2009 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 2009 Patriot League men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 4, 2009, as a single-elimination tournament, with games being played at the higher seeds' home courts. The American University Eagles won the league's regular season, and received the number one seed in the tournament. The higher seed in each match-up was the host team for each game. The Eagles became the seventh team to repeat as Patriot League champions when they beat the second seeded Holy Cross Crusaders 73–57 in the championship game, which was broadcast live on ESPN2.

2009 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200809
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsAmerican (2nd title)
Winning coachJeff Jones (2nd title)
MVPGarrison Carr (American)
TelevisionESPN2 (champ. game)
Patriot League men's basketball tournaments
2008–09 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American131 .929248  .750
Holy Cross113 .7861814  .563
Navy86 .5711911  .633
Army68 .4291119  .367
Lehigh59 .3571514  .517
Colgate59 .3571020  .333
Bucknell410 .286723  .233
Lafayette410 .286822  .267
2009 Patriot League tournament winner
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