2009–10 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State133 .8132410  .706
Akron124 .7502411  .686
Miami97 .5631418  .438
Buffalo97 .5631812  .600
Ohio79 .4382215  .595
Bowling Green610 .3751416  .467
West
Central Michigan97 .5631515  .500
Eastern Michigan88 .5001715  .531
Western Michigan88 .5001815  .545
Ball State88 .5001515  .500
Northern Illinois610 .3751020  .333
Toledo115 .063428  .125
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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:2/5 stars   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:2/5 stars   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:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 October 13, 2009.
  • "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  • "Bowling Green Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2009.

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 6745
Stats
 
10
Anderson Arena (1,448)
Bowling Green, Ohio
November 17*
7:30 p.m.
Xavier L 57101
Stats
 
11
Cintas Center (10,067)
Cincinnati, Ohio
November 20*
9:05 p.m.
at Iowa L 4668
Stats
 
12
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,010)
Iowa City, Iowa
November 28*
2:00 p.m.
UW–Milwaukee L 8390
Stats
 
13
Anderson Arena (1,321)
Bowling Green, Ohio
November 30*
7:00 p.m.
Florida International W 6762
Stats
 
23
Anderson Arena (1,915)
Bowling Green, Ohio
December 3*
7:00 p.m.
Savannah State W 5951
Stats
 
33
Anderson Arena (1,424)
Bowling Green, Ohio
December 5*
7:00 p.m.
at Fordham W 6746
Stats
 
43
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,324)
Bronx, New York
December 12*
7:00 p.m.
at Canisius W 5854
Stats
 
53
Koessler Athletic Center (1,228)
Buffalo, New York
December 19*
3:30 p.m.
at Detroit L 6973
Stats
 
54
Calihan Hall (2,468)
Detroit, Michigan
December 28*
7:00 p.m.
at No. 18 Temple L 3969  55
Liacouras Center (3,900)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 30*
7:00 p.m.
at Towson W 7069  65
Towson Center (1,417)
Towson, Maryland
January 2*
7:00 p.m.
Saint Louis W 5950  75
Anderson Arena (1,518)
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 9
7:00 p.m.
at Akron L 4571  76
(01)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,028)
Akron, Ohio
January 14
7:00 p.m.
Buffalo L 6568  77
(02)
Anderson Arena (1,804)
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 17
2:00 p.m.
at Kent State W 7670  87
(12)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,658)
Kent, Ohio
January 20
7:00 p.m.
Ohio W 6557  97
(22)
Anderson Arena (1,585)
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 23
3:00 p.m.
at Miami (OH) L 5264  98
(23)
Millett Hall (2,213)
Oxford, Ohio
January 27
7:00 p.m.
at Eastern Michigan W 6461  108
(33)
Convocation Center (1,182)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
January 30
7:00 p.m.
Central Michigan L 5264  109
(34)
Anderson Arena (2,222)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 1
7:00 p.m.
Toledo W 5847  119
(44)
Anderson Arena (2,042)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 4
7:00 p.m.
at Ball State L 5964  1110
(45)
John E. Worthen Arena (2,958)
Muncie, Indiana
February 6
2:00 p.m.
at Western Michigan L 6465  1111
(46)
University Arena (3,515)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 10
7:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois W 7369  1211
(56)
Anderson Arena (1,347)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 14
2:00 p.m.
Miami (OH) W 6764  1311
(66)
Anderson Arena (1,867)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 17
7:00 p.m.
at Buffalo L 5164  1312
(67)
Alumni Arena (1,521)
Buffalo, New York
February 20*
2:00 pm.m
Valparaiso W 8770  1412
Anderson Arena (1,872)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 24
7:00 p.m.
Kent State L 7569  1413
Anderson Arena (1,630)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 27
2:30 p.m.
Akron L 7468  1414
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.

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