2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200809
Teams12
SiteBoardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsTemple Owls (8th title)
Winning coachFran Dunphy (2nd title)
MVPDionte Christmas (Temple)
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Xavier124 .750278  .771
Dayton115 .688278  .771
Rhode Island115 .6882311  .676
Temple115 .6882212  .647
Duquesne97 .5632113  .618
La Salle97 .5631813  .581
Richmond97 .5632016  .556
Saint Joseph's97 .5631715  .531
Saint Louis88 .5001814  .563
UMass79 .4381218  .400
St. Bonaventure610 .3751515  .500
Charlotte511 .3131120  .355
George Washington412 .2501018  .357
Fordham115 .063325  .107
2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 11 through March 14, 2009. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was crowned Atlantic 10 Conference champion. Temple won the tournament with a 69–64 victory over Duquesne.