2009 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

2009 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
2009 SoCon Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams12
SiteMcKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionsChattanooga[1] (10th title)
Winning coachJohn Shulman (2nd title)
MVPStephen McDowell[2] (Chattanooga)
Attendance5,042 (Championship game)
TelevisionSportSouth, ESPN
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2008–09 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Western Carolina 11 – 9   .550 16 – 15   .516
Chattanooga † 11 – 9   .550 18 – 17   .514
Samford 9 – 11   .450 16 – 16   .500
Appalachian State 9 – 11   .450 13 – 18   .419
Elon 7 – 13   .350 11 – 20   .355
UNC Greensboro 4 – 16   .200 5 – 25   .167
South
Davidson 18 – 2   .900 27 – 8   .771
The Citadel 15 – 5   .750 20 – 13   .606
Charleston 15 – 5   .750 27 – 9   .750
Wofford 12 – 8   .600 16 – 14   .533
Georgia Southern 5 – 15   .250 8 – 22   .267
Furman 4 – 16   .200 6 – 24   .200
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place between Friday, March 6 and Monday, March 9 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at McKenzie Arena. The semifinals were televised by SportSouth, and the Southern Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN.

Bracket

First round[3]
Friday, March 6 		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 7 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 8 		Championship Game
Monday, March 9
            
S1 Davidson 84
N4 Appalachian State 68
N4 Appalachian State 86
S5 Georgia Southern 75
S1 Davidson 52
S3 Charleston 59
N2 Western Carolina 48
S3 Charleston 67
S3 Charleston 69
N6 UNC Greensboro 56
S3 Charleston 69
N1 Chattanooga 80
N1 Chattanooga 79
N5 Elon 78
S4 Wofford 55
N5 Elon 62
N1 Chattanooga 81
N3 Samford 70
S2 The Citadel 67
N3 Samford 76
N3 Samford 57
S6 Furman 52

All-Tournament Team

First Team[2]
Stephen McDowell, Chattanooga
Tony White Jr., College of Charleston
Stephen Curry, Davidson
Kevin Goffney, Chattanooga
Bryan Friday, Samford

Second Team
Nicchaeus Doaks, Chattanooga
Dustin Scott, College of Charleston
Donald Sims, Appalachian State
Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston
Jeremy Simmons, College of Charleston

References

  1. ^ "Sheard scores 18, Mocs score first 20 points of second half to beat Cougars". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2009. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Chattanooga Tops Charleston, Wins SoCon Championship". Southern Conference. March 9, 2009. Archived from the original on March 13, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "2009 Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2008.