2009–10 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team

2009–10 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
MEAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2009–10 record 27–10 (15–1 MEAC)
Head coach Todd Bozeman
Assistant coach Kevin McClain
Assistant coach Keith Goodie
Home arena Talmadge L. Hill Field House
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
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 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Todd Bozeman's fourth season at Morgan State. The Bears competed in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House. They finished the season 27–10, 15–1 in MEAC play to win the regular season championship. The also won the 2010 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament for the second consecutive year to receive the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 15 seed in the East Region where they lost to 2 seed and AP #6 West Virginia in the first round.

Contents

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Adam Braswell 6'1" 185 G Fr. Burlington, NJ, U.S. Notre Dame Prep
2 Gene Johnson 6'7" 220 F Sr. Hagerstown, MD, U.S. St. Maria Goretti HS
3 Danny Smith 5'11" 190 G Jr. Baltimore, MD, U.S. Woodlawn HS
4 Anthony Anderson 6'10" 235 F Fr. St. Charles, MD, U.S. La Plata HS
5 Jarrod Denard 6'2" 185 G Fr. Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Freire Charter School
11 Reggie Holmes 6'4" 180 G Sr. Baltimore, MD, U.S. St. Frances Academy
13 Sean Thomas 6'1" 185 G So. Clinton, MD, U.S. Gwynn Park HS
21 Joe Davis 6'0" 180 G Jr. Warrensville Heights, OH, U.S. Warrensville Heights HS
23 Troy Smith 6'4" 195 G Sr. Baltimore, MD, U.S. Douglass HS
Northeast JC (CO)
32 DeWayne Jackson 6'8" 210 F Fr. Bowie, MD, U.S. Bowie HS
33 Kevin Thompson 6'9" 240 F So. Baltimore, MD, U.S. Walbrook HS
34 Ameer Ali 6'4" 230 F So. Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Progressive Christian Academy
42 Rodney Stokes 6'10" 225 F Jr. Glen Burnie, MD, U.S. Old Mill HS
44 John Long 6'5" 210 F Sr. Hagerstown, MD, U.S. South Hagerstown HS
Hagerstown CC
53 Buford Foote 6'9" 210 C Sr. Atlanta, GA, U.S. Stone Mountain HS
Pensacola JC

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
11/13/2009* 7:00pm at Albany SEFCU ArenaAlbany, NY W 69–65  3,434 1–0
11/15/2009* 3:30pm at UMBC Retriever Activities CenterBaltimore, MD W 80–58  2,440 2–0
11/19/2009* 7:00pm East Tennessee State Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD W 72–61  1,032 3–0
11/22/2009* 1:00pm at Louisville #20 Freedom HallLouisville, KY L 90–81  18,942 3–1
11/24/2009* 8:00pm at Arkansas Bud Walton ArenaFayetteville, AR W 97–94  13,599 4–1
11/28/2009* 7:00pm at Appalachian State Holmes Convocation CenterBoone, NC L 93–92 OT 1,576 4–2
12/1/2009* 7:30pm at Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena • Baltimore, MD MASN W 78–66  1,475 4–3
12/5/2009 7:30pm at Coppin State Coppin Center • Baltimore, MD W 80–67  3,189 5–3 (1–0)
12/8/2009* 7:00pm at Minnesota Williams ArenaMinneapolis, MN L 94–64  11,007 5–4
12/12/2009* 4:00pm Manhattan Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD W 83–74  2,113 6–4
12/22/2009* 7:00pm Towson Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD W 87–80  988 7–4
12/29/2009* 6:00pm vs. Eastern Kentucky McKenzie ArenaChattanooga, TN
(Dr. Pepper Classic)
L 76–62  NA 7–5
12/30/2009* 6:00pm vs. Long Island McKenzie Arena • Chattanooga, TN
(Dr. Pepper Classic)
W 87–70  NA 8–5
1/4/2010* 7:00pm at Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall CenterPittsburgh, PA L 78–75  648 8–6
1/6/2010* 8:00pm at Baylor Ferrell CenterWaco, TX L 79–63  5,187 8–7
1/9/2010 4:00pm at Howard Burr GymnasiumWashington, DC W 90–58  513 9–7 (2–0)
1/11/2010 7:30pm at Hampton Hampton Convocation CenterHampton, VA W 73–63  5,668 10–7 (3–0)
1/16/2010 7:00pm at South Carolina State SHM Memorial CenterOrangeburg, SC ESPN2 W 72–67  1,321 11–7 (4–0)
1/18/2010* 7:30pm at Winston–Salem C. E. Gaines CenterWinston-Salem, NC W 84–65  2,013 12–7
1/23/2010 4:00pm Delaware State Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD W 72–62  2,472 13–7 (5–0)
1/25/2010 7:30pm Maryland Eastern Shore Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD W 88–71  3,109 14–7 (6–0)
1/31/2010 2:00pm at Norfolk State Joseph G. Echols Memorial HallNorfolk, VA W 100–94 OT 589 15–7 (7–0)
2/1/2010 8:00pm at North Carolina A&T Corbett Sports CenterGreensboro, NC W 74–65  1,564 16–7 (8–0)
2/6/2010 4:00pm Florida A&M Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD W 94–68  179 17–7 (9–0)
2/8/2010 7:30pm Bethune–Cookman Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD W 48–47  791 18–7 (10–0)
2/13/2010* 4:00pm Winston–Salem Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD W 79–65  1,137 19–7
2/15/2010 7:00pm South Carolina State Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD ESPNU L 71–68  2,709 19–8 (10–1)
2/17/2010 7:00pm at Delaware State Memorial HallDover, DE W 68–65  1,379 20–8 (11–1)
2/20/2010* 12:00pm at Murray State RSECMurray, KY
(ESPN Bracket Busters)
ESPNU L 75–66  5,125 20–9
2/22/2010 7:30pm at Maryland Eastern Shore Hytche Athletic CenterPrincess Anne, MD W 65–61  3,007 21–9 (12–1)
2/27/2010 4:00pm Norfolk State Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD W 88–87 2OT 3,654 22–9 (13–1)
3/1/2010 7:00pm North Carolina A&T Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD ESPNU W 81–67  3,651 23–9 (14–1)
3/4/2010 7:30pm Coppin State Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD W 74–54  4,550 24–9 (15–1)
2010 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
3/10/2010 7:00om vs. North Carolina A&T Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC
(Quarterfinals)
W 84–57  NA 25–9
3/12/2010 6:00pm vs. Hampton Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC
(Semifinals)
W 74–67  NA 26–9
3/13/2010 2:00pm vs. South Carolina State Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC
(Final)
ESPN2 W 68–67  NA 27–9
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/19/2010* 12:15pm vs. #6 West Virginia HSBC ArenaBuffalo, NY
(First round)
CBS L 77–50  18,653 27–10
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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