THE COACH 'T' CLASSIC EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS IN IT'S FIRST YEAR OFF THE GROUND. THE CLASSIC SHOWCASED OVER 100 TEAMS, AND WAS THE FIRST TOURNAMENT EVER IN ST. LOUIS TO FEATURE OVER 20 OF THE TOP 14 TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY.  67 OF THE TEAMS IN THE TOURNAMENT WERE FROM ANOTHER CITY OTHER THAN ST. LOUIS. THE TOURNAMENT BROUGHT MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL TO THE CITY, AND HAS SEVERAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS FOLLOWING THIS LATE NIGHT FORMAT.  THE STATE OF ARKANSAS SHOWED OFF IT'S DOMINANCE BY WINNING THREE OUT OF TEN AGE GROUPS.

EACH YEAR THE COACH "T" CLASSIC WILL BE THE SECOND TO LAST WEEKEND IN MARCH. EACH YEAR THE TOURNAMENT WILL GET BIGGER AND BETTER. PEOPLE CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT , BUT HOW MANY TOURNAMENTS  FEATURE 20 OF THE TOP 14 TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S A MUST SEE EVENT.

2009 COACH "T" CLASSIC WAS HELD AT THE ST. LOUIS SPORTS CENTER, AND THE SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY (SIMON RECREATION-CENTER).

Below winning teams in bold