2008–09 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2008–09 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Delta Devils finished the season 7–25 overall and 7–11 in SWAC conference play under first year head coach Sean Woods. They lost 65–60 in the first round of the SWAC Basketball tournament to Prairie View A&M.[1]

2008–09 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7-25 (7-11 SWAC)
Head coach
Home arenaHarrison HPER Complex
Seasons
2008–09 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama State 16 2   .889 22 10   .688
Jackson State 15 3   .833 18 15   .545
Prairie View A&M 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 11 7   .611 13 18   .419
Southern 8 10   .444 8 23   .258
Mississippi Valley State 7 11   .389 7 25   .219
Texas Southern 7 11   .389 7 25   .219
Alabama A&M 6 12   .333 8 19   .296
Grambling State 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Alcorn State 4 14   .222 6 25   .194
2009 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 12, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Cameron Nettles Guard 6–5 185 Freshman Cerritos, California
1 Dwayne Harmason Guard 5-11 180 Senior Plaquemine, Louisiana
3 Tashan Newsome Guard 6–4 200 Freshman Albany, New York
5 Donald Pritchard Guard 6–1 185 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
10 Julius Cheeks Guard 6–2 190 Junior Missouri City, Texas
12 Amos Studivant Forward 6-8 230 Freshman Bessemer, Alabama
15 Shannon Behling Guard 6–7 200 Junior Columbia, South Carolina
21 Lakendrick Allen Forward 6-6 205 Junior Cleveland, Mississippi
22 Orlando Smith Forward 6–5 210 Sophomore Columbus, Mississippi
22 Aaron McReynolds Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Flint, Michigan
23 Michael Clark Guard 6–3 180 Senior Tchula, Mississippi
25 Kevin Burwell Guard 5-10 185 Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
32 Drummond Jones Forward 6-5 205 Sophomore Indianola, Mississippi
34 Eric Petty Forward 6–6 220 Senior Salinas, California
35 Steven Kite Guard 6-3 195 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia
44 Emmenle Preston Forward 6–9 240 Junior National City, California

Source:[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2008*
9:00 pm
at No. 15 Arizona State L 64-80  0–1
 18  Behling   10  Petty   5  Harmason  Desert Financial Arena (8,590)
Tempe, AZ
November 15, 2008*
9:30 pm
at Washington State L 25-76  0–2
 9  Newsome   7  Petty   1  Petty  Beasley Coliseum (8,346)
Pullman, WA
November 17, 2008*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 12 Oklahoma
Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off
L 53-94  0-3
 16  Behling   9  Petty   2  2 Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (9,625)
Norman, OK
November 18, 2008*
5:30 pm
vs. James Madison
Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off
L 54-62  0-4
 22  Behling   10  Behling   4  Harmason  Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
November 20, 2008*
8:00 pm
at Montana L 65-82  0-5
 18  2 Tied   13  Petty   3  Petty  Dahlberg Arena (3,214)
Missoula, MT
November 24, 2008*
4:45 pm
vs. Arizona
Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation
L 52-86  0-6
 11  Clark   5  Behling   4  Harmason  Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
November 25, 2008*
7:00 pm
at Georgia
Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation
L 57-98  0-7
 13  Behling   7  Petty   4  Newsome  Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
November 29, 2008*
12:30 pm, Mediacom
at Iowa State L 59-77  0-8
 21  Behling   6  Behling   6  Harmason  Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 2, 2008*
7:05 pm
at Creighton L 58-82  0-9
 22  Newsome   12  Harmason   4  Newsome  CHI Health Center Omaha 
Omaha, NE
December 7, 2008*
3:00 pm, FSN South
at Kentucky L 65-88  0-10
 20  Behling   7  Behling   5  Harmason  Rupp Arena (21,476)
Lexington, KY
December 13, 2008*
7:00 pm
at Houston L 58-92  0-11
 23  Cheeks   6  2 Tied   3  2 Tied  Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
December 15, 2008*
7:05 pm
at Arkansas State L 58-75  0-12
 15  Newsome   6  Harmason   7  Harmason  First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
December 20, 2008*
7:00 pm
Chattanooga L 61-65  0-13
 17  Clark   5  Behling   8  Harmason  Harrison HPER Complex (245)
Itta Bena, MS
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2009
7:00 pm
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff L 52-74  0-14
(0-1)
 21  Petty   14  Petty   3  Harmason  H.O. Clemmons Arena 
Pine Bluff, AR
January 10, 2009
7:30 pm
Alabama A&M W 68-62  1-14
(1-1)
 17  Cheeks   13  Petty   3  Burwell  Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 12, 2009
7:30 pm
Alabama State L 64-65  1-15
(1-2)
 19  Cheeks   6  2 Tied   6  Harmason  Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 17, 2009
7:30 pm
at Alcorn State L 72-88  1-16
(1-3)
 14  Behling   9  Petty   4  Harmason  Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS
January 19, 2009
8:00 pm
at Southern L 54-57  1-17
(1-4)
 16  Harmason   12  Behling   4  Harmason  F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 24, 2009
7:30 pm
Prairie View A&M W 67-49  2-17
(2-4)
 21  Petty   10  Petty   6  Newsome  Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 26, 2009
7:30 pm
Texas Southern W 81-68  3-17
(3-4)
 19  Harmason   10  Petty   6  Harmason  Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 31, 2009
1:00 pm
at Jackson State L 58-64  3-18
(3-5)
 18  Petty   8  Behling   3  Harmason  Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
February 2, 2009
7:30 pm
at Grambling State L 68-75  3-19
(3-6)
 22  Behling   9  Petty   4  2 Tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
February 7, 2009
6:00 pm
at Alabama A&M L 65-78  3-20
(3-7)
 19  Petty   13  Petty   5  Harmason  T.M. Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL
February 9, 2009
8:00 pm
at Alabama State L 67-80  3-21
(3-8)
 14  2 Tied   11  Petty   5  Harmason  Dunn-Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
February 14, 2009
7:30 pm
Alcorn State W 89-71  4-21
(4-8)
 18  Petty   10  Petty   7  Harmason  Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
February 16, 2009
7:30 pm
Southern W 81-73  5-21
(5-8)
 22  Petty   14  Petty   10  Harmason  Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
February 21, 2009
7:30 pm
at Prairie View A&M L 69-81  5-22
(5-9)
                     William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 23, 2009
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern L 87-99  5-23
(5-10)
 21  2 Tied   9  Petty   9  Harmason  H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
February 28, 2009
7:30 pm
Jackson State W 73-67  6-23
(6-10)
 18  Petty   8  Petty   5  Harmason  Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
March 2, 2009
7:30 pm
Grambling State W 62-42  7-23
(7-10)
 14  Jones   8  2 Tied   3  Harmason  Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
March 5, 2009
7:30 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff L 63-73  7-24
(7-11)
 14  Petty   15  Behling   4  Harmason  Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
SWAC men's basketball tournament
March 12, 2009
2:30 pm
(6) vs. (3) Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Quarterfinals
L 60-65  7-25
 18  Petty   9  2 Tied   4  Harmason  Bill Harris Arena 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Prairie View 65, MVSU 60". Associated Press. Retrieved February 2, 2024.[dead link]
  2. ^ "2008-09 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Men's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2024.