2009 College Basketball Invitational

2009 College Basketball Invitational
Teams	16
Finals site	Gill Coliseum; Don Haskins Center,; Corvallis, Oregon; El Paso, Texas
Champions	Oregon State Beavers (1st title)
Runner-up	UTEP Miners (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Richmond Spiders (1st semifinal); Stanford Cardinal (1st semifinal);
Winning coach	Craig Robinson (1st title)
MVP	Roeland Schaftenaar (Oregon State)
College Basketball Invitationals
«2008	2010»

The 2009 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 2009 National Invitation Tournament. The opening round began Tuesday, March 17. A best-of-three championship series between Oregon State and UTEP resulted in an Oregon State victory on April 3. The 2009 CBI marked the first ever postseason tournament championship for Oregon State as well as a successful conclusion to head coach Craig Robinson's first year. The Beavers were honored with a visit to the White House with president Barack Obama; Robinson is the brother of First Lady Michelle Obama.

Quick Facts Teams, Finals site ...

School	Conference	Overall record	Conference record
Boise State	Western Athletic	19–12	9–7
Buffalo	Mid-American	21–11	11–5
UTEP	Conference USA	19–12	10–6
Northeastern	Colonial Athletic	18–12	12–6
Houston	Conference USA	21–11	10–6
Vermont	America East	23–9	13–3
St. John's	Big East	16–17	6–12
Charleston	Southern	26–8	15–5

School	Conference	Overall record	Conference record
Stanford	Pacific-10	18–13	6–12
Wichita State	Missouri Valley	16–16	8–10
Nevada	Western Athletic	21–12	11–5
Wyoming	Mountain West	19–13	7–9
Oregon State	Pacific-10	13–17	7–11
UW-Green Bay	Horizon	22–10	13–5
Richmond	Atlantic 10	18–15	9–7
Troy	Sun Belt	19–12	14–4

Participants