2009 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2009 CAA men's basketball tournament was held from March 6–9, 2009. It was won by the VCU Rams.

First round

 * #5 Hofstra defeated #12 UNC-Wilmington, 79–66. The game was played on March 6; the last time these two teams met in the Coliseum, UNCW won the CAA Championship over Hofstra, 78–67, on March 6, 2006. The final scores were only 2 points off.

Quarterfinals

 * #11 Towson defeated #3 Northeastern, 58–54, in one of the greatest upsets in CAA tournament history. Never had a #11 seed even won a game in the tournament, and now Towson had won two straight.

Semifinals

 * #1 VCU defeated #4 Old Dominion 61–53 in the rubber match between the two in-state rivals.

Championship game

 * VCU won its 3rd championship in 6 seasons, all of them coming against George Mason. VCU's victory marked the largest score gap in the championship's history. Thousands of people stormed the Richmond Coliseum court after the final buzzer.