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2008–09 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Season
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. Preseason awards The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008. Preseason men's basketball poll ''(First place votes in parentheses)'' East Division # Kent State (16) 124 # (6) 109 # Bowling Green 70 # Akron 67 # Ohio 66 # Buffalo 35 West Division # Western Michigan (15) 122 # Eastern Michigan (7) 105 # Central Michigan 79 # 71 # Ball State 55 # Northern Illinois 39 Tournament champs Kent State (11), Miami (7), Bowling Green (2), E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until 1957, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the University Division and the College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of Division I, Division II, and Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer scholarships to athletes for playing a sport. Division III schools may not offer any athletic scholarships. Generally, larger schools compete in Division I and smaller schools in II and III. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Ohio Bobcats Men's Basketball Team
The 2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2008–09. The team was coached by John Groce in his first season and played their home games at the Convocation Center. They finished the season 15–17 and 7–9 in MAC play to finish last in the MAC East. Roster Coaching staff Preseason The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008. Ohio was picked fifth in the MAC East Preseason men's basketball poll ''(First place votes in parentheses)'' East Division # Kent State (16) 124 # (6) 109 # Bowling Green 70 # Akron 67 # Ohio # Buffalo 35 West Division # Western Michigan (15) 122 # Eastern Michigan (7) 105 # Central Michigan 79 # 71 # Ball State 55 # Northern Illinois 39 Tournament champs Kent State (11), Miami (7), Bowling Green (2), Eastern Michigan (2) Preseason All-MAC Source Schedule , - !colspan=9 style=, Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike DiNunno
Michele Christopher Di Nunno (born January 29, 1990) is an American-Italian professional basketball player, playing the point guard position. Born in Maywood, Illinois, he played high school basketball at Lake Park and Von Steuben. Initially, he committed to Northern Illinois to play college basketball, where he received MAC All-Freshman team honors. After two seasons, he transferred to Eastern Kentucky. DiNunno was named in the OVC All-Newcomer team in his junior season and first team all-OVC in his senior season at Eastern Kentucky. Following his graduation, he has played professionally in several leagues in Europe. In 2019 he won the Icelandic championship as a member of KR. High school career DiNunno started his high school career at Lake Park. In his sophomore season, he posted 17 points per game. He then went on to transfer to Von Steuben to play under coach Vince Carter. In his debut in the CPL he posted 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists to help his team win again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrod Jones
Jarrod Michael Jones (born May 27, 1990) is an American-born naturalized Hungarian professional basketball player who last played for the Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. College career During the four years he played in NCAA for Ball State University, Jarrod Jones was named to the All Mac team during the 2010–11 season. He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds per game. Professional career Jones played in the NBA Summer League with Sacramento Kings for the 2012–13 season. Jones signed a contract in Europe with BC Budivelnyk and later with two clubs in Hungary (Alba Fehérvár and Atomerőmű SE), where he played for two seasons. He started the 2015–16 season with JA Vichy in the French LNB Pro B and then returned in Hungary with Szolnoki Olaj KK, where he won the championship. On July 3, 2016, Jones signed a contract with the Italian basketball team Victoria Libertas Pesaro, and he will take part to the 2016–17 LBA season. On May 8, 2017, he signed with Guizhou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Orr
Louis McLaughlin Orr (May 7, 1958 – December 15, 2022) was an American basketball player and coach. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and became a college basketball coach. Orr was the head coach at Bowling Green State University from 2007–2014 and at Seton Hall from 2001 until 2006. He was formerly an assistant at Xavier University, Providence College and his alma mater Syracuse University, before getting his first head coaching job at Siena College. He was also an assistant coach at Georgetown under his former New York Knicks teammate Patrick Ewing. Playing career Orr attended Withrow High School where he was coached by Charles Cadle. Orr played at Syracuse University from 1976 to 1980 and was part of the famed "Louie & Bouie Show" with teammate Roosevelt Bouie. The duo was named so after the student newspaper The Daily Orange ran a caricature of them heading up the basketball court in tuxedos and top hats. After graduating from Syracuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kool
David Anderson Kool (born September 23, 1987) is a former collegiate basketball player for the Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team. Kool is WMU's all-time leading scorer and was named Mid-American Conference (MAC) Player of the Year in his senior season. Kool was the boys' basketball coach at Jenison High School in Jenison, Michigan and at Holland Christian High School, in Holland, Michigan. Kool previously served as assistant coach for the WMU men's basketball team from 2011–13. Kool was named athletic director at South Christian High School oApril 15, 2020 High school Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, Kool is a graduate of South Christian High School in Grand Rapids where he was a four-year letter winner in basketball, compiling a 71–7 record and winning the 2006 Mr. Basketball of Michigan award. He helped lead South Christian to Class B basketball state championships in 2003 and 2005 as a freshman and junior. Kool scored a Class B-record 43 points in the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darion Anderson
Darion "Jake" Anderson (born April 8, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Orangeville A's of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He played college basketball for Northern Illinois and Iowa State. High school career Anderson went to Carver Military Academy where he averaged a Chicago Public League-best 32 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Challengers as a senior. College career Anderson began his NCAA career at Northern Illinois, where he was the 2007–08 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year. A three-year starter at NIU, Anderson averaged 13.2 PPG and 5.5 RPG from 2007 to 2010. He decided to enter his name in the 2009 NBA draft but did not hire an agent, so he retained his right to return to school the next season. After completing his degree in communications in 2010, Anderson transferred to Iowa State for his final season of eligibility, where he was enrolled in graduate classes in Hospitality Management. Anderson had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Tillman
Jerome Tillman (born April 25, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya in Japan. He played collegiate basketball at Ohio University. He averaged 15.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game with Sendai 89ers during the 2019-20 season. Tillman signed with Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya on June 29, 2020. Career statistics , - , align="left" , 2013-14 , align="left" , Hokkaido , 54, , 54 , , 19.6 , , .538 , , .402 , , .767 , , 8.9 , , 1.5 , , 1.2 , , 0.7 , , 19.6 , - , align="left" , 2014-15 , align="left" , Hokkaido , 54, , 54 , , 35.5, , .524, , .306, , .729, , 9.8, , 1.8, , 2.0, , 0.9, , 22.8 , - , align="left" , 2015-16 , align="left" , Hokkaido , 55, , 55 , , 35.3, , .502, , .354, , .736, , 9.7, , 1.2, , 1.5, , 0.6, , 23.5 , - , align="left" , 2016-17 , align="left" , Nagoya D , 56 , , 17 , , 26.9 , , .451 , , .373 , , .780 , , 7.3 , , 0.8 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 16.2 , - , align= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Fisher
Albert Fisher (born September 7, 1986) is an American retired professional basketball guard. He played in college for the Kent State Golden Flashes. He led the team to the 2008 NCAA tournament while averaging 14 points per game. The Mid-American Conference Player of the Year that season, Fisher made several big shots during the Flashes' run to the tournament. Fisher played for Pennsauken High School during his prep years. He spent his first two years at Siena College in New York and Redlands Community College Redlands Community College (Redlands) is a public community college in El Reno, Oklahoma. Student enrollment is approximately 2,200 per semester. History In 1938, El Reno Junior College, was established by an act of the El Reno Board of Educa ... in Oklahoma before transferring to Kent State. References 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nate Miller (basketball)
Nathan Lamar Miller Jr. (August 12, 1987 – June 4, 2022) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and Bowling Green Falcons. Bowling Green Athletics, 20 June 2016. Accessed 15 Aug 2016. Miller played professionally in Spain, Israel, Mexico and Argentina before he finished his career in South Korea following the 2018–19 season. Miller returned to his hometown of Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County, Ohio ...
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2008–09 Northern Illinois Huskies Men's Basketball Team ...
The 2008–09 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This season was head coach Ricardo Patton's second season at Northern Illinois University. Roster Schedule and results {{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Northern Illinois Huskies Men's Basketball Team Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball seasons Northern Northern Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Ball State Cardinals Men's Basketball Team
The 2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference. Coaching staff * Billy Taylor – Head coach * Joseph Price – Assistant coach * Bob Simmons – Assistant coach * Jay Newberry – Assistant coach * Matt Laur – Director of Basketball Operations Roster :Walk-on players are ''italicized.'' Schedule References {{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Ball State Cardinals Men's Basketball Team Ball State Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball C ... Ball State Cardinals men's basketball seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
