# 2008–09 Morgan State Bears basketball team

The 2008–09 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Todd Bozeman's third season at Morgan State. The Bears competed in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House. They finished the season 23–12, 13–3 in MEAC play to win the regular season championship. They also won the 2009 MEAC men's basketball tournament to receive the conferences automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They received the No. 15 seed in the South Region where they lost to No. 2 seed and AP #7 Oklahoma in the first round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 15, 2008* | | at La Salle | L 61–64 | 0–1 | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 17, 2008* | | UMBC | W 67–60 | 1–1 | Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nov 19, 2008* | | at Manhattan | L 60–61 | 1–2 | Draddy Gymnasium New York, New York |
| Nov 21, 2008* | | vs. Marshall | W 72–67 | 2–2 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Nov 22, 2008* | | vs. Utah | L 37–66 | 2–3 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Nov 23, 2008* | | vs. Green Bay | L 54–71 | 2–4 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Nov 29, 2008* | | at Ole Miss | L 70–78 | 2–5 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Dec 1, 2008* | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 61–65 | 2–6 | Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Dec 6, 2008 | | Coppin State | W 62–48 | 3–6 (1–0) | Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Dec 10, 2008* | | at DePaul | W 79–75 | 4–6 | Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 27, 2008* | | vs. William Jessup | W 70–68 | 5–6 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Dec 28, 2008* | | at Saint Mary's | L 60–76 | 5–7 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Dec 30, 2008* | | at Washington | L 67–81 | 5–8 | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Jan 7, 2009* | | at Maryland | W 66–65 | 6–8 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 10, 2009 | | North Carolina A&T | W 73–62 | 7–8 (2–0) | Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 12, 2009 | | Norfolk State | W 74–70 | 8–8 (3–0) | Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 17, 2009 | | at Florida A&M | L 58–63 | 8–9 (3–1) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 19, 2009 | | at Bethune-Cookman | W 78–44 | 9–9 (4–1) | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Jan 24, 2009 | | Howard | W 78–56 | 10–9 (5–1) | Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 26, 2009 | | Hampton | L 57–62 | 10–10 (5–2) | Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 31, 2009 | | at Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 87–52 | 11–10 (6–2) | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, Maryland |
| Feb 2, 2009 | | at Delaware State | W 57–54 | 12–10 (7–2) | Memorial Hall Dover, Delaware |
| Feb 7, 2009* | | at Winston-Salem State | W 73–64 | 13–10 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 9, 2009 | | at South Carolina State | W 66–56 | 14–10 (8–2) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Feb 14, 2009 | | Florida A&M | W 75–57 | 15–10 (9–2) | Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Feb 16, 2009 | | Bethune-Cookman | W 55–44 | 16–10 (10–2) | Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Feb 18, 2009 | | at Howard | W 74–69 | 17–10 (11–2) | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 21, 2009* | | at Towson | W 80–64 | 18–10 | Towson Center Towson, Maryland |
| Feb 23, 2009 | | at Hampton | L 47–49 | 18–11 (11–3) | Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Feb 28, 2009 | | Delaware State | W 64–50 | 19–11 (12–3) | Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Mar 5, 2009 | | at Coppin State | W 68–62 | 20–11 (13–3) | Coppin Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2009* | | vs. Florida A&M Quarterfinals | W 71–41 | 21–11 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Mar 13, 2009* | | vs. Coppin State Semifinals | W 75–67 | 22–11 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Mar 14, 2009* | | vs. Norfolk State Championship Game | W 83–69 | 23–11 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 2009* | (15 S) | vs. (2 S) No. 7 Oklahoma First Round | L 54–82 | 23–12 | Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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