2009–10 Missouri State Bears basketball team

American college basketball season

2009–10 Missouri State Bears men's basketball

CIT Champions

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 24–12 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach|

* Cuonzo Martin (2nd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Steve Woodberry (4th season)
* Kent Williams (2nd season)
* Jon Harris (2nd season)
* Trevyor Fisher (5th season)

Home arena| JQH Arena

Seasons

<- 2008–09

2010–11 ->

2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Northern Iowa † | 15 | - | 3 |  | .833 |  |  | 30 | - | 5  |  | .857
Wichita State | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 25 | - | 10  |  | .714
Illinois State | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 22 | - | 11  |  | .667
Creighton | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 18 | - | 16  |  | .529
Bradley | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 16 | - | 15  |  | .516
Indiana State | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 17 | - | 15  |  | .531
Missouri State | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 24 | - | 12  |  | .667
Drake | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 14 | - | 19  |  | .424
Southern Illinois | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 15 | - | 15  |  | .500
Evansville | 3 | - | 15 |  | .167 |  |  | 9 | - | 21  |  | .300
† 2010 MVC tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2009–10 season. Playing in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and led by second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin, the Bears finished the season with a 24–12 overall record and won the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.[1][2]

In MVC play, the Bears finished in seventh place with a 8–10 record.[3] They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2009 MVC tournament, where they lost to Wichita State, 73–63.

## Roster[edit]

2009–10 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 00  | Justin Fuehrmeyer | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | RS Sr | Francis Howell Central HS | St. Charles, Missouri
G/F | 1  | Keith Pickens | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Fr | Oakville HS | St. Louis, Missouri
G | 2  | Nafis Ricks | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jr | Johnson County CC | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G | 10  | Adam Leonard | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | RS Jr | Eastern Kentucky | Lee's Summit, Missouri
G | 15  | Jermaine Mallett | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jr | Marion Military Institute | Jackson, Mississippi
F | 20  | Michael Porter | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Fr | Sikeston HS | Sikeston, Missouri
C | 21  | Caleb Patterson | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | RS So | Colorado | Ames, Oklahoma
F | 30  | Ryan Jehle | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | RS Sr | Shawnee Mission South HS | Overland Park, Kansas
F | 33  | Jerome Jones | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Fr | Clyde C. Miller Career Academy | St. Louis, Missouri
F | 34  | Kyle Weems | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | So | Highland Park HS | Topeka, Kansas
C | 44  | Will Creekmore | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | Jr | Boston University | Tulsa, Oklahoma
C | 50  | Isaiah Rhine | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | So | Versailles HS  | Versailles, Missouri

Head coach

* Cuonzo Martin (Purdue '95)

Assistant coach(es)

* Steve Woodberry (Kansas '94)
* Kent Williams (Southern Illinois '03)
* Jon Harris (Marquette '02)
* Trevyor Fisher (Missouri State '05)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible
* (W) Walk-on

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 9–8–2019

## Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Exhibition
11/2/09*
7:05 pm |  | UMSL | W 86–48 | —
| JQH Arena (3,832)
Springfield, MO
11/10/09*
7:05 pm |  | Henderson State | W 79–52 | –
| JQH Arena (3,872)
Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/16/09*
7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22 |  | Auburn | W 73–62 | 1–0
| JQH Arena (7,213)
Springfield, MO
11/20/09*
8:05 pm |  | Maryland Eastern Shore
Hispanic College Fund Classic | W 70–53 | 2–0
| JQH Arena (5,134)
Springfield, MO
11/21/09*
8:05 pm |  | The Citadel
Hispanic College Fund Classic | W 72–55 | 3–0
| JQH Arena (5,234)
Springfield, MO
11/22/09*
8:05 pm |  | Eastern Michigan
Hispanic College Fund Classic | W 75–61 | 4–0
| JQH Arena (4,491)
Springfield, MO
11/28/09*
7:05 pm |  | Tulsa | W 83–75 | 5–0
| JQH Arena (7,389)
Springfield, MO
12/2/09*
7:35 pm |  | at Arkansas-Little Rock | W 75–62 | 6–0
| Jack Stephens Center (3,460)
Little Rock, AR
12/5/09*
7:05 pm |  | Air Force
Mountain West–Missouri Valley Challenge | W 58–48 | 7–0
| JQH Arena (7,524)
Springfield, MO
12/9/09*
7:05 pm |  | UT Martin | W 79–51 | 8–0
| JQH Arena (5,144)
Springfield, MO
12/12/09*
7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22 |  | at Arkansas State | W 75–64 | 9–0
| Convocation Center (3,162)
Jonesboro, AR
12/19/09*
7:00 pm, Mediacom Channel 22 |  | Saint Louis | W 81–65 | 10–0
| Chaifetz Arena (8,483)
St. Louis, MO
12/22/2009*
7:00 pm |  | at Arkansas | L 62–66 OT | 10–1
| Bud Walton Arena (14,194)
Fayetteville, AR
12/29/09
7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22 |  | at Evansville | W 74–60 | 11–1 (1–0)
| Roberts Stadium (5,510)
Evansville, IN
1/1/10
7:05 pm, CSN |  | Illinois State | W 68–64 | 12–1 (2–0)
| JQH Arena (10,008)
Springfield, MO
1/3/10
1:05 pm, KWWL/CFU 15/ Mediacom Channel 22 |  | at Northern Iowa | L 76–84 | 12–2 (2–1)
| McLeod Center (4,666)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/6/10
7:05 pm, Kansas 22 |  | Wichita State | L 62–65 | 12–3 (2–2)
| JQH Arena (7,135)
Springfield, MO
1/9/10
2:05 pm |  | Bradley | W 88–69 | 13–3 (3–2)
| JQH Arena (9,111)
Springfield, MO
1/12/10
7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22 |  | Drake | L 77–88 | 13–4 (3–3)
| Knapp Center (3,258)
Des Moines, IA
1/16/10
2:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22 |  | at Bradley | L 56–74 | 13–5 (3–4)
| Carver Arena (9,628)
Peoria, IL
1/19/10
7:07 pm, FS Midwest |  | Indiana State | W 99–92 OT | 14–5 (4–4)
| JQH Arena (7,343)
Springfield, MO
1/24/10
7:07 pm |  | Creighton | L 72–76 | 14–6 (4–5)
| Qwest Center Omaha (15,153)
Omaha, NE
1/27/10
7:05 pm |  | at Evansville | W 76–66 | 15–6 (5–5)
| JQH Arena (7,430)
Springfield, MO
1/30/10
2:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22 |  | No. 25 Northern Iowa | L 54–55 | 15–7 (5–6)
| JQH Arena (9,087)
Springfield, MO
2/3/10
7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22 |  | at Southern Illinois | L 67–73 | 15–8 (5–7)
| SIU Arena (4,289)
Carbondale, IL
2/6/10
7:05 pm |  | Creighton | W 70–52 | 16–8 (6–7)
| JQH Arena (9,101)
Springfield, MO
2/10/10
7:05 pm |  | Southern Illinois | W 77–72 | 17–8 (7–7)
| JQH Arena (7,088)
Springfield, MO
2/14/10
7:05 pm, ESPNU |  | at Wichita State | L 64–66 | 17–9 (7–8)
| Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
2/17/10
8:05 pm, FSN |  | at Illinois State | L 72–76 | 17–10 (7–9)
| Redbird Arena (6,039)
Normal, IL
2/20/10*
2:05 pm, ESPN2 |  | Nevada
ESPN BracketBusters | L 67–80 | 18–10
| JQH Arena (7,805)
Springfield, MO
2/24/10
7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22 |  | at Drake | W 75–59 | 19–10 (8–9)
| JQH Arena (7,951)
Springfield, MO
2/27/10
2:05 pm |  | Indiana State | L 72–75 OT | 19–11 (8–10)
| Hulman Center (10,200)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
3/4/10
8:35 pm, MVC TV | (7)  | vs. (10) Evansville
MVC Opening Round | W 52–46 | 20–11
| Scottrade Center (7,490)
St. Louis, MO
3/5/10
6:07 pm, MVC TV | (7)  | vs. (2) Wichita State
MVC Quarterfinals | L 63–73 | 20–12
| Scottrade Center (10,182)
St. Louis, MO
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
3/17/10*
7:05 pm |  | Middle Tennessee
CIT First Round | W 87–79 | 21–12
| JQH Arena (3,023)
Springfield, MO
3/22/10*
7:05 pm |  | Louisiana Tech
CIT Quarterfinals | W 69–40 | 22–12
| JQH Arena (3,015)
Springfield, MO
3/24/10
7:05 pm |  | Creighton
CIT Semifinals | W 67–61 | 23–12
| JQH Arena (3,112)
Springfield, MO
3/30/10*
7:07 pm, Fox College Sports |  | Pacific
CIT Championship Game | W 78–65 | 24–12
| JQH Arena (6,205)
Springfield, MO

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University. 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
2. ^ "CIT – History" (PDF). CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
3. ^ "2009–10 Missouri State Bears Roster & Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
4. ^ "2009-2010 Missouri State Men's Basketball Stats". Missouri Valley Conference.

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