2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 2009–10 Murray State Racers Basketball Murray State Racers Wordmark.gif 200 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 31–5 17–1 Billy Kennedy Amir Abdur-Rahim Isaac Chew Steve Prohm Regional Special Events Center OVC Regular Season and tournament champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 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 31–5, 17–1 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 Division I men's 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. Roster Sourcehttp://www.goracers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6700&KEY=&SPID=2583&SPSID=32205 Men's Basketball #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Isaac Miles6'2"205GJr.Kansas City, MO, U.S.Bishop Miege HS1B. J. Jenkins6'0"180GJr.Virginia Beach, VA, U.S.Green Run HS2Ed Daniel6'7"220FFr.Birmingham, AL, U.S.Woodlawn HS3Isaiah Canaan6'0"175GFr.Biloxi, MS, U.S.Biloxi HS10Jordan Burge5'11"170GFr.Mayfield, KY, U.S.Northside Baptist Christian11Donte Poole6'3"185GSo.Las Vegas, NV, U.S.Mojave HS12Danero Thomas6'4"190FSr.New Orleans, LA, U.S.Mount Zion Christian Academy14Picasso Simmons6'0"170GJr.Gallatin, TN, U.S.Lee Academy22Jeffery McClain6'6"230FJr.Hickman, KY, U.S.Fulton County HSThree Rivers CC23A.J. Wilson6'8"215FJr.St. Paul, MN, U.S.Saint Bernard's HSNortheastern JC (CO)33Jewuan Long6'1"180GSo.Jackson, TN, U.S.Liberty Tech HS42Ivan Aska6'7"230FSo.Ft. Lauderdale, FL, U.S.Boyd H. Anderson HS43Tony Easley6'9"200FSr.Auburn, AL, U.S.Auburn HS50Georges Fotso6'8"240FSr.Douala, CameroonPiney Woods HS Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Murray State Racers| Exhibition 11/5/2009 7:00pm 2009 Bethel Wildcats Bethel (TN) RSEC Murray, KY 93–39 — 1,954 |- !colspan=9 style=Murray State Racers| Regular season 11/9/2009 10:00pm yes yes California 13 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA Coaches vs. Cancer Classic ESPNU 70–75 0–1 7,603 11/14/2009 7:00pm yes UMKC RSEC Murray, KY 92–54 1–1 2,936 11/20/2009 3:00pm yes yes 2009 James Madison Dukes James Madison U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 71–43 2–1 11/22/2009 7:00pm yes yes 2009 North Carolina Central Eagles North Carolina Central U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 84–61 3–1 1,043 11/23/2009 6:00pm yes yes 2009 FIU Panthers FIU U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 84–71 4–1 905 11/28/2009 7:00pm yes 2009 Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs Tennessee Wesleyan RSEC Murray, KY 108–49 5–1 2,106 12/3/2009 6:00pm Eastern Kentucky RSEC Murray, KY ESPNU 62–60 6–1 (1–0) 3,984 12/5/2009 7:30pm Morehead State RSEC Murray, KY 86–56 7–1 (2–0) 3,831 12/12/2009 3:00pm yes yes East Tennessee State MSHA Athletic Center Johnson City, TN 61–57 8–1 2,888 12/15/2009 7:00pm yes yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 81–87 8–2 1,911 12/19/2009 2:00pm yes 2009 none Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga RSEC Murray, KY 73–62 9–2 2,290 12/22/2010 8:00pm yes yes 2009 none Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 72–83 9–3 5,576 12/30/2010 7:00pm yes yes 2009 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 82–51 10–3 1,912 1/4/2010 7:30pm 2009 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin RSEC Murray, KY 83–59 11–3 (3–0) 2,931 1/7/2010 6:00pm yes 2009 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Gentry Center Nashville, TN 80–59 12–3 (4–0) 348 1/9/2010 5:00pm yes 2009 none Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN ESPN2 69–53 13–3 (5–0) 4,203 1/11/2010 7:00pm 2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois RSEC Murray, KY 75–59 14–3 (6–0) 3,444 1/14/2010 7:30pm 2009 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State RSEC Murray, KY 92–68 15–3 (7–0) 3,832 1/16/2010 7:30pm 2009 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech RSEC Murray, KY 88–66 16–3 (8–0) 4,837 1/21/2010 7:45pm yes Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 60–51 17–3 (9–0) 1,169 1/23/2010 7:45pm yes 2009 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO 80–61 18–3 (10–0) 3,261 1/27/2010 7:00pm yes SIU Edwardsville RSEC Murray, KY 84–51 19–3 3,060 1/30/2010 1:00pm yes UT Martin Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN 77–45 20–3 (11–0) 1,129 2/4/2010 7:30pm Tennessee State RSEC Murray, KY 76–54 21–3 (12–0) 3,894 2/6/2010 7:30pm Austin Peay RSEC Murray, KY 65–63 22–3 (13–0) 6,017 2/11/2010 7:30pm yes Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 94–62 23–3 (14–0) 4,221 2/13/2010 4:30pm yes Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL 75–67 24–3 (15–0) 1,919 2/16/2010 7:00pm Southeast Missouri State RSEC Murray, KY 80–68 25–3 (16–0) 3,698 2/20/2010 11:00am yes Morgan State RSEC Murray, KY ESPN BracketBusters ESPNU 75–66 26–3 5,125 2/25/2010 7:00pm yes Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 65–70 26–4 (16–1) 5,103 2/27/2010 1:00pm yes Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY 88–74 27–4 (17–1) 4,800 |- !colspan=9 style=Murray State Racers| OVC tournament 3/2/2010 7:00pm 1 Tennessee State 8 RSEC Murray, KY OVC Quarterfinals 84–51 28–4 3,245 3/5/2010 6:00pm yes 1 Eastern Illinois 4 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN OVC Semifinals ESPNU 55–51 29–4 3/6/2010 7:00pm yes 1 Morehead State 2 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN OVC Championship Game ESPN2 62–51 30–4 3,530 |- !colspan=10 style=Murray State Racers| NCAA tournament 3/18/2010 1:30pm yes yes 13 W Vanderbilt 21 4 W HP Pavilion San Jose, CA NCAA First Round CBS 66–65 31–4 12,712 3/20/2010 2:20pm yes yes 13 W Butler 11 5 W HP Pavilion San Jose, CA NCAA Second Round CBS 52–54 31–5 16,044 AP Poll Central Time W NCAA West Regional Source http://www.goracers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6700&KEY=&SPID=2583&SPSID=32204 2009-10 Schedule 2010-01-23 References Murray State Murray State Category:Murray State Racers men's basketball seasons