2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season

The 2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season marks the 33rd season of Sun Belt Conference basketball.

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
2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Troy13–5 .722  20–13  .606
Middle Tennessee State13–5 .722  19–14  .576
WKU12–6 .667  21–13  .618
Florida Atlantic10–8 .556  14–16  .467
South Alabama8–10 .444  17–15  .531
FIU4–14 .222  7–25  .219
West
North Texas†13–5 .722  24–9  .727
Arkansas State11–7 .611  17–14  .548
Denver10–8 .556  19–13  .594
Louisiana–Lafayette10–8 .556  13–17  .433
Louisiana–Monroe6–12 .333  12–19  .387
Arkansas–Little Rock4–14 .222  8–22  .267
New Orleans3–15 .167  8–22  .267
† 2010 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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

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

Preseason All-SBC Team

  • 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

Non-conference

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]

Postseason

SBC Tournament

References

  1. "Blue Ribbon Tabs Slaughter-Led Toppers as Team to Beat in 2009-10". Western Kentucky University. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  2. Lockridge, Jeff (12 December 2009). "Western Kentucky beats Vanderbilt for first time since 1946". The Tennessean. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
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