# 2008–09 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

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

College recruiting information (2008–09) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Darnell Brown G | Beverly Hills, MI | Detroit Country Day School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Austin Calhoun F | Southfield, MI | Southfield HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Scott Thomas F | Delaware, OH | Buckeye Valley HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Bowling Green Commit List for 2008". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 7, 2008. "Bowling Green: Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 7, 2008. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 7, 2008. "2008–09 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 7, 2008. |||||||

## Roster

BGSU Men's Basketball Current Roster :
| Head coach: Louis Orr ||||||
| G | 1 | Brian Moten | Senior | 6'4", 190 lb | (Saginaw, MI) |
| F | 2 | Darryl Clements | Senior | 6'4", 200 lb | (Detroit, MI) |
| F | 10 | Scott Thomas | Freshman | 6'6", 185 lb | (Delaware, OH) |
| G | 12 | Ryan Sims | Junior | 6'1", 180 lb | (Fort Wayne, IN) |
| G | 14 | Joe Jakubowski | Sophomore | 6'2", 180 lb | (Rossford, OH) |
| F | 15 | Austin Calhoun | Freshman | 6'7", 218 lb | (Southfield, MI) |
| F | 20 | Nate Miller | Senior | 6'4", 240 lb | (Springfield, OH) |
| G | 22 | Darnell Brown | Fresnhman | 6'2", 200 lb | (Detroit, MI) |
| F | 23 | Chris Knight | Sophomore | 6'7", 210 lb | (Cincinnati, OH) |
| F | 24 | Cameron Madlock | Sophomore | 6'8", 200 lb | (Whitefish Bay, WI) |
| G | 32 | Matt Karaffa | Junior | 6'3", 210 lb | (West Chester, OH) |
| F | 34 | Erik Marschall | Junior | 6'7", 235 lb | (New London, OH) |
| C | 45 | Otis Polk | Junior | 6'9", 280 lb | (Detroit, MI) |
| C | 50 | Marc Larson | Junior | 6'9", 245 lb | (Mattawan, MI) |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/08* 2:00pm | Ashland Exhibition | W 87–63 | 0–0 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/08* 7:00pm | vs. Georgia State NABC Classic | W 77–76 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/15/08* 9:00pm | at Minnesota NABC Classic | L 61–68 | 1–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/16/08* 5:00pm | vs. Concordia (St. Paul) NABC Classic | W 81–63 | 2–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/20/08* 7:00pm, BCSN | Wayne State (MI) | W 80–48 | 3–1 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 11/24/08* 8:00pm, BTN | at Ohio State | L 57–61 | 3–2 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 12/01/08* 7:30pm | at Savannah State | L 54–57 | 3–3 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| 12/06/08* 8:05pm | at Illinois State | L 65–78 | 3–4 | Redbird Arena Normal, IL |
| 12/14/08* 6:00pm, BCSN | Detroit | W 58–38 | 4–4 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 12/20/08* 7:00pm | at Central Arkansas | L 65–67 | 4–5 | Farris Center Conway, AR |
| 12/22/08* 7:00pm, BCSN | Towson | W 77–58 | 5–5 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 12/28/08* 2:00pm, BCSN | Eastern Illinois | W 78–60 | 6–5 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 12/31/08* 4:00pm | at Duquesne | L 65–76 | 6–6 | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/03/09* 2:00pm, BCSN | Fordham | W 65–59 | 7–6 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/10/09 2:00pm | Buffalo | W 86–82 | 8–6 (1–0) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/14/09 7:00pm | at Kent State | L 48–72 | 8–7 (1–1) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH |
| 01/17/09 4:30pm, ESPNU | Akron | L 52–62 | 8–8 (1–2) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/20/09 7:00pm, BCSN | Miami (OH) | L 60–67 | 8–9 (1–3) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/24/09 2:00pm | at Ohio | W 52–51 | 9–9 (2–3) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 01/28/09 7:00pm, BCSN | Ball State | W 62–58 | 10–9 (3–3) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH] |
| 01/31/09 4:00pm | at Northern Illinois | W 69–61 | 11–9 (4–3) | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| 02/04/09 7:00pm, BCSN | Western Michigan | W 68–61 | 12–9 (5–3) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 02/07/09 7:00pm | at Central Michigan | W 67–61 | 13–9 (6–3) | Daniel P. Rose Center Mt. Pleasant, MI |
| 02/11/09 7:00pm | at Toledo | W 59–54 | 14–9 (7–3) | Savage Hall Toledo, OH |
| 02/15/09 7:00pm, BCSN | Eastern Michigan | L 57–65 | 14–10 (7–4) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 02/18/09 7:00pm | at Buffalo | W 59–48 | 15–10 (8–4) | Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY |
| 02/21/09* BCSN | Canisius ESPNU BracketBusters | L 66–71 | 15–11 (8–4) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 02/26/08 7:00pm, FS Ohio | Kent State | W 67–66 | 16–11 (9–4) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 03/01/09 2:00pm | at Akron | W 50–46 | 17–11 (10–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| 03/05/09 | at Miami (OH) | L 45–50 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (10–5) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| 03/08/09 2:00pm, BCSN | Ohio | W 75–41 | 18–12 (11–5) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/12/09 | Ohio MAC Tournament quarterfinals | W 74–61 | 19–12 (11–5) | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| 03/13/09 | Akron MAC Tournament semifinals | L 55–63 | 19–13 (11–5) | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/18/09 8:00pm | Creighton NIT First Round | L 71–73 | 19–14 (11–5) | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, NE |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||