2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season
| 2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season |
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| League |
NCAA Division I |
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| Sport |
Basketball |
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| Duration |
November 9, 2009
through March 6, 2010 |
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| Number of teams |
13 |
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| TV partner(s) |
ESPN, CBS Sports |
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| Regular Season |
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| Tournament |
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| 2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings |
| | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
| East |
| Troy | 13 | – | 5 | | .722 | | | 20 | – | 13 |
| .606 |
| Middle Tennessee State | 13 | – | 5 | | .722 | | | 19 | – | 14 |
| .576 |
| WKU | 12 | – | 6 | | .667 | | | 21 | – | 13 |
| .618 |
| Florida Atlantic | 10 | – | 8 | | .556 | | | 14 | – | 16 |
| .467 |
| South Alabama | 8 | – | 10 | | .444 | | | 17 | – | 15 |
| .531 |
| FIU | 4 | – | 14 | | .222 | | | 7 | – | 25 |
| .219 |
| West |
| North Texas† | 13 | – | 5 | | .722 | | | 24 | – | 9 |
| .727 |
| Arkansas State | 11 | – | 7 | | .611 | | | 17 | – | 14 |
| .548 |
| Denver | 10 | – | 8 | | .556 | | | 19 | – | 13 |
| .594 |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 10 | – | 8 | | .556 | | | 13 | – | 17 |
| .433 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 6 | – | 12 | | .333 | | | 12 | – | 19 |
| .387 |
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 4 | – | 14 | | .222 | | | 8 | – | 22 |
| .267 |
| New Orleans | 3 | – | 15 | | .167 | | | 8 | – | 22 |
| .267 |
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† 2010 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season marks the 33rd season of Sun Belt Conference basketball.
Preseason
Blue Ribbon magazine predicted Western Kentucky University to win the East Division. The Hilltoppers are returning from a season in which they came within one second of upsetting Gonzaga and advancing to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. In addition, Hilltopper star A.J. Slaughter was named the Preseason Player of the Year.[1]
Sun Belt Preseason Poll
- East Division
| Rank |
Team |
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| 1 | Western Kentucky |
| 2 | Troy |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee State |
| 4 | South Alabama |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic |
| 6 | Florida International |
- West Division
| Rank |
Team |
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| 1 | North Texas |
| 2 | UALR |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 4 | Denver |
| 5 | Arkansas State |
| 6 | ULM |
| 7 | New Orleans |
Preseason All-SBC Team
- G -- Brandon Hazzard (Troy, Sr.)
- G -- A. J. Slaughter (WKU, Sr.)
- F -- Nate Rohnert (Denver, Sr.)
- F -- Eric Tramiel (North Texas, Sr.)
- F -- Desmond Yates (Middle Tennessee, Sr.)
Regular season
Non-conference
In terms of upsets over the six major conferences, Western Kentucky beat Vanderbilt University 76-69 on December 11. A.J. Slaughter scored 27 points to lead the Hilltoppers to their first win over Vanderbilt since 1946. Western Kentucky led for the final 16:33 of the game, though Vanderbilt cut the lead to one twice. This was Vanderbilt's second consecutive loss.[2]
Postseason
SBC Tournament
References