2009 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2009 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–7, 2009. It was won by the Radford Highlanders.

2009 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2008–09
Teams	8
Quarterfinals site	campus sites
Semifinals site	Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia
Finals site	Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia
Champions	Radford (2nd title)
Winning coach	Brad Greenberg (1st title)
MVP	Artsiom Parakhouski (Radford)
Television	ESPNU (semifinals) ESPN2 (championship)
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2008–09 Big South men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Radford †	15	–	3		.833			21	–	12		.636
VMI	13	–	5		.722			24	–	8		.750
Liberty	12	–	6		.667			23	–	12		.657
UNC Asheville	10	–	8		.556			15	–	16		.484
Winthrop	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Gardner–Webb	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Presbyterian	9	–	9		.500			12	–	17		.414
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
High Point	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
Charleston Southern	4	–	14		.222			9	–	20		.310
† 2009 Big South tournament winner As of March 7, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

Radford defeated VMI in the championship game.^[1]

Format

The quarterfinals were held on campus sites, with the higher seed playing host in each game. The semifinals and finals were held at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 3					Semifinals March 5					Finals March 7
	1	Radford	82
	8	High Point	58
						1	Radford	94
						4	UNC Asheville	86
	5	Winthrop	68
	4	UNC Asheville	76
											1	Radford	108
											2	VMI	94
	3	Liberty	88
	6	Gardner–Webb	77
						3	Liberty	58
						2	VMI	78
	7	Coastal Carolina	76
	2	VMI	96