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2008–09 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 2008–09 |
| team | Bowling Green Falcons |
| image | Bowling Green Falcons wordmark.svg |
| image_size | 250 |
| conference | Mid-American Conference |
| division | East |
| short_conf | MAC |
| record | 19–14 |
| conf_record | 11–5 |
| head_coach | Louis Orr |
| asst_coach1 | LaMonta Stone |
| asst_coach2 | George Jackson |
| asst_coach3 | Louis Twigg |
| stadium | Anderson Arena |
| champion | MAC Regular Season Champions |
| MAC East Division Champions | |
| bowl | [National Invitation Tournament](2009-national-invitation-tournament) |
| bowl_result | First Round |
MAC East Division Champions
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. They were defeated in the semifinals of the MAC tournament by Akron. The Falcons earned an invitation to the 2009 National Invitation Tournament, where they were defeated in the first round by Creighton.
Previous season
The Falcons looked to improve on their record in 2007–08 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
Roster
| C | 50 | [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 20px]] | Marc Larson | Junior | 6'9", 245 lb | (Mattawan, MI) |
|---|
Schedule
|- !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=| Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| MAC tournament |- !colspan=9 style=| NIT
References
References
- (March 13, 2009). "Akron 63, Bowling Green 55". [[ESPN]].
- (March 18, 2009). "Stinnett leads Creighton comeback over Bowling Green". [[ESPN]].
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