2009 SEC men's basketball tournament

For the women's basketball tournament, see 2009 SEC women's basketball tournament.

2009 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams12
SiteSt. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Florida
ChampionsMississippi State (3rd title)
Winning coachRick Stansbury (2nd title)
TelevisionRaycom Sports, CBS
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
South Carolina 10 – 6   .625 21 – 10   .677
Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618
Florida 9 – 7   .563 25 – 11   .694
Vanderbilt 8 – 8   .500 19 – 12   .613
Kentucky 8 – 8   .500 22 – 14   .611
Georgia 3 – 13   .188 12 – 20   .375
West
No. 21 LSU 13 – 3   .813 27 – 8   .771
Auburn 10 – 6   .625 24 – 12   .667
Mississippi State† 9 – 7   .563 23 – 13   .639
Alabama 7 – 9   .438 18 – 14   .563
Ole Miss 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Arkansas 2 – 14   .125 14 – 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]

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
School Coach W L Seed
Tennessee Bruce Pearl 10 6 E1
South Carolina Darrin Horn 10 6 E2
Florida Billy Donovan 9 7 E3
Kentucky Billy Gillispie 8 8 E4
Vanderbilt Kevin Stallings 8 8 E5
Georgia Pete Herrmann 3 13 E6
SEC West
School Coach W L Seed
LSU Trent Johnson 13 3 W1
Auburn Jeff Lebo 10 6 W2
Mississippi State Rick Stansbury 9 7 W3
Alabama Philip Pearson 7 9 W4
Mississippi Andy Kennedy 7 9 W5
Arkansas John Pelphrey 2 14 W6

Awards

Award Recipient Class Team
SEC Player of the Year (Media)
SEC Player of the Year (Coaches) Marcus Thornton Sr. LSU
SEC Coach of the Year (Media)
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-Ross Sr. South Carolina
SEC Awards

All-Conference Team

All-SEC First Team

Position Player Class Team
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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