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2009 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2009 |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Division | I |
| Gender | Men's |
| Image | Horizon League 2009 Mens Basketball tournament logo.png |
| ImageSize | 200 px |
| Caption | 2009 Tournament Logo |
| Teams | 10 |
| 1stRoundArena | campus sites |
| QuarterArena | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| QuarterCity | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| SemiArena | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| SemiCity | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| FinalArena | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| FinalCity | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Champions | [Cleveland State](2008-09-cleveland-state-vikings-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Gary Waters |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Cedric Jackson |
| MVPTeam | Cleveland State |
| Television | ESPNU, ESPN |
The 2009 Horizon League men's basketball tournament was held at the end of the 2008–2009 regular season. The better seed hosted each first round match. The second and third rounds were played at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The championship game was played at the home court of the highest remaining seed, also Hinkle Fieldhouse, the home court of the Butler men's basketball team.
Regular season standings
| Pos. | School | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Butler](2008-09-butler-bulldogs-men-s-basketball-team) | 15–3 |
| 2 | UW-Green Bay | 13–5 |
| 3 | [Cleveland State](2008-09-cleveland-state-vikings-men-s-basketball-team) | 12–6 |
| Wright State | ||
| 5 | UW-Milwaukee | 11–7 |
| 6 | Youngstown State | 7–11 |
| Illinois-Chicago | ||
| 8 | Loyola Chicago | 6–12 |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 5–13 |
| 10 | Detroit | 2–16 |
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Cleveland State was seeded ahead of Wright State based on a better Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) score, all other tiebreakers having failed to distinguish the two teams.
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Youngstown State finished ahead of Illinois-Chicago based on head-to-head record.
Bracket
Tuesday, March 3 Friday, March 6 Saturday, March 7 Tuesday, March 10
| RD1-seed05=4 | RD1-team05=Wright State | RD1-score05=68 | RD1-seed06=9 | RD1-team06=Valparaiso | RD1-score06=56
| RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team07=Milwaukee | RD1-score07=77 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08=68
| RD1-seed13=3 | RD1-team13=Cleveland State | RD1-score13=56 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=43
| RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=68 | RD1-seed16=7 | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=73
| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Wright State | RD2-score03=80 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Milwaukee | RD2-score04=70
| RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07=Cleveland State | RD2-score07=67 | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08=UIC | RD2-score08=64
| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=#22 Butler | RD3-score01=62 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Wright State | RD3-score02=57
| RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03= | RD3-score03=67 | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04=Cleveland State | RD3-score04=73
| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=#16 Butler | RD4-score01=54 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=Cleveland State | RD4-score02=57
First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
Second round and semifinals hosted by Butler. Championship hosted by lower-numbered remaining seed
All-Tournament Team
- MVP: Cedric Jackson, Cleveland State
- J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State
- Norris Cole, Cleveland State
- Matt Howard, Butler
- Shelvin Mack, Butler
References
References
- (March 11, 2009). "Cleveland State knocks off defending champion Butler, 57-54, to win men's basketball championship". Horizon League.
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