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2009 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

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2009 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsStephen F. Austin (1st title)
Winning coachDanny Kaspar (1st title)
MVPMatt Kingsley (Stephen F. Austin)
TelevisionESPN2
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2008–09 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Stephen F. Austin 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Nicholls State 12 4   .750 20 11   .645
Southeastern Louisiana 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
McNeese State 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
Northwestern State 3 13   .188 11 20   .355
Central Arkansas 3 13   .188 10 19   .345
West
Sam Houston State 12 4   .750 18 12   .600
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 11 5   .688 18 15   .545
Texas–Arlington 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
UTSA 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
Texas State 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Lamar 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
2009 Southland tournament winner

The 2009 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 12–15, 2009 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament.

Format

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The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. The first round match-ups were as shown below.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Finals
Sunday, March 15
         
1 Stephen F. Austin 67
8 Southeastern Louisiana 56
1 Stephen F. Austin 63
4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 60
4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 79
5 Texas–Arlington 72
1 Stephen F. Austin 68
6 UTSA 57
3 Sam Houston State 74
6 UTSA 83
6 UTSA 57
2 Nicholls State 55
2 Nicholls State 80
7 Texas State 75

All times Eastern.

Championship game

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In the title game, Stephen F. Austin won their first conference title and clinched their first birth to the Division I NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Matt Kingsley, a fifth-year senior, led the Lumberjacks with 20 points in the 68–57 win over Texas-San Antonio. Kingsley was named the tournament MVP. The Lumberjacks also got 16 points apiece from Eddie Williams and Josh Alexander.

Devin Gibson led UTSA with a game-high 23 points. While the game was close throughout, SFA never trailed in the first half, and led 37–28 at halftime. They closed the first half on a 20–6 run that culminated with a three-pointer from Walt Harris. Despite Gibson's best efforts, the Roadrunners never got closer than five points behind the second half.

The Lumberjacks became the fifteenth different team to win the Southland Conference Tournament.[1]

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