2008-09 Men's Basketball Team
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- Year Inducted:
- 2015
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- Sport(s):
- Men's Basketball
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- Inductee Category:
- Team
The 2008-09 Men's Basketball Team went 28-7 overall, the third-most wins by a team in CMU history. They were regular-season conference runners up and postseason conference runners up. The team started an impressive 12-0; which was and still is the best start in CMU history. The team had another perfect stretch in the second half of the season, going 10-0. The team earned the school's sixth-ever NAIA National Tournament bid in school history and finished in the Round of 16. Overall, CMU spent five weeks in the NAIA Top 25 Poll and reached as high as 18th. Coach Sherman was awarded with conference coach of the year honors; which he had previously won the year before and as luck would have it, he won it again the following year. The 2008-09 team had two All-American with Jeff Blauvelt and Matt Sherman, three players win All-Conference, and two win Heart Player of the Week honors. The 2008-09 team consisted of Mike Regan, Matt Sherman, Curtis Smith, Jeremy Esry, Alvin Brass, Jeff Blauvelt, Nic Dykman, Jake Prosser, Moses Harper, Joe Howell, Nick Stellwagen, Brock Edris, Anthony Johnson, Paul Cibulskis, and Jake Clark. The coaches were Jeff Sherman, Charlie Wilson, Sam McMahon, and Ryan Peterson.
