2009 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

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.

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
Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 2008 2010 →

2008–09 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Western Kentucky †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
Troy	14	–	4		.778			19	–	13		.594
Middle Tennessee	10	–	8		.556			18	–	14		.563
South Alabama	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Florida International	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Florida Atlantic	2	–	16		.111			6	–	26		.188
West
Arkansas-Little Rock	15	–	3		.833			23	–	8		.742
North Texas	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Denver	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Louisiana–Lafayette	7	–	11		.389			10	–	20		.333
Louisiana–Monroe	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
New Orleans	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Arkansas State	5	–	13		.278			13	–	17		.433
† 2009 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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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