2008–09 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

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.

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

2008–09 Big Sky men's basketball standings

	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

Roster

2008–09 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
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

Schedule and results

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.