2009 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

2009 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams13
SiteSummit Arena
Hot Springs, Arkansas
ChampionsWKU (7th title)
Winning coachKen McDonald (1st title)
MVPA. J. Slaughter (WKU)
TelevisionESPN Regional Television, ESPN2
← 2008
2010 →
2008–09 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky † 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
Troy 14 – 4   .778 19 – 13   .594
Middle Tennessee 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
South Alabama 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Florida International 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Florida Atlantic 2 – 16   .111 6 – 26   .188
West
Arkansas-Little Rock 15 – 3   .833 23 – 8   .742
North Texas 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Denver 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484
Louisiana–Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
Louisiana–Monroe 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
New Orleans 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367
Arkansas State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 17   .433
† 2009 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


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.

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