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2008-2009 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 6 - 9, 2009
Tournament Champions: Chattanooga
Tournament Runner Up: Charleston
Tournament MOP/MVP: Stephen McDowell (Chattanooga, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team: Stephen Curry (Davidson, Jr.), Bryan Friday (Samford, Jr.), Kevin Goffney (Chattanooga, Sr.), Stephen McDowell (Chattanooga, Sr.), Tony White (Charleston, Jr.)
Championship Game Venue: McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, TN)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Sean Carpenter, Steve Coleman, John Corio, William Covington Jr., Mike Cowart, Billy Dunlap, Tony Greene, Karl Hess, Anthony Jordan, Jamie Luckie, Gary Maxwell, Mike Nance, Antonio Petty, Steven Pyatt, Nathan Quick, Rick Ridenhour, Robert Robinson, Mark Schnur, Kevin Scott, Zelton Steed, Dan Stryffeler, Mike Stuart, Ted Valentine, Mike Wood
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Tony White (Charleston, Jr.) (75)
Total Rebounds:Dustin Scott (Charleston, Sr.) (30)
Total Assists:Donavan Monroe (Charleston, So.) (16)
Total Steals:Brigham Waginger (Western Carolina, Jr.) (6)
Total Blocks:Isaac Butts (Appalachian State, So.) (6), Antwaine Wiggins (Charleston, So.) (6)
Total Minutes:Tony White (Charleston, Jr.) (120)
Total FIC:Stephen McDowell (Chattanooga, Sr.) (48.0)
Total Fouls:Nicchaeus Doaks (Chattanooga, Sr.) (11), Andy King (Samford, So.) (11), Dustin Scott (Charleston, Sr.) (11)
Total Turnovers:Bryan Friday (Samford, Jr.) (10)
Total FGs:Tony White (Charleston, Jr.) (21)
Total 3PM:Stephen McDowell (Chattanooga, Sr.) (15)
Total FTs:Stephen Curry (Davidson, Jr.) (24)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
N4 Appalachian State 86
S5 Georgia Southern 75
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
S3 Charleston 69
N6 UNC Greensboro 56
 
S4 Wofford 55
N5 Elon 62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
N3 Samford 57
S6 Furman 52
 
Quarterfinals
 
S1 Davidson 84
N4 Appalachian State 68
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
N2 Western Carolina 48
S3 Charleston 67
N1 Chattanooga 79
N5 Elon 78
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
S2 Citadel 67
N3 Samford 76
Semifinals
 
 
 
S1 Davidson 52
S3 Charleston 59
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
N1 Chattanooga 81
N3 Samford 70
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
N1 Chattanooga 80
S3 Charleston 69

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
N1 Chattanooga 15  16  48.39% 11  9  55.00%
S2 Citadel 20  11  64.52% 15  5  75.00%
S3 Charleston 23  7  76.67% 15  5  75.00%
N4 Appalachian State 12  17  41.38% 9  11  45.00%
S1 Davidson 25  6  80.65% 18  2  90.00%
N5 Elon 10  19  34.48% 7  13  35.00%
S6 Furman 6  23  20.69% 4  16  20.00%
S5 Georgia Southern 8  21  27.59% 5  15  25.00%
N3 Samford 14  15  48.28% 9  11  45.00%
N6 UNC Greensboro 5  24  17.24% 4  16  20.00%
N2 Western Carolina 16  14  53.33% 11  9  55.00%
S4 Wofford 16  13  55.17% 12  8  60.00%
*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 6, 2009
 Elon Wofford 62-55 McKenzie Arena PTS: 18. Noah Dahlman
REB: 8. Noah Dahlman
AST: 3. Junior Salters 		PTS: 21. Monty Sanders
REB: 9. Monty Sanders
AST: 4. Josh Bonney
Mar 6, 2009
 Georgia Southern Appalachian State 75-86 McKenzie Arena PTS: 21. Jeremi Booth
REB: 8. Josh Hunter
AST: 5. Donald Sims 		PTS: 20. Tyler Troupe
REB: 8. Tyler Troupe
AST: 5. Ben Drayton III
Mar 6, 2009
 Furman Samford 52-57 McKenzie Arena PTS: 17. Bryan Friday
REB: 8. Bryan Friday
AST: 4. Curtis West 		PTS: 11. Jordan Miller
REB: 8. Noah States
AST: 3. Tony Anderson
Mar 6, 2009
 UNC Greensboro Charleston 56-69 McKenzie Arena PTS: 18. Jeremy Simmons
REB: 16. Dustin Scott
AST: 7. Donavan Monroe 		PTS: 21. Ben Stywall
REB: 11. Ben Stywall
AST: 2. Ben Stywall
Mar 7, 2009
 Appalachian State Davidson 68-84 McKenzie Arena PTS: 43. Stephen Curry
REB: 14. Andrew Lovedale
AST: 7. Brendan McKillop 		PTS: 29. Nathan Healy
REB: 9. Andre Williamson
AST: 2. Nathan Healy
Mar 7, 2009
 Samford Citadel 76-67 McKenzie Arena PTS: 22. Cameron Wells
REB: 7. John Brown
AST: 5. Cameron Wells 		PTS: 21. Bryan Friday
REB: 7. Trey Montgomery
AST: 5. Matthew Friday
Mar 7, 2009
 Charleston Western Carolina 67-48 McKenzie Arena PTS: 10. Brandon Giles
REB: 6. Richie Gordon
AST: 2. Keaton Cole 		PTS: 16. Andrew Goudelock
REB: 8. Jeremy Simmons
AST: 6. Donavan Monroe
Mar 7, 2009
 Elon Chattanooga 78-79 McKenzie Arena PTS: 18. Kevin Goffney
REB: 9. Nicchaeus Doaks
AST: 7. Keyron Sheard 		PTS: 20. Ola Atoyebi
REB: 9. Ola Atoyebi
AST: 3. Chris Long
Mar 8, 2009
 Samford Chattanooga 70-81 McKenzie Arena PTS: 32. Stephen McDowell
REB: 8. Khalil Hartwell
AST: 5. Stephen McDowell 		PTS: 17. Bryan Friday
REB: 4. Bryan Friday
AST: 3. Josh Davis
Mar 8, 2009
 Charleston Davidson 59-52 McKenzie Arena PTS: 20. Stephen Curry
REB: 10. William Archambault
AST: 3. Stephen Curry 		PTS: 17. Tony White
REB: 4. Tony White
AST: 1. Tony White
Mar 9, 2009
 Charleston Chattanooga 69-80 McKenzie Arena PTS: 18. Keyron Sheard
REB: 7. Stephen McDowell
AST: 4. Stephen McDowell 		PTS: 31. Tony White
REB: 10. Dustin Scott
AST: 2. Donavan Monroe