2008-09 Men's Basketball
2008-09 Bethel Men's Basketball Schedule
- * Conference Event
- % Exhibition/Scrimmage Event
- Home games in bold
| Day | Time | Opponent | Score | Record | |||||
| November | |||||||||
| 7 | vs. | Purdue University-North Central | W-121-54 | 1-0 | |||||
| Bethel Classic | |||||||||
| 8 | vs. | Calumet College of St. Joseph | W-114-66 | 2-0 | |||||
| Bethel Classic | |||||||||
| 12 | 7:30PM | vs. | Indiana University-South Bend | W-79-57 | 3-0 | ||||
| 14 | @ | Judson University | W-100-85 | 4-0 | |||||
| Judson University Tournament | |||||||||
| 15 | @ | St. Francis | W-84-71 | 5-0 | |||||
| Judson University Tournament | |||||||||
| 18 | 8:00PM | @ | Purdue University Calumet | W-116-65 | 6-0 | ||||
| 21 | 6:30PM | @ | Hannibal-LaGrange University | W-87-67 | 7-0 | ||||
| Iowa Wesleyan Tournament | |||||||||
| 22 | 4:00PM | @ | Iowa Wesleyan College | W-84-68 | 8-0 | ||||
| William Walker Tournament MVP | |||||||||
| * | 25 | 7:00PM | @ | Grace | W-93-87 (OT) | 9-0 1-0 | |||
| December | |||||||||
| * | 2 | 7:00PM | vs. | Indiana Wesleyan | W-84-81 | 10-0 2-0 | |||
| Bethel: NAIA DII No. 2 | |||||||||
| * | 6 | 3:00PM | @ | Goshen | W-88-64 | 11-0 3-0 | |||
| 9 | 7:30PM | vs. | Holy Cross College | W-120-57 | 12-0 | ||||
| Caleb Laidig had a triple-double - 20pts, 10reb, 10asst | |||||||||
| 12 | 6:00PM | vs. | Trinity International University | W-102-77 | 13-0 | ||||
| Gates Automotive Classic | |||||||||
| 13 | 3:00PM | vs. | Judson University | W-95-71 | 14-0 | ||||
| Gates Automotive Classic | |||||||||
| 17 | 7:00PM | @ | Indiana University-South Bend | W-88-58 | 15-0 | ||||
| 29 | vs. | Saint Thomas University | W-70-67 | 16-0 | |||||
| St. Thomas/ Florida Memorial Classic | |||||||||
| 30 | @ | Florida Memorial College | W-73-59 | 17-0 | |||||
| St. Thomas University Tournament | |||||||||
| January | |||||||||
| * | 3 | 3:00PM | @ | Spring Arbor | L-65-66 | 17-1 3-1 | |||
| SAU 4-0 in MCC; Bethel (17-1) Ranked #2 in NAIA. SAU now leads MCC at 4-0 / 16-2 overall | |||||||||
| * | 6 | 7:00PM | vs. | Huntington | W-78-68 | 18-1 4-1 | |||
| * | 10 | 3:00PM | @ | Marian | W-85-82 | 19-1 5-1 | |||
| * | 17 | 3:00PM | vs. | Taylor | W-62-46 | 20-1 6-1 | |||
| * | 20 | 7:00PM | @ | Saint Francis | L-88-93 (OT) | 20-2 6-2 | |||
| Halftime: USF 40, #1 Bethel 37; Sawyer-Davis 34 pts for USF; Lightfoot 25 for BC | |||||||||
| * | 24 | 3:00PM | vs. | Grace | W-81-61 | 21-2 7-2 | |||
| * | 27 | 7:00PM | @ | Indiana Wesleyan | W-76-70 | 22-2 8-2 | |||
| * | 31 | 3:00PM | vs. | Goshen | W-91-59 | 23-2 9-2 | |||
| February | |||||||||
| * | 3 | 7:00PM | vs. | Spring Arbor | W-77-71 | 24-2 10-2 | |||
| * | 7 | 3:00PM | @ | Huntington | L-95-101 | 24-3 10-3 | |||
| * | 10 | 7:00PM | vs. | Marian | W-78-74 | 25-3 11-3 | |||
| * | 17 | 7:00PM | @ | Taylor | W-63-55 | 26-3 12-3 | |||
| Live Stats | |||||||||
| * | 21 | 3:00PM | vs. | Saint Francis | W-74-73 | 27-3 13-3 | |||
| Walker scores winning basket, 31 pts, 20 in 2nd half for BC | |||||||||
| 25 | 7:00PM | vs. | Taylor | W-73-53 | 28-3 | ||||
| MCC Tournament - First Round | |||||||||
| 28 | 3:00PM | vs. | Spring Arbor | W-76-64 | 29-3 | ||||
| MCC Tournament - Semifinals | |||||||||
| March | |||||||||
| 3 | 7:00PM | vs. | Indiana Wesleyan | W-74-70 | 30-3 | ||||
| MCC Tournament - Championship Game | |||||||||
| 11 | 1:00PM | vs. | Johnson & Wales University | W-86-58 | 31-3 | ||||
| NAIA National Championship - First Round | |||||||||
| 13 | 9:30AM | vs. | Indiana University Southeast | W-88-68 | 32-3 | ||||
| Mike Lightfoot Gets 600th Win | |||||||||
| 14 | 2:00PM | vs. | Bellevue University | W-82-77 | 33-3 | ||||
| NAIA National Championship - Quarterfinals | |||||||||
| 16 | 9:00PM | @ | College of the Ozarks | L-64-73 | 33-4 | ||||
| NAIA National Championships - Semifinals | |||||||||
2008-09 Bethel Men's Basketball Roster
| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Stephen Ward | FR | G | 5-8 | 150 | Michigan City, IN |
| 05 | Ryne Lightfoot | JR | G | 6-3 | 200 | Waukarusa, IN |
| 10 | Kory Lantz | SR | G | 6-2 | 185 | Milford, IN |
| 14 | Robby Gingerich | FR | G | 6-0 | 175 | Benton, IN |
| 15 | Aaron Griffey | FR | F | 6-5 | 210 | Elkhart, IN |
| 15 | Derek Moser | JR | G | 6-4 | Highland, IN | |
| 20 | Joey Welch | SO | F | 6-8 | Stevensville, MI | |
| 21 | Tyler Brown | JR | F | 6-5 | 180 | South Bend, IN |
| 22 | Jake Everett | FR | F | 6-6 | 185 | Tippecanoe, IN |
| 23 | Caleb Laidig | SO | G | 6-5 | Mishawaka, IN | |
| 25 | Tony Benford | SR | G | 6-2 | 190 | Muncie, IN |
| 30 | Mark Lettinga | SR | F | 6-7 | 200 | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 33 | William Walker | SR | F | 6-6 | 220 | Michigan City, IN |
| 45 | Wes Ladig | JR | F | 6-5 | 210 | Mishawaka, IN |
Mike Lightfoot - Head Coach
Tony Natali - Assistant Coach
Danny Randolph - Assistant Coach
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Yesterday
Men's Basketball
| Saint Francis at | 70 |
| Indiana Wesleyan | 72 |
| Goshen at | 97 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene | 60 |
| Video Broadcast | |
| Huntington at | 80 |
| Bethel | 89 |
| Marian at | 70 |
| Grace | 54 |
| Live Audio | Live Stats | |
| Taylor at | 74 |
| Spring Arbor | 65 |
Thursday, Feb 9
Men's Basketball
| Taylor at | 7:00pm |
| Marian | EST |
| Re-scheduled from Feb. 4 - Live Video, Audio & Stats | |
| School | Points |
| Bethel | 79 |
| Indiana Wesleyan | 73 |
| Huntington | 59 |
| Saint Francis | 44 |
| Spring Arbor | 41 |
| Grace | 39 |
| Taylor | 37 |
| Goshen | 23 |
| Marian | 10 |
