2009 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
# 2009 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

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.

## Regular season standings

| Pos. | School | Record |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Butler | 15–3 |
| 2 | UW-Green Bay | 13–5 |
| 3 | Cleveland State | 12–6 |
| 3 | Wright State | 12–6 |
| 5 | UW-Milwaukee | 11–7 |
| 6 | Youngstown State | 7–11 |
| 6 | Illinois-Chicago | 7–11 |
| 8 | Loyola Chicago | 6–12 |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 5–13 |
| 10 | Detroit | 2–16 |

* Cleveland State was seeded ahead of Wright State based on a better Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) score, all other

tiebreakers having failed to distinguish the two teams.

* Youngstown State finished ahead of Illinois-Chicago based on head-to-head record.

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 3 | First round Tuesday, March 3 | First round Tuesday, March 3 | Second round Friday, March 6 | Second round Friday, March 6 | Second round Friday, March 6 | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 | | Final Tuesday, March 10 | Final Tuesday, March 10 | Final Tuesday, March 10 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | 1 | #22 Butler | 62 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Wright State | 57 | | | | |
| 4 | Wright State | 68 | | | | | | | 4 | Wright State | 57 | |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 56 | 4 | Wright State | 80 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Milwaukee | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Milwaukee | 77 | 5 | Milwaukee | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola Chicago | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola Chicago | 68 | | | | | | | | 1 | #16 Butler | 54 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Cleveland State | 57 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Green Bay | 67 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Cleveland State | 73 | | | | |
| 3 | Cleveland State | 56 | | | | | | | 3 | Cleveland State | 73 | |
| 10 | Detroit | 43 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Detroit | 43 | 3 | Cleveland State | 67 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | UIC | 64 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Youngstown State | 68 | 7 | UIC | 64 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | UIC | 73 | | | | | | | | | | |

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds Second round and semifinals hosted by Butler. Championship hosted by lower-numbered remaining seed

## All-Tournament Team

* MVP: Cedric Jackson, Cleveland State
* J'Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State
* Norris Cole, Cleveland State
* Matt Howard, Butler
* Shelvin Mack, Butler
