2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball team

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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 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[edit]

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, New Jersey
G 5 Garrison Carr 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Bellevue, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Anderson, Cunningham lead way as Villanova ousts upset-minded American". ESPN. March 19, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "2008–09 American Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "2008–09 Men's Basketball Roster". American University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "2008–09 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "2008-2009 Men's Basketball stats". American University Eagles.
  6. ^ "Outlook" (PDF). American University.
  7. ^ "10 Men's Basketball Games to be Televised in 2008-09". American University.
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