2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season

The 2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season marks the 33rd season of Sun Belt Conference basketball.

2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 9, 2009
through March 6, 2010
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)ESPN, CBS Sports
Regular Season
Tournament
2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Troy135 .722  2013  .606
Middle Tennessee State135 .722  1914  .576
WKU126 .667  2113  .618
Florida Atlantic108 .556  1416  .467
South Alabama810 .444  1715  .531
FIU414 .222  725  .219
West
North Texas135 .722  249  .727
Arkansas State117 .611  1714  .548
Denver108 .556  1913  .594
Louisiana–Lafayette108 .556  1317  .433
Louisiana–Monroe612 .333  1219  .387
Arkansas–Little Rock414 .222  822  .267
New Orleans315 .167  822  .267
2010 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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
1Western Kentucky
2Troy
3Middle Tennessee State
4South Alabama
5Florida Atlantic
6Florida International
West Division
Rank Team
1North Texas
2UALR
3Louisiana-Lafayette
4Denver
5Arkansas State
6ULM
7New 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

  1. "Blue Ribbon Tabs Slaughter-Led Toppers as Team to Beat in 2009-10". Western Kentucky University. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  2. Lockridge, Jeff (12 December 2009). "Western Kentucky beats Vanderbilt for first time since 1946". The Tennessean. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
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