| 2009–10Murray State Racers men's basketball | |
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OVC Regular Season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 32 | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 31–5 (17–1 OVC) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Regional Special Events Center |
Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2010 OVC tournament winner As of March 22, 2010 Rankings fromAP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball team representedMurray State University in the2009–10college basketball season. This was head coachBilly Kennedy's fourth season at Murray State. The Racers competed in theOhio Valley Conference and played their home games at theRegional Special Events Center, also known simply as theRSEC. They finished the season 31–5, 17–1 in OVC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the2010 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 13 seed in the West Region where they upset 4 seed and AP #21Vanderbilt in the first round before losing to 5 seed and AP #11Butler in the second round.
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| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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| 0 | Isaac Miles | 6'2" | 205 | G | Jr. | Kansas City, MO,U.S. | Bishop Miege HS |
| 1 | B. J. Jenkins | 6'0" | 180 | G | Jr. | Virginia Beach, VA,U.S. | Green Run HS |
| 2 | Ed Daniel | 6'7" | 220 | F | Fr. | Birmingham, AL,U.S. | Woodlawn HS |
| 3 | Isaiah Canaan | 6'0" | 175 | G | Fr. | Biloxi, MS,U.S. | Biloxi HS |
| 10 | Jordan Burge | 5'11" | 170 | G | Fr. | Mayfield, KY,U.S. | Northside Baptist Christian |
| 11 | Donte Poole | 6'3" | 185 | G | So. | Las Vegas, NV,U.S. | Mojave HS |
| 12 | Danero Thomas | 6'4" | 190 | F | Sr. | New Orleans, LA,U.S. | Mount Zion Christian Academy |
| 14 | Picasso Simmons | 6'0" | 170 | G | Jr. | Gallatin, TN,U.S. | Lee Academy |
| 22 | Jeffery McClain | 6'6" | 230 | F | Jr. | Hickman, KY,U.S. | Fulton County HS Three Rivers CC |
| 23 | A.J. Wilson | 6'8" | 215 | F | Jr. | St. Paul, MN,U.S. | Saint Bernard's HS Northeastern JC (CO) |
| 33 | Jewuan Long | 6'1" | 180 | G | So. | Jackson, TN,U.S. | Liberty Tech HS |
| 42 | Ivan Aska | 6'7" | 230 | F | So. | Ft. Lauderdale, FL,U.S. | Boyd H. Anderson HS |
| 43 | Tony Easley | 6'9" | 200 | F | Sr. | Auburn, AL,U.S. | Auburn HS |
| 50 | Georges Fotso | 6'8" | 240 | F | Sr. | Douala,Cameroon | Piney Woods HS |
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/5/2009 7:00pm | Bethel (TN) | W 93–39 | — | RSEC (1,954) Murray, KY | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/9/2009* 10:00pm, ESPNU | at No. 13 California Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 70–75 | 0–1 | Haas Pavilion (7,603) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
| 11/14/2009* 7:00pm | UMKC | W 92–54 | 1–1 | RSEC (2,936) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 11/20/2009* 3:00pm | vs. James Madison Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 71–43 | 2–1 | U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL | |||||||
| 11/22/2009* 7:00pm | vs. North Carolina Central Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 84–61 | 3–1 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,043) Miami, FL | |||||||
| 11/23/2009* 6:00pm | at FIU Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 84–71 | 4–1 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (905) Miami, FL | |||||||
| 11/28/2009* 7:00pm | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 108–49 | 5–1 | RSEC (2,106) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 12/3/2009 6:00pm, ESPNU | Eastern Kentucky | W 62–60 | 6–1 (1–0) | RSEC (3,984) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 12/5/2009 7:30pm | Morehead State | W 86–56 | 7–1 (2–0) | RSEC (3,831) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 12/12/2009* 3:00pm | at East Tennessee State | W 61–57 | 8–1 | MSHA Athletic Center (2,888) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| 12/15/2009* 7:00pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 81–87 | 8–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,911) Ruston, LA | |||||||
| 12/19/2009* 2:00pm | Chattanooga | W 73–62 | 9–2 | RSEC (2,290) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 12/22/2010* 8:00pm | at Western Kentucky | L 72–83 | 9–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,576) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 12/30/2010* 7:00pm | at SIU Edwardsville | W 82–51 | 10–3 | Vadalabene Center (1,912) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
| 1/4/2010 7:30pm | UT Martin | W 83–59 | 11–3 (3–0) | RSEC (2,931) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 1/7/2010 6:00pm | at Tennessee State | W 80–59 | 12–3 (4–0) | Gentry Center (348) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 1/9/2010 5:00pm, ESPN2 | at Austin Peay | W 69–53 | 13–3 (5–0) | Dunn Center (4,203) Clarksville, TN | |||||||
| 1/11/2010 7:00pm | Eastern Illinois | W 75–59 | 14–3 (6–0) | RSEC (3,444) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 1/14/2010 7:30pm | Jacksonville State | W 92–68 | 15–3 (7–0) | RSEC (3,832) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 1/16/2010 7:30pm | Tennessee Tech | W 88–66 | 16–3 (8–0) | RSEC (4,837) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 1/21/2010 7:45pm | at Eastern Illinois | W 60–51 | 17–3 (9–0) | Lantz Arena (1,169) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| 1/23/2010 7:45pm | at Southeast Missouri State | W 80–61 | 18–3 (10–0) | Show Me Center (3,261) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
| 1/27/2010* 7:00pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 84–51 | 19–3 | RSEC (3,060) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 1/30/2010 1:00pm | at UT Martin | W 77–45 | 20–3 (11–0) | Skyhawk Arena (1,129) Martin, TN | |||||||
| 2/4/2010 7:30pm | Tennessee State | W 76–54 | 21–3 (12–0) | RSEC (3,894) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 2/6/2010 7:30pm | Austin Peay | W 65–63 | 22–3 (13–0) | RSEC (6,017) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 2/11/2010 7:30pm | at Tennessee Tech | W 94–62 | 23–3 (14–0) | Eblen Center (4,221) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| 2/13/2010 4:30pm | at Jacksonville State | W 75–67 | 24–3 (15–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,919) Jacksonville, AL | |||||||
| 2/16/2010 7:00pm | Southeast Missouri State | W 80–68 | 25–3 (16–0) | RSEC (3,698) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 2/20/2010* 11:00am, ESPNU | Morgan State ESPN BracketBusters | W 75–66 | 26–3 | RSEC (5,125) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 2/25/2010 7:00pm | at Morehead State | L 65–70 | 26–4 (16–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (5,103) Morehead, KY | |||||||
| 2/27/2010 1:00pm | at Eastern Kentucky | W 88–74 | 27–4 (17–1) | Alumni Coliseum (4,800) Richmond, KY | |||||||
| OVC tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/2/2010 7:00pm | (1) | (8) Tennessee State OVC Quarterfinals | W 84–51 | 28–4 | RSEC (3,245) Murray, KY | ||||||
| 3/5/2010 6:00pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (4) Eastern Illinois OVC Semifinals | W 55–51 | 29–4 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | ||||||
| 3/6/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) Morehead State OVC Championship Game | W 62–51 | 30–4 | Bridgestone Arena (3,530) Nashville, TN | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/18/2010* 1:30pm, CBS | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 21 Vanderbilt NCAA First Round | W 66–65 | 31–4 | HP Pavilion (12,712) San Jose, CA | ||||||
| 3/20/2010* 2:20pm, CBS | (13 W) | vs. (5 W) No. 11 Butler NCAA Second Round | L 52–54 | 31–5 | HP Pavilion (16,044) San Jose, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=NCAA West Regional. All times are inCentral Time. Source[2] | |||||||||||