2009–10 Morgan State Bears basketball team

American college basketball season

2009–10 Morgan State Bears men's basketball

MEAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions

NCAA tournament, Round of 64

Conference| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record| 27–10 (15–1 MEAC)
Head coach|

* Todd Bozeman (4th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Kevin McClain
* Keith Goodie

Home arena| Talmadge L. Hill Field House

Seasons

<- 2008–09

2010–11 ->

2009–10 MEAC men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Morgan State † | 15 | - | 1 |  | .938 |  |  | 24 | - | 10  |  | .706
Delaware State | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688 |  |  | 16 | - | 11  |  | .593
South Carolina State | 10 | - | 6 |  | .625 |  |  | 16 | - | 13  |  | .552
Norfolk State | 9 | - | 7 |  | .563 |  |  | 11 | - | 18  |  | .379
Hampton | 8 | - | 8 |  | .500 |  |  | 13 | - | 17  |  | .433
Maryland Eastern Shore | 8 | - | 8 |  | .500 |  |  | 10 | - | 20  |  | .333
Bethune–Cookman | 7 | - | 9 |  | .438 |  |  | 16 | - | 15  |  | .516
Howard | 6 | - | 10 |  | .375 |  |  | 7 | - | 24  |  | .226
North Carolina A&T | 6 | - | 10 |  | .375 |  |  | 10 | - | 21  |  | .323
Florida A&M | 5 | - | 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

The 2009–10 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Todd Bozeman's fourth season at Morgan State. The Bears competed in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House. They finished the season 27–10, 15–1 in MEAC play to win the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 MEAC men's basketball tournament for the second consecutive year to receive the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 15 seed in the East Region where they lost to 2 seed and AP #6 West Virginia in the first round.

## Roster

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Source[1]

#  | Name  | Height  | Weight (lbs.)  | Position  | Class  | Hometown  | Previous Team(s)

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1  | Adam Braswell  | 6'1"  | 185  | G | Fr.  | Burlington, NJ, U.S. | Notre Dame Prep
2  | Gene Johnson  | 6'7"  | 220  | F | Sr.  | Hagerstown, MD, U.S. | St. Maria Goretti HS
3  | Danny Smith  | 5'11"  | 190  | G | Jr.  | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | Woodlawn HS
4  | Anthony Anderson  | 6'10"  | 235  | F | Fr.  | St. Charles, MD, U.S. | La Plata HS
5  | Jarrod Denard  | 6'2"  | 185  | G | Fr.  | Philadelphia, PA, U.S. | Freire Charter School
11  | Reggie Holmes | 6'4"  | 180  | G | Sr.  | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | St. Frances Academy
13  | Sean Thomas  | 6'1"  | 185  | G | So.  | Clinton, MD, U.S. | Gwynn Park HS
21  | Joe Davis  | 6'0"  | 180  | G | Jr.  | Warrensville Heights, OH, U.S. | Warrensville Heights HS
23  | Troy Smith  | 6'4"  | 195  | G | Sr.  | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | Douglass HS
Northeast JC (CO)
32  | DeWayne Jackson  | 6'8"  | 210  | F | Fr.  | Bowie, MD, U.S. | Bowie HS
33  | Kevin Thompson  | 6'9"  | 240  | F | So.  | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | Walbrook HS
34  | Ameer Ali  | 6'4"  | 230  | F | So.  | Philadelphia, PA, U.S. | Progressive Christian Academy
42  | Rodney Stokes  | 6'10"  | 225  | F | Jr.  | Glen Burnie, MD, U.S. | Old Mill HS
44  | John Long  | 6'5"  | 210  | F | Sr.  | Hagerstown, MD, U.S. | South Hagerstown HS
Hagerstown CC
53  | Buford Foote  | 6'9"  | 210  | C | Sr.  | Atlanta, GA, U.S. | Stone Mountain HS
Pensacola JC

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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Regular Season
11/13/2009*
7:00pm |  | at Albany | W 69–65 | 1–0
| SEFCU Arena (3,434)
Albany, NY
11/15/2009*
3:30pm |  | at UMBC | W 80–58 | 2–0
| Retriever Activities Center (2,440)
Baltimore, MD
11/19/2009*
7:00pm |  | East Tennessee State | W 72–61 | 3–0
| Hill Field House (1,032)
Baltimore, MD
11/22/2009*
1:00pm |  | at No. 20 Louisville | L 81–90 | 3–1
| Freedom Hall (18,942)
Louisville, KY
11/24/2009*
8:00pm |  | at Arkansas | W 97–94 | 4–1
| Bud Walton Arena (13,599)
Fayetteville, AR
11/28/2009*
7:00pm |  | at Appalachian State | L 92–93 OT | 4–2
| Holmes Convocation Center (1,576)
Boone, NC
12/1/2009*
7:30pm, MASN |  | at Loyola (MD) | W 78–66 | 4–3
| Reitz Arena (1,475)
Baltimore, MD
12/5/2009
7:30pm |  | at Coppin State | W 80–67 | 5–3 (1–0)
| Coppin Center (3,189)
Baltimore, MD
12/8/2009*
7:00pm |  | at Minnesota | L 64–94 | 5–4
| Williams Arena (11,007)
Minneapolis, MN
12/12/2009*
4:00pm |  | Manhattan | W 83–74 | 6–4
| Hill Field House (2,113)
Baltimore, MD
12/22/2009*
7:00pm |  | Towson | W 87–80 | 7–4
| Hill Field House (988)
Baltimore, MD
12/29/2009*
6:00pm |  | vs. Eastern Kentucky
Dr. Pepper Classic | L 62–76 | 7–5
| McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, TN
12/30/2009*
6:00pm |  | vs. Long Island
Dr. Pepper Classic | W 87–70 | 8–5
| McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, TN
1/4/2010*
7:00pm |  | at Robert Morris | L 75–78 | 8–6
| Charles L. Sewall Center (648)
Pittsburgh, PA
1/6/2010*
8:00pm |  | at Baylor | L 63–79 | 8–7
| Ferrell Center (5,187)
Waco, TX
1/9/2010
4:00pm |  | at Howard | W 90–58 | 9–7 (2–0)
| Burr Gymnasium (513)
Washington, DC
1/11/2010
7:30pm |  | at Hampton | W 73–63 | 10–7 (3–0)
| Hampton Convocation Center (5,668)
Hampton, VA
1/16/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2 |  | at South Carolina State | W 72–67 | 11–7 (4–0)
| SHM Memorial Center (1,321)
Orangeburg, SC
1/18/2010*
7:30pm |  | at Winston-Salem State | W 84–65 | 12–7
| C. E. Gaines Center (2,013)
Winston-Salem, NC
1/23/2010
4:00pm |  | Delaware State | W 72–62 | 13–7 (5–0)
| Hill Field House (2,472)
Baltimore, MD
1/25/2010
7:30pm |  | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 88–71 | 14–7 (6–0)
| Hill Field House (3,109)
Baltimore, MD
1/31/2010
2:00pm |  | at Norfolk State | W 100–94 OT | 15–7 (7–0)
| Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (589)
Norfolk, VA
2/1/2010
8:00pm |  | at North Carolina A&T | W 74–65 | 16–7 (8–0)
| Corbett Sports Center (1,564)
Greensboro, NC
2/6/2010
4:00pm |  | Florida A&M | W 94–68 | 17–7 (9–0)
| Hill Field House (179)
Baltimore, MD
2/8/2010
7:30pm |  | Bethune–Cookman | W 48–47 | 18–7 (10–0)
| Hill Field House (791)
Baltimore, MD
2/13/2010*
4:00pm |  | Winston-Salem State | W 79–65 | 19–7
| Hill Field House (1,137)
Baltimore, MD
2/15/2010
7:00pm, ESPNU |  | South Carolina State | L 68–71 | 19–8 (10–1)
| Hill Field House (2,709)
Baltimore, MD
2/17/2010
7:00pm |  | at Delaware State | W 68–65 | 20–8 (11–1)
| Memorial Hall (1,379)
Dover, DE
2/20/2010*
12:00pm, ESPNU |  | at Murray State
ESPN BracketBusters | L 66–75 | 20–9
| RSEC (5,125)
Murray, KY
2/22/2010
7:30pm |  | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 65–61 | 21–9 (12–1)
| Hytche Athletic Center (3,007)
Princess Anne, MD
2/27/2010
4:00pm |  | Norfolk State | W 88–87 2OT | 22–9 (13–1)
| Hill Field House (3,654)
Baltimore, MD
3/1/2010
7:00pm, ESPNU |  | North Carolina A&T | W 81–67 | 23–9 (14–1)
| Hill Field House (3,651)
Baltimore, MD
3/4/2010
7:30pm |  | Coppin State | W 74–54r | 24–9 (15–1)
| Hill Field House (4,550)
Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
3/10/2010
7:00pm | (1)  | vs. (9) North Carolina A&T
MEAC Quarterfinals | W 84–57 | 25–9
| Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, NC
3/12/2010
6:00pm | (1)  | vs. (5) Hampton
MEAC Semifinals | W 74–67 | 26–9
| Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, NC
3/13/2010
2:00pm, ESPN2 | (1)  | vs. (3) South Carolina State
MEAC Championship Game | W 68–67 | 27–9
| Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, NC
NCAA tournament
3/19/2010*
12:15pm, CBS | (15 E)  | vs. (2 E) No. 6 West Virginia
NCAA First Round | L 50–77 | 27–10
| HSBC Arena (18,653)
Buffalo, NY

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Regional.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Morgan State University - 2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster". Morganstatebears.com. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
2. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved February 3, 2010.

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