2009 CAA men's basketball tournament

2009 CAA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2008–09
Teams	12
Site	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Champions	VCU (4th title)
Winning coach	Anthony Grant (2nd title)
MVP	Eric Maynor (VCU)
Television	ESPN
CAA men's basketball tournaments

2008–09 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU †	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
George Mason	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			25	–	10		.714
Northeastern	12	–	6		.667			19	–	13		.594
Hofstra	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Drexel	10	–	8		.556			15	–	14		.517
James Madison	9	–	9		.500			21	–	15		.583
Georgia State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Delaware	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
William & Mary	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
Towson	5	–	13		.278			12	–	22		.353
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15		.167			7	–	25		.219
† 2009 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2009 CAA men's basketball tournament was held from March 6–9, 2009. It was won by the VCU Rams.

Bracket

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	8	Georgia State	54
	9	Delaware	41
						8	Georgia State	52
						1	VCU	61
											1	VCU	61
											4	Old Dominion	53
						4	Old Dominion	52
						5	Hofstra	51
	5	Hofstra	79
	12	UNC Wilmington	66
																1	VCU	71
																2	George Mason	50
	7	James Madison	70
	10	William & Mary	48
						7	James Madison	53
						2	George Mason	61
											2	George Mason	56
											11	Towson	48
						3	Northeastern	54
						11	Towson	58
	6	Drexel	62
	11	Towson	73

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team	Player	School	Position	Year
	Junior Hairston	Towson	Forward	Senior
	Gerald Lee	Old Dominion	Forward	Junior
	Cam Long	George Mason	Guard	Sophomore
	Eric Maynor	Virginia Commonwealth	Guard	Senior
	Larry Sanders	Virginia Commonwealth	Forward	Sophomore
	Dre Smith	George Mason	Guard	Senior

Notable games in the tournament

First round

• #5 Hofstra defeated #12 UNC-Wilmington, 79–66. The game was played on March 6; the last time these two teams met in the Coliseum, UNCW won the CAA Championship over Hofstra, 78–67, on March 6, 2006. The final scores were only 2 points off.

Quarterfinals

• #11 Towson defeated #3 Northeastern, 58–54, in one of the greatest upsets in CAA tournament history. Never had a #11 seed even won a game in the tournament, and now Towson had won two straight.

Semifinals

• #1 VCU defeated #4 Old Dominion 61–53 in the rubber match between the two in-state rivals.

Championship game

• VCU won its 3rd championship in 6 seasons, all of them coming against George Mason. VCU's victory marked the largest score gap in the championship's history. Thousands of people stormed the Richmond Coliseum court after the final buzzer.