan Tillema, Green Bay |
February 2 | Troy Cotton, Green Bay |
February 9 | Gordon Hayward, Butler Ryan Tillema, Green Bay |
February 16 | Norris Cole, Cleveland State |
February 23 | Justin Cerasoli, Loyola |
All-Conference Honors[1]
Honor | Recipient(s) | School | Position | Year |
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Player of the Year | Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore |
Coach of the Year | Brad Stevens | Butler | Head Coach | 2nd |
Newcomer of the Year | Gordon Hayward | Butler | Guard/Forward | Freshman |
Defensive Player of the Year | Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior |
Sixth Man of the Year | Ryan Tillema | Green Bay | Guard | Senior |
All Horizon League First Team | J'Nathan Bullock | Cleveland State | Forward | Senior |
Gordon Hayward | Butler | Guard/Forward | Freshman | |
Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore | |
Josh Mayo | UIC | Guard | Senior | |
Ryan Tillema | Green Bay | Guard | Senior | |
All Horizon League Second Team | Todd Brown | Wright State | Guard | Junior |
Tone Boyle | Milwaukee | Guard | Junior | |
Rahmon Fletcher | Green Bay | Guard | Sophomore | |
Urule Igbavboa | Valparaiso | Forward | Senior | |
Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior | |
All-Newcomer Team | Tone Boyle | Milwaukee | Guard | Junior |
James Eayrs | Milwaukee | Forward | Junior | |
Gordon Hayward | Butler | Guard/Forward | Freshman | |
Shelvin Mack | Butler | Guard | Freshman | |
DeAndre Mays | Youngstown State | Guard | Junior | |
All Defensive Team | Terry Evans | Green Bay | Forward | Senior |
Will Graham | Wright State | Guard | Senior | |
Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore | |
Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior | |
Scott VanderMeer | UIC | Center | Senior |
Tournament honors[1]
Cedric Jackson of Cleveland State was named the tournament MVP.
Horizon League All-Tournament Team | Player | School | Position | Year |
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Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior | |
J'Nathan Bullock | Cleveland State | Forward | Senior | |
Norris Cole | Cleveland State | Guard | Sophomore | |
Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore | |
Shelvin Mack | Butler | Guard | Freshman |
External links
References
- 1 2 3 Horizon League Men's Basketball Recordbook, retrieved 2011-November-06.
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