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2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Season |
| color | #193980 |
| color text | white |
| league | NCAA Division I |
| sport | Basketball |
| logo | Southeastern Conference logo.svg |
| logo_size | 125px |
| no_of_teams | 12 |
| TV | CBS, ESPN, FSN, Raycom |
| season | Regular Season |
| season_champs | LSU |
| season_champ_name | Champion |
| league_champ_name | Runners-Up |
| MVP | Marcus Thornton, LSU |
| MVP_link | SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| finals | Tournament |
| finals_link | 2010 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament |
| finals_venue | St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida |
| finals_champ | Mississippi State |
| finals_runner-up | Tennessee |
| finals_MVP | Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State |
| finals_MVP_link | Most Valuable Player |
| seasonslistnames | Basketball |
| prevseason_year | [2007–08](2007-08-southeastern-conference-men-s-basketball-season) |
| nextseason_year | [2009–10](2009-10-southeastern-conference-men-s-basketball-season) |
| conf1_runner-up = | conf2_runner-up = | finals_runner-up = Tennessee
Rankings
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| 18 | Final^ | Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Mississippi State | Ole Miss | South Carolina | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | |||||||||||||||||||
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^Final Poll = ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
Awards
| Award | Recipient | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| **SEC Player of the Year (Media)** | Marcus Thornton | Sr. | LSU |
| **SEC Player of the Year (Coaches)** | Marcus Thornton | Sr. | LSU |
| **SEC Coach of the Year (Media)** | Trent Johnson | 1st year | LSU |
| **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 Teams
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** |
|}
References
References
- (2009-02-02). "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN Internet Ventures.
- (2009-03-15). "2009 SEC Men's Basketball Awards". SEC Sports Media.
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