2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
| 2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2008–09 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Champions | Temple Owls (8th title) |
| Winning coach | Fran Dunphy (2nd title) |
| MVP | Dionte Christmas (Temple) |
The 2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 11 through March 14, 2009. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was crowned Atlantic 10 Conference champion. Temple won the tournament with a 69-64 victory over Duquesne.
Bracket
| First round March 11 | Second round March 12 | Semifinals March 13 | Championship Game March 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Xavier | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Saint Louis | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | La Salle | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Saint Louis | 62* | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Xavier | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Temple | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Temple | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Saint Joseph's | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Saint Joseph's | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Charlotte | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Temple | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Duquesne | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dayton | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Richmond | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Richmond | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | St. Bonaventure | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dayton | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Duquesne | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rhode Island | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Duquesne | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Duquesne | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Massachusetts | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.