2009 SEC men's basketball tournament explained

Year:	2009
Conference:	SEC
Division:	I
Gender:	Men's
Teams:	12
Arena:	St. Pete Times Forum
City:	Tampa, Florida
Champions:	Mississippi State
Titlecount:	3rd
Coach:	Rick Stansbury
Coachcount:	2nd
Television:	Raycom Sports, CBS

The 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 12–15, 2009 in Tampa, Florida at the St. Pete Times Forum (now known as the Amalie Arena).^[1]

Television coverage

The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Raycom Sports; the semifinal round marked Raycom's final SEC Basketball telecast. The SEC Championship Game was seen on CBS.

SEC Regular Season Standings and Awards

Standings

SEC East
School	Coach	W	L	Seed
		10	6	E1
		10	6	E2
		9	7	E3
		8	8	E4
	Kevin Stallings	8	8	E5
		3	13	E6
SEC West
School	Coach	W	L	Seed
		13	3	W1
		10	6	W2
		9	7	W3
		7	9	W4
		7	9	W5
		2	14	W6

Awards

Award Recipient Class Team SEC Player of the Year (Media) SEC Player of the Year (Coaches) Marcus Thornton Sr. LSU SEC Coach of the Year (Media) SEC Coach of the Year (Coaches) Trent Johnson 1st year LSU SEC Freshman of the Year (Media) SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches) Terrico White Fr. Ole Miss SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Media) Jr. Mississippi State SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches) Jr. Mississippi State SEC Sixth Man (Coaches) Brandis Raley-Ross Sr. South Carolina SEC Awards

All-Conference Team

All-SEC First Team

Position Player Class Team G So. Florida G Jr. Kentucky G Jr. South Carolina G Sr. LSU F Tyler Smith Jr. Tennessee F Jr. LSU F So. Kentucky F Jr. Mississippi State SEC First Team

Notes and References

1. Web site: March 12, 2012 . 2009 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament . Tampa Sports Bay Commission.