2009–10 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

2009–10 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record14–12 (6–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • LaMonta Stone
  • Louis Twigg
  • Dennis Hopson
Home arenaAnderson Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 – 3   .813 24 – 10   .706
Akron 12 – 4   .750 24 – 11   .686
Miami 9 – 7   .563 14 – 18   .438
Buffalo 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600
Ohio† 7 – 9   .438 22 – 15   .595
Bowling Green 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467
West
Central Michigan 9 – 7   .563 15 – 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 8 – 8   .500 17 – 15   .531
Western Michigan 8 – 8   .500 18 – 15   .545
Ball State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500
Northern Illinois 6 – 10   .375 10 – 20   .333
Toledo 1 – 15   .063 4 – 28   .125
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by Louis Orr and played their homes game in Anderson Arena. The Falcons were defeated in the first round of the MAC tournament by Western Michigan.[1]

Coaching staff

Name Position College Graduating year
Louis Orr Head coach Syracuse University 1980
LaMonta Stone Assistant coach Wayne State University 1999
Louis Twigg Assistant coach Temple University 2002
Dennis Hopson Assistant coach Ohio State University 1987
Megan Centers Director of Basketball Operations

Preseason

Roster changes

Only two starters return from last year's team. Both senior Otis Polk and junior Joe Jakubowski started all 33 games from Bowling Green's previous season. Along with these two players, the Falcons also return sophomores Dee Brown and Scott Thomas as well as senior Erik Marschall, all who started at least 30 games in the season. Bowling Green also added seven new players to their roster. Out of those players, one (Darion Goins) is a transfer from San José State.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordon Crawford
PF 		Cincinnati, OH LaSalle HS 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 143 lb (65 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
James Erger
SG 		Princeton, TX Princeton HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 26, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
DaVon Haynes
SF 		Detroit, MI Finney HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Luke Kraus
PG 		Findlay, OH Findlay HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 5, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Danny McElroy
PF 		Cincinnati, OH LaSalle HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 10, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Bowling Green Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  • "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  • "Bowling Green Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Jordon Crawford 1 G 5-6 143 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio
Luke Kraus 3 G 6-2 187 Freshman Findlay, Ohio
Darion Goins 4 G 6-3 204 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio
DaVon Haynes 5 F 6-7 210 Freshman Detroit, Michigan
Scott Thomas 10 F 6-6 183 Sophomore Delaware, Ohio
James Erger 12 G 6-6 185 Freshman McKinney, Texas
Joe Jakubowski 14 G 6-2 191 Junior Rossford, Ohio
A'uston calhoun 15 F 6-7 218 Freshman Southfield, Michigan
Dee Brown 22 G 6-2 200 Sophomore Detroit, Michigan
Matt Karaffa 32 G 6-3 204 Senior West Chester, Ohio
Danny McElroy 33 F 6-8 198 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio
Erik Marschall 33 F 6-8 198 Freshman New London, Ohio
Otis Polk 45 C 6-9 285 Senior Detroit, Michigan
Marc Larson 50 C 6-9 236 Senior Mattawan, Michigan

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
November 14*
1:00 p.m. 		Wayne State W 67–45
Stats  		1–0
 Anderson Arena (1,448)
Bowling Green, Ohio
November 17*
7:30 p.m. 		Xavier L 57–101
Stats  		1–1
 Cintas Center (10,067)
Cincinnati, Ohio
November 20*
9:05 p.m. 		at Iowa L 46–68
Stats  		1–2
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,010)
Iowa City, Iowa
November 28*
2:00 p.m. 		UW–Milwaukee L 83–90
Stats  		1–3
 Anderson Arena (1,321)
Bowling Green, Ohio
November 30*
7:00 p.m. 		Florida International W 67–62
Stats  		2–3
 Anderson Arena (1,915)
Bowling Green, Ohio
December 3*
7:00 p.m. 		Savannah State W 59–51
Stats  		3–3
 Anderson Arena (1,424)
Bowling Green, Ohio
December 5*
7:00 p.m. 		at Fordham W 67–46
Stats  		4–3
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,324)
Bronx, New York
December 12*
7:00 p.m. 		at Canisius W 58–54
Stats  		5–3
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,228)
Buffalo, New York
December 19*
3:30 p.m. 		at Detroit L 69–73
Stats  		5–4
 Calihan Hall (2,468)
Detroit, Michigan
December 28*
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 18 Temple L 39–69  5–5
 Liacouras Center (3,900)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 30*
7:00 p.m. 		at Towson W 70–69  6–5
 Towson Center (1,417)
Towson, Maryland
January 2*
7:00 p.m. 		Saint Louis W 59–50  7–5
 Anderson Arena (1,518)
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 9
7:00 p.m. 		at Akron L 45–71  7–6
(0–1) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (3,028)
Akron, Ohio
January 14
7:00 p.m. 		Buffalo L 65–68  7–7
(0–2) 		Anderson Arena (1,804)
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 17
2:00 p.m. 		at Kent State W 76–70  8–7
(1–2) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,658)
Kent, Ohio
January 20
7:00 p.m. 		Ohio W 65–57  9–7
(2–2) 		Anderson Arena (1,585)
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 23
3:00 p.m. 		at Miami (OH) L 52–64  9–8
(2–3) 		Millett Hall (2,213)
Oxford, Ohio
January 27
7:00 p.m. 		at Eastern Michigan W 64–61  10–8
(3–3) 		Convocation Center (1,182)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
January 30
7:00 p.m. 		Central Michigan L 52–64  10–9
(3–4) 		Anderson Arena (2,222)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 1
7:00 p.m. 		Toledo W 58–47  11–9
(4–4) 		Anderson Arena (2,042)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 4
7:00 p.m. 		at Ball State L 59–64  11–10
(4–5) 		John E. Worthen Arena (2,958)
Muncie, Indiana
February 6
2:00 p.m. 		at Western Michigan L 64–65  11–11
(4–6) 		University Arena (3,515)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 10
7:00 p.m. 		Northern Illinois W 73–69  12–11
(5–6) 		Anderson Arena (1,347)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 14
2:00 p.m. 		Miami (OH) W 67–64  13–11
(6–6) 		Anderson Arena (1,867)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 17
7:00 p.m. 		at Buffalo L 51–64  13–12
(6–7) 		Alumni Arena (1,521)
Buffalo, New York
February 20*
2:00 pm.m 		Valparaiso W 87–70  14–12
 Anderson Arena (1,872)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 24
7:00 p.m. 		Kent State L 75–69  14–13
 Anderson Arena (1,630)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 27
2:30 p.m. 		Akron L 74–68  14–14
 Anderson Arena (1,927)
Bowling Green, Ohio
March 4
7:00 p.m. 		at Ohio Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

References

  1. ^ "W. Michigan 75, Bowling Green 73". ESPN. March 7, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2024.[dead link]