2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball team

2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball
Patriot League tournament champions
Patriot League regular-season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePatriot League
Record24–8 (13–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2008–09 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American † 13 – 1   .929 24 – 8   .750
Holy Cross 11 – 3   .786 18 – 14   .563
Navy 8 – 6   .571 19 – 11   .633
Army 6 – 8   .429 11 – 19   .367
Lehigh 5 – 9   .357 15 – 14   .517
Colgate 5 – 9   .357 10 – 20   .333
Bucknell 4 – 10   .286 7 – 23   .233
Lafayette 4 – 10   .286 8 – 22   .267
† 2009 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 24–8, 13–1 in Patriot League play, to finish first in the conference regular season standings. They were champions of the Patriot League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament—the school's second straight appearance—where they lost in the first round to Villanova.[1]

Roster

2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Derrick Mercer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jersey City, NJ
G 5 Garrison Carr 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Bellevue, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source:[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2008*
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 12 Oklahoma L 54–83  0–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (10,331)
Norman, OK
November 17, 2008*
7:30 p.m. 		Saint Francis (PA) W 67–46  1–1
 Bender Arena (2,123)
Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2008*
7:00 p.m. 		at Howard W 65–63  2–1
 Burr Gymnasium (576)
Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2008*
7:00 p.m. 		at Jacksonville W 75–67  3–1
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,492)
Jacksonville, FL
November 25, 2008*
7:00 p.m. 		at Stony Brook W 56–53  4–1
 Pritchard Gymnasium (1,100)
Stony Brook, NY
November 29, 2008*
7:30 p.m. 		at Fairfield L 73–82  4–2
 Arena at Harbor Yard (1,743)
Fairfield, CT
December 1, 2008*
9:00 p.m., MASN 		Mount St. Mary's L 52–57  4–3
 Bender Arena (1,383)
Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2008*
1:00 p.m., MASN 		at No. 20 Georgetown L 49–73  4–4
 Verizon Center (11,196)
Washington, D.C.
December 17, 2008*
7:30 p.m. 		at George Washington L 50–63  4–5
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,653)
Washington, D.C.
December 20, 2008*
7:00 p.m., MASN 		at UMBC W 74–61  5–5
 RAC Arena (1,470)
Catonsville, MD
December 22, 2008*
8:00 p.m., CSN 		at Maryland L 51–67  5–6
 Comcast Center (15,838)
College Park, MD
December 29, 2008*
7:00 p.m. 		at Manhattan W 60–48  6–6
 Draddy Gymnasium (2,107)
New York, NY
January 2, 2009*
7:30 p.m. 		Brown W 68–53  7–6
 Bender Arena (1,012)
Washington, D.C.
January 5, 2009*
7:30 p.m. 		Columbia W 62–50  8–6
 Bender Arena (923)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Regular season
January 10, 2009
2:00 p.m. 		Lehigh W 76–66 OT 9–6
(1–0) 		Bender Arena (2,565)
Washington, D.C.
January 14, 2009
7:30 p.m. 		Bucknell W 69–55  10–6
(2–0) 		Bender Arena (1,615)
Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2009
2:00 p.m., MASN 		at Colgate W 79–49  11–6
(3–0) 		Cotterell Court (549)
Hamilton, NY
January 24, 2009
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Holy Cross L 62–71  11–7
(3–1) 		Hart Center (3,672)
Worcester, MA
January 28, 2009
7:00 p.m. 		at Navy W 68–67  12–7
(4–1) 		Alumni Hall (2,675)
Annapolis, MD
January 31, 2009*
2:00 p.m. 		Lafayette W 78–65  13–7
(5–1) 		Bender Arena (2,876)
Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2009
7:30 p.m. 		Army W 58–34  14–7
(6–1) 		Bender Arena (1,292)
Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2009
7:00 p.m., MASN 		at Lehigh W 66–58  15–7
(7–1) 		Stabler Arena (1,874)
Bethlehem, PA
February 11, 2009
7:00 p.m. 		at Bucknell W 52–50  16–7
(8–1) 		Sojka Pavilion (1,938)
Lewisburg, PA
February 14, 2009
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Colgate W 69–44  17–7
(9–1) 		Bender Arena (1,731)
Washington, D.C.
February 18, 2009
7:00 p.m. 		at Army W 58–36  18–7
(10–1) 		Christl Arena (1,062)
West Point, NY
February 21, 2009
2:00 p.m. 		Holy Cross W 56–50  19–7
(11–1) 		Bender Arena (3,018)
Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2009
8:00 p.m., CBS College Sports 		Navy W 64–59  20–7
(12–1) 		Bender Arena (1,655)
Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2009
1:00 p.m., MASN 		at Lafayette W 75–68 OT 21–7
(13–1) 		Kirby Sports Center (2,463)
Easton, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 4, 2009*
7:30 p.m. 		Lafayette
Quarterfinals 		W 78–56  22–7
 Bender Arena (1,903)
Washington, D.C.
March 8, 2009*
12:00 p.m., CSN 		Army
Semifinals 		W 61–60  23–7
 Bender Arena (1,846)
Washington, D.C.
March 13, 2009*
4:45 p.m., ESPN2 		Holy Cross
Championship game 		W 73–57  24–7
 Bender Arena (3,123)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2009*
7:20 p.m. 		(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 11 Villanova
First round 		L 67–80  24–8
 Wachovia Center (-)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.
Source:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Anderson, Cunningham lead way as Villanova ousts upset-minded American". ESPN. March 19, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "2008–09 American Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "2008-2009 Men's Basketball stats". American University Eagles.
  4. ^ "Outlook" (PDF). American University.