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2009 CAA men's basketball tournament

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FieldValue
Year2009
ConferenceCAA
DivisionI
GenderMen's
Teams12
ArenaRichmond Coliseum
CityRichmond, VA
Champions[VCU](2008-09-vcu-rams-men-s-basketball-team)
TitleCount4th
CoachAnthony Grant
CoachCount2nd
MVPEric Maynor
MVPTeamVCU
TelevisionESPN

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

Bracket

| RD1-seed01=8 | RD1-team01= | RD1-score01=54 | RD1-seed02=9 | RD1-team02= | RD1-score02=41

| RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team07= | RD1-score07=79 | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08=66

| RD1-seed09=7 | RD1-team09= | RD1-score09=70 | RD1-seed10=10 | RD1-team10=William & Mary | RD1-score10=48

| RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15=Drexel | RD1-score15=62 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=73

| RD2-seed01=8 | RD2-team01=Georgia State | RD2-score01=52 | RD2-seed02=1 | RD2-team02=VCU | RD2-score02=61

| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Old Dominion | RD2-score03=52 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Hofstra | RD2-score04=51

| RD2-seed05=7 | RD2-team05=James Madison | RD2-score05=53 | RD2-seed06=2 | RD2-team06=George Mason | RD2-score06=61

| RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07= | RD2-score07=54 | RD2-seed08=11 | RD2-team08=Towson | RD2-score08=58

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=VCU | RD3-score01=61 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Old Dominion | RD3-score02=53

| RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=George Mason | RD3-score03=56 | RD3-seed04=11 | RD3-team04=Towson | RD3-score04=48

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=VCU | RD4-score01=71 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=George Mason | RD4-score02=50

Honors

CAA All-Tournament TeamPlayerSchoolPositionYear
Junior HairstonTowsonForwardSenior
Gerald LeeOld DominionForwardJunior
Cam LongGeorge MasonGuardSophomore
Eric MaynorVirginia CommonwealthGuardSenior
Larry SandersVirginia CommonwealthForwardSophomore
Dre SmithGeorge MasonGuardSenior

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.

References

References

  1. "Maynor, Sanders Lead Vcu Past George Mason in Caa Title Game".
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