2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) CBS, ESPN, FSN
Regular Season
Champion LSU
Season MVP Marcus Thornton, LSU
Tournament
Champions Mississippi State
  Runners-up Tennessee
Finals MVP Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
South Carolina10–6 .625  21–10  .677
Tennessee10–6 .625  21–13  .618
Florida9–7 .563  25–11  .694
Vanderbilt8–8 .500  19–12  .613
Kentucky8–8 .500  22–14  .611
Georgia3–13 .188  12–20  .375
West
#21 LSU13–3 .813  27–8  .771
Auburn10–6 .625  24–12  .667
Mississippi State†9–7 .563  23–13  .639
Alabama7–9 .438  18–14  .563
Ole Miss7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Arkansas2–14 .125  14–16  .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Rankings

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LSU RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 18 12 20 21 17
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Tennessee 14 14 12 10 8 16 16 14 15 24 RV RV
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^Final Poll = ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

Awards

Award Recipient Class Team
SEC Player of the Year (Media)Marcus ThorntonSr.LSU
SEC Player of the Year (Coaches)Marcus Thornton[2]Sr.LSU
SEC Coach of the Year (Media)Trent Johnson1st yearLSU
SEC Coach of the Year (Coaches)Trent Johnson1st yearLSU
SEC Freshman of the Year (Media)
SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches)Terrico WhiteFr.Ole Miss
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Media)Jarvis VarnadoJr.Mississippi State
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches)Jarvis VarnadoJr.Mississippi State
SEC Sixth Man (Coaches)Brandis Raley-RossSr.South Carolina
SEC Awards

All-Conference Teams

All-SEC First Team

Position Player Class Team
GNick CalathesSo.Florida
GJodie MeeksJr.Kentucky
GDevan DowneyJr.South Carolina
GMarcus ThorntonSr.LSU
FTyler SmithJr.Tennessee
FTasmin MitchellJr.LSU
FPatrick PattersonSo.Kentucky
FJarvis VarnadoJr.Mississippi State
SEC First Team

References

  1. ↑ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. 2009-02-02. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  2. ↑ "2009 SEC Men's Basketball Awards". secsports.com. SEC Sports Media. 2009-03-15. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
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