# 2008–09 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2008–09 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Delta Devils finished the season 7–25 overall and 7–11 in SWAC conference play under first year head coach Sean Woods. They lost 65–60 in the first round of the SWAC Basketball tournament to Prairie View A&M.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Cameron Nettles | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Freshman | Cerritos, California |
| 1 | Dwayne Harmason | Guard | 5-11 | 180 | Senior | Plaquemine, Louisiana |
| 3 | Tashan Newsome | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Albany, New York |
| 5 | Donald Pritchard | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 10 | Julius Cheeks | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Missouri City, Texas |
| 12 | Amos Studivant | Forward | 6-8 | 230 | Freshman | Bessemer, Alabama |
| 15 | Shannon Behling | Guard | 6–7 | 200 | Junior | Columbia, South Carolina |
| 21 | Lakendrick Allen | Forward | 6-6 | 205 | Junior | Cleveland, Mississippi |
| 22 | Orlando Smith | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | Columbus, Mississippi |
| 22 | Aaron McReynolds | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Freshman | Flint, Michigan |
| 23 | Michael Clark | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Senior | Tchula, Mississippi |
| 25 | Kevin Burwell | Guard | 5-10 | 185 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 32 | Drummond Jones | Forward | 6-5 | 205 | Sophomore | Indianola, Mississippi |
| 34 | Eric Petty | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Senior | Salinas, California |
| 35 | Steven Kite | Guard | 6-3 | 195 | Sophomore | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 44 | Emmenle Preston | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Junior | National City, California |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 14, 2008* 9:00 pm | | at No. 15 Arizona State | L 64-80 | 0–1 | 18 – Behling | 10 – Petty | 5 – Harmason | Desert Financial Arena (8,590) Tempe, AZ |
| November 15, 2008* 9:30 pm | | at Washington State | L 25-76 | 0–2 | 9 – Newsome | 7 – Petty | 1 – Petty | Beasley Coliseum (8,346) Pullman, WA |
| November 17, 2008* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 12 Oklahoma Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off | L 53-94 | 0-3 | 16 – Behling | 9 – Petty | 2 – 2 Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (9,625) Norman, OK |
| November 18, 2008* 5:30 pm | | vs. James Madison Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off | L 54-62 | 0-4 | 22 – Behling | 10 – Behling | 4 – Harmason | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| November 20, 2008* 8:00 pm | | at Montana | L 65-82 | 0-5 | 18 – 2 Tied | 13 – Petty | 3 – Petty | Dahlberg Arena (3,214) Missoula, MT |
| November 24, 2008* 4:45 pm | | vs. Arizona Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation | L 52-86 | 0-6 | 11 – Clark | 5 – Behling | 4 – Harmason | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| November 25, 2008* 7:00 pm | | at Georgia Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation | L 57-98 | 0-7 | 13 – Behling | 7 – Petty | 4 – Newsome | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| November 29, 2008* 12:30 pm, Mediacom | | at Iowa State | L 59-77 | 0-8 | 21 – Behling | 6 – Behling | 6 – Harmason | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| December 2, 2008* 7:05 pm | | at Creighton | L 58-82 | 0-9 | 22 – Newsome | 12 – Harmason | 4 – Newsome | CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE |
| December 7, 2008* 3:00 pm, FSN South | | at Kentucky | L 65-88 | 0-10 | 20 – Behling | 7 – Behling | 5 – Harmason | Rupp Arena (21,476) Lexington, KY |
| December 13, 2008* 7:00 pm | | at Houston | L 58-92 | 0-11 | 23 – Cheeks | 6 – 2 Tied | 3 – 2 Tied | Fertitta Center Houston, TX |
| December 15, 2008* 7:05 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 58-75 | 0-12 | 15 – Newsome | 6 – Harmason | 7 – Harmason | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| December 20, 2008* 7:00 pm | | Chattanooga | L 61-65 | 0-13 | 17 – Clark | 5 – Behling | 8 – Harmason | Harrison HPER Complex (245) Itta Bena, MS |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2009 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | L 52-74 | 0-14 (0-1) | 21 – Petty | 14 – Petty | 3 – Harmason | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 10, 2009 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 68-62 | 1-14 (1-1) | 17 – Cheeks | 13 – Petty | 3 – Burwell | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| January 12, 2009 7:30 pm | | Alabama State | L 64-65 | 1-15 (1-2) | 19 – Cheeks | 6 – 2 Tied | 6 – Harmason | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| January 17, 2009 7:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 72-88 | 1-16 (1-3) | 14 – Behling | 9 – Petty | 4 – Harmason | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| January 19, 2009 8:00 pm | | at Southern | L 54-57 | 1-17 (1-4) | 16 – Harmason | 12 – Behling | 4 – Harmason | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 24, 2009 7:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 67-49 | 2-17 (2-4) | 21 – Petty | 10 – Petty | 6 – Newsome | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| January 26, 2009 7:30 pm | | Texas Southern | W 81-68 | 3-17 (3-4) | 19 – Harmason | 10 – Petty | 6 – Harmason | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| January 31, 2009 1:00 pm | | at Jackson State | L 58-64 | 3-18 (3-5) | 18 – Petty | 8 – Behling | 3 – Harmason | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 2, 2009 7:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 68-75 | 3-19 (3-6) | 22 – Behling | 9 – Petty | 4 – 2 Tied | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA |
| February 7, 2009 6:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | L 65-78 | 3-20 (3-7) | 19 – Petty | 13 – Petty | 5 – Harmason | T.M. Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL |
| February 9, 2009 8:00 pm | | at Alabama State | L 67-80 | 3-21 (3-8) | 14 – 2 Tied | 11 – Petty | 5 – Harmason | Dunn-Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| February 14, 2009 7:30 pm | | Alcorn State | W 89-71 | 4-21 (4-8) | 18 – Petty | 10 – Petty | 7 – Harmason | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| February 16, 2009 7:30 pm | | Southern | W 81-73 | 5-21 (5-8) | 22 – Petty | 14 – Petty | 10 – Harmason | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| February 21, 2009 7:30 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 69-81 | 5-22 (5-9) | – | – | – | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| February 23, 2009 7:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 87-99 | 5-23 (5-10) | 21 – 2 Tied | 9 – Petty | 9 – Harmason | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| February 28, 2009 7:30 pm | | Jackson State | W 73-67 | 6-23 (6-10) | 18 – Petty | 8 – Petty | 5 – Harmason | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| March 2, 2009 7:30 pm | | Grambling State | W 62-42 | 7-23 (7-10) | 14 – Jones | 8 – 2 Tied | 3 – Harmason | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| March 5, 2009 7:30 pm | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | L 63-73 | 7-24 (7-11) | 14 – Petty | 15 – Behling | 4 – Harmason | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| SWAC men's basketball tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2009 2:30 pm | (6) | vs. (3) Arkansas-Pine Bluff Quarterfinals | L 60-65 | 7-25 | 18 – Petty | 9 – 2 Tied | 4 – Harmason | Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||