| Year: | 2009 |
| Conference: | SWAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Fair Park Arena |
| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Champions: | Alabama State |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Lewis Jackson |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Andrew Hayles |
| Mvpteam: | Alabama State |
The 2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 11–14, 2009 at Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]
The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record.