2009 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
| 2009 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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2009 Tournament Logo
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| 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 |
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| 2008-09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Standings | ||||||
| Conf | Overall | |||||
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| Team (Rank) | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT |
| #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 (IL) | 6 | 12 | .333 | 14 | 18 | .438 |
| Valparaiso | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9 | 22 | .290 |
| Detroit | 2 | 16 | .111 | 7 | 23 | .233 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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Rankings from AP Poll
† Horizon League Tournament winner
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.
tiebreakers having failed to distinguish the two teams.
First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
Second round and semifinals will be hosted by Butler. Championship will be hosted by lower-numbered remaining seed
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