2009 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
| 2009 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2008–09 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Site | Summit Arena Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Champions | WKU (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Ken McDonald (1st title) |
| MVP | A. J. Slaughter (WKU) |
| Television | ESPN Regional Television, ESPN2 |
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.
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