Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

2008-2009 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 3 - 10, 2009
Champions:#3 Cleveland State
Runner-Up:#1 Butler
MVP/MOP:Cedric Jackson (Cleveland State, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team:Cedric Jackson (Cleveland State, Sr.), J'Nathan Bullock (Cleveland State, Sr.), Norris Cole (Cleveland State, So.), Matt Howard (Butler, So.), Shelvin Mack (Butler, Fr.)
Championship Venue:Hinkle Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:Chris Beaver, Bo Boroski, Eugene Crawford, Jim Ferrari, James Ferrari, Tim Fogarty, Mike Foote, Dan Fouser, Brad Gaston, Rick Hartzell, Randy Heimerman, Glenn Mayborg, Gerry Pollard, Mike Roberts, Sid Rodeheffer, Lamont Simpson, Lamar Simpson, Steven Skiles, Todd Williams

2008-2009 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

First Round
4 Wright State 68
9 Valparaiso 56
 
 
 
 
5 Milwaukee 77
8 Loyola (IL) 68
 
3 Cleveland State 56
10 Detroit-Mercy 43
 
 
 
 
6 Youngstown State 68
7 Illinois-Chicago 73
 
Quarterfinals
 
4 Wright State 80
5 Milwaukee 70
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Cleveland State 67
7 Illinois-Chicago 64
Semifinals
 
 
1 Butler 62
4 Wright State 57
 
 
2 Green Bay 67
3 Cleveland State 73
Championship Game
 
 
 
1 Butler 54
3 Cleveland State 57

2008-2009 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
1 Butler 26  86.67% 15  83.33%
2 Green Bay 22  10  68.75% 13  72.22%
3 Cleveland State 24  10  70.59% 12  66.67%
4 Wright State 20  13  60.61% 12  66.67%
5 Milwaukee 17  14  54.84% 11  61.11%
6 Youngstown State 11  19  36.67% 11  38.89%
7 Illinois-Chicago 16  15  51.61% 11  38.89%
8 Loyola (IL) 14  18  43.75% 12  33.33%
9 Valparaiso 22  29.03% 13  27.78%
10 Detroit-Mercy 23  23.33% 16  11.11%

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

2008-2009 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 3, 2009 #10 Detroit-Mercy (L) #3 Cleveland State (W) 43-56 Wolstein Center PTS: 16. Cedric Jackson
REB: 13. J'Nathan Bullock
AST: 8. Cedric Jackson
PTS: 12. Thomas Kennedy
REB: 7. Nemanja Jokic
AST: 2. Eulis Stephens
Mar 3, 2009 #9 Valparaiso (L) #4 Wright State (W) 56-68 Nutter Center PTS: 19. Scott Grote
REB: 7. Will Graham
AST: 6. Will Graham
PTS: 14. Michael Rogers
REB: 5. Michael Rogers
AST: 5. Urule Igbavboa
Mar 3, 2009 #7 Illinois-Chicago (W) #6 Youngstown State (L) 73-68 Beeghly Center PTS: 20. Vytautas Sulskis
REB: 6. Vytautas Sulskis
AST: 6. DeAndre Mays
PTS: 20. Rob Eppinger
REB: 14. Rob Eppinger
AST: 6. Josh Mayo
Mar 3, 2009 #8 Loyola (IL) (L) #5 Milwaukee (W) 68-77 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena PTS: 20. James Eayrs
REB: 9. Ricky Franklin
AST: 4. Avery Smith
PTS: 20. Jordan Hicks
REB: 7. Jordan Hicks
AST: 5. Courtney Stanley
Mar 6, 2009 #5 Milwaukee (L) #4 Wright State (W) 70-80 Hinkle Fieldhouse PTS: 14. Cory Cooperwood
REB: 10. Cory Cooperwood
AST: 5. N'Gai Evans
PTS: 15. Deonte Roberts
REB: 7. Ricky Franklin
AST: 5. Avery Smith
Mar 6, 2009 #7 Illinois-Chicago (L) #3 Cleveland State (W) 64-67 Hinkle Fieldhouse PTS: 26. Norris Cole
REB: 8. Cedric Jackson
AST: 4. Cedric Jackson
PTS: 24. Josh Mayo
REB: 9. Rob Eppinger
AST: 5. Spencer Stewart
Mar 7, 2009 #3 Cleveland State (W) #2 Green Bay (L) 73-67 Hinkle Fieldhouse PTS: 21. Ryan Tillema
REB: 6. Pat Nelson
AST: 6. Rahmon Fletcher
PTS: 23. Norris Cole
REB: 10. George Tandy
AST: 2. Trevon Harmon
Mar 7, 2009 #4 Wright State (L) #1 Butler (W) 57-62 Hinkle Fieldhouse PTS: 24. Matt Howard
REB: 8. Gordon Hayward
AST: 3. Shelvin Mack
PTS: 11. Cory Cooperwood
REB: 6. Will Graham
AST: 6. N'Gai Evans
Mar 10, 2009 #3 Cleveland State (W) #1 Butler (L) 57-54 Hinkle Fieldhouse PTS: 18. Shelvin Mack
REB: 9. Shelvin Mack
AST: 2. Shelvin Mack
PTS: 19. Cedric Jackson
REB: 7. Cedric Jackson
AST: 8. Cedric Jackson