2009 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2009 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball national championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 18th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

2009 (2009) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Keeter Gymnasium Point Lookout, Missouri
Champions	Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Fab Four)
Runner-up	College of the Ozarks Bobcats (3rd title game, 3rd Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Bethel Pilots (5th Fab Four) Black Hills State Yellow Jackets (1st Fab Four)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Isaiah Peterson (Oklahoma Wesleyan)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Steve Briggs (Oklahoma Wesleyan)
Top scorer	Steve Briggs (Oklahoma Wesleyan) (147 points)
NAIA Division II men's tournaments «2008 2010»

Awards and honors

• tournament hustle award: Isaiah Peterson of Oklahoma Wesleyan
• Rawlings Coach of the Year Award: Donnie Bostwick of Oklahoma Wesleyan
• Emil Liston Team Sportsmanship Award: Indiana Wesleyan
• Tournament most valuable player: Steve Briggs of Oklahoma Wesleyan
• Leading scorer: Steve Briggs of Oklahoma Wesleyan^[1]

The All-Tournament Team consisted of the following players:

• Steve Briggs-Oklahoma Wesleyan
• Eric Gaff-Grace
• Kyle Prochaska-Bellevue
• Antonio Murrell-Indiana Wesleyan
• Luke Enos-Black Hills State
• William Walker-Bethel
• Sadiel Rojas-Oklahoma Wesleyan
• Jared Howerton-College of the Ozarks
• Colt Blair-College of the Ozarks
• Cory Stone-College of the Ozarks^[1]

Bracket

	First round March 11–12					Second round March 13					Quarterfinals March 14					Semifinals March 16					National championship March 17
	1	Oklahoma Wesleyan (30-2)	115
	--	Fisher (MA) (21-12)	74
						1	Oklahoma Wesleyan	74
						--	Grand View (IA)	68
	--	Grand View (IA) (24-8)	90
	16	Dakota Wesleyan (SD) (25-9)	84*
											1	Oklahoma Wesleyan	80
	1st SEED TIER March 9
											9	Eastern Oregon	79
	9	Eastern Oregon (23-7)	88
	--	King (TN) (24-8)	75
						9	Eastern Oregon	82
						8	Northwood (FL)	66
	--	Sterling (KS) (21-10)	72
	8	Northwood (FL) (26-5)	75
																1	Oklahoma Wesleyan	85
																5	Black Hills State (SD)	72
	5	Black Hills State (SD) (27-4)	62
	--	Cal State-East Bay (19-8)	58
						5	Black Hills State (SD)	84
						12	Morningside (IA)	73
	--	St. Thomas (FL) (20-11)	60
	12	Morningside (IA) (23-7)	62
											5	Black Hills State (SD)	77
	4th SEED TIER March 9
											--	Grace (IN)	73
	13	Warner Pacific (OR) (21-9)	72
	--	Grace (IN) (20-10)	82
						--	Grace (IN)	75
						--	Ottawa (KS)	67
	--	Ottawa (KS) (18-13)	91
	4	Walsh (OH) (27-4)	83
																					1	Oklahoma Wesleyan	60
																					--	College of the Ozarks (MO)	53
	3	Cedarville (OH) (27-4)	63
	--	Sioux Falls (SD) (19-15)	66
						--	Sioux Falls (SD)	56
						--	College of the Ozarks (MO)	70
	--	College of the Ozarks (MO) (21-10)	71
	14	Aquinas (MI) (24-10)	60
											--	College of the Ozarks (MO)	79
	3rd SEED TIER March 10
											6	Indiana Wesleyan	70
	11	Bluefield (VA) (27-7)	86
	--	Evergreen (WA) (19-11)	101
						--	Evergreen (WA)	61
						6	Indiana Wesleyan	83
	--	Trinity (IL) (23-9)	61
	6	Indiana Wesleyan (27-6)	67
																--	College of the Ozarks (MO)	73
																2	Bethel (IN)	64
	7	Oregon Tech (28-5)	69
	--	Iowa Wesleyan (20-11)	47
						7	Oregon Tech	64
						--	Bellevue (NE)	78
	--	Bellevue (NE) (22-8)	84
	10	Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) (23-9)	75
											--	Bellevue (NE)	77
	2nd SEED TIER March 10
											2	Bethel (IN)	82
	15	Indiana-Southeast (23-7)	76
	--	Briar Cliff (IA) (23-8)	59
						15	Indiana-Southeast	68
						2	Bethel (IN)	88
	--	Johnson & Wales (CO) (15-18)	58
	2	Bethel (IN) (30-3)	86

•  * denotes overtime.

See also

• 2009 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2009 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2009 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2009 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

1. "2009 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament Honors". NAIA. March 18, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2015.