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Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Nov 16, 2008
Tournament Champions: Vanderbilt
Tournament Runner Up: Virginia Commonwealth
Tournament MOP/MVP: N/A
All-Tournament Team: N/A
Championship Game Venue: Moon Palace Resort (Cancun, )
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: JB Caldwell, Lee Cassell, Mark Chafin, Tim Clougherty, Eric Curry, Tony Dawkins, Billy Dunlap, Bill Ek, Dan Fouser, David Gentile, Darron George, Tony Greene, Frank Harvey, John Higgins, Kyle Ingram, Eddie Jackson, Moe Kincaid, Greg Langsdorf, Mark Masolna, Steve McJunkins, Bobby McRoy, Mark Morrison, Gerald Morrow, Terry Murphy, Mike Nance, Tim Nestor, Kyle Neve, Steve Olsen, Steve Olson, Tony Padilla, Gary Pucino, Mike Sanzere, Lamar Simpson, Darryl Smith, Bert Smith, Raymond Styons, Joe Townsell
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Garrett Callahan (South Dakota State, Jr.) (78)
Total Rebounds:Jonathan Cox (Drake, Sr.) (36)
Total Assists:Demonte Harper (Morehead State, So.) (23)
Total Steals:Joey Rodriguez (Virginia Commonwealth, So.) (15)
Total Blocks:Larry Sanders (Virginia Commonwealth, So.) (18)
Total Minutes:Josh Young (Drake, Jr.) (136), Leon Buchanan (Morehead State, So.) (136)
Total FIC:Brent Heemskerk (Drake, Sr.) (47.3)
Total Fouls:Kai Williams (South Dakota State, Jr.) (18)
Total Turnovers:Demonte Harper (Morehead State, So.) (20)
Total FGs:Eric Maynor (Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.) (27)
Total 3PM:Maze Stallworth (Morehead State, Jr.) (16)
Total FTs:Josh Young (Drake, Jr.) (26)

Tournament Bracket

Preliminary Rounds
- Virginia Commonwealth 82
- Citadel 59

- Vanderbilt 74
- Morehead State 48

- Virginia Commonwealth 72
- South Dakota State 56

- Drake 86
- Morehead State 70

- New Mexico 96
- Grambling State 50

- New Mexico 71
- UCF 72

- Drake 75
- South Dakota State 65

- Vanderbilt 83
- Central Arkansas 62

Winner's Bracket (1st Place)
- Vanderbilt 72
- Drake 57
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Virginia Commonwealth 67
- New Mexico 55
Winner's Bracket (1st Place)
 
 
- Vanderbilt 71
- Virginia Commonwealth 66
3rd Place Game
- Drake 68
- New Mexico 62
Consolation Games
- Central Arkansas 58
- Citadel 53

- Grambling State 72
- Morehead State 71

- UCF 66
- South Dakota State 64

- Grambling State 41
- Citadel 55

- South Dakota State 72
- Central Arkansas 67

- UCF 65
- Morehead State 71

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
- Virginia Commonwealth     -     -
- Citadel 1  0  100.00% 0  0  -
- Vanderbilt     -     -
- Morehead State 0  1  0.00% 0  0  -
- South Dakota State 0  1  0.00% 0  0  -
- Drake 0  1  0.00% 0  0  -
- New Mexico 1  0  100.00% 0  0  -
- Grambling State     -     -
- UCF     -     -
- Central Arkansas     -     -
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Nov 16, 2008
 Morehead State Vanderbilt 48-74 Memorial Gymnasium PTS: 16. Jeffery Taylor
REB: 5. Jeffery Taylor
AST: 3. George Drake 		PTS: 10. Robert Murry
REB: 7. Kenneth Faried
AST: 4. Demonte Harper
Nov 16, 2008
 Citadel Virginia Commonwealth 59-82 Stuart C. Siegel Center PTS: 20. Jay Gavin
REB: 6. Bradford Burgess
AST: 7. Eric Maynor 		PTS: 13. Austin Dahn
REB: 4. Cameron Wells
AST: 3. Zach Urbanus
Nov 19, 2008
 Morehead State Drake 70-86 Knapp Center PTS: 34. Josh Young
REB: 6. Josh Young
AST: 7. Craig Stanley 		PTS: 26. Maze Stallworth
REB: 8. Maze Stallworth
AST: 4. Demonte Harper
Nov 19, 2008
 South Dakota State Virginia Commonwealth 56-72 Stuart C. Siegel Center PTS: 29. Eric Maynor
REB: 10. Kirill Pishchalnikov
AST: 5. Eric Maynor 		PTS: 21. Garrett Callahan
REB: 11. Anthony Cordova
AST: 3. Josh Cassaday
Nov 20, 2008
 Grambling State New Mexico 50-96 University Arena PTS: 18. Daniel Faris
REB: 10. Phillip McDonald
AST: 8. Tony Danridge 		PTS: 17. Ibrahim Kpaka
REB: 5. Ibrahim Kpaka
AST: 3. Ibrahim Kpaka
Nov 22, 2008
 UCF New Mexico 72-71 University Arena PTS: 20. Dairese Gary
REB: 7. Roman Martinez
AST: 7. Dairese Gary 		PTS: 18. Jermaine Taylor
REB: 5. Jermaine Taylor
AST: 5. A.J. Rompza
Nov 23, 2008
 South Dakota State Drake 65-75 Knapp Center PTS: 15. Jonathan Cox
REB: 10. Brent Heemskerk
AST: 3. Jacob Baryenbruch 		PTS: 21. Garrett Callahan
REB: 8. Kai Williams
AST: 5. Garrett Callahan
Nov 26, 2008
 Central Arkansas Vanderbilt 62-83 Memorial Gymnasium PTS: 16. Jeffery Taylor
REB: 8. George Drake
AST: 6. George Drake 		PTS: 17. Marcus Pillow
REB: 9. Brian Marks
AST: 5. Mike Pouncy
Nov 29, 2008
 Morehead State Grambling State 71-72 Moon Palace Resort PTS: 21. Ariece Perkins
REB: 6. Andrew Prestley
AST: 7. Ariece Perkins 		PTS: 14. Leon Buchanan
REB: 9. Maze Stallworth
AST: 9. Demonte Harper
Nov 29, 2008
 Drake Vanderbilt 57-72 Moon Palace Resort PTS: 19. Brad Tinsley
REB: 6. Jermaine Beal
AST: 5. Jermaine Beal 		PTS: 12. Jonathan Cox
REB: 7. Jonathan Cox
AST: 3. Josh Young
Nov 29, 2008
 Citadel Central Arkansas 53-58 Moon Palace Resort PTS: 13. Marcus Pillow
REB: 6. Brooks Taylor
AST: 3. Mitch Rueter 		PTS: 16. Demetrius Nelson
REB: 7. Demetrius Nelson
AST: 2. Demetrius Nelson
Nov 29, 2008
 South Dakota State UCF 64-66 Moon Palace Resort PTS: 19. Isaac Sosa
REB: 7. Jermaine Taylor
AST: 2. Kenrick Zondervan 		PTS: 16. Kai Williams
REB: 11. Kai Williams
AST: 4. Josh Cassaday
Nov 29, 2008
 New Mexico Virginia Commonwealth 55-67 Moon Palace Resort PTS: 18. T.J. Gwynn
REB: 6. Larry Sanders
AST: 5. T.J. Gwynn 		PTS: 14. Phillip McDonald
REB: 8. Daniel Faris
AST: 3. Dairese Gary
Nov 30, 2008
 New Mexico Drake 62-68 Moon Palace Resort PTS: 17. Brent Heemskerk
REB: 14. Jonathan Cox
AST: 6. Craig Stanley 		PTS: 14. Daniel Faris
REB: 4. Roman Martinez
AST: 5. Tony Danridge
Nov 30, 2008
 Morehead State UCF 71-65 Moon Palace Resort PTS: 22. Jermaine Taylor
REB: 11. Tony Davis
AST: 3. Jermaine Taylor 		PTS: 17. Maze Stallworth
REB: 8. Kenneth Faried
AST: 6. Demonte Harper
Nov 30, 2008
 Citadel Grambling State 55-41 Moon Palace Resort PTS: 11. Ariece Perkins
REB: 6. Jamal Breaux
AST: 4. Ariece Perkins 		PTS: 15. Zach Urbanus
REB: 14. Cameron Wells
AST: 5. Cameron Wells
Nov 30, 2008
 Virginia Commonwealth Vanderbilt 66-71 Moon Palace Resort PTS: 25. A.J. Ogilvy
REB: 7. A.J. Ogilvy
AST: 6. Jermaine Beal 		PTS: 31. Eric Maynor
REB: 8. Larry Sanders
AST: 3. Eric Maynor
Nov 30, 2008
 Central Arkansas South Dakota State 67-72 Moon Palace Resort PTS: 21. Garrett Callahan
REB: 11. Kai Williams
AST: 3. Kai Williams 		PTS: 15. Marcus Pillow
REB: 9. Brian Marks
AST: 7. Marcus Pillow