2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
League champions | Bowling Green and Buffalo |
Season MVP | Michael Bramos |
Tournament | |
Champions | Akron |
Runners-up | Buffalo |
Finals MVP | Nate Linhart |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2008, followed by the start of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2009 and concluded in March 2009. Bowling Green and Buffalo shared the regular season title with a conference record of 11–5. Fifth-seeded Akron defeated Buffalo in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.[1][2]
Preseason awards
[edit]The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008.[3]
Preseason men's basketball poll
[edit](First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
[edit]- Kent State (16) 124
- Miami (6) 109
- Bowling Green 70
- Akron 67
- Ohio 66
- Buffalo 35
West Division
[edit]- Western Michigan (15) 122
- Eastern Michigan (7) 105
- Central Michigan 79
- Toledo 71
- Ball State 55
- Northern Illinois 39
Tournament champs
[edit]Kent State (11), Miami (7), Bowling Green (2), Eastern Michigan (2)
Honors
[edit]Honor | Recipient |
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Preseason All-MAC East | Nate Linhart, Akron |
Nate Miller, Bowling Green | |
Al Fisher, Kent State | |
Michael Bramos, Miami | |
Jerome Tillman, Ohio | |
Preseason All-MAC West | Anthony Newell, Ball State |
Carlos Medlock, Eastern Michigan | |
Darion Anderson, Northern Illinois | |
Tyrone Kent, Toledo | |
David Kool, Western Michigan |
Postseason
[edit]Mid–American tournament
[edit]NCAA tournament
[edit]Postseason awards
[edit]- Coach of the Year: Louis Orr, Bowling Green
- Player of the Year: Michael Bramos, Miami
- Freshman of the Year: Jarrod Jones, Ball State
- Defensive Player of the Year: Nate Linhart, Akron
- Sixth Man of the Year: Brett McKnight, Akron
Honors
[edit]Honor | Recipient |
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Postseason All-MAC First Team | Michael Bramos, Miami, G/F |
Al Fisher, Kent State, G | |
Nate Miller, Bowling Green, F | |
Rodney Pierce, Buffalo, G | |
Jerome Tillman, Ohio, F | |
Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Darion Anderson, Northern Illinois G |
Brandon Bowdry, Eastern Michigan F | |
Brett McKnight, Akron, F | |
Tyrone Kent, Toledo, G | |
David Kool, Western Michigan, G | |
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Mike Allen, Ohio, G |
Tyler Dierkers, Miami, F | |
Greg Gamble, Buffalo, G | |
Jarrod Jones, Ball State, F | |
Brandon Lampley, Ball State, G | |
Nate Linhart, Akron, F | |
Chris McKnight, Akron, F | |
Brian Moten, Bowling Green, G | |
Chris Singletary, Kent State, G/F | |
Marcus Van, Central Michigan, F/C | |
All-MAC Freshman Team | Anthony Hitchens, Akron, G |
Jarrod Jones, Ball State, F | |
Mike DiNunno, Northern Illinois, G | |
Steven Coleman, Ohio, G | |
Flenard Whitfield, Western Michigan, F |
See also
[edit]2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
References
[edit]- ^ "Freshman guard Hitchens sparks Akron to its first NCAA tourney berth since 1986". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "Akron challenges, but Zags establish dominance with rally in second". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "KENT STATE, WESTERN MICHIGAN NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITES".
- ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2008–09 PRESEASON ALL-MAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM".
- ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES COACH OF THE YEAR, ALL-MAC AND ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS".
- ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S BASKETBALL SPECIALTY AWARDS".