2008–09 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

2008–09 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
2008–09 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	23–10 (11–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ken Bone (4th season);
Home arena	Viking Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	15	–	1	.938	21	–	10	.677
Portland State †	11	–	5	.688	23	–	10	.697
Montana	11	–	5	.688	17	–	12	.586
Idaho State	9	–	7	.563	13	–	19	.406
Northern Colorado	8	–	8	.500	14	–	18	.438
Montana State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Eastern Washington	6	–	10	.375	12	–	18	.400
Northern Arizona	5	–	11	.313	8	–	19	.296
Sacramento State	1	–	15	.063	2	–	27	.069

† 2009 Big Sky tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2008–09 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by head coach Ken Bone, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–5 in Big Sky play to finish second in the conference regular season standings. They won the Big Sky tournament to earn an automatic bid – for the second straight season – to the NCAA tournament. As No. 13 seed in the East region, the Vikings were defeated in the opening round by Xavier.^[2]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Julius Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Stockton, California
G	3	Andre Murray	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Los Angeles, California
G	4	Mickey Polis	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Longview, Washington
G	10	Jeremiah Dominguez	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Salem, Oregon
G	11	Dominic Waters	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Portland, Oregon
F	13	Tyrell Mara	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr
F	14	Kyle Coston	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Lynden, Washington
F	21	Phil Nelson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Keizer, Oregon
F	44	Jamie Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	El Segundo, California

Head coach

Ken Bone

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 15, 2008*		at Rice	W 78–74	1–0	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Nov 18, 2008*		Portland	W 81–76	2–0	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Nov 23, 2008*		Cal State Fullerton	W 76–75	3–0	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Nov 26, 2008*		vs. Northern Illinois Great Alaska Shootout	W 79–58	4–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 2008*		vs. Hampton Great Alaska Shootout	L 71–77 ^OT	4–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 2008*		vs. Seattle Great Alaska Shootout	W 81–67	5–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 6, 2008*		Seattle	W 73–68	6–1	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Dec 9, 2008*		Lewis & Clark	W 77–66	7–1	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Dec 14, 2008*		at Washington	L 83–84	7–2	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Dec 17, 2008*		at Cal Poly	L 62–65	7–3	Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, California
Dec 20, 2008		Montana	W 72–45	8–3 (1–0)	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Dec 23, 2008*		at No. 7 Gonzaga	W 77–70	9–3	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington
Dec 27, 2008*		at Texas Southern	W 63–55	10–3	Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Dec 29, 2008*		at No. 19 Baylor	L 66–79	10–4	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Jan 2, 2009		at Sacramento State	W 79–67	11–4 (2–0)	Hornets Nest Sacramento, California
Jan 4, 2009		at Northern Arizona	W 92–91 ^4OT	12–4 (3–0)	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona
Jan 8, 2009		Weber State	L 66–80	12–5 (3–1)	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Jan 10, 2009		Idaho State	W 85–58	13–5 (4–1)	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Jan 18, 2009		at Northern Colorado	W 57–43	14–5 (5–1)	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, Colorado
Jan 24, 2009		Eastern Washington	W 83–61	15–5 (6–1)	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Jan 29, 2009		at Montana	L 65–72	15–6 (6–2)	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Feb 1, 2009		at Montana State	L 82–85	15–7 (6–3)	Worthington Arena Havre, Montana
Feb 5, 2009		Northern Arizona	W 78–66	16–7 (7–3)	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Feb 8, 2009		Sacramento State	W 59–42	17–7 (8–3)	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Feb 12, 2009		at Idaho State	L 69–78	17–8 (8–4)	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho
Feb 14, 2009		at Weber State	L 68–78	17–9 (8–5)	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Feb 19, 2009		Northern Colorado	W 77–74	18–9 (9–5)	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Feb 21, 2009*		Boise State	W 93–81	19–9	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Feb 25, 2009		Montana State	W 64–58	20–9 (10–5)	Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon
Feb 28, 2009		at Eastern Washington	W 66–62 ^OT	21–9 (11–5)	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
Big Sky tournament
Mar 10, 2009*		vs. Idaho State Semifinals	W 61–53	22–9	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Mar 11, 2009*		Montana State Championship Game	W 79–77	23–9	Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon
NCAA Tournament Tournament
Mar 20, 2009*	(13 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 20 Xavier First Round	L 59–77	23–10	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 2008-09 Big Sky Conference Season Summary
^ "Xavier cruises into second round with easy defeat of Portland State". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2008–09 Portland State Vikings Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 2008-09 Big Sky Conference Season Summary

[2] "Xavier cruises into second round with easy defeat of Portland State". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[3] "2008–09 Portland State Vikings Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[4] "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

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