2009 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
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| 2009 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Season | 2008–09 | ||||
| Teams | 7 | ||||
| Site | Allen Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Champions | East Tennessee State (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Murry Bartow (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Kevin Tiggs (East Tennessee State) | ||||
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The 2009 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–7, 2009 at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Format
The seven eligible men's basketball teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The #1 seed, if not tournament champions, will receive an automatic bid to the NIT.
Bracket
| First Round March 4–5 |
Semifinals March 6 |
Finals March 7 |
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| 1 | Jacksonville | 88 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Lipscomb | 72 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Lipscomb | 82 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Campbell | 52 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Jacksonville | 68 | |||||||||||
| 2 | East Tennessee St | 85 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Belmont | 65 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Mercer | 64 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Belmont | 74 | |||||||||||
| 2 | East Tennessee St | 88 | |||||||||||
| 2 | East Tennessee St | 90 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Stetson | 76 | |||||||||||
