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
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	23–12 (13–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Todd Bozeman (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin McClain Keith Goodie
Home arena	Talmadge L. Hill Field House
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Todd Bozeman Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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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