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2009 SEC men's basketball tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2009 |
| Conference | SEC |
| Division | I |
| Gender | Men's |
| Image | 2009SECBasketballTournament.png |
| ImageSize | 125px |
| Teams | 12 |
| Arena | St. Pete Times Forum |
| City | Tampa, Florida |
| Champions | Mississippi State |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| Coach | Rick Stansbury |
| CoachCount | 2nd |
| Television | Raycom Sports, CBS |
The 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 12–15, 2009 in Tampa, Florida at the St. Pete Times Forum (now known as the Benchmark International Arena).
Television coverage
The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Raycom Sports; the semifinal round marked Raycom's final SEC Basketball telecast. The SEC Championship Game was seen on CBS.
Final SEC Regular Season Standings and Awards
Standings
| SEC East | School | Coach | W | L | Seed | SEC West | School | Coach | W | L | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Tennessee](2008-09-tennessee-volunteers-basketball-team) | Bruce Pearl | |||||||||||
| Kentucky | Billy Gillispie | |||||||||||
| [Vanderbilt](2008-09-vanderbilt-commodores-men-s-basketball-team) | Kevin Stallings | 6 | E3 | |||||||||
| Florida | Billy Donovan | |||||||||||
| South Carolina | Dave Odom | |||||||||||
| Georgia | Dennis Felton | |||||||||||
| Mississippi State | Rick Stansbury | 4 | ||||||||||
| Arkansas | John Pelphrey | |||||||||||
| Mississippi | Andy Kennedy | |||||||||||
| LSU | Butch Pierre | |||||||||||
| Alabama | Mark Gottfried | |||||||||||
| Auburn | Jeff Lebo |
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SEC Regular Season Standings and Awards
Standings
| SEC East | School | Coach | W | L | Seed | SEC West | School | Coach | W | L | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Tennessee](2008-09-tennessee-volunteers-basketball-team) | Bruce Pearl | 10 | 6 | E1 | |||||||
| South Carolina | Darrin Horn | 10 | 6 | E2 | |||||||
| [Florida](2008-09-florida-gators-men-s-basketball-team) | Billy Donovan | 9 | 7 | E3 | |||||||
| Kentucky | Billy Gillispie | 8 | 8 | E4 | |||||||
| [Vanderbilt](2008-09-vanderbilt-commodores-men-s-basketball-team) | Kevin Stallings | 8 | 8 | E5 | |||||||
| Georgia | Pete Herrmann | 3 | 13 | E6 | |||||||
| LSU | Trent Johnson | 13 | 3 | W1 | |||||||
| Auburn | Jeff Lebo | 10 | 6 | W2 | |||||||
| Mississippi State | Rick Stansbury | 9 | 7 | W3 | |||||||
| Alabama | Philip Pearson | 7 | 9 | W4 | |||||||
| Mississippi | Andy Kennedy | 7 | 9 | W5 | |||||||
| Arkansas | John Pelphrey | 2 | 14 | W6 |
Awards
| Award | Recipient | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| **SEC Player of the Year (Media)** | |||
| **SEC Player of the Year (Coaches)** | Marcus Thornton | Sr. | LSU |
| **SEC Coach of the Year (Media)** | |||
| **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 Team
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** |
|}
Bracket
March 13 March 14 March 15 | RD1-seed09=E5 | RD1-team09=Vanderbilt | RD1-score09=75 | RD1-seed10=W4 | RD1-team10=Alabama | RD1-score10=82
| RD1-seed15=W6 | RD1-team15=Arkansas | RD1-score15=58 | RD1-seed16=E3 | RD1-team16=Florida | RD1-score16=73
| RD1-seed01=W5 | RD1-team01=Ole Miss | RD1-score01=58 | RD1-seed02=E4 | RD1-team02=Kentucky | RD1-score02=71
| RD1-seed07=E6 | RD1-team07=Georgia | RD1-score07=60 | RD1-seed08=W3 | RD1-team08=Mississippi State | RD1-score08=79
| RD2-seed01=E4 | RD2-team01=Kentucky | RD2-score01=58 | RD2-seed02=W1 | RD2-team02=#20 LSU | RD2-score02=67
| RD2-seed03=E2 | RD2-team03=South Carolina | RD2-score03=68 | RD2-seed04=W3 | RD2-team04=Mississippi State | RD2-score04=82
| RD2-seed05=W4 | RD2-team05=Alabama | RD2-score05=62 | RD2-seed06=E1 | RD2-team06=Tennessee | RD2-score06=86
| RD2-seed07=W2 | RD2-team07=Auburn | RD2-score07=61 | RD2-seed08=E3 | RD2-team08=Florida | RD2-score08=58
| RD3-seed01=W1 | RD3-team01=#20 LSU | RD3-score01=57 | RD3-seed02=W3 | RD3-team02=Mississippi State | RD3-score02=67
| RD3-seed03=E1 | RD3-team03=Tennessee | RD3-score03=94 | RD3-seed04=W2 | RD3-team04=Auburn | RD3-score04=85
| RD4-seed01=W3 | RD4-team01=Mississippi State | RD4-score01=64 | RD4-seed02=E1 | RD4-team02=Tennessee | RD4-score02=61
All-Tournament Team
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References
References
- (March 12, 2012). "2009 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament".
- (March 16, 2009). "Mississippi State captures 2009 SEC Tournament crown". Sports Illustrated.
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