2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

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2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Season
Southeastern Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s) CBS, ESPN, FSN, Raycom
Regular Season
Champion LSU
Season MVP Marcus Thornton, LSU
Tournament
Venue St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Champions Mississippi State
  Runners-up Tennessee
Finals MVP Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
Basketball seasons
  2007–08
2009–10  
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
South Carolina 106 .6252110  .677
Tennessee 106 .6252113  .618
Florida 97 .5632511  .694
Vanderbilt 88 .5001912  .613
Kentucky 88 .5002214  .611
Georgia 313 .1881220  .375
West
No. 21 LSU 133 .813278  .771
Auburn 106 .6252412  .667
Mississippi State97 .5632313  .639
Alabama 79 .4381814  .563
Ole Miss 79 .4381615  .516
Arkansas 214 .1251416  .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Rankings

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Final^
AlabamaRVRV
ArkansasRVRVRV
AuburnRVRV
Florida19181723RVRVRVRVRVRV24RVRVRVRV
Georgia
KentuckyRVRV24RVRVRV
LSURVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV231812202117
Mississippi StateRVRV
Ole Miss
South CarolinaRVRVRVRVRV
Tennessee1414121081616141524RVRV
VanderbiltRVRV

^Final Poll = ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

Awards

AwardRecipientClassTeam
SEC Player of the Year (Media) Marcus Thornton Sr. LSU
SEC Player of the Year (Coaches) Marcus Thornton [2] Sr. LSU
SEC Coach of the Year (Media) Trent Johnson 1st year LSU
SEC Coach of the Year (Coaches) Trent Johnson 1st year LSU
SEC Freshman of the Year (Media)
SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches) Terrico White Fr.Ole Miss
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Media) Jarvis Varnado Jr. Mississippi State
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches) Jarvis Varnado Jr. Mississippi State
SEC Sixth Man (Coaches)Brandis Raley-RossSr.South Carolina
SEC Awards

All-Conference Teams

All-SEC First Team

PositionPlayerClassTeam
G Nick Calathes So.Florida
G Jodie Meeks Jr.Kentucky
G Devan Downey Jr.South Carolina
G Marcus Thornton Sr.LSU
F Tyler Smith Jr.Tennessee
F Tasmin Mitchell Jr.LSU
F Patrick Patterson So.Kentucky
F Jarvis Varnado Jr. Mississippi State
SEC First Team

References

  1. "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN.com . ESPN Internet Ventures. February 2, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
  2. "2009 SEC Men's Basketball Awards". secsports.com . SEC Sports Media. March 15, 2009. Archived from the original on November 18, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.