2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball team

2008–09 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	† 2009 Patriot League Tournament winner ;

2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball
2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball
Patriot League Tournament champions; Patriot League Regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Patriot League
2008–09 record	24–8 (13–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (9th season);
Home arena	Bender Arena
	Seasons ← 2007–08 →

The 2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 24–8, 13–1 in Patriot League play to finish first in the conference regular season standings. They were champions of the Patriot League Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament – the school's second straight appearance – where they lost in the first round to Villanova.^[1]

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Derrick Mercer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Jersey City, New Jersey
G	5	Garrison Carr	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Bellevue, Washington

Head coach

Jeff Jones

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 14, 2008*		at No. 12 Oklahoma	L 54–83	0–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 17, 2008*		Saint Francis (PA)	W 67–46	1–1	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Nov 19, 2008*		at Howard	W 65–63	2–1	Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Nov 22, 2008*		at Jacksonville	W 75–67	3–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida
Nov 25, 2008*		at Stony Brook	W 56–53	4–1	Pritchard Gymnasium Stony Brook, New York
Nov 29, 2008*		at Fairfield	L 73–82	4–2	Arena at Harbor Yard Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 1, 2008*		Mount St. Mary's	L 52–57	4–3	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Dec 6, 2008*		at No. 20 Georgetown	L 49–73	4–4	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 17, 2008*		at George Washington	L 50–63	4–5	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 20, 2008*		at UMBC	W 74–61	5–5	RAC Arena Catonsville, Maryland
Dec 22, 2008*		at Maryland	L 51–67	5–6	Comcast Center College Park, Maryland
Dec 29, 2008*		at Manhattan	W 60–48	6–6	Draddy Gymnasium New York, New York
Jan 2, 2009*		Brown	W 68–53	7–6	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Jan 5, 2009*		Columbia	W 62–50	8–6	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Regular season
Jan 10, 2009		Lehigh	W 76–66 ^OT	9–6 (1–0)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Jan 14, 2009		Bucknell	W 69–55	10–6 (2–0)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Jan 17, 2009		at Colgate	W 79–49	11–6 (3–0)	Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York
Jan 24, 2009		at Holy Cross	L 62–71	11–7 (3–1)	Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 28, 2009		at Navy	W 68–67	12–7 (4–1)	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 31, 2009*		Lafayette	W 78–65	13–7 (5–1)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Feb 4, 2009		Army	W 58–34	14–7 (6–1)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Feb 7, 2009		at Lehigh	W 66–58	15–7 (7–1)	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 2009		at Bucknell	W 52–50	16–7 (8–1)	Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 2009		Colgate	W 69–44	17–7 (9–1)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Feb 18, 2009		at Army	W 58–36	18–7 (10–1)	Christl Arena West Point, New York
Feb 21, 2009		Holy Cross	W 56–50	19–7 (11–1)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Feb 25, 2009		Navy	W 64–59	20–7 (12–1)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Feb 28, 2009		at Lafayette	W 75–68 ^OT	21–7 (13–1)	Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania
Patriot League Tournament
Mar 4, 2009*		Lafayette Quarterfinals	W 78–56	22–7	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Mar 8, 2009*		Army Championship Game	W 61–60	23–7	Bender Arena Semifinals
Mar 13, 2009*		Holy Cross Championship Game	W 73–57	24–7	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2009*	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 11 Villanova First Round	L 67–80	24–8	Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[]

^ "Anderson, Cunningham lead way as Villanova ousts upset-minded American". ESPN. March 19, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2008–09 American Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2008–09 Men's Basketball Roster". American University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2008–09 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[1] "Anderson, Cunningham lead way as Villanova ousts upset-minded American". ESPN. March 19, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[2] "2008–09 American Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[3] "2008–09 Men's Basketball Roster". American University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[4] "2008–09 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

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2008–09 American Eagles men's basketball

Patriot League Tournament champions Patriot League Regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Patriot League
2008–09 record	24–8 (13–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (9th season)
Home arena	Bender Arena
Seasons ← 2007–08 →

2008–09 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American †	13	–	1	.929	24	–	8	.750
Holy Cross	11	–	3	.786	18	–	14	.563
Navy	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Army	6	–	8	.429	11	–	19	.367
Lehigh	5	–	9	.357	15	–	14	.517
Colgate	5	–	9	.357	10	–	20	.333
Bucknell	4	–	10	.286	7	–	23	.233
Lafayette	4	–	10	.286	8	–	22	.267


† 2009 Patriot League Tournament winner