2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season #E32636 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball 150px December 29, 2009through February 27, 2010 10 Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN, CBS Sports Regular Season Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Basketball 08–09 10–11 The 2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season marked the 101st season of Missouri Valley Conference basketball. Preseason In the preseason, Northern Iowa was the conference favorite – returning all five starters and 9 of the top 10 players from their MVC championship team. UNI received all but one first-place vote in the preseason poll of MVC coaches, media, and sports information directors. Creighton received the other first place vote. The preseason player of the year was 2009 MVC conference tournament MVP Osiris Eldridge of Illinois State – who tested the NBA draft waters over the offseason.Panthers picked in Valley Men's Hoops, Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-11-07 Also in the preseason, three MVC players were named to the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award preseason candidate list: Dodie Dunson of Bradley, Adam Koch of Northern Iowa and Josh Young of Drake.Six Valley Student-Athletes Named Lowe's Senior Class Award Finalists, Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-11-07 MVC Preseason Poll RankTeamVotes1 Northern Iowa (38)3892 Creighton (1)3363 Illinois State2994 Southern Illinois2725 Wichita State2166 Bradley2087 Indiana State1738 Drake1059 Missouri State9210 Evansville55 Preseason All-MVC Team Kwadzo Ahelegbe, Northern Iowa Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State Tony Freeman, Southern Illinois Adam Koch, Northern Iowa P'Allen Stinnett, Creighton Josh Young, Drake Preseason Player of the Year Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State Regular season Non-conference Bradley was dealt a tough blow in their season opener as, for the fourth consecutive season, the Braves suffered an injury to a key player. Senior guard Dodie Dodson broke two bones in his forearm in Bradley's home opener against Idaho State. Bradley won the game, 74–69, but likely lost Dodson for the season.Bradley Beats Idaho State, 74–69, But Loses Dunson, Bradley Braves, retrieved 2009-11-17 In another memorable opening games, Creighton hung tough at number 21 Dayton, but ultimately lost down the stretch 70–60. The Bluejays led 46–41 at the half and were within 3 points with 2 minutes left to play.Chris Johnson has double-double, No. 22 Dayton holds off CreightonJuly 2024 medicmedic, ESPN.com, retrieved 2009-11-17 Jake Kelly also made his debut for Indiana State, scoring 16 in an 88–58 win over Nebraska-Kerney. Kelly transferred to Indiana State from Iowa to be closer to home after the death of his mother.Kelly back home and playing right away, ESPN.com, retrieved 2009-11-17 Mountain West – Missouri Valley Challenge The Missouri Valley Conference won the inaugural challenge with 6 wins to the Mountain West's 4 wins. 2009 marked the inaugural year of the Mountain West - Missouri Valley Challenge – matching teams from the MVC against teams from the Mountain West Conference in an effort to bolster strength of schedule for both leagues. Match-ups were set in January 2009 and were based on 2008–09 preseason projections.Pairings Announced for 2009 MWC/MVC Challenge in Men's Basketball https://web.archive.org/web/20110717020306/http://www.themwc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011409aab.html 2011-07-17 , Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-10-10 November 13: Bradley @ BYU – Bradley L 60–70 November 20: Colorado State @ Indiana State – Indiana State W 65–60 November 21: Southern Illinois @ UNLV – SIU L 69–78 December 5: Air Force @ Missouri State – Missouri State W 58–48 December 12: TCU @ Wichita State – Wichita State W 80–68 December 19: Creighton @ New Mexico – New Mexico W 66–61 December 19: Illinois State @ Utah – Illinois State W 73–63 December 22: San Diego State @ Drake-San Diego State W 76–73 (OT) December 23: Wyoming @ Northern Iowa - Northern Iowa W 72–54 Conference season Postseason MVC Tournament 2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Conference awards & honors Weekly awards MVC Players of the Week Throughout the conference season, the MVC offices name a player and newcomer of the week. Week Player of the week Newcomer of the week November 16Valley Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Nov. 16), Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-11-17 Carlton Fay, SIU Wayne Runnels, CRE November 23Valley Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Nov. 23), Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-11-25 Kyle Weems, MSU Dwayne Lathan, IN ST November 30Valley Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Nov. 30), Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-11-30 Kwadzo Ahelegbe, UNI Adam Leonard, MSU December 7Valley Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Dec. 7), Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-12-07 Jordan Eglseder, UNI Colt Ryan, UE December 14Valley Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Dec. 14), Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-12-28 Kwadzo Ahelegbe (2), UNI Tony Freeman, SIU December 21Valley Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Dec. 21), Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-12-28 Clevin Hannah, WSU Marc Sonnen, UNI December 28Valley Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Dec. 28), Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-12-28 Jordan Eglseder (2), UNI Dwayne Lathan (2), IN ST January 4 Osiris Eldridge, ISU Jermaine Mallett, MSU January 11 Jordan Eglseder (3), UNI Jackie Charmichael, ISU January 18 Adam Templeton, DU Gene Teague, SIU January 25 Sam Maniscalco, BU Frank Wiseler, DU February 1 Dinma Odiakosa, ISU Seth VanDeest, DU February 8 Sam Maniscalco (2), BU Adam Leonard (2), MSU February 15 Dinma Odiakosa (2), ISU Austin Hill, ISU February 22 Ali Farokhmanesh, UNI Seth VanDeest (2), DU March 1 James Haarsma, UEAntoine Young, CRE Adam Leonard (3), MSU References 2 External links MVC Official website 2009–10 MVC Men's Basketball on-line media guide