Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

2008-2009 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 4 - 10, 2009
Champions:#1 Western Kentucky
Runner-Up:#6 South Alabama
MVP/MOP:A.J. Slaughter (Western Kentucky, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team:A.J. Slaughter (Western Kentucky, Jr.), Josh White (North Texas, So.), DeAndre Coleman (South Alabama, Jr.), Domonic Tilford (South Alabama, Jr.), Orlando Mendez (Western Kentucky, Sr.), Sergio Kerusch (Western Kentucky, So.)
Championship Venue:Summit Arena (Hot Springs, AR)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:Duke Edsall, Brad Ferrie, Tim Gattis, David Hall, Brent Hampton, Jeb Hartness, James Hicks, Eddie Jackson, Craig Lane, Danny Leasure, Hal Lusk, Jeff Malham, Barry Mathis, Kevin Mathis, Brent Meaux, Gene Menees, Terry Moore, Craig Murley, Kyle Neve, Tom O'Neill, Brandon Pipkin, Steven Pyatt, Rick Randall, Curtis Shaw, Bert Smith, Winston Stiff, Mike Thibodeaux, Andrew Walton, Mark Whitehead, Tom Yoshida

2008-2009 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Louisiana 69
9 Florida International 71
 
 
 
 
 
4 North Texas 79
13 Florida Atlantic 73
 
 
 
 
5 Middle Tennessee State 69
12 Arkansas State 62
 
6 South Alabama 62
11 New Orleans 60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 Denver 66
10 Louisiana-Monroe 57
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Western Kentucky 66
9 Florida International 48
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 North Texas 88
5 Middle Tennessee State 79
3 Troy 75
6 South Alabama 78
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Little Rock 58
7 Denver 55
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Western Kentucky 77
4 North Texas 70
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Little Rock 44
6 South Alabama 54
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Western Kentucky 64
6 South Alabama 56

2008-2009 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
1 Western Kentucky 23  74.19% 15  83.33%
2 Little Rock 23  74.19% 15  83.33%
3 Troy 19  12  61.29% 14  77.78%
4 North Texas 20  12  62.50% 11  61.11%
5 Middle Tennessee State 18  14  56.25% 10  55.56%
6 South Alabama 20  12  62.50% 10  55.56%
7 Denver 15  16  48.39% 50.00%
8 Louisiana 10  20  33.33% 11  38.89%
9 Florida International 13  20  39.39% 11  38.89%
10 Louisiana-Monroe 10  20  33.33% 12  33.33%
11 New Orleans 11  19  36.67% 12  33.33%
12 Arkansas State 13  17  43.33% 13  27.78%
13 Florida Atlantic 26  18.75% 16  11.11%

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

2008-2009 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 4, 2009 #12 Arkansas State (L) #5 Middle Tennessee State (W) 62-69 Murphy Center PTS: 13. Kevin Kanaskie
REB: 6. Kevin Kanaskie
AST: 3. Nigel Johnson
PTS: 18. Daniel Bryant
REB: 7. Eric McKinney
AST: 4. Daniel Bryant
Mar 4, 2009 #9 Florida International (W) #8 Louisiana (L) 71-69 Cajundome PTS: 15. Tyren Johnson
REB: 10. Tyren Johnson
AST: 4. Randell Daigle
PTS: 15. Freddy Asprilla
REB: 11. Freddy Asprilla
AST: 4. Josue Soto
Mar 4, 2009 #11 New Orleans (L) #6 South Alabama (W) 60-62 Mitchell Center PTS: 13. Domonic Tilford
REB: 10. DeAndre Coleman
AST: 2. LaShun Watson
PTS: 17. Kyndall Dykes
REB: 10. Kyndall Dykes
AST: 3. Kyndall Dykes
Mar 4, 2009 #13 Florida Atlantic (L) #4 North Texas (W) 73-79 The Super Pit PTS: 24. Josh White
REB: 7. Eric Tramiel
AST: 3. Dominique Johnson
PTS: 23. Paul Graham III
REB: 9. Carlos Mugabo
AST: 5. Alex Tucker
Mar 4, 2009 #10 Louisiana-Monroe (L) #7 Denver (W) 57-66 Magness Arena PTS: 28. Nate Rohnert
REB: 8. Sabatino Chen
AST: 4. Sabatino Chen
PTS: 16. Nyla Forbes
REB: 13. Lawrence Gilbert
AST: 3. Brandon Williams
Mar 8, 2009 #6 South Alabama (W) #3 Troy (L) 78-75 Summit Arena PTS: 22. Brandon Hazzard
REB: 8. Richard Delk
AST: 8. Michael Vogler
PTS: 20. Domonic Tilford
REB: 12. Brandon Davis
AST: 5. LaShun Watson
Mar 8, 2009 #9 Florida International (L) #1 Western Kentucky (W) 48-66 Summit Arena PTS: 18. Orlando Mendez
REB: 9. Steffphon Pettigrew
AST: 6. Orlando Mendez
PTS: 12. Michael Dominguez
REB: 6. Freddy Asprilla
AST: 4. Freddy Asprilla
Mar 8, 2009 #7 Denver (L) #2 Little Rock (W) 55-58 Summit Arena PTS: 21. Shane Edwards
REB: 8. Shane Edwards
AST: 5. Shane Edwards
PTS: 27. Rob Lewis
REB: 5. Rob Lewis
AST: 8. Nate Rohnert
Mar 8, 2009 #5 Middle Tennessee State (L) #4 North Texas (W) 79-88 Summit Arena PTS: 27. Josh White
REB: 6. Josh White
AST: 6. Josh White
PTS: 26. Montarrio Haddock
REB: 8. Eric Allen
AST: 8. Nigel Johnson
Mar 9, 2009 #6 South Alabama (W) #2 Little Rock (L) 54-44 Summit Arena PTS: 10. John Fowler
REB: 10. John Fowler
AST: 3. Brandon Patterson
PTS: 17. Bryan Sherrer
REB: 12. Brandon Davis
AST: 3. Bryan Sherrer
Mar 9, 2009 #4 North Texas (L) #1 Western Kentucky (W) 70-77 Summit Arena PTS: 23. Sergio Kerusch
REB: 10. Sergio Kerusch
AST: 4. A.J. Slaughter
PTS: 20. Dominique Johnson
REB: 6. Harold Stewart
AST: 7. Josh White
Mar 10, 2009 #6 South Alabama (L) #1 Western Kentucky (W) 56-64 Summit Arena PTS: 18. A.J. Slaughter
REB: 7. Steffphon Pettigrew
AST: 8. Orlando Mendez
PTS: 27. DeAndre Coleman
REB: 9. DeAndre Coleman
AST: 5. DeAndrae Ross