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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alabama State162 .8892210 .688
Jackson State153 .8331815 .545
Prairie View A&M126 .6671716 .515
Arkansas–Pine Bluff117 .6111318 .419
Southern810 .444823 .258
Mississippi Valley State711 .389725 .219
Texas Southern711 .389725 .219
Alabama A&M612 .333819 .296
Grambling State414 .222623 .207
Alcorn State414 .222625 .194
2009 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 12, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
1Cameron NettlesGuard6–5185FreshmanCerritos, California
1Dwayne HarmasonGuard5-11180SeniorPlaquemine, Louisiana
3Tashan NewsomeGuard6–4200FreshmanAlbany, New York
5Donald PritchardGuard6–1185FreshmanChicago,Illinois
10Julius CheeksGuard6–2190JuniorMissouri City, Texas
12Amos StudivantForward6-8230FreshmanBessemer, Alabama
15Shannon BehlingGuard6–7200JuniorColumbia, South Carolina
21Lakendrick AllenForward6-6205JuniorCleveland, Mississippi
22Orlando SmithForward6–5210SophomoreColumbus, Mississippi
22Aaron McReynoldsGuard6–0175FreshmanFlint, Michigan
23Michael ClarkGuard6–3180SeniorTchula, Mississippi
25Kevin BurwellGuard5-10185FreshmanPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
32Drummond JonesForward6-5205SophomoreIndianola, Mississippi
34Eric PettyForward6–6220SeniorSalinas, California
35Steven KiteGuard6-3195SophomoreAtlanta, Georgia
44Emmenle PrestonForward6–9240JuniorNational City, California

Source:[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2008*
9:00 pm
at No. 15 Arizona StateL 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 StateL 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 MontanaL 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 StateL 59-77 0-8
 21  Behling  6  Behling  6  Harmason Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 2, 2008*
7:05 pm
at CreightonL 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 KentuckyL 65-88 0-10
 20  Behling  7  Behling  5  Harmason Rupp Arena (21,476)
Lexington, KY
December 13, 2008*
7:00 pm
at HoustonL 58-92 0-11
 23  Cheeks  6  2 Tied  3  2 Tied Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
December 15, 2008*
7:05 pm
at Arkansas StateL 58-75 0-12
 15  Newsome  6  Harmason  7  Harmason First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
December 20, 2008*
7:00 pm
ChattanoogaL 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 BluffL 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&MW 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 StateL 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 StateL 72-88 1-16
(1-3)
 14  Behling  9  Petty  4  Harmason Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS
January 19, 2009
8:00 pm
at SouthernL 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&MW 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 SouthernW 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 StateL 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 StateL 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&ML 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 StateL 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 StateW 89-71 4-21
(4-8)
 18  Petty  10  Petty  7  Harmason Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
February 16, 2009
7:30 pm
SouthernW 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&ML 69-81 5-22
(5-9)
                  William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 23, 2009
7:30 pm
at Texas SouthernL 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 StateW 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 StateW 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 BluffL 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.

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