2009 America East men's basketball tournament

The 2009 America East men's basketball tournament was held from March 6–8 through at SEFCU Arena place on the University at Albany campus. The final was held on March 14 at the Events Center, the home court of the Binghamton Bearcats, who were the highest remaining seed.

2009 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
First round siteSEFCU Arena
Albany, New York
Quarterfinals siteSEFCU Arena
Albany, New York
Semifinals siteSEFCU Arena
Albany, New York
Finals siteBinghamton University Events Center
Vestal, New York
ChampionsBinghamton (1st title)
Winning coachKevin Broadus (1st title)
MVPD.J. Rivera (Binghamton)
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2008–09 America East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Binghamton 13 3   .813 23 9   .719
Vermont 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Boston University 11 5   .688 17 13   .567
New Hampshire 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Stony Brook 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
UMBC 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Albany 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Maine 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Hartford 2 14   .125 7 26   .212
America East tournament winner
As of March 20, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The Bearcats earned their first ever trip to the NCAA tournament, and were given the #15 seed in the East Regional. They played Duke in the first round of the Tournament, losing 86–62. Vermont gained a bid to the 2009 College Basketball Invitational, and won in the first round against Green Bay 76–72, but would lose in the Quarter-Finals against Oregon State by a score of 71–70 in Overtime.

Bracket and Results

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First round
Friday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 7
Semifinals
Sunday, March 8
Final
Saturday, March 14
            
1 Binghamton 73
9 Hartford 65
8 Maine 56
9 Hartford 65
1 Binghamton 72
4 New Hampshire 67
4 New Hampshire 76
5 Stony Brook 73
1 Binghamton 61
6 UMBC 51
3 Boston University 75OT
6 UMBC 79
6 UMBC 64
7 Albany 58
2 Vermont 52OT
7 Albany 56

Controversy

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One month after the SEFCU Arena site was announced, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that they would be moving their 2009 Men's and Women's Tournament from the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey to the Times Union Center in Albany to be played on the same weekend as the America East.

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