2009 CAA men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2009 CAA I Men's 12 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA VCU 4th Anthony Grant 2nd Eric Maynor VCU ESPN The 2009 CAA men's basketball tournament was held from March 6–9, 2009. It was won by the VCU Rams. Bracket First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final high 8 2008 Georgia State Panthers Georgia State 54 9 2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware 41 5 2008 Hofstra Pride Hofstra 79 12 2008 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington 66 7 2008 James Madison Dukes James Madison 70 10 William & Mary 48 6 Drexel 62 11 2008 Towson Tigers Towson 73 8 Georgia State 52 1 VCU 61 4 Old Dominion 52 5 Hofstra 51 7 James Madison 53 2 George Mason 61 3 2008 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern 54 11 Towson 58 1 VCU 61 4 Old Dominion 53 2 George Mason 56 11 Towson 48 1 VCU 71 2 George Mason 50 Honors CAA All-Tournament Teamhttp://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=3688886 Maynor, Sanders Lead Vcu Past George Mason in Caa Title Game Player School Position Year Junior Hairston Towson Forward Senior Gerald Lee Old Dominion Forward Junior Cam Long George Mason Guard Sophomore Eric Maynor Virginia Commonwealth Guard Senior Larry Sanders Virginia Commonwealth Forward Sophomore Dre Smith George Mason Guard Senior Notable games in the tournament First round #5 Hofstra defeated #12 UNC-Wilmington, 79–66. The game was played on March 6; the last time these two teams met in the Coliseum, UNCW won the CAA Championship over Hofstra, 78–67, on March 6, 2006. The final scores were only 2 points off. Quarterfinals #11 Towson defeated #3 Northeastern, 58–54, in one of the greatest upsets in CAA tournament history. Never had a #11 seed even won a game in the tournament, and now Towson had won two straight. Semifinals #1 VCU defeated #4 Old Dominion 61–53 in the rubber match between the two in-state rivals. Championship game VCU won its 3rd championship in 6 seasons, all of them coming against George Mason. VCU's victory marked the largest score gap in the championship's history. Thousands of people stormed the Richmond Coliseum court after the final buzzer. References -2009 CAA men's basketball tournament Category:Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament CAA men's basketball tournament CAA men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Richmond, Virginia Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia Category:2000s in Richmond, Virginia