2008–09 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This season was head coach Ricardo Patton's second season at Northern Illinois University.

2008–09 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	10–20 (5–11 MAC)
Head coach	Ricardo Patton
Assistant coaches	Dennis Gates Will Smith Sundance Wicks
Home arena	Convocation Center

2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Bowling Green	11	–	5		.688			19	–	14		.576
Buffalo	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Miami	10	–	6		.625			17	–	13		.567
Akron †	10	–	6		.625			23	–	13		.639
Kent State	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Ohio	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
West
Ball State	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
Central Michigan	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
Western Michigan	7	–	9		.438			10	–	21		.323
Eastern Michigan	6	–	10		.375			8	–	24		.250
Northern Illinois	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
Toledo	5	–	11		.313			7	–	25		.219
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
32	Darion Anderson	G	6'02"	201	SO	Chicago, IL	Carver Military Academy
11	Mike DiNunno	G	5'11"	177	FR	Chicago, IL	Von Steuben
15	Ante Dzepina	C	6'08"	235	JR	Kraljevica, Croatia	Highland CC
2	Najul Irvin	F	6'05"	214	JR	Memphis, TN	Kankakee CC
55	Michael Fakade	C	6'07"	222	FR	Chicago, IL	Von Steuben
30	Lee Fisher	F	6'05"	206	FR	Dolton, IL	Thornridge
1	Bryan Hall	G	6'01"	157	FR	Chicago, IL	Whitney Young
41	Sean Kowal	C	6'11"	240	SO	St. Louis, MO	Desmet Jesuit Colorado
24	Jeremy Landers	G	6'02"	185	SO	Milwaukee, WI	Murphysboro (IL) Gensis One (MS)
4	Michael Patton	G	5'10"	177	SO	Boulder, CO	Boulder Solebury School (PA)
22	Justin Peaster	G	5'11"	165	FR	Aurora, IL	Waubonsie Valley
13	Xavier Silas	G	6'05"	201	JR	Austin, TX	Brewster Academy (NH) Colorado
10	Keith Smith	G	5'05"	135	FR	Chicago, IL	St. Ignatius
12	Sean Smith	F	6'07"	190	SR	Gary, IN	West Side Vincennes JC
44	Tyler Storm	F	6'07"	206	FR	Geneseo, IL	Geneseo

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 14, 2008* 5:00 pm ET		vs. Maine 100 Club Classic	W 77–64	0–1	KSU Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
November 15, 2008* 5:00 pm ET		vs. Western Illinois 100 Club Classic	W 65–54	1–1	KSU Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
November 18, 2008* 8:00 pm ET		Indiana State	W 86–79	2–1	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
November 21, 2008* 8:30 pm ET		at Tennessee State	W 75–73	2–2	Gentry Center  Nashville, TN
November 27, 2008* 1:45 am ET		vs. Portland State Great Alaska Shootout	W 79–58	2–3	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, AK
November 28, 2008* 4:00 pm ET		at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	W 71–68	3–3	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, AK
November 29, 2008* 6:00 pm ET		vs. Western Carolina Great Alaska Shootout	W 71–67	3–4	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, AK
December 3, 2008* 9:00 pm ET		at Air Force	W 67–55	3–5	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
December 6, 2008* 3:00 pm ET		Chicago State	W 93–81	4–5	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
December 14, 2008* 3:00 pm ET		at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 97–85	4–6	Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
December 17, 2008* 8:05 pm ET		Southern Illinois	W 73–58	4–7	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
December 20, 2008* 6:00 pm ET		Loyola	W 72–62	4–8	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
January 10, 2009 3:00 pm ET		Toledo	W 75–51	5–8 (1–0)	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
January 13, 2009 7:00 pm ET		at Ball State	W 60–54	5–9 (1–1)	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
January 17, 2009 2:00 pm ET		at Western Michigan	W 71–52	5–10 (1–2)	University Arena  Kalamazoo, MI
January 20, 2009 8:00 pm ET		Western Michigan	W 72–52	6–10 (2–2)	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
January 24, 2009 3:00 pm ET		Central Michigan	L 45–58	6–11 (2–3)	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.