2009–10 MEAC men's basketball season

The 2009–10 MEAC men's basketball season marks the 39th season of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference basketball.

2009–10 MEAC men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationDecember 5, 2009
through March 6, 2010
Number of teams11
Regular Season
Tournament
2009–10 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Morgan State15–1 .938  24–10  .706
Delaware St.11–5 .688  16–11  .593
South Carolina St.10–6 .625  16–13  .552
Norfolk St.9–7 .563  11–18  .379
Hampton8–8 .500  13–17  .433
Maryland Eastern Shore8–8 .500  10–20  .333
Bethune-Cookman7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Howard6–10 .375  7–24  .226
North Carolina A&T6–10 .375  10–21  .323
Florida A&M5–11 .313  9–21  .300
Coppin St.3–13 .188  8–21  .276
† 2010 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

The MEAC season started on a tragic note, as Hampton captain Theo Smalling was shot and killed in an accidental shooting outside a nightclub. The incident took place on October 24 and Smalling died two days later.[1]

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference coaches and sports information directors voted Morgan State the preseason #1 and Norfolk State senior guard Michael DeLoach the preseason player of the year.[2]

MEAC Preseason Poll

Rank Team Votes
1Morgan State (20)476
2South Carolina State388
3Norfolk State310
4Hampton (1)305
5Bethune-Cookman292
6North Carolina A&T258
7Coppin State234
8Florida A&M (1)154
9Delaware State134
10Howard104
11Maryland Eastern Shore88

Preseason All-MEAC Team

First team

  • Michael DeLoach, Norfolk State
  • Reggie Holmes, Morgan State
  • Jason Flagler, South Carolina State
  • Neal Pitt, Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Sam Coleman, Coppin State

Second team

  • C. J. Reed, Bethune-Cookman
  • Vincent Simpson, Hampton
  • Michael Harper, Coppin State
  • Kevin Thompson, Morgan State
  • Paul Kirkpatrick, Howard

Preseason Player of the Year

  • Michael DeLoach, Norfolk State

References

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