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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | January 9, 2010 through March 6, 2010 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
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| Basketball seasons | |
| ← None |
10–11 → |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † South Dakota | 11 | 1 | .917 | 22 | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 9 | 3 | .750 | 12 | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 5 | 7 | .417 | 12 | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 5 | 7 | .417 | 8 | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 4 | 8 | .333 | 10 | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 4 | 8 | .333 | 9 | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas-Pan American | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6 | 27 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2010 Great West Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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The 2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball season marks the inaugural season of Great West Conference basketball. The Great West is the first new Division I basketball conference since the Mountain West Conference began play in 1999.
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On October 29, 2009, the Great West Conference held its first basketball media day. The league's coaches voted South Dakota the inaugural preaseason #1 and South Dakota senior forward Tyler Cain the preseason player of the year[1].
| Rank | Team | Votes |
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| 1 | South Dakota (3) | 41 |
| 2 | Utah Valley (2) | 38 |
| 3 | Chicago State (1) | 35 |
| 4 | North Dakota (1) | 26 |
| 5 | Houston Baptist | 23 |
| 6 | NJIT | 17 |
| 7 | Texas-Pan American | 16 |
First Team
Second Team
Honorable Mention: Mario Flaherty, Houston Baptist; Wendell Preadom, Houston Baptist; Gary Garris, NJIT; Nathan Hawkins, Texas Pan-American; Jon Montgomery, Chicago State; Ben Smith, Texas-Pan American
Preseason Player of the Year
As a new Division I conference, the Great West does not receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the league's tournament champion will receive a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament[2].
Great West Player of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the Great West offices name a player of the week.
| Week | Player of the week |
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| November 18 | Jordan Swarbrick, UVU[3] |
| November 23 | Mario Flaherty, HBU[4] |
| November 30 | Jake Thomas, USD[5] |
| December 7 | Jordan Swarbrick, UVU[6] |
| December 14 | Mitchell Bouie, USD[7] |
| December 21 | Steve Smith, USD[8] |
| December 28 | Carl Montgomery, CSU[9] |
| January 4 | Tyler Cain, USD[10] |
| January 11 | Corey Claitt, UVU[11] |
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