2009 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2009 Horizon League I Men's Horizon League 2009 Mens Basketball tournament logo.png 200 px 2009 Tournament Logo 10 campus sites Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Cleveland State 1st Gary Waters 1st Cedric Jackson Cleveland State ESPNU, ESPN The 2009 Horizon League men's basketball tournament was held at the end of the 2008–2009 regular season. The better seed hosted each first round match. The second and third rounds were played at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The championship game was played at the home court of the highest remaining seed, also Hinkle Fieldhouse, the home court of the Butler men's basketball team. Regular season standings Pos. School Record 1 Butler 15–3 2 UW-Green Bay 13–53 Cleveland State12–6 Wright State 5 UW-Milwaukee 11–76 Youngstown State7–11 Illinois-Chicago8 Loyola Chicago6–129 Valparaiso5–1310 Detroit2–16 Cleveland State was seeded ahead of Wright State based on a better Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) score, all other tiebreakers having failed to distinguish the two teams. Youngstown State finished ahead of Illinois-Chicago based on head-to-head record. Bracket First roundTuesday, March 3 Second roundFriday, March 6 SemifinalsSaturday, March 7 FinalTuesday, March 10 2 high 4 Wright State 68 9 Valparaiso 56 5 Milwaukee 77 8 2008 Loyola Ramblers Loyola Chicago 68 3 Cleveland State 56 10 2008 Detroit Titans Detroit 43 6 2008 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 68 7 2008 UIC Flames UIC 73 4 Wright State 80 5 Milwaukee 70 3 Cleveland State 67 7 UIC 64 1 #22 Butler 62 4 Wright State 57 2 2008 Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay 67 3 Cleveland State 73 1 #16 Butler 54 3 Cleveland State 57 First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds Second round and semifinals hosted by Butler. Championship hosted by lower-numbered remaining seed All-Tournament Team MVP: Cedric Jackson, Cleveland Statehttp://www.horizonleague.org/blog/cleveland-state-knocks-off-defending-champion-butler-57-54-to-win-mens-basketball-championship-2009-03-11-49119 Cleveland State knocks off defending champion Butler, 57-54, to win men's basketball championship March 11, 2009 Horizon League March 2, 2017 Indianapolis, Indiana https://web.archive.org/web/20170302145727/http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/cleveland-state-knocks-off-defending-champion-butler-57-54-to-win-mens-basketball-championship-2009-03-11-49119 March 2, 2017 J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State Norris Cole, Cleveland State Matt Howard, Butler Shelvin Mack, Butler References Tournament Category:Horizon League men's basketball tournament Horizon Horizon League men's basketball tournament Horizon League men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana