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2009 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

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2009 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
2009 Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams10
First round sitecampus sites
Quarterfinals siteHinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Semifinals siteHinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Finals siteHinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsCleveland State (1st title)
Winning coachGary Waters (1st title)
MVPCedric Jackson (Cleveland State)
TelevisionESPNU, ESPN
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2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Butler 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Green Bay 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Cleveland State 12 6   .667 26 11   .703
Wright State 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Milwaukee 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
UIC 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Youngstown State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Loyola Chicago 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Valparaiso 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Detroit 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
Horizon League Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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Pos. School Record
1 Butler 15–3
2 UW-Green Bay 13–5
3 Cleveland State 12–6
Wright State
5 UW-Milwaukee 11–7
6 Youngstown State 7–11
Illinois-Chicago
8 Loyola Chicago 6–12
9 Valparaiso 5–13
10 Detroit 2–16

tiebreakers having failed to distinguish the two teams.

  • Youngstown State finished ahead of Illinois-Chicago based on head-to-head record.

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 3
Second round
Friday, March 6
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Final
Tuesday, March 10
            
1 #22 Butler 62
4 Wright State 57
4 Wright State 68
9 Valparaiso 56
4 Wright State 80
5 Milwaukee 70
5 Milwaukee 77
8 Loyola Chicago 68
1 #16 Butler 54
3 Cleveland State 57
2 Green Bay 67
3 Cleveland State 73
3 Cleveland State 56
10 Detroit 43
3 Cleveland State 67
7 UIC 64
6 Youngstown State 68
7 UIC 73

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Cleveland State knocks off defending champion Butler, 57-54, to win men's basketball championship". Indianapolis, Indiana: Horizon League. March 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.