2009 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams12
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
ChampionsVCU (4th title)
Winning coachAnthony Grant (2nd title)
MVPEric Maynor (VCU)
TelevisionESPN
2008–09 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
VCU †14–4 .77824–10  .706
George Mason13–5 .72222–11  .667
Old Dominion12–6 .66725–10  .714
Northeastern12–6 .66719–13  .594
Hofstra11–7 .61121–11  .656
Drexel10–8 .55615–14  .517
James Madison9–9 .50021–15  .583
Georgia State8–10 .44412–20  .375
Delaware6–12 .33313–19  .406
William & Mary5–13 .27810–20  .333
Towson5–13 .27812–22  .353
UNC Wilmington3–15 .1677–25  .219
† 2009 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
8 Georgia State 54
9 Delaware 41
8 Georgia State 52
1 VCU 61
1 VCU 61
4 Old Dominion 53
4 Old Dominion 52
5 Hofstra 51
5 Hofstra 79
12 UNC Wilmington 66
1 VCU 71
2 George Mason 50
7 James Madison 70
10 William & Mary 48
7 James Madison 53
2 George Mason 61
2 George Mason 56
11 Towson 48
3 Northeastern 54
11 Towson 58
6 Drexel 62
11 Towson 73

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team[1] Player School Position Year
Junior Hairston Towson Forward Senior
Gerald Lee Old Dominion Forward Junior
Cam Long George Mason Guard Sophomore
Eric Maynor Virginia Commonwealth Guard Senior
Larry Sanders Virginia Commonwealth Forward Sophomore
Dre Smith George Mason Guard Senior

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

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