2009 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

2009 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
2009 Tournament Logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2008–09
Teams	10
First round site	campus sites
Quarterfinals site	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Semifinals site	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Finals site	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Cleveland State (1st title)
Winning coach	Gary Waters (1st title)
MVP	Cedric Jackson (Cleveland State)
Television	ESPNU, ESPN
Horizon League men's basketball tournaments

2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

• Cleveland State was seeded ahead of Wright State based on a better Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) score, all other

tiebreakers having failed to distinguish the two teams.

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

Bracket

	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

• MVP: Cedric Jackson, Cleveland State[1]
• J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State
• Norris Cole, Cleveland State
• Matt Howard, Butler
• Shelvin Mack, Butler

References

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.