2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

2008–09 SEC 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, Raycom
Regular Season
Champion	LSU
Season MVP	Marcus Thornton, LSU
Tournament
Venue	St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Champions	Mississippi State
Runners-up	Tennessee
Finals MVP	Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State


	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
South Carolina	10	–	6	.625	21	–	10	.677
Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	21	–	13	.618
Florida	9	–	7	.563	25	–	11	.694
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Kentucky	8	–	8	.500	22	–	14	.611
Georgia	3	–	13	.188	12	–	20	.375
West
No. 21 LSU	13	–	3	.813	27	–	8	.771
Auburn	10	–	6	.625	24	–	12	.667
Mississippi State†	9	–	7	.563	23	–	13	.639
Alabama	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
Ole Miss	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Arkansas	2	–	14	.125	14	–	16	.467

† SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Rankings

AP Poll^[1]	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final^
Alabama	RV	RV
Arkansas									RV	RV	RV
Auburn																		RV	RV
Florida	19	18	17	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV		RV
Georgia
Kentucky	RV										RV	24	RV		RV	RV
LSU	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV					RV		RV	RV	23	18	12	20	21	17
Mississippi State																		RV	RV
Ole Miss
South Carolina													RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Tennessee	14	14	12	10	8	16	16	14	15	24	RV									RV
Vanderbilt	RV	RV

^Final Poll = ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

Awards

Award	Recipient	Class	Team
SEC Player of the Year (Media)	Marcus Thornton	Sr.	LSU
SEC Player of the Year (Coaches)	Marcus Thornton^[2]	Sr.	LSU
SEC Coach of the Year (Media)	Trent Johnson	1st year	LSU
SEC Coach of the Year (Coaches)	Trent Johnson	1st year	LSU
SEC Freshman of the Year (Media)
SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches)	Terrico White	Fr.	Ole Miss
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Media)	Jarvis Varnado	Jr.	Mississippi State
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches)	Jarvis Varnado	Jr.	Mississippi State
SEC Sixth Man (Coaches)	Brandis Raley-Ross	Sr.	South Carolina
SEC Awards

All-Conference Teams

All-SEC First Team

Position	Player	Class	Team
G	Nick Calathes	So.	Florida
G	Jodie Meeks	Jr.	Kentucky
G	Devan Downey	Jr.	South Carolina
G	Marcus Thornton	Sr.	LSU
F	Tyler Smith	Jr.	Tennessee
F	Tasmin Mitchell	Jr.	LSU
F	Patrick Patterson	So.	Kentucky
F	Jarvis Varnado	Jr.	Mississippi State
SEC First Team

References

^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. February 2, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
^ "2009 SEC Men's Basketball Awards". secsports.com. SEC Sports Media. March 15, 2009. Archived from the original on November 18, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.

[1] "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. February 2, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2009.

[2] "2009 SEC Men's Basketball Awards". secsports.com. SEC Sports Media. March 15, 2009. Archived from the original on November 18, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.

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