2009 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

2009 (2009) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKeeter Gymnasium
Missouri Point Lookout, Missouri
ChampionsOklahoma Wesleyan Eagles (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Runner-upCollege of the Ozarks Bobcats (3rd title game,
3rd Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Isaiah Peterson (Oklahoma Wesleyan)
Chuck Taylor MVPSteve Briggs (Oklahoma Wesleyan)
Top scorerSteve Briggs (Oklahoma Wesleyan)
(147 points)
NAIA Division II
men's tournaments
«2008 2010»

The 2009 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball national championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 18th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Awards and honors

  • tournament hustle award: Isaiah Peterson of Oklahoma Wesleyan
  • Rawlings Coach of the Year Award: Donnie Bostwick of Oklahoma Wesleyan
  • Emil Liston Team Sportsmanship Award: Indiana Wesleyan
  • Tournament most valuable player: Steve Briggs of Oklahoma Wesleyan
  • Leading scorer: Steve Briggs of Oklahoma Wesleyan[1]

The All-Tournament Team consisted of the following players:

  • Steve Briggs-Oklahoma Wesleyan
  • Eric Gaff-Grace
  • Kyle Prochaska-Bellevue
  • Antonio Murrell-Indiana Wesleyan
  • Luke Enos-Black Hills State
  • William Walker-Bethel
  • Sadiel Rojas-Oklahoma Wesleyan
  • Jared Howerton-College of the Ozarks
  • Colt Blair-College of the Ozarks
  • Cory Stone-College of the Ozarks[1]

Bracket

First round
March 11–12 		Second round
March 13 		Quarterfinals
March 14 		Semifinals
March 16 		National championship
March 17
               
1 Oklahoma Wesleyan (30-2) 115
-- Fisher (MA) (21-12) 74
1 Oklahoma Wesleyan 74
-- Grand View (IA) 68
-- Grand View (IA) (24-8) 90
16 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) (25-9) 84*
1 Oklahoma Wesleyan 80
1st SEED TIER
March 9
9 Eastern Oregon 79
9 Eastern Oregon (23-7) 88
-- King (TN) (24-8) 75
9 Eastern Oregon 82
8 Northwood (FL) 66
-- Sterling (KS) (21-10) 72
8 Northwood (FL) (26-5) 75
1 Oklahoma Wesleyan 85
5 Black Hills State (SD) 72
5 Black Hills State (SD) (27-4) 62
-- Cal State-East Bay (19-8) 58
5 Black Hills State (SD) 84
12 Morningside (IA) 73
-- St. Thomas (FL) (20-11) 60
12 Morningside (IA) (23-7) 62
5 Black Hills State (SD) 77
4th SEED TIER
March 9
-- Grace (IN) 73
13 Warner Pacific (OR) (21-9) 72
-- Grace (IN) (20-10) 82
-- Grace (IN) 75
-- Ottawa (KS) 67
-- Ottawa (KS) (18-13) 91
4 Walsh (OH) (27-4) 83
1 Oklahoma Wesleyan 60
-- College of the Ozarks (MO) 53
3 Cedarville (OH) (27-4) 63
-- Sioux Falls (SD) (19-15) 66
-- Sioux Falls (SD) 56
-- College of the Ozarks (MO) 70
-- College of the Ozarks (MO) (21-10) 71
14 Aquinas (MI) (24-10) 60
-- College of the Ozarks (MO) 79
3rd SEED TIER
March 10
6 Indiana Wesleyan 70
11 Bluefield (VA) (27-7) 86
-- Evergreen (WA) (19-11) 101
-- Evergreen (WA) 61
6 Indiana Wesleyan 83
-- Trinity (IL) (23-9) 61
6 Indiana Wesleyan (27-6) 67
-- College of the Ozarks (MO) 73
2 Bethel (IN) 64
7 Oregon Tech (28-5) 69
-- Iowa Wesleyan (20-11) 47
7 Oregon Tech 64
-- Bellevue (NE) 78
-- Bellevue (NE) (22-8) 84
10 Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) (23-9) 75
-- Bellevue (NE) 77
2nd SEED TIER
March 10
2 Bethel (IN) 82
15 Indiana-Southeast (23-7) 76
-- Briar Cliff (IA) (23-8) 59
15 Indiana-Southeast 68
2 Bethel (IN) 88
-- Johnson & Wales (CO) (15-18) 58
2 Bethel (IN) (30-3) 86
  •  * denotes overtime.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2009 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament Honors". NAIA. March 18, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2015.