# 2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After finishing 5th in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the A-Sun tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. East Tennessee State was beaten by No. 1 seed Kentucky in the opening round, 100–71.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 2009* | | Appalachian State | W 62–58 | 1–0 | Memorial Center (5,562) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Nov 17, 2009* | | at Chattanooga | L 76–85 | 1–1 | McKenzie Arena (4,037) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Nov 19, 2009* | | at Morgan State | L 61–72 | 1–2 | Hill Field House (1,032) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nov 21, 2009* | | at No. 20 Louisville | L 56–69 | 1–3 | Freedom Hall (19,179) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nov 25, 2009* | | College of Charleston | W 77–71 | 2–3 | Memorial Center (3,105) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Nov 27, 2009* | | at Arkansas | W 94–85 | 3–3 | Bud Walton Arena (13,794) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Nov 29, 2009 | | North Florida | W 82–56 | 4–3 (1–0) | Memorial Center (3,025) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Dec 2, 2009* | | at No. 11 Tennessee | L 66–78 | 4–4 | Thompson-Boling Arena (17,512) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 4, 2009* | | at UAB | L 52–74 | 4–5 | Bartow Arena (6,411) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 10, 2009* | | North Georgia | W 75–71 | 5–5 | Memorial Center (2,972) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Dec 12, 2009* | | Murray State | L 57–61 | 5–6 | Memorial Center (2,888) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Dec 18, 2009* | | at Morehead State | L 58–60 | 5–7 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,746) Morehead, Kentucky |
| Dec 21, 2009* | | Jacksonville | W 93–70 | 6–7 (2–0) | Memorial Center (3,271) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Jan 4, 2010 | | at USC Upstate | W 63–62 | 7–7 (3–0) | G.B. Hodge Center (591) Valley Falls, South Carolina |
| Jan 7, 2010 | | at Kennesaw State | W 63–46 | 8–7 (4–0) | KSU Convocation Center (562) Kennesaw, Georgia |
| Jan 9, 2010 | | at Mercer | L 78–83 | 8–8 (4–1) | University Center (2,377) Macon, Georgia |
| Jan 14, 2010 | | Stetson | L 52–54 | 8–9 (4–2) | Memorial Center (4,003) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Jan 16, 2010 | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 73–51 | 9–9 (5–2) | Memorial Center (3,634) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Jan 21, 2010 | | at Lipscomb | W 71–69 | 10–9 (6–2) | Allen Arena (2,143) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 23, 2010 | | at Belmont | L 89–100 | 10–10 (6–3) | Curb Event Center (2,011) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 27, 2010 | | Campbell | W 72–57 | 11–10 (7–3) | Memorial Center (3,591) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Jan 30, 2010 | | Lipscomb | L 84–85 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (7–4) | Memorial Center (3,286) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 1, 2010 | | Belmont | L 67–74 | 11–12 (7–5) | Memorial Center (4,137) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 4, 2010 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 56–47 | 12–12 (8–5) | Alico Arena (1,859) Fort Myers, Florida |
| Feb 6, 2010 | | at Stetson | W 75–60 | 13–12 (9–5) | Edmunds Center (1,279) DeLand, Florida |
| Feb 12, 2010 | | Kennesaw State | W 66–45 | 14–12 (10–5) | Memorial Center (3,471) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 14, 2010 | | Mercer | L 77–82 | 14–13 (10–6) | Memorial Center (3,151) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 19, 2010 | | at Campbell | L 57–79 | 14–14 (10–7) | John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (3,023) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| Feb 21, 2010 | | USC Upstate | W 63–56 | 15–14 (11–7) | Memorial Center (3,560) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 25, 2010 | | at North Florida | W 61–46 | 16–14 (12–7) | UNF Arena (1,061) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Feb 27, 2010 | | at Jacksonville | W 64–62 | 17–14 (13–7) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (3,145) Jacksonville, Florida |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2010* | | vs. Campbell Quarterfinals | W 72–64 | 18–14 | University Center (929) Macon, Georgia |
| Mar 5, 2010* | | vs. Kennesaw State Semifinals | W 69–64 | 19–14 | University Center Macon, Georgia |
| Mar 6, 2010* | | at Mercer Championship Game | W 72–66 | 20–14 | University Center (3,200) Macon, Georgia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2010* | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 2 Kentucky First Round | L 71–100 | 20–15 | New Orleans Arena (10,984) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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