2009 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2009 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–10, 2009. The first round was held at campus sites and all subsequent rounds took place in Hot Springs, Arkansas at the Summit Arena. The semifinals were televised by ESPN Regional Television. The Sun Belt Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN2.

2009 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200809
Teams13
SiteSummit Arena
Hot Springs, Arkansas
ChampionsWKU (7th title)
Winning coachKen McDonald (1st title)
MVPA. J. Slaughter (WKU)
TelevisionESPN Regional Television, ESPN2
2008–09 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Western Kentucky153 .833  259  .735
Troy144 .778  1913  .594
Middle Tennessee108 .556  1814  .563
South Alabama108 .556  2013  .606
Florida International711 .389  1320  .394
Florida Atlantic216 .111  626  .188
West
Arkansas-Little Rock153 .833  238  .742
North Texas117 .611  2012  .625
Denver99 .500  1516  .484
Louisiana–Lafayette711 .389  1020  .333
Louisiana–Monroe612 .333  1020  .333
New Orleans612 .333  1119  .367
Arkansas State513 .278  1317  .433
2009 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The tournament was won by the WKU Hilltoppers, in front of a crowd of 3,493.

Bracket

  First round
Wednesday, March 4
Second round
Sunday, March 8
Semifinals
Monday, March 9
Championship Game
Tuesday, March 10
                                     
       
  1 WKU 66  
    9 Florida International 48  
8 Louisiana-Lafayette 69
9 Florida International 71  
  1 WKU 77  
  4 North Texas 70  
4 North Texas 79  
13 Florida Atlantic 73  
  4 North Texas 88
    5 Middle Tennessee St 79  
5 Middle Tennessee St 69
12 Arkansas State 62  
  1 WKU 64
  6 South Alabama 56
       
       
  3 Troy 75
    6 South Alabama 78  
6 South Alabama 62
11 New Orleans 60  
  6 South Alabama 54
  2 Arkansas-Little Rock 44  
       
       
  2 Arkansas-Little Rock 58
    7 Denver 55  
7 Denver 66
10 Louisiana-Monroe 57  

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

References

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