2009 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2009 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
2009 Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2008–09
Teams	8
First round site	campus sites
Semifinals site	Sommet Center Nashville, Tennessee
Finals site	Sommet Center Nashville, Tennessee
Champions	Morehead State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Donnie Tyndall (1st title)
MVP	Kenneth Faried (Morehead State)
Television	ESPNU, ESPN2
Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

2008–09 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tennessee–Martin	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
Murray State	13	–	5		.722			19	–	12		.613
Austin Peay	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Morehead State †	12	–	6		.667			20	–	16		.556
Eastern Kentucky	10	–	8		.556			18	–	13		.581
Tennessee State	9	–	9		.500			12	–	18		.400
Eastern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Tennessee Tech	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Jacksonville State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	17		.393
Southeast Missouri State	0	–	18		.000			3	–	27		.100
† Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3, 6, and 7, 2009. The first round was hosted by the better seed in each game, and the semifinals and finals took place at Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament was won by the Morehead State Eagles.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 3					Semifinals March 6					Finals March 7
	1	Tennessee-Martin	93
	8	Tennessee Tech	75
						1	Tennessee-Martin	55
						4	Morehead State	62
	5	Eastern Kentucky	72
	4	Morehead State	91
											4	Morehead State	67^2OT
											2	Austin Peay	65
	3	Murray State	88
	6	Tennessee State	74
						3	Murray State	50
						2	Austin Peay	67
	7	Eastern Illinois	54
	2	Austin Peay	57

External links

• Official site of the Ohio Valley Conference
• Official site of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament
• Tournament Bracket