Falkenberg, a 5-foot-11 senior guard from Wadsworth, Ohio, led the Cougars in scoring (19.3 points per game), assists (133), and three-pointers made (109). The former Wadsworth High School star also led NAIA Division II by shooting 89.7 percent from the free throw line (122-for-136), ranked seventh in three-pointers made per game (3.4), and finished 14th in the nation in three-point percentage at 44.3 percent (109-for-246).

Falkenberg, who earned a spot on the NAIA Division II All-American First Team as both a sophomore and a junior and is the only athlete in MVNU history in any sport to be named to an NAIA All-American First, Second, or Third Team three times, finishes his career ranked first in school history in points (2,616), field goals made (850), field goals attempted (1802), scoring average (20.1), three-point percentage (44.1), and free throw percentage (89.3), second in three-pointers made (463) and free throws made (453), and tenth in assists (407).

MVNU finished the 2008-2009 season with a 23-9 overall record as the Cougars topped the 20-win mark for the 12th time in 13 years. MVNU was also ranked No. 12 in the final NAIA Division II poll and qualified for the NAIA Division II National Tournament for the fourth straight year and the eighth time in program history.