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2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season

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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
Basketball seasons
← 2008–09
2010–11 →
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 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Western Kentucky 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
2010 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season marked the 33rd season of Sun Belt Conference men's basketball during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Preseason

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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

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

Preseason All-SBC Team

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  • 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

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Non-conference

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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]

Conference season

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Postseason

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SBC Tournament

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First round
Saturday, March 6
Second round
Sunday, March 7
Semifinals
Monday, March 8
Championship game
Tuesday, March 9
            
1 Troy 67
9 South Alabama 55
8 FAU 51
9 South Alabama 52
1 Troy 54
4 Western Kentucky 48
4 Western Kentucky 83
13 New Orleans 58
4 Western Kentucky 65
5 Arkansas State 64
5 Arkansas State 89*
12 Ark-Little Rock 82
1 Troy 63
2 North Texas 66
3 Middle Tennessee 58
6 Denver 73
6 Denver 71
11 FIU 64
6 Denver 56
2 North Texas 63
2 North Texas 69
10 UL Monroe 66
7 UL Lafayette 75
10 UL Monroe 76

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

References

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