2008–09 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

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.

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
Division	East
2008–09 record	19–14 (11–5 MAC)
Head coach	Louis Orr
Assistant coaches	LaMonta Stone George Jackson Louis Twigg
Home arena	Anderson Arena

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

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

US college sports recruiting information for 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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Austin Calhoun F	Southfield, MI	Southfield HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "Bowling Green Commit List for 2008". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07. "Bowling Green: Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07. "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 time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/08/08* 2:00pm		Ashland Exhibition	W 87–63	0–0	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
Regular Season
11/14/08* 7:00pm		vs. Georgia State NABC Classic	W 77–76 ^OT	1–0	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
11/15/08* 9:00pm		at Minnesota NABC Classic	W 68–61	1–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
11/16/08* 5:00pm		vs. Concordia – St. Paul NABC Classic	W 81–63	2–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
11/20/08* 7:00pm, BCSN		Wayne State	W 80–48	3–1	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
11/24/08* 8:00pm, BTN		at Ohio State	W 61–57	3–2	Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
12/01/08* 7:30pm		at Savannah State	W 57–54	3–3	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
12/06/08* 8:05pm		at Illinois State	W 78–65	3–4	Redbird Arena  Normal, IL
12/14/08* 6:00pm, BCSN		Detroit	W 58–38	4–4	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
12/20/08* 7:00pm		at Central Arkansas	W 67–65	4–5	Farris Center  Conway, AR
12/22/08* 7:00pm, BCSN		Towson	W 77–58	5–5	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
12/28/08* 2:00pm, BCSN		Eastern Illinois	W 78–60	6–5	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
12/31/08* 4:00pm		at Duquesne	W 76–65	6–6	A.J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
01/03/09* 2:00pm, BCSN		Fordham	W 65–59	7–6	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
01/10/09 2:00pm		Buffalo	W 86–82	8–6 (1–0)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
01/14/09 7:00pm		at Kent State	W 72–48	8–7 (1–1)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, OH
01/17/09 4:30pm, ESPNU		Akron	W 62–52	8–8 (1–2)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
01/20/09 7:00pm, BCSN		Miami (OH)	W 67–60	8–9 (1–3)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
01/24/09 2:00pm		at Ohio	W 52–51	9–9 (2–3)	Convocation Center  Athens, OH
01/28/09 7:00pm, BCSN		Ball State	W 62–58	10–9 (3–3)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH]
01/31/09 4:00pm		at Northern Illinois	W 69–61	11–9 (4–3)	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
02/04/09 7:00pm, BCSN		Western Michigan	W 68–61	12–9 (5–3)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
02/07/09 7:00pm		at Central Michigan	W 67–61	13–9 (6–3)	Daniel P. Rose Center  Mt. Pleasant, MI
02/11/09 7:00pm		at Toledo	W 59–54	14–9 (7–3)	Savage Hall  Toledo, OH
02/15/09 7:00pm, BCSN		Eastern Michigan	W 65–57	14–10 (7–4)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
02/18/09 7:00pm		at Buffalo	W 59–48	15–10 (8–4)	Alumni Arena  Buffalo, NY
02/21/09* TBA, BCSN		Canisius ESPNU BracketBusters	W 71–66	15–11 (8–4)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
02/26/08 7:00pm, FS Ohio		Kent State	W 67–66	16–11 (9–4)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
03/01/09 2:00pm		at Akron	W 50–46	17–11 (10–4)	James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, OH
03/05/09 TBA		at Miami (OH)	W 50–45 ^OT	17–12 (10–5)	Millett Hall  Oxford, OH
03/08/09 2:00pm, BCSN		Ohio	W 75–41	18–12 (11–5)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
MAC Tournament
03/12/09		Ohio MAC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 74–61	19–12 (11–5)	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
03/13/09		Akron MAC Tournament Semifinals	W 63–55	19–13 (11–5)	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
NIT Tournament
03/18/09 8:00pm		Creighton NIT First Round	W 73–71	19–14 (11–5)	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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