2008–09 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2008–09 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Basketball ETSU Buccaneers Wordmark.png 300 Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 23–11 14–6 Murry Bartow 4th Memorial Center A-Sun tournament champion NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2008–09 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After finishing 2nd in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the A-Sun tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournamentEast Tennessee routs Jacksonville for eighth NCAA tournament bid https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=290660294 https://web.archive.org/web/20220428042233/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=290660294 dead April 28, 2022 ESPN March 7, 2009 April 27, 2022 as the No. 16 seed in the East region. East Tennessee State was beaten by No. 1 seed Pittsburgh in the first round, 72–62.Pittsburgh pulls out victory after struggling against East Tennessee State https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000016 https://web.archive.org/web/20220428042233/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000016 dead April 28, 2022 ESPN March 20, 2009 April 27, 2022 Roster 2008 East Tennessee State Buccaneers y Mike Smith y basketball, born 1987 1 G 6 6 225 jr Vandalia, Missouri Courtney Pigram y 3 G 6 1 195 sr Memphis, Tennessee Jocolby Davis 11 G 6 1 165 sr Meridian, Mississippi Tommy Hubbard 13 G 6 4 205 so Boston, Massachusetts Adam Sollazzo 20 G 6 6 185 fr Tampa, Florida Jarvis Jones 25 G 6 2 160 fr Memphis, Tennessee Micah Williams 30 G 6 4 220 so Manchester, Tennessee Greg Hamlin 34 F 6 7 210 sr Flint, Michigan Isiah Brown 41 F 6 8 200 fr y Miami, Florida Kevin Tiggs y 42 F 6 4 210 sr Flint, Michigan Seth Coy 43 C 6 11 240 fr Montgomery, Indiana J.C. Ward 44 F 6 6 215 fr Marietta, Georgia Murry Bartow (UAB) https://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/roster/2008-09/ April 27, 2022 Sourcehttps://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/roster/2008-09/ East Tennessee State Athletics Roster 2008–09 April 27, 2022 en Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|Regular season November 14, 2008 yes y Temple Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 65–79 527 0–1 November 15, 2008 yes y 2008 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 65–62 1–1 November 16, 2008 yes y 2008 Hofstra Pride Hofstra Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 75–76 382 1–2 November 20, 2008 yes 2008 Wingate Bulldogs Wingate Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 96–66 2,751 2–2 November 24, 2008 yes y 2008 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 78–65 1,350 3–2 November 29, 2008 yes y 2008 Bradley Braves Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 69–82 9,006 3–3 December 2, 2008 yes y 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 76–72 5,310 4–3 December 5, 2008 y 2008 Mercer Bears Mercer University Center Macon, GA 81–61 2,127 5–3 1–0 December 13, 2008 yes y 2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State George M. Holmes Convocation Center Boone, NC 89–70 2,520 6–3 December 17, 2008 yes Chattanooga Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 82–70 3,102 7–3 December 23, 2008 y 2008 Kennesaw State Owls Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, TN 76–62 1,243 8–3 2–0 December 30, 2008 yes Morehead State Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 61–71 3,138 8–4 January 3, 2009 2008 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 84–82 3,472 9–4 3–0 January 5, 2009 2008 North Florida Ospreys North Florida Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 84–57 2,711 10–4 4–0 January 10, 2009 y 2008 Stetson Hatters Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 73–67 1,257 11–4 5–0 January 12, 2009 y 2008 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Golf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 61–64 1,455 11–5 5–1 January 17, 2009 2008 Lipscomb Bisons Lipscomb Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 85–82 OT 3,192 12–5 6–1 January 19, 2009 2008 Belmont Bruins Belmont Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 87–57 4,196 13–5 7–1 January 22, 2009 2008 Campbell Fighting Camels none Campbell Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 79–60 3,239 14–5 8–1 January 26, 2009 2008 USC Upstate Spartans USC Upstate Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 82–72 3,854 15–5 9–1 January 30, 2009 y 2008 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville 72–82 3,648 15–6 9–2 February 1, 2009 y 2008 North Florida Ospreys North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL 67–64 683 16–6 10–2 February 7, 2009 2008 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf Coast Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 102–78 4,045 17–6 11–2 February 9, 2009 2008 Stetson Hatters Stetson Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 63–64 3,074 17–7 11–3 February 14, 2009 y 2008 Belmont Bruins Belmont Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 73–76 1,802 17–8 11–4 February 16, 2009 y 2008 Lipscomb Bisons Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN 91–96 OT 1,317 17–9 11–5 February 19, 2009 y 2008 USC Upstate Spartans USC Upstate G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 66–61 922 18–9 12–5 February 23, 2009 y 2008 Campbell Fighting Camels none Campbell John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center Buies Creek, NC 62–68 1,143 18–10 12–6 February 26, 2009 2008 Kennesaw State Owls Kennesaw State Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 81–46 3,149 19–10 13–6 February 28, 2009 2008 Mercer Bears Mercer Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 103–81 4,609 20–10 14–6 |- !colspan=12 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers| Atlantic Sun tournament March 4, 2009 y 2 2008 Stetson Hatters Stetson 7 Allen Arena Nashville, TN A-Sun Quarterfinals 90–76 1,014 21–10 March 6, 2009 y 2 2008 Belmont Bruins Belmont 3 Allen Arena Nashville, TN A-Sun Semifinals 88–74 22–10 March 7, 2009 y 2 2008 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 1 Allen Arena Nashville, TN A-Sun Championship 85–68 1,609 23–10 |- !colspan=12 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers| NCAA tournament March 20, 2009 y 16 E Pittsburgh 4 1 E UD Arena Dayton, OH NCAA First Round 62–72 12,499 23–11 Sourcehttps://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/schedule/2009-10/ East Tennessee State Athletics Schedule 2009–10 August 24, 2021 enhttps://cdn.streamlinehosting.net/etsubucs/D911FF33-71BF-41E6-A40B-2E08F206756B/MBBHistory_Nov2021.pdf East Tennessee State Athletics Men's Basketball Record Book April 28, 2022 en April 28, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220428195057/https://cdn.streamlinehosting.net/etsubucs/D911FF33-71BF-41E6-A40B-2E08F206756B/MBBHistory_Nov2021.pdf dead https://asunsports.org/media/Stats/mbasketball/2008-09/ETSU.HTM 2008-2009 ETSU Men's Basketball Stats ASUN Sports References Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball seasons East Tennessee State East Tennessee State East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball