2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season explained

2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:12
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Champions
League Champs:Bowling Green and Buffalo
Mvp:Michael Bramos
Mvp Link:Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2009 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Akron
Finals Runner-Up:Buffalo
Finals Mvp:Nate Linhart
Finals Mvp Link:Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament
Seasonslist:List of Mid-American men's basketball seasons
Seasonslistnames:Mid-American men's basketball
Prevseason Year:2007–08
Nextseason Year:2009–10

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

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008.[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  1. Kent State (16) 124
  2. (6) 109
  3. Bowling Green 70
  4. Akron 67
  5. Ohio 66
  6. Buffalo 35

West Division

  1. Western Michigan (15) 122
  2. Eastern Michigan (7) 105
  3. Central Michigan 79
  4. 71
  5. Ball State 55
  6. Northern Illinois 39

Tournament champs

Kent State (11), Miami (7), Bowling Green (2), Eastern Michigan (2)

Honors

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HonorRecipient
Preseason All-MAC EastNate Linhart, Akron
Nate Miller, Bowling Green
Al Fisher, Kent State
Michael Bramos, Miami
Jerome Tillman, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC WestAnthony Newell, Ball State
Carlos Medlock, Eastern Michigan
Darion Anderson, Northern Illinois
Tyrone Kent, Toledo
David Kool, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

See main article: 2009 MAC men's basketball tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Postseason awards

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  1. Coach of the Year: Louis Orr, Bowling Green
  2. Player of the Year: Michael Bramos, Miami
  3. Freshman of the Year: Jarrod Jones, Ball State
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Nate Linhart, Akron
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Brett McKnight, Akron

Honors

HonorRecipient
Postseason All-MAC First TeamMichael 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 TeamDarion 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 MentionMike 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 TeamAnthony Hitchens, Akron, G
Jarrod Jones, Ball State, F
Mike DiNunno, Northern Illinois, G
Steven Coleman, Ohio, G
Flenard Whitfield, Western Michigan, F

See also

2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Freshman guard Hitchens sparks Akron to its first NCAA tourney berth since 1986. ESPN. en. 2022-05-24.
  2. Web site: Akron challenges, but Zags establish dominance with rally in second. https://web.archive.org/web/20220524160238/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000036. dead. May 24, 2022. ESPN.com. 2022-05-24.
  3. Web site: KENT STATE, WESTERN MICHIGAN NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITES. en.
  4. Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES 2008–09 PRESEASON ALL-MAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM. en.
  5. Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES COACH OF THE YEAR, ALL-MAC AND ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS.
  6. Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S BASKETBALL SPECIALTY AWARDS.