2009 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 2009 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 13 Summit Arena Hot Springs, Arkansas WKU 7th Ken McDonald 1st A. J. Slaughter WKU ESPN Regional Television, ESPN2 The 2009 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–10, 2009. The first round was held at campus sites and all subsequent rounds took place in Hot Springs, Arkansas at the Summit Arena. The semifinals were televised by ESPN Regional Television. The Sun Belt Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN2. The tournament was won by the WKU Hilltoppers, in front of a crowd of 3,493. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 4 Second roundSunday, March 8 SemifinalsMonday, March 9 Championship gameTuesday, March 10 8 Louisiana-Lafayette 69 9 Florida International 71 4 North Texas 79 13 Florida Atlantic 73 5 Middle Tennessee St 69 12 Arkansas State 62 6 South Alabama 62 11 New Orleans 60 7 Denver 66 10 Louisiana-Monroe 57 1 WKU 66 9 Florida International 48 4 North Texas 88 5 Middle Tennessee St 79 3 Troy 75 6 South Alabama 78 2 Arkansas-Little Rock 58 7 Denver 55 1 WKU 77 4 North Texas 70 6 South Alabama 54 2 Arkansas-Little Rock 44 1 WKU 64 6 South Alabama 56 Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime. External links https://web.archive.org/web/20090314073609/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4100&ATCLID=1550959 References Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament