2009 SEC men's basketball tournament - Wikipedia
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| 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2008–09 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida |
| Champions | Mississippi State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Rick Stansbury (2nd title) |
| Television | Raycom Sports, CBS |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||
East | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||
| Tennessee | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||
| Florida | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||
| Vanderbilt | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||
| Kentucky | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||
West | ||||||||||||
| No. 21 LSU | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||
| Auburn | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||
| Mississippi State† | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||
| Alabama | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||
| Ole Miss | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||
| † SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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 Amalie Arena).[1]
Television coverage
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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.
SEC Regular Season Standings and Awards
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| SEC East | ||||
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| School | Coach | W | L | Seed |
| Tennessee | Bruce Pearl | 10 | 6 | E1 |
| South Carolina | Darrin Horn | 10 | 6 | E2 |
| Florida | Billy Donovan | 9 | 7 | E3 |
| Kentucky | Billy Gillispie | 8 | 8 | E4 |
| Vanderbilt | Kevin Stallings | 8 | 8 | E5 |
| Georgia | Pete Herrmann | 3 | 13 | E6 |
| SEC West | ||||
| School | Coach | W | L | Seed |
| 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 |
| 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
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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 |
| First round March 12 | Second round March 13 | Semifinals March 14 | SEC Championship Game March 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Ole Miss | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Kentucky | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Kentucky | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | #20 LSU | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | #20 LSU | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Mississippi State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | South Carolina | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Mississippi State | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Georgia | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Mississippi State | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Mississippi State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Tennessee | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Vanderbilt | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Alabama | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Alabama | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Tennessee | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Tennessee | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Auburn | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Auburn | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Florida | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Arkansas | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Florida | 73 |
- ^ "2009 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament". Tampa Sports Bay Commission. March 12, 2012.