2009 SEC men's basketball tournament

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2009 SEC men's basketball tournament
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Classification Division I
Season 2008–09
Teams12
Site St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Florida
Champions Mississippi State (3rd title)
Winning coach Rick Stansbury (2nd title)
Television Raycom Sports, CBS
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2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
South Carolina 10–6 .62521–10  .677
Tennessee 10–6 .62521–13  .618
Florida 9–7 .56325–11  .694
Vanderbilt 8–8 .50019–12  .613
Kentucky 8–8 .50022–14  .611
Georgia 3–13 .18812–20  .375
West
No. 21 LSU 13–3 .81327–8  .771
Auburn 10–6 .62524–12  .667
Mississippi State†9–7 .56323–13  .639
Alabama 7–9 .43818–14  .563
Ole Miss 7–9 .43816–15  .516
Arkansas 2–14 .12514–16  .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 12–15, 2009 in Tampa, Florida at the St. Pete Times Forum (now known as the Amalie Arena). [1]

Contents

Television coverage

The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Raycom Sports; the semifinal round marked Raycom's final SEC Basketball telecast. The SEC Championship Game was seen on CBS. [2]


SEC Regular Season Standings and Awards

Standings

SEC East
SchoolCoachWLSeed
Tennessee Bruce Pearl 106E1
South Carolina Darrin Horn 106E2
Florida Billy Donovan 97E3
Kentucky Billy Gillispie 88E4
Vanderbilt Kevin Stallings 88E5
Georgia Pete Herrmann 313E6
SEC West
SchoolCoachWLSeed
LSU Trent Johnson 133W1
Auburn Jeff Lebo 106W2
Mississippi State Rick Stansbury 97W3
Alabama Philip Pearson 79W4
Mississippi Andy Kennedy 79W5
Arkansas John Pelphrey 214W6

Awards

AwardRecipientClassTeam
SEC Player of the Year (Media)
SEC Player of the Year (Coaches)Marcus ThorntonSr.LSU
SEC Coach of the Year (Media)
SEC Coach of the Year (Coaches)Trent Johnson1st yearLSU
SEC Freshman of the Year (Media)
SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches)Terrico WhiteFr.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 Team

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

Bracket

First round
March 12 		Second round
March 13 		Semifinals
March 14 		SEC Championship Game
March 15
            
W5 Ole Miss 58
E4 Kentucky 71
E4 Kentucky 58
W1 #20 LSU 67
W1 #20 LSU 57
W3 Mississippi State 67
E2 South Carolina 68
W3 Mississippi State 82
E6 Georgia 60
W3 Mississippi State 79
W3 Mississippi State 64
E1 Tennessee 61
E5 Vanderbilt 75
W4 Alabama 82
W4 Alabama 62
E1 Tennessee 86
E1 Tennessee 94
W2 Auburn 85
W2 Auburn 61
E3 Florida 58
W6 Arkansas 58
E3 Florida 73


References

  1. ↑ "2009 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament". Tampa Sports Bay Commission. March 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi State captures 2009 SEC Tournament crown". Sports Illustrated. March 16, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
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