2009 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

2009 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2008–09
Teams	8
Site	campus sites
Champions	American (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jeff Jones (2nd title)
MVP	Garrison Carr[1] (American)
Television	ESPN2 (champ. game)
Patriot League men's basketball tournaments

2008–09 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American †	13	–	1		.929			24	–	8		.750
Holy Cross	11	–	3		.786			18	–	14		.563
Navy	8	–	6		.571			19	–	11		.633
Army	6	–	8		.429			11	–	19		.367
Lehigh	5	–	9		.357			15	–	14		.517
Colgate	5	–	9		.357			10	–	20		.333
Bucknell	4	–	10		.286			7	–	23		.233
Lafayette	4	–	10		.286			8	–	22		.267
† 2009 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2009 Patriot League men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 4, 2009, as a single-elimination tournament, with games being played at the higher seeds' home courts. The American University Eagles won the league's regular season, and received the number one seed in the tournament. The higher seed in each match-up was the host team for each game. The Eagles became the seventh team to repeat as Patriot League champions when they beat the second seeded Holy Cross Crusaders 73–57 in the championship game, which was broadcast live on ESPN2.

Bracket

The Patriot League announced the bracket and seed on February 28, 2009.^[2]

	Quarterfinals March 4					Semifinals March 8					Championship March 13
	8	Lafayette	56
	1	American	78
						1	American	61
						4	Army	60
	5	Lehigh	50
	4	Army	53
											1	American	73
											2	Holy Cross	57
	6	Colgate	64*
	3	Navy	59
						6	Colgate	44
						2	Holy Cross	61
	7	Bucknell	56
	2	Holy Cross	75

* represents an overtime period

References

1. "American Tops Holy Cross, 73–57, to Claim Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship". Patriot League. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
2. "Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Seeds and Matchups Set". Patriot League. February 28, 2008. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2008.