2009 CAA men's basketball tournament
# 2009 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2009 CAA men's basketball tournament was held from March 6–9, 2009. It was won by the VCU Rams.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Georgia State | 54 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Delaware | 41 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Delaware | 41 | 8 | Georgia State | 52 | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | VCU | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | VCU | 61 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Old Dominion | 53 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Old Dominion | 52 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Hofstra | 51 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hofstra | 79 | 5 | Hofstra | 51 | | | | | | |
| 12 | UNC Wilmington | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | UNC Wilmington | 66 | | | | | | | 1 | VCU | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | George Mason | 50 |
| 7 | James Madison | 70 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | George Mason | 50 |
| 10 | William & Mary | 48 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | William & Mary | 48 | 7 | James Madison | 53 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | George Mason | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | George Mason | 56 | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Towson | 48 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Northeastern | 54 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Towson | 58 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Drexel | 62 | 11 | Towson | 58 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Towson | 73 | | | | | | | | | |

## Honors

| CAA All-Tournament Team | Player | School | Position | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Junior Hairston | Towson | Forward | Senior |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Gerald Lee | Old Dominion | Forward | Junior |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Cam Long | George Mason | Guard | Sophomore |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Eric Maynor | Virginia Commonwealth | Guard | Senior |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Larry Sanders | Virginia Commonwealth | Forward | Sophomore |
| CAA All-Tournament Team | Dre Smith | George Mason | Guard | Senior |

## Notable games in the tournament

### First round

* #5 Hofstra defeated #12 UNC-Wilmington, 79–66. The game was played on March 6; the last time these two teams met in the Coliseum, UNCW won the CAA Championship over Hofstra, 78–67, on March 6, 2006. The final scores were only 2 points off.

### Quarterfinals

* #11 Towson defeated #3 Northeastern, 58–54, in one of the greatest upsets in CAA tournament history. Never had a #11 seed even won a game in the tournament, and now Towson had won two straight.

### Semifinals

* #1 VCU defeated #4 Old Dominion 61–53 in the rubber match between the two in-state rivals.

### Championship game

* VCU won its 3rd championship in 6 seasons, all of them coming against George Mason. VCU's victory marked the largest score gap in the championship's history. Thousands of people stormed the Richmond Coliseum court after the final buzzer.
