2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200809
Teams12
SiteBoardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsTemple Owls (8th title)
Winning coachFran Dunphy (2nd title)
MVPDionte Christmas (Temple)
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Xavier124 .750278  .771
Dayton115 .688278  .771
Rhode Island115 .6882311  .676
Temple115 .6882212  .647
Duquesne97 .5632113  .618
La Salle97 .5631813  .581
Richmond97 .5632016  .556
Saint Joseph's97 .5631715  .531
Saint Louis88 .5001814  .563
UMass79 .4381218  .400
St. Bonaventure610 .3751515  .500
Charlotte511 .3131120  .355
George Washington412 .2501018  .357
Fordham115 .063325  .107
2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 11 through March 14, 2009. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was crowned Atlantic 10 Conference champion. Temple won the tournament with a 69–64 victory over Duquesne.

Bracket

First round
March 11
Second round
March 12
Semifinals
March 13
Championship Game
March 14
            
1 #19 Xavier 66
9 Saint Louis 47
8 La Salle 60
9 Saint Louis 62*
1 #19 Xavier 53
4 Temple 55
4 Temple 79
5 Saint Joseph's 65
5 Saint Joseph's 72
12 Charlotte 62
4 Temple 69
7 Duquesne 64
3 Dayton 69
6 Richmond 64
6 Richmond 65
11 St. Bonaventure 49
3 Dayton 66
7 Duquesne 77
2 Rhode Island 74
7 Duquesne 78
7 Duquesne 91
10 Massachusetts 81

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

References

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