2009 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 2009 Southland Conference I Men's 8 Merrell Center Katy, Texas Stephen F. Austin 1st Danny Kaspar 1st Matt Kingsley Stephen F. Austin ESPN2 The 2009 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 12–15, 2009 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Format The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. The first round match-ups were as shown below. Bracket Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 Semifinals Friday, March 13 Finals Sunday, March 15 high 1 Stephen F. Austin 67 8 2008 none Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana 56 4 2008 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 79 5 2008 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington 72 3 2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 74 6 2008 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA 83 2 2008 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State 80 7 2008 Texas State Bobcats Texas State 75 1 Stephen F. Austin 63 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 60 6 UTSA 57 2 Nicholls State 55 1 Stephen F. Austin 68 6 UTSA 57 All times Eastern. Championship game In the title game, Stephen F. Austin won their first conference title and clinched their first birth to the Division I NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Matt Kingsley, a fifth-year senior, led the Lumberjacks with 20 points in the 68–57 win over Texas-San Antonio. Kingsley was named the tournament MVP. The Lumberjacks also got 16 points apiece from Eddie Williams and Josh Alexander. Devin Gibson led UTSA with a game-high 23 points. While the game was close throughout, SFA never trailed in the first half, and led 37–28 at halftime. They closed the first half on a 20–6 run that culminated with a three-pointer from Walt Harris. Despite Gibson's best efforts, the Roadrunners never got closer than five points behind the second half. The Lumberjacks became the fifteenth different team to win the Southland Conference Tournament.Championship game recap at Southland.org References External links Southland website 2009 Southland Basketball Tournament website Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:2008–09 Southland Conference men's basketball season Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Sports competitions in Katy, Texas Category:College basketball tournaments in Texas