2009 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, the culmination of the 2008–09 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season and a part of the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 10–March 14, 2009, at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The tournament was broadcast on the ESPNU.
| 2009 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
 2009 Tournament Logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2008–09 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Champions | Morgan State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Todd Bozeman (1st title) |
| MVP | Reggie Holmes (Morgan State) |
| Attendance | 40,046 |
| Television | ESPNU |
The championship game matched Morgan State against Norfolk State, who made its first appearance in the MEAC championship game since it joined the league in 1997. Morgan State won 83–69, for its 2nd tournament title, the first won in 1977. As champion, Morgan State received the MEAC's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament.[1]
Bracket
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship Game | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Morgan State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Florida A&M | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Florida A&M | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Howard | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Morgan State | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Coppin State | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Carolina A&T | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Coppin State | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Morgan State | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Norfolk State | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina State | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Hampton | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Hampton | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Delaware State | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Norfolk State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Norfolk State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bethune-Cookman | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bethune-Cookman | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- "MEACHOOPS.com". Archived from the original on 2 April 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- "2009 MEAC Tournament Bracket" (pdf). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
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