2009 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2009 CAA men's basketball tournament was held from March 6–9, 2009. It was won by the VCU Rams.

2009 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams12
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
ChampionsVCU (4th title)
Winning coachAnthony Grant (2nd title)
MVPEric Maynor (VCU)
TelevisionESPN
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2008–09 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
George Mason 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 25 10   .714
Northeastern 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Hofstra 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Drexel 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
James Madison 9 9   .500 21 15   .583
Georgia State 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
Delaware 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
William & Mary 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Towson 5 13   .278 12 22   .353
UNC Wilmington 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
2009 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Bracket

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
8 Georgia State 54
9 Delaware 41
8 Georgia State 52
1 VCU 61
1 VCU 61
4 Old Dominion 53
4 Old Dominion 52
5 Hofstra 51
5 Hofstra 79
12 UNC Wilmington 66
1 VCU 71
2 George Mason 50
7 James Madison 70
10 William & Mary 48
7 James Madison 53
2 George Mason 61
2 George Mason 56
11 Towson 48
3 Northeastern 54
11 Towson 58
6 Drexel 62
11 Towson 73

Honors

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CAA All-Tournament Team[1] 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

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First round

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  • #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

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  • #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

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  • #1 VCU defeated #4 Old Dominion 61–53 in the rubber match between the two in-state rivals.

Championship game

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Maynor, Sanders Lead Vcu Past George Mason in Caa Title Game".