2009 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

The 2009 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament took place from March 4–7, 2009 at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

2009 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200809
Teams7
SiteAllen Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (1st title)
Winning coachMurry Bartow (1st title)
MVPKevin Tiggs (East Tennessee State)
2008–09 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Jacksonville155 .7501814  .563
East Tennessee State146 .7002311  .676
Belmont146 .7002013  .606
Lipscomb128 .6001714  .548
Mercer119 .5501715  .531
Campbell119 .5501416  .467
Stetson911 .4501317  .433
USC Upstate812 .400921  .300
Florida Gulf Coast713 .3501120  .355
North Florida614 .300822  .267
Kennesaw State317 .150722  .241
2009 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 2, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The seven eligible men's basketball teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The #1 seed, if not tournament champions, will receive an automatic bid to the NIT.

Bracket

First round
March 4–5
Semifinals
March 6
Finals
March 7
         
1 Jacksonville 88
4 Lipscomb 72
4 Lipscomb 82
5 Campbell 52
1 Jacksonville 68
2 East Tennessee State 85
3 Belmont 65
6 Mercer 64
3 Belmont 74
2 East Tennessee State 88
2 East Tennessee State 90
7 Stetson 76

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