2008–09 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2021 2008–09 Binghamton Bearcats Basketball Binghamton Bearcats Wordmark.png 175 America East Conference America East 23–9 13–3 Kevin Broadus 2nd Marc Hsu Julius Allen Mark Macon Binghamton University Events Center America East regular season co-championsAmerica East tournament champions NCAA tournament first round The 2008–09 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by second-year head coach Kevin Broadus, played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York as members of the America East Conference. The team finished with a record of 23–9, which tied a school record for wins in a season, and tied for first in America East play with a 13–3 conference record. The Bearcats clinched a share of their first America East regular season title and earned the top seed in the America East tournament. The Bearcats defeated 9th–seeded Hartford and 4th–seeded New Hampshire, before punching their ticket to their first NCAA tournament by beating 6th–seed UMBC in front of a sold-out Events Center. The Bearcats were given the #15 seed in the East Region, slated to face off against the 3–time national champion Duke. CBS nationally televised the game as the late-night headliner, but the Bearcat's historic season ended as they lost 86–62. Head coach Kevin Broadus was named the conference's coach of the year for his efforts in the Bearcats run to the NCAA tournament.https://americaeast.com/news/2009/6/4/3746517.aspx Binghamton's Kevin Broadus Receives Contract Extension Through 2013-14 Season America East Conference June 4, 2009 9 February 2021 Previous season In Kevin Broadus' first season as Binghamton's head coach, the Bearcats showed signs of improvements that they previously had not under the leadership of Al Walker. The team finished 14–16, tied for fourth in the America East with a 9–7 conference record, a 3–game improvement from the previous season. The Bearcats earned the fifth seed in the 2009 America East men's basketball tournament, where they lost to fourth-seeded Vermont in the quarterfinals. Roster 2020 Binghamton Bearcats y yes Moussa Camara 1 F 6 6 185 so Paris, France Stoneridge Prep D.J. Rivera 2 F 6 4 190 jr Philadelphia, PA Neumann-Goretti HSSaint Joseph's Malik Alvin 3 G 6 0 175 jr Philadelphia, PA Simon Gratz HSUTEP Brandon Herbert 4 G 6 0 180 so Baltimore, MD McDonogh School David Fine 15 G 6 1 180 jr Syracuse, NY Christian Brothers AcademyJacksonville Sean Watson 22 F 6 5 185 sr Brooklyn, NY Sheepshead Bay HSHoward CC Matt Mullins 24 G 6 1 170 fr Binghamton, NY Chenango Valley HS Reggie Fuller 25 G 6 6 195 sr Missouri City, TX Hightower HSAngelina CC} Tiki Mayben 32 G 6 3 180 jr Troy, NY Troy HSUMass Kyrie Sutton 33 C 6 10 265 fr Brooklyn, NY Boys and Girls HS Chretien Lukasa 34 F 6 2 215 so Toronto, Canada Eastern Commerce CI Jaan Montgomery 50 F 6 11 290 sr Waterloo, Canada Waterloo CI Kevin Broadus (Bowie State) Marc Hsu (Cabrini College) Julius Allen (Southern Nazarene) Mark Macon (Temple) https://bubearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2008-09 February 9, 2021 Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2012 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Binghamton Bearcats|Non-conference regular season November 17, 2008 yes Mansfield Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 3,461 80–62 1–0 November 19, 2008 yes yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington D.C. 2,650 57–71 1–1 November 25, 2008 yes yes Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT 1,673 51–76 1–2 November 29, 2008 yes Utah Valley Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 2,783 73–66 2–2 December 1, 2008 yes yes Quinnipiac TD Banknorth Sports Center Hamden, CT 898 74–58 3–2 December 6, 2008 yes yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 4,076 66–56 4–2 December 9, 2008 yes yes Bucknell Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 1,244 60–63 4–3 December 20, 2008 yes Manhattan Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 3,338 80–86 4–4 December 23, 2008 yes Rider Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 2,721 69–58 5–4 December 27, 2008 yes yes Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA 1,104 74–73 6–4 December 30, 2008 yes Marist Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 3,190 73–71 7–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Binghamton Bearcats|America East Regular Season January 3, 2009 yes Maine Alfond Arena Orono, ME 1,142 70–62 8–4 1–0 January 5, 2009 Stony Brook Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 2,709 67–60 9–4 2–0 January 8, 2009 Vermont Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 3,404 91–83 OT 10–4 3–0 January 10, 2009 yes yes Utah Valley McKay Events Center Orem, UT 2,165 70–80 10–5 January 14, 2009 yes Albany SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 3,409 66–72 10–6 3–1 January 17, 2009 Boston University Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 4,128 64–81 10–7 3–2 January 19, 2009 Hartford Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 2,926 66–59 11–7 4–2 January 22, 2009 yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 915 60–47 12–7 5–2 January 28, 2009 yes UMBC RAC Arena Catonsville, MD 1,852 78–84 12–8 5–3 January 31, 2009 Maine Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 4,923 83–77 13–8 6–3 February 4, 2009 yes Vermont Patrick Gym Burlington, VT 2,822 85–83 14–8 7–3 February 7, 2009 yes Stony Brook Pritchard Gymnasium Stony Brook, NY 1,680 63–61 OT 15–8 8–3 February 9, 2009 Albany Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 5,142 88–75 16–8 9–3 February 14, 2009 yes Boston University Case Gym Boston, MA 726 60–59 17–8 10–3 February 18, 2009 yes Hartford Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT 811 62–44 18–8 11–3 February 22, 2009 New Hampshire Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 5,222 70–69 OT 19–8 12–3 February 26, 2009 UMBC Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 5,222 71–51 20–8 13–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Binghamton Bearcats|America East tournament March 7, 2009 yes 1 Hartford 9 SEFCU Arena Albany, NY Quarterfinals 3,473 73–65 21–8 March 8, 2009 yes 1 New Hampshire 4 SEFCU Arena Albany, NY Semifinals 3,656 72–67 22–8 March 14, 2009 yes 1 UMBC 6 Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY Final 5,342 ESPN2 61–51 23–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Binghamton Bearcats| NCAA tournament March 19, 2009 9:40 pm yes yes 15 E Duke 2 E 6 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC First Round 20,001 CBS 62–86 23–9 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball seasons Binghamton Bingham Bear Bingham Bear Binghamton