The 2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball season marks the 29th season of Horizon League basketball.
| 2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | December 4, 2008 through February 28, 2009 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN, CBS Sports, Horizon League Network |
| Regular Season | |
| Champions | Butler Bulldogs |
| Coach of the Year | Brad Stevens, Butler |
| Runners-up | Green Bay Phoenix |
| Season MVP | Matt Howard, Butler |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Cleveland State |
| Runners-up | Butler |
| Finals MVP | Cedric Jackson, Cleveland State |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Butler | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Horizon League Tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conference awards & honors
editWeekly awards
editHL Players of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the HL offices name a player of the week.[1]
| Week | Player of the week |
|---|---|
| November 24 | Josh Mayo, UIC |
| December 1 | J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State |
| December 8 | Josh Mayo, UIC |
| December 15 | Gordon Hayward, Butler |
| December 22 | J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State |
| December 29 | Gordon Hayward, Butler |
| January 5 | Avery Smith, Milwaukee |
| January 12 | Kelvin Bright, Youngstown State |
| January 19 | James Eayrs, Milwaukee |
| January 26 | Ryan Tillema, Green Bay |
| February 2 | Troy Cotton, Green Bay |
| February 9 | Gordon Hayward, Butler Ryan Tillema, Green Bay |
| February 16 | Norris Cole, Cleveland State |
| February 23 | Justin Cerasoli, Loyola |
All-Conference Honors
edit| Honor | Recipient(s) | School | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore |
| Coach of the Year | Brad Stevens | Butler | Head coach | 2nd |
| Newcomer of the Year | Gordon Hayward | Butler | Guard/Forward | Freshman |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Ryan Tillema | Green Bay | Guard | Senior |
| All Horizon League First Team | J'Nathan Bullock | Cleveland State | Forward | Senior |
| Gordon Hayward | Butler | Guard/Forward | Freshman | |
| Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore | |
| Josh Mayo | UIC | Guard | Senior | |
| Ryan Tillema | Green Bay | Guard | Senior | |
| All Horizon League Second Team | Todd Brown | Wright State | Guard | Junior |
| Tone Boyle | Milwaukee | Guard | Junior | |
| Rahmon Fletcher | Green Bay | Guard | Sophomore | |
| Urule Igbavboa | Valparaiso | Forward | Senior | |
| Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior | |
| All-Newcomer Team | Tone Boyle | Milwaukee | Guard | Junior |
| James Eayrs | Milwaukee | Forward | Junior | |
| Gordon Hayward | Butler | Guard/Forward | Freshman | |
| Shelvin Mack | Butler | Guard | Freshman | |
| DeAndre Mays | Youngstown State | Guard | Junior | |
| All Defensive Team | Terry Evans | Green Bay | Forward | Senior |
| Will Graham | Wright State | Guard | Senior | |
| Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore | |
| Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior | |
| Scott VanderMeer | UIC | Center | Senior |
Tournament honors
editCedric Jackson of Cleveland State was named the tournament MVP.
| Horizon League All-Tournament Team | Player | School | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Jackson | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior | |
| J'Nathan Bullock | Cleveland State | Forward | Senior | |
| Norris Cole | Cleveland State | Guard | Sophomore | |
| Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Sophomore | |
| Shelvin Mack | Butler | Guard | Freshman |
References
edit- ^ a b c Horizon League Men's Basketball Recordbook, retrieved 2011-November-06.