| 2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| 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]
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008.[3]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Kent State (11), Miami (7), Bowling Green (2), Eastern Michigan (2)
| 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 |
See main article: 2009 MAC men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| 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 | |
2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season