2009–10 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

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.

2009–10 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2009–10 record14–12 (6–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • LaMonta Stone
  • Louis Twigg
  • Dennis Hopson
Home arenaAnderson Arena
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State13–3 .813  24–10  .706
Akron12–4 .750  24–11  .686
Miami9–7 .563  14–18  .438
Buffalo9–7 .563  18–12  .600
Ohio†7–9 .438  22–15  .595
Bowling Green6–10 .375  14–16  .467
West
Central Michigan9–7 .563  15–15  .500
Eastern Michigan8–8 .500  17–15  .531
Western Michigan8–8 .500  18–15  .545
Ball State8–8 .500  15–15  .500
Northern Illinois6–10 .375  10–20  .333
Toledo1–15 .063  4–28  .125
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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: Scout: N/A   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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
DaVon Haynes
SF
Detroit, MI Finney HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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 2009-10-13.
  • "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  • "Bowling Green Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.

    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

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