2009–10 MEAC men's basketball season

2009–10 MEAC men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Duration December 5, 2009
through March 6, 2010
Number of teams 11
Regular Season
Tournament
Basketball seasons
← 08–09

10–11 →

2009–10 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Morgan State 15   1   .938     24   10   .706
Delaware St. 11   5   .688     16   11   .593
South Carolina St. 10   6   .625     16   13   .552
Norfolk St. 9   7   .563     11   18   .379
Hampton 8   8   .500     13   17   .433
UMES 8   8   .500     10   20   .333
Bethune-Cookman 7   9   .438     16   15   .516
Howard 6   10   .375     7   24   .226
North Carolina A&T 6   10   .375     10   21   .323
Florida A&M 5   11   .313     9   21   .300
Coppin St. 3   13   .188     8   21   .276
2010 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 MEAC men's basketball season marks the 39th season of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference basketball.

Contents

Preseason

The MEAC season started on a tragic note, as Hampton captain Theo Smalling was shot and killed in an accidental shooting outside a nightclub. The incident took place on October 24 and Smalling died two days later[1].

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference coaches and sports information directors voted Morgan State the preaseason #1 and Norfolk State senior guard Michael DeLoach the preseason player of the year[2].

MEAC Preseason Poll

Rank Team Votes
1 Morgan State (20) 476
2 South Carolina State 388
3 Norfolk State 310
4 Hampton (1) 305
5 Bethune-Cookman 292
6 North Carolina A&T 258
7 Coppin State 234
8 Florida A&M (1) 154
9 Delaware State 134
10 Howard 104
11 Maryland Eastern Shore 88

Preseason All-MEAC Team

First team

Second team

Preseason Player of the Year

Regular season

External links

References