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2008-2009 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 11 - 14, 2009
Tournament Champions: Memphis
Tournament Runner Up: Tulsa
Tournament MOP/MVP: Tyreke Evans (Memphis, Fr.)
All-Tournament Team: Glenn Andrews (Tulsa, So.), Robert Dozier (Memphis, Sr.), Tyreke Evans (Memphis, Fr.), Ray Reese (Tulsa, Sr.), Shawn Taggart (Memphis, Jr.)
Championship Game Venue: FedExForum (Memphis, TN)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Brent Baranky, Lee Cassell, Kyle Chambers, Dan Chrisman, Don Daily, Terry Davis, Duke Edsall, John Hampton, Rick Hartzell, Hal Lusk, Barry Mathis, Kevin Mathis, Steve Olson, Steven Pyatt, Rick Randall, Curtis Shaw, Mike Thibodeaux, Mark Whitehead
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Jr.) (58)
Total Rebounds:Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Jr.) (32)
Total Assists:Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Jr.) (15)
Total Steals:Paul Delaney (UAB, Sr.) (8)
Total Blocks:Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, Jr.) (10)
Total Minutes:Kelvin Lewis (Houston, Jr.) (120)
Total FIC:Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Jr.) (46.5)
Total Fouls:Zamal Nixon (Houston, So.) (12)
Total Turnovers:Tyreke Evans (Memphis, Fr.) (12)
Total FGs:Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Jr.) (19)
Total 3PM:Kelvin Lewis (Houston, Jr.) (9), Ray Reese (Tulsa, Sr.) (9)
Total FTs:Robert Dozier (Memphis, Sr.) (17), Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Jr.) (17)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Tulane 69
9 East Carolina 59
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 Houston 85
12 Southern Methodist 76
 
7 Marshall 59
10 Rice 60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 UCF 53
11 Southern Mississippi 77
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Memphis 51
8 Tulane 41
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 UTEP 85
5 Houston 89
2 Tulsa 73
10 Rice 51
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 UAB 74
11 Southern Mississippi 73
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Memphis 74
5 Houston 49
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Tulsa 70
3 UAB 67
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Memphis 64
2 Tulsa 39

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
7 Marshall 15  16  48.39% 7  9  43.75%
5 Houston 19  10  65.52% 10  6  62.50%
9 East Carolina 13  16  44.83% 5  11  31.25%
1 Memphis 28  3  90.32% 16  0  100.00%
10 Rice 9  21  30.00% 4  12  25.00%
12 Southern Methodist 9  20  31.03% 3  13  18.75%
11 Southern Mississippi 14  16  46.67% 4  12  25.00%
8 Tulane 13  16  44.83% 7  9  43.75%
2 Tulsa 22  9  70.97% 12  4  75.00%
3 UAB 21  10  67.74% 11  5  68.75%
6 UCF 17  13  56.67% 7  9  43.75%
4 UTEP 19  11  63.33% 10  6  62.50%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 11, 2009
 East Carolina Tulane 59-69 FedExForum PTS: 23. Kevin Sims
REB: 8. Asim McQueen
AST: 6. Kevin Sims 		PTS: 16. Sam Hinnant
REB: 11. Darrius Morrow
AST: 6. Brock Young
Mar 11, 2009
 Southern Mississippi UCF 77-53 FedExForum PTS: 16. A.J. Tyler
REB: 6. A.J. Tyler
AST: 8. A.J. Rompza 		PTS: 19. Courtney Beasley
REB: 11. Craig Craft
AST: 4. R.L. Horton
Mar 11, 2009
 Southern Methodist Houston 76-85 FedExForum PTS: 20. Aubrey Coleman
REB: 14. Aubrey Coleman
AST: 5. Zamal Nixon 		PTS: 18. Derek Williams
REB: 6. Paul McCoy
AST: 5. Derek Williams
Mar 11, 2009
 Rice Marshall 60-59 FedExForum PTS: 14. Darryl Merthie
REB: 7. Markel Humphrey
AST: 1. Markel Humphrey 		PTS: 18. Lawrence Ghoram
REB: 5. Lawrence Ghoram
AST: 6. Rodney Foster
Mar 12, 2009
 Houston UTEP 89-85 FedExForum PTS: 38. Stefon Jackson
REB: 17. Arnett Moultrie
AST: 5. Julyan Stone 		PTS: 24. Aubrey Coleman
REB: 12. Aubrey Coleman
AST: 7. Aubrey Coleman
Mar 12, 2009
 Rice Tulsa 51-73 FedExForum PTS: 22. Ray Reese
REB: 9. Jerome Jordan
AST: 7. Ben Uzoh 		PTS: 10. Connor Frizzelle
REB: 8. Cory Pfleiger
AST: 3. Cory Pfleiger
Mar 12, 2009
 Tulane Memphis 41-51 FedExForum PTS: 19. Shawn Taggart
REB: 10. Robert Dozier
AST: 4. Tyreke Evans 		PTS: 10. Robinson Louisme
REB: 8. Robinson Louisme
AST: 2. Asim McQueen
Mar 12, 2009
 Southern Mississippi UAB 73-74 FedExForum PTS: 21. Paul Delaney
REB: 13. Lawrence Kinnard
AST: 4. Paul Delaney 		PTS: 28. Jeremy Wise
REB: 10. Courtney Beasley
AST: 5. Jeremy Wise
Mar 13, 2009
 Houston Memphis 49-74 FedExForum PTS: 16. Robert Dozier
REB: 9. Antonio Anderson
AST: 5. Antonio Anderson 		PTS: 18. Kelvin Lewis
REB: 6. Aubrey Coleman
AST: 4. Aubrey Coleman
Mar 13, 2009
 UAB Tulsa 67-70 FedExForum PTS: 17. Ray Reese
REB: 6. Glenn Andrews
AST: 6. Ray Reese 		PTS: 14. Paul Delaney
REB: 7. Lawrence Kinnard
AST: 5. Aaron Johnson
Mar 14, 2009
 Tulsa Memphis 39-64 FedExForum PTS: 18. Robert Dozier
REB: 14. Robert Dozier
AST: 6. Tyreke Evans 		PTS: 13. Glenn Andrews
REB: 7. Jerome Jordan
AST: 3. Glenn Andrews