2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball team

2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball
2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball
Patriot League tournament champions; Patriot League regular-season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	24–8 (13–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (9th season);
Home arena	Bender Arena

2008–09 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
†	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

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

Jeff Jones

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

^ "Anderson, Cunningham lead way as Villanova ousts upset-minded American". ESPN. March 19, 2009. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2008–09 American Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2008-2009 Men's Basketball stats". American University Eagles.
^ "Outlook" (PDF). American University.

[1] "Anderson, Cunningham lead way as Villanova ousts upset-minded American". ESPN. March 19, 2009. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[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.

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