| 2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball | |||
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| OVC Regular Season and Tournament Champions | |||
| NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |||
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | ||
| 2009–10 record | 31–5 (17–1 OVC) | ||
| Head coach | Billy Kennedy | ||
| Assistant coach | Amir Abdur-Rahim | ||
| Assistant coach | Isaac Chew | ||
| Assistant coach | Steve Prohm | ||
| Home arena | Regional Special Events Center | ||
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| 2009–10 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray St.† | 17 | 1 | .944 | 31 | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead St. | 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 St. | 7 | 11 | .389 | 11 | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee St. | 6 | 12 | .333 | 9 | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Missouri St. | 3 | 15 | .167 | 7 | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 1 | 17 | .056 | 4 | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2010 OVC Tournament winner As of March 22, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll |
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The 2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Billy Kennedy's fourth season at Murray State. The Racers competed in the Ohio Valley Conference and played their home games at the Regional Special Events Center, also known simply as the RSEC. They finished the season 31–5, 17–1 in OVC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 13 seed in the West Region where they upset 4 seed and AP #21 Vanderbilt in the first round before losing to 5 seed and AP #11 Butler in the second round.
Source[1]
| # | 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 | Edward 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 |
Source[2]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/5/2009 | 7:00pm | Bethel | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 93–39 | 1,954 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/9/2009* | 10:00pm | at #13 California | Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic) |
ESPNU | L 75–70 | 7,603 | 0–1 | ||||
| 11/14/2009* | 7:00pm | Missouri–Kansas City | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 92–54 | 2,936 | 1–1 | |||||
| 11/20/2009* | 3:00pm | vs. James Madison | U.S. Century Bank Arena • Miami, FL (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic) |
W 71–43 | NA | 2–1 | |||||
| 11/22/2009* | 7:00pm | vs. North Carolina Central | U.S. Century Bank Arena • Miami, FL (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic) |
W 84–61 | 1,043 | 3–1 | |||||
| 11/23/2009* | 6:00pm | at Florida International | U.S. Century Bank Arena • Miami, FL (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic) |
W 84–71 | 905 | 4–1 | |||||
| 12/28/2009* | 7:00pm | Tennessee Wesleyan | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 108–49 | 2,106 | 5–1 | |||||
| 12/3/2009 | 6:00pm | Eastern Kentucky | RSEC • Murray, KY | ESPNU | W 62–60 | 3,984 | 6–1 (1–0) | ||||
| 12/5/2009 | 7:30pm | Morehead State | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 86–56 | 3,831 | 7–1 (2–0) | |||||
| 12/12/2009* | 3:00pm | at East Tennessee State | MSHA Athletic Center • Johnson City, TN | W 61–57 | 2,888 | 8–1 | |||||
| 12/15/2009* | 7:00pm | at Louisiana Tech | Thomas Assembly Center • Ruston, LA | L 87–81 | 1,911 | 8–2 | |||||
| 12/19/2009* | 2:00pm | Chattanooga | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 73–62 | 2,290 | 9–2 | |||||
| 12/22/2010* | 8:00pm | at Western Kentucky | E. A. Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, KY | L 83–72 | 5,576 | 9–3 | |||||
| 12/30/2010* | 7:00pm | at SIU–Edwardsville | Vadalabene Center • Edwardsville, IL | W 82–51 | 1,912 | 10–3 | |||||
| 1/4/2010 | 7:30pm | UT–Martin | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 83–59 | 2,931 | 11–3 (3–0) | |||||
| 1/7/2010 | 6:00pm | at Tennessee State | Gentry Center • Nashville, TN | W 80–59 | 348 | 12–3 (4–0) | |||||
| 1/9/2010 | 5:00pm | at Austin Peay | Dunn Center • Clarksville, TN | ESPN2 | W 69–53 | 4,203 | 13–3 (5–0) | ||||
| 1/11/2010 | 7:00pm | Eastern Illinois | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 75–59 | 3,444 | 14–3 (6–0) | |||||
| 1/14/2010 | 7:30pm | Jacksonville State | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 92–68 | 3,832 | 15–3 (7–0) | |||||
| 1/16/2010 | 7:30pm | Tennessee Tech | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 88–66 | 4,837 | 16–3 (8–0) | |||||
| 1/21/2010 | 7:45pm | at Eastern Illinois | Lantz Arena • Charleston, IL | W 60–51 | 1,169 | 17–3 (9–0) | |||||
| 1/23/2010 | 7:45pm | at SE Missouri State | Show Me Center • Cape Girardeau, MO | W 80–61 | 3,261 | 18–3 (10–0) | |||||
| 1/27/2010* | 7:00pm | SIU–Edwardsville | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 84–51 | 3,060 | 19–3 | |||||
| 1/30/2010 | 1:00pm | at UT–Martin | Skyhawk Arena • Martin, TN | W 77–45 | 1,129 | 20–3 (11–0) | |||||
| 2/4/2010 | 7:30pm | Tennessee State | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 76–54 | 3,894 | 21–3 (12–0) | |||||
| 2/6/2010 | 7:30pm | Austin Peay | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 65–63 | 6,017 | 22–3 (13–0) | |||||
| 2/11/2010 | 7:30pm | at Tennessee Tech | Eblen Center • Cookeville, TN | W 94–62 | 4,221 | 23–3 (14–0) | |||||
| 2/13/2010 | 4:30pm | at Jacksonville State | Pete Mathews Coliseum • Jacksonville, AL | W 75–67 | 1,919 | 24–3 (15–0) | |||||
| 2/16/2010 | 7:00pm | SE Missouri State | RSEC • Murray, KY | W 80–68 | 3,698 | 25–3 (16–0) | |||||
| 2/20/2010* | 11:00am | Morgan State | RSEC • Murray, KY (ESPN Bracket Busters) |
ESPNU | W 75–66 | 5,125 | 26–3 | ||||
| 2/25/2010 | 7:00pm | at Morehead State | #T-36 | Ellis Johnson Arena • Morehead, KY | L 70–65 | 5,103 | 26–4 (16–1) | ||||
| 2/27/2010 | 1:00pm | at Eastern Kentucky | #T-36 | Alumni Coliseum • Richmond, KY | W 88–74 | 4,800 | 27–4 (17–1) | ||||
| 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/2/2010 | 7:00pm | Tennessee State | #38 | RSEC • Murray, KY (Quarterfinals) |
W 84–51 | 3,245 | 28–4 | ||||
| 3/5/2010 | 6:00pm | vs. Eastern Illinois | #38 | Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, TN (Semifinals) |
ESPNU | W 55–51 | NA | 29–4 | |||
| 3/6/2010 | 7:00pm | vs. Morehead State | #38 | Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, TN (Championship) |
ESPN2 | W 62–51 | 3,530 | 30–4 | |||
| 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/18/2010* | 1:30pm | vs. #21 (4) Vanderbilt | #(13) | HP Pavilion • San Jose, CA (West Region First Round) |
CBS | W 66–65 | 12,712 | 31–4 | |||
| 3/20/2010* | 2:20pm | vs. #11 (5) Butler | #(13) | HP Pavilion • San Jose, CA (West Region Second Round) |
CBS | L 54–52 | 16,044 | 31–5 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Time ( ) NCAA Tournament Seed. | |||||||||||