2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

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 315, 171 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.

2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball
OVC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2009–10 record315 (171 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Amir Abdur-Rahim
  • Isaac Chew
  • Steve Prohm
Home arenaRegional Special Events Center
2009–10 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Murray State171 .944  315  .861
Morehead State153 .833  2411  .686
Eastern Illinois117 .611  1912  .613
Austin Peay117 .611  1715  .531
Eastern Kentucky117 .611  2012  .625
Tennessee Tech810 .444  1517  .469
Jacksonville State711 .389  1119  .367
Tennessee State612 .333  923  .281
Southeast Missouri State315 .167  723  .233
UT Martin117 .056  425  .138
2010 OVC Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
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 Ed 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

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/5/2009
7:00pm
Bethel W 9339 
RSEC (1,954)
Murray, KY
Regular Season
11/9/2009*
10:00pm, ESPNU
at No. 13 California
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
L 7570  01
Haas Pavilion (7,603)
Berkeley, CA
11/14/2009*
7:00pm
UMKC W 9254  11
RSEC (2,936)
Murray, KY
11/20/2009*
3:00pm
vs. James Madison
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
W 7143  21
U.S. Century Bank Arena (NA)
Miami, FL
11/22/2009*
7:00pm
vs. North Carolina Central
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
W 8461  31
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,043)
Miami, FL
11/23/2009*
6:00pm
at FIU
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
W 8471  41
U.S. Century Bank Arena (905)
Miami, FL
11/28/2009*
7:00pm
Tennessee Wesleyan W 10849  51
RSEC (2,106)
Murray, KY
12/3/2009
6:00pm, ESPNU
Eastern Kentucky W 6260  61 (10)
RSEC (3,984)
Murray, KY
12/5/2009
7:30pm
Morehead State W 8656  71 (20)
RSEC (3,831)
Murray, KY
12/12/2009*
3:00pm
at East Tennessee State W 6157  81
MSHA Athletic Center (2,888)
Johnson City, TN
12/15/2009*
7:00pm
at Louisiana Tech L 8781  82
Thomas Assembly Center (1,911)
Ruston, LA
12/19/2009*
2:00pm
Chattanooga W 7362  92
RSEC (2,290)
Murray, KY
12/22/2010*
8:00pm
at Western Kentucky L 8372  93
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,576)
Bowling Green, KY
12/30/2010*
7:00pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 8251  103
Vadalabene Center (1,912)
Edwardsville, IL
1/4/2010
7:30pm
UT Martin W 8359  113 (30)
RSEC (2,931)
Murray, KY
1/7/2010
6:00pm
at Tennessee State W 8059  123 (40)
Gentry Center (348)
Nashville, TN
1/9/2010
5:00pm, ESPN2
at Austin Peay W 6953  133 (50)
Dunn Center (4,203)
Clarksville, TN
1/11/2010
7:00pm
Eastern Illinois W 7559  143 (60)
RSEC (3,444)
Murray, KY
1/14/2010
7:30pm
Jacksonville State W 9268  153 (70)
RSEC (3,832)
Murray, KY
1/16/2010
7:30pm
Tennessee Tech W 8866  163 (80)
RSEC (4,837)
Murray, KY
1/21/2010
7:45pm
at Eastern Illinois W 6051  173 (90)
Lantz Arena (1,169)
Charleston, IL
1/23/2010
7:45pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 8061  183 (100)
Show Me Center (3,261)
Cape Girardeau, MO
1/27/2010*
7:00pm
SIU Edwardsville W 8451  193
RSEC (3,060)
Murray, KY
1/30/2010
1:00pm
at UT Martin W 7745  203 (110)
Skyhawk Arena (1,129)
Martin, TN
2/4/2010
7:30pm
Tennessee State W 7654  213 (120)
RSEC (3,894)
Murray, KY
2/6/2010
7:30pm
Austin Peay W 6563  223 (130)
RSEC (6,017)
Murray, KY
2/11/2010
7:30pm
at Tennessee Tech W 9462  233 (140)
Eblen Center (4,221)
Cookeville, TN
2/13/2010
4:30pm
at Jacksonville State W 7567  243 (150)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,919)
Jacksonville, AL
2/16/2010
7:00pm
Southeast Missouri State W 8068  253 (160)
RSEC (3,698)
Murray, KY
2/20/2010*
11:00am, ESPNU
Morgan State
ESPN Bracket Busters
W 7566  263
RSEC (5,125)
Murray, KY
2/25/2010
7:00pm
at vs. Morehead State L 7065  264 (161)
Ellis Johnson Arena (5,103)
Morehead, KY
2/27/2010
1:00pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 8874  274 (171)
Alumni Coliseum (4,800)
Richmond, KY
OVC Tournament
3/2/2010
7:00pm
(1) (8) Tennessee State
Quarterfinals
W 8451  284
RSEC (3,245)
Murray, KY
3/5/2010
6:00pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) Eastern Illinois
Semifinals
W 5551  294
Bridgestone Arena (NA)
Nashville, TN
3/6/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (2) Morehead State
Championship
W 6251  304
Bridgestone Arena (3,530)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
3/18/2010*
1:30pm, CBS
(13) vs. (4) No. 21 Vanderbilt
First Round
W 6665  314
HP Pavilion (12,712)
San Jose, CA
3/20/2010*
2:20pm, CBS
(13) vs. (5) No. 11 Butler
Second Round
L 5452  315
HP Pavilion (16,044)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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