# 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 12–15, 2009 in Tampa, Florida at the St. Pete Times Forum (now known as the Amalie Arena).

## Television coverage

The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Raycom Sports; the semifinal round marked Raycom's final SEC Basketball telecast. The SEC Championship Game was seen on CBS.

## SEC Regular Season Standings and Awards
### Standings

SEC East :
| School | Coach | W | L | Seed |
| Tennessee | Bruce Pearl | 10 | 6 | E1 |
| South Carolina | Darrin Horn | 10 | 6 | E2 |
| Florida | Billy Donovan | 9 | 7 | E3 |
| Kentucky | Billy Gillispie | 8 | 8 | E4 |
| Vanderbilt | Kevin Stallings | 8 | 8 | E5 |
| Georgia | Pete Herrmann | 3 | 13 | E6 |
| SEC West ||||||
| School | Coach | W | L | Seed |
| LSU | Trent Johnson | 13 | 3 | W1 |
| Auburn | Jeff Lebo | 10 | 6 | W2 |
| Mississippi State | Rick Stansbury | 9 | 7 | W3 |
| Alabama | Philip Pearson | 7 | 9 | W4 |
| Mississippi | Andy Kennedy | 7 | 9 | W5 |
| Arkansas | John Pelphrey | 2 | 14 | W6 |

### Awards

| Award | Recipient | Class | Team |
| SEC Player of the Year (Media) | | | |
| SEC Player of the Year (Coaches) | Marcus Thornton | Sr. | LSU |
| SEC Coach of the Year (Media) | | | |
| SEC Coach of the Year (Coaches) | Trent Johnson | 1st year | LSU |
| SEC Freshman of the Year (Media) | | | |
| SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches) | Terrico White | Fr. | Ole Miss |
| SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Media) | Jarvis Varnado | Jr. | Mississippi State |
| SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches) | Jarvis Varnado | Jr. | Mississippi State |
| SEC Sixth Man (Coaches) | Brandis Raley-Ross | Sr. | South Carolina |
| SEC Awards ||||

#### All-Conference Team

All-SEC First Team
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| G | Nick Calathes | So. | Florida |
| G | Jodie Meeks | Jr. | Kentucky |
| G | Devan Downey | Jr. | South Carolina |
| G | Marcus Thornton | Sr. | LSU |
| F | Tyler Smith | Jr. | Tennessee |
| F | Tasmin Mitchell | Jr. | LSU |
| F | Patrick Patterson | So. | Kentucky |
| F | Jarvis Varnado | Jr. | Mississippi State |
| SEC First Team ||||

## Bracket

| First round March 12 | First round March 12 | First round March 12 | Second round March 13 | Second round March 13 | Second round March 13 | Semifinals March 14 | Semifinals March 14 | Semifinals March 14 | SEC Championship Game March 15 | SEC Championship Game March 15 | SEC Championship Game March 15 |
| W5 | Ole Miss | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Kentucky | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Kentucky | 71 | E4 | Kentucky | 58 | | | | | | |
| | | | W1 | #20 LSU | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | W1 | #20 LSU | 57 | | | |
| | | | | | | W3 | Mississippi State | 67 | | | |
| | | | E2 | South Carolina | 68 | | | | | | |
| | | | W3 | Mississippi State | 82 | | | | | | |
| E6 | Georgia | 60 | W3 | Mississippi State | 82 | | | | | | |
| W3 | Mississippi State | 79 | | | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Mississippi State | 79 | | | | | | | W3 | Mississippi State | 64 |
| | | | | | | | | | E1 | Tennessee | 61 |
| E5 | Vanderbilt | 75 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Tennessee | 61 |
| W4 | Alabama | 82 | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Alabama | 82 | W4 | Alabama | 62 | | | | | | |
| | | | E1 | Tennessee | 86 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E1 | Tennessee | 94 | | | |
| | | | | | | W2 | Auburn | 85 | | | |
| | | | W2 | Auburn | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | Florida | 58 | | | | | | |
| W6 | Arkansas | 58 | E3 | Florida | 58 | | | | | | |
| E3 | Florida | 73 | | | | | | | | | |