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

2008–09 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record23–11 (14–6 A-Sun)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Center
Seasons
2008–09 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jacksonville 15 – 5   .750 18 – 14   .563
East Tennessee State † 14 – 6   .700 23 – 11   .676
Belmont 14 – 6   .700 20 – 13   .606
Lipscomb 12 – 8   .600 17 – 14   .548
Mercer 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Campbell 11 – 9   .550 14 – 16   .467
Stetson 9 – 11   .450 13 – 17   .433
USC Upstate 8 – 12   .400 9 – 21   .300
Florida Gulf Coast 7 – 13   .350 11 – 20   .355
North Florida 6 – 14   .300 8 – 22   .267
Kennesaw State 3 – 17   .150 7 – 22   .241
† 2009 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 2, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

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 tournament[1] 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.[2]

Roster

2008–09 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Mike Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Vandalia, Missouri
G 3 Courtney Pigram 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Jocolby Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Meridian, Mississippi
G 13 Tommy Hubbard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Boston, Massachusetts
G 20 Adam Sollazzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida
G 25 Jarvis Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 30 Micah Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Manchester, Tennessee
F 34 Greg Hamlin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Flint, Michigan
F 41 Isiah Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Miami, Florida
F 42 Kevin Tiggs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Flint, Michigan
C 43 Seth Coy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Montgomery, Indiana
F 44 J.C. Ward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Marietta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 27, 2022

Source[3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 14, 2008*
 vs. Temple
Charleston Classic 		L 65–79  0–1
 Carolina First Arena (527)
Charleston, SC
November 15, 2008*
 vs. SIU Edwardsville
Charleston Classic 		W 65–62  1–1
 Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 16, 2008*
 vs. Hofstra
Charleston Classic 		L 75–76  1–2
 Carolina First Arena (382)
Charleston, SC
November 20, 2008*
 Wingate W 96–66  2–2
 Memorial Center (2,751)
Johnson City, TN
November 24, 2008*
 at Tennessee Tech W 78–65  3–2
 Eblen Center (1,350)
Cookeville, TN
November 29, 2008*
 at Bradley L 69–82  3–3
 Carver Arena (9,006)
Peoria, IL
December 2, 2008*
 at Marshall W 76–72  4–3
 Cam Henderson Center (5,310)
Huntington, WV
December 5, 2008
 at Mercer W 81–61  5–3
(1–0) 		University Center (2,127)
Macon, GA
December 13, 2008*
 at Appalachian State W 89–70  6–3
 George M. Holmes Convocation Center (2,520)
Boone, NC
December 17, 2008*
 Chattanooga W 82–70  7–3
 Memorial Center (3,102)
Johnson City, TN
December 23, 2008
 at Kennesaw State W 76–62  8–3
(2–0) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,243)
Kennesaw, TN
December 30, 2008*
 Morehead State L 61–71  8–4
 Memorial Center (3,138)
Johnson City, TN
January 3, 2009
 Jacksonville W 84–82  9–4
(3–0) 		Memorial Center (3,472)
Johnson City, TN
January 5, 2009
 North Florida W 84–57  10–4
(4–0) 		Memorial Center (2,711)
Johnson City, TN
January 10, 2009
 at Stetson W 73–67  11–4
(5–0) 		Edmunds Center (1,257)
DeLand, FL
January 12, 2009
 at Florida Golf Coast L 61–64  11–5
(5–1) 		Alico Arena (1,455)
Fort Myers, FL
January 17, 2009
 Lipscomb W 85–82 OT 12–5
(6–1) 		Memorial Center (3,192)
Johnson City, TN
January 19, 2009
 Belmont W 87–57  13–5
(7–1) 		Memorial Center (4,196)
Johnson City, TN
January 22, 2009
 Campbell W 79–60  14–5
(8–1) 		Memorial Center (3,239)
Johnson City, TN
January 26, 2009
 USC Upstate W 82–72  15–5
(9–1) 		Memorial Center (3,854)
Johnson City, TN
January 30, 2009
 at Jacksonville L 72–82  15–6
(9–2) 		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (3,648)
Jacksonville
February 1, 2009
 at North Florida W 67–64  16–6
(10–2) 		UNF Arena (683)
Jacksonville, FL
February 7, 2009
 Florida Gulf Coast W 102–78  17–6
(11–2) 		Memorial Center (4,045)
Johnson City, TN
February 9, 2009
 Stetson L 63–64  17–7
(11–3) 		Memorial Center (3,074)
Johnson City, TN
February 14, 2009
 at Belmont L 73–76  17–8
(11–4) 		Curb Event Center (1,802)
Nashville, TN
February 16, 2009
 at Lipscomb L 91–96 OT 17–9
(11–5) 		Allen Arena (1,317)
Nashville, TN
February 19, 2009
 at USC Upstate W 66–61  18–9
(12–5) 		G. B. Hodge Center (922)
Spartanburg, SC
February 23, 2009
 at Campbell L 62–68  18–10
(12–6) 		John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,143)
Buies Creek, NC
February 26, 2009
 Kennesaw State W 81–46  19–10
(13–6) 		Memorial Center (3,149)
Johnson City, TN
February 28, 2009
 Mercer W 103–81  20–10
(14–6) 		Memorial Center (4,609)
Johnson City, TN
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 4, 2009
 (2) vs. (7) Stetson
A-Sun Quarterfinals 		W 90–76  21–10
 Allen Arena (1,014)
Nashville, TN
March 6, 2009
 (2) vs. (3) Belmont
A-Sun Semifinals 		W 88–74  22–10
 Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
March 7, 2009
 (2) vs. (1) Jacksonville
A-Sun Championship 		W 85–68  23–10
 Allen Arena (1,609)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2009
 (16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 4 Pittsburgh
NCAA First Round 		L 62–72  23–11
 UD Arena (12,499)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4][5] [6]

References

  1. ^ "East Tennessee routs Jacksonville for eighth NCAA tournament bid". ESPN. March 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pittsburgh pulls out victory after struggling against East Tennessee State". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Roster 2008–09". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Schedule 2009–10". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "2008-2009 ETSU Men's Basketball Stats". ASUN Sports.