2009 MAAC men's basketball tournament

2009 MAAC men's basketball tournament
2009 MAAC Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams10
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, New York
ChampionsSiena (4th title)
Winning coachFran McCaffery (2nd title)
MVPKenny Hasbrouck (Siena)
TelevisionESPN2, MSG, MSG Plus
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2008–09 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Niagara 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Rider 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Manhattan 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Fairfield 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Saint Peter's 8 10   .444 11 19   .367
Iona 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Canisius 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Marist 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
2009 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 MAAC men's basketball tournament was an NCAA college basketball tournament held at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York on March 6–9, 2009, to decide the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion. The winner, Siena advanced to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, a 65-team event to decide the national champion of Division I college basketball. Siena received a No. 9 seed and upset No. 8 seed Ohio State 74–72 in double overtime, then were defeated by No. 1 seed Louisville 79–72 in the second round.