The 2008 men’s basketball team captured the program’s third Allegheny Mountian Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time.
The Lions avenged a one-point loss to Lake Erie from the previous season in the AMCC Tournament to claim their third title with a 57-54 victory on March 1, 2008. Behrend won its opening round game in the NCAA Tournament over SUNY-Farmingdale (83-62) and then fell to Rochester (65-56). The Lions finished 24-5 overall and 15-3 in the AMCC.
Kevin Buczynski was named AMCC Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference. Justin Kovac earned All-AMCC Honorable Mention while head coach Dave Niland was Co-Coach of the Year in the conference.