2008–09 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Eagles wordmark.svg Ohio Valley Conference OVC 20–16 12–6 Donnie Tyndall 3rd Barry Wortman Chris Moore Joel Van Meter Ellis Johnson Arena Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champion NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2008–09 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Donnie Tyndall, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Eagles won the 2009 OVC tournament, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a 16th seed in the Midwest region. Morehead State played in the Opening Round game, defeating Alabama 58–43 for the school's first NCAA tournament win since 1984.Morehead St. earns matchup with Louisville in tourney https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=290762011 https://web.archive.org/web/20171103190456/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=290762011 dead November 3, 2017 ESPN March 17, 2009 October 14, 2022 Their run ended in the following round, losing to top seed Louisville.Louisville applies pressure in second half to cruise past Morehead State https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/294000047 https://web.archive.org/web/20221014220643/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/294000047 dead October 14, 2022 ESPN March 20, 2009 October 14, 2022 Roster 2008 Morehead State Eagles y Carl Taylor 0 G 6 3 210 jr Decatur, Georgia Maze Stallworth 1 F 6 4 205 jr Elizabethtown, Kentucky Cecil Brown 2 G 5 11 180 jr Grand Rapids, Michigan Robert Murry 10 F 5 10 185 jr Cleveland, Georgia Terrance Hill 11 G 6 1 170 fr Columbus, Georgia Andreas Coleman 12 F 6 7 230 so Danville, Illinois Ty Proffitt 13 G 6 4 205 so London, Kentucky Brandon Shingles 15 G 6 3 175 jr Albany, Georgia David Forrest 20 G 5 9 155 fr Atlanta, Georgia Demonte Harper y 22 G 6 4 175 so Nashville, Tennessee Les Simmons 23 F/C 6 7 215 sr Mountainville, New York Derick Echols 24 F 6 5 210 fr The Bronx, New York John Lamb 25 G 6 1 180 so Indianola, Iowa Steve Peterson 32 F 6 4 190 fr Columbus, Georgia Leon Buchanan 33 F 6 5 210 sr Albany, Georgia Kenneth Faried y 35 F/C 6 8 215 so Newark, New Jersey Blake Pettit 44 C 6 9 235 fr Morehead, Kentucky Donnie Tyndall (Morehead State) Barry Wortman (Middle Tennessee) Chris Moore (Kentucky State) Joel Van Meter (Morehead State) https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1340&context=msu_sports_programs October 14, 2022 Sourcehttps://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1340&context=msu_sports_programs Morehead State Athletics 2008-09 Men's Basketball Media Guide October 14, 2022 Schedule and results thumb|160px|Demonte Harper |- !colspan=12 style=Morehead State Eagles|Regular season November 14, 2008 8:00 pm yes y 2008 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 54–56 673 0–1 November 16, 2008 5:00 pm yes y Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN Cancún Challenge 48–74 12,562 0–2 November 19, 2008 8:05 pm yes y Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA Cancún Challenge 70–86 4,113 0–3 November 22, 2008 5:37 pm yes y Louisville 3 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Billy Minardi Classic 41–79 19,493 0–4 November 23, 2008 1:30 pm yes y 2008 Florida A&M Rattlers none Florida A&M Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Billy Minardi Classic 74–79 0–5 November 29, 2008 2:00 pm yes y 2008 Grambling State Tigers Grambling State Moon Palace Resort Cancún, Mexico Cancún Challenge 71–72 232 0–6 November 30, 2008 5:00 pm yes y UCF Moon Palace Resort Cancún, Mexico Cancún Challenge 71–65 192 1–6 December 4, 2008 7:30 pm 2008 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 80–71 2,899 2–6 1–0 December 6, 2008 4:15 pm 2008 Murray State Racers Murray State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 79–74 1,865 3–6 2–0 December 14, 2008 3:05 pm yes y Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 70–76 5,029 3–7 December 18, 2008 12:00 pm yes 2008 James Madison Dukes James Madison Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 62–74 4,004 3–8 December 22, 2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Kentucky Christian University Kentucky Christian Knights Kentucky Christian Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 99–39 1,014 4–8 December 30, 2008 7:00 pm yes y East Tennessee State Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 71–61 3,138 5–8 January 3, 2009 8:30 pm y 2008 Austin Peay Governors none Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 84–74 3,689 6–8 3–0 January 5, 2009 8:30 pm y 2008 Tennessee State Tigers none Tennessee State Gentry Center Nashville, TN 64–71 1,523 6–9 3–1 January 8, 2009 7:30 pm 2008 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 76–70 1,719 7–9 4–1 January 10, 2009 4:15 pm 2008 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 76–61 1,643 8–9 5–1 January 15, 2009 8:45 pm y 2008 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO 73–67 2,348 9–9 6–1 January 17, 2009 8:00 pm y 2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 61–67 968 9–10 6–2 January 19, 2009 7:00 pm yes 2008 Concord University Concord Mountain Lions Concord Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 81–57 2,364 10–10 January 24, 2009 7:30 pm 2008 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 68–64 5,350 11–10 7–2 January 29, 2009 9:00 pm 2008 Tennessee State Tigers none Tennessee State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 94–73 4,075 12–10 8–2 January 31, 2009 6:15 pm 2008 Austin Peay Governors none Austin Peay Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 81–63 4,115 13–10 9–2 February 5, 2009 8:30 pm y 2008 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL 52–57 3,298 13–11 9–3 February 7, 2009 8:30 pm y 2008 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 72–64 1,569 14–11 10–3 February 12, 2009 7:30 pm 2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 64–48 2,025 15–11 11–3 February 14, 2009 4:15 pm 2008 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 79–67 2,252 16–11 12–3 February 18, 2009 7:00 pm y 2008 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY 74–70 3,800 16–12 12–4 February 21, 2009 7:00 pm yes y Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH ESPN BracketBusters 76–79 4,413 16–13 February 26, 2009 9:00 pm y 2008 Murray State Racers Murray State Regional Special Events Center Murray, KY 64–69 3,195 16–14 12–5 February 28, 2009 7:00 pm y 2008 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN 65–79 4,826 16–15 12–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Morehead State Eagles| Ohio Valley Conference tournament March 3, 2009 7:45 pm 4 2008 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky 5 Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY OVC Quarterfinals 91–72 2,034 17–15 March 6, 2009 5:00 pm y 4 2008 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin 1 Sommet Center Nashville, TN OVC Semifinals 63–55 3,040 18–15 March 7, 2009 8:00 pm y 4 2008 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay 2 Sommet Center Nashville, TN OVC Championship 67–65 2OT 1,858 19–15 |- !colspan=12 style=Morehead State Eagles| NCAA tournament March 17, 2009 y 16 MW Alabama State 16 MW University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH NCAA Opening Round 58–43 11,346 20–15 March 20, 2009 y 16 MW Louisville 1 1 MW University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH NCAA First Round 54–74 12,499 20–16 Eastern Time Sourcehttps://static.msueagles.com/custompages/MBB/2008-09/teamstat.htm?path=mbball&path=mbball Morehead 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