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[1] 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.[2]

2008–09 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
MEAC Regular Season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record23–12 (13–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin McClain
  • Keith Goodie
Home arenaTalmadge L. Hill Field House
Seasons
2008–09 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Morgan State 13 3   .813 23 12   .657
South Carolina State 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
Bethune–Cookman 9 7   .563 17 16   .515
North Carolina A&T 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
Norfolk State 9 7   .563 13 18   .419
Coppin State 9 7   .563 13 19   .406
Hampton 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
Florida A&M 6 10   .375 10 21   .323
Howard 6 10   .375 8 23   .258
Delaware State 6 10   .375 8 24   .250
Maryland Eastern Shore 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
Winston-Salem State   8 22   .267
2009 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2008–09 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Jermaine Bolden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 11 Reggie Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
F 32 Marquise Kately 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr San Francisco, California
F 33 Kevin Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[3][4]

Schedule and results

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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.

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Holmes leads way with 20 points as Morgan State comes away with title". ESPN. March 14, 2009. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Griffin walks away from incident to power Oklahoma past Morgan St". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Roster". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "2008–09 Morgan State Bears Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.