2009 MAAC men's basketball tournament
| 2009 MAAC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2008–09 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Times Union Center Albany, New York |
| Champions | Siena (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Fran McCaffery (2nd title) |
| MVP | Kenny Hasbrouck (Siena) |
| Television | ESPN2, MSG, MSG Plus |
The 2009 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament was an NCAA college basketball tournament held at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York on March 6–9, 2009, to decide the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion. The winner will advance to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, a 65-team event to decide the national champion of Division I college basketball.
On Monday, March 9, Siena defeated Niagara 77–70 to win the title and clinch a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Bracket and Results
| First Round Friday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7 | Semifinals Sunday, March 8 | Final Monday, March 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Siena | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Canisius | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Canisius | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Siena | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Fairfield | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Fairfield | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Manhattan | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Siena | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Niagara | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Niagara | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Marist | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Iona | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Marist | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Niagara | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rider | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | St. Peter's | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rider | 67 | |||||||||||||||||