2009 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

Classification

Division I

Season

2008–09

Teams

Site

Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA

Champions

VCU (4th title)

Winning coach

Anthony Grant (2nd title)

MVP

Eric Maynor (VCU)

Television

ESPN

CAA Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2008	2010»

2008–09 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU†	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
George Mason	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
Northeastern	12	–	6	.667	19	–	13	.594
Hofstra	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
James Madison	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
Georgia State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Delaware	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
William & Mary	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Towson	5	–	13	.278	12	–	22	.353
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15	.167	7	–	25	.219


† 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 and Results

First Round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final

8	Georgia State	54
9	Delaware	41
			8	Georgia State	52

			1	VA Commonwealth	61



						1	VA Commonwealth	61

						4	Old Dominion	53



			4	Old Dominion	52

			5	Hofstra	51
5	Hofstra	79

12	UNC Wilmington	66
									1	VA Commonwealth	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

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-Wilimington, 79–66. Ironically, 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

↑ , retrieved 2010-03-10

External links

CAA Championships

Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament

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