# 2009–10 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by head coach Buzz Peterson in his first year leading the team in his second stint as Appalachian State's head coach after returning to the team in April of 2009. Appalachian State played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference.
The Mountaineers finished conference play with a 13–5 record and won the Southern Conference's North division. In the SoCon tournament, Appalachian State won two games to advance to the SoCon championship game, where they were defeated by South division champion Wofford.
Appalachian State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. The Mountaineers won their first two games in the CIT to advance to the tournament's semifinals, where they were eliminated by Pacific, 64–56.
The Mountaineers finished the season with a 24–13 record.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2009* 7:30 pm | | Mars Hill | W 94–81 | — | Holmes Convocation Center Boone, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2009* 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 79–68 | 1–0 | Holmes Convocation Center (2,544) Boone, NC |
| November 14, 2009* 4:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State | L 58–62 | 1–1 | Memorial Center (5,562) Johnson City, TN |
| November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Lees–McRae | W 77–44 | 2–1 | Holmes Convocation Center (1,621) Boone, NC |
| November 20, 2009* 8:00 pm | | at Arkansas | L 72–81 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Bud Walton Arena (11,958) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 23, 2009* 7:00 pm | | at No. 16 Louisville | L 53–80 | 2–3 | Freedom Hall (19,027) Louisville, KY |
| November 28, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 93–92 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Holmes Convocation Center (1,576) Boone, NC |
| November 30, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Winthrop | W 70–51 | 4–3 | Holmes Convocation Center (1,292) Boone, NC |
| December 3, 2009 7:00 pm | | Furman | L 82–85 | 4–4 (0–1) | Holmes Convocation Center (1,851) Boone, NC |
| December 7, 2009 7:00 pm | | at Wofford | W 77–76 | 5–4 (1–1) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,316) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 17, 2009* 7:30 pm | | Milligan | W 113–91 | 6–4 | Holmes Convocation Center (1,002) Boone, NC |
| December 19, 2009* 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 65–52 | 7–4 | Charles L. Sewall Center (837) Moon Township, PA |
| December 21, 2009* 8:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 49–65 | 7–5 | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| December 30, 2009* 8:00 pm | | at Campbell | L 63–92 | 7–6 | John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,886) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 6, 2010 7:30 pm | | The Citadel | L 58–62 | 7–7 (1–2) | Holmes Convocation Center (1,037) Boone, NC |
| January 9, 2010 2:00 pm | | at Davidson | W 78–68 | 8–7 (2–2) | John M. Belk Arena (5,109) Davidson, NC |
| January 13, 2010 7:00 pm | | Elon | W 89–65 | 9–7 (3–2) | Holmes Convocation Center (2,301) Boone, NC |
| January 16, 2010 3:00 pm | | UNC Greensboro | W 72–64 | 10–7 (4–2) | Holmes Convocation Center (2,162) Boone, NC |
| January 20, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | L 65–68 | 10–8 (4–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,036) Statesboro, GA |
| January 23, 2010 3:30 pm | | Western Carolina | W 87–74 | 11–8 (5–3) | Holmes Convocation Center (5,074) Boone, NC |
| January 28, 2010 8:00 pm | | at Samford | W 68–55 | 12–8 (6–3) | Pete Hanna Center (2,133) Birmingham, AL |
| January 30, 2010 7:30 pm | | at Chattanooga | L 80–85 | 12–9 (6–4) | McKenzie Arena (4,331) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 1, 2010* 7:00 pm | | King | L 76–87 | 12–10 | Holmes Convocation Center (1,807) Boone, NC |
| February 6, 2010 3:00 pm | | at Western Carolina | W 89–77 | 13–10 (7–4) | Ramsey Center (6,024) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 8, 2010 7:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro | W 75–69 | 14–10 (8–4) | Greensboro Coliseum (4,198) Greensboro, NC |
| February 11, 2010 7:00 pm | | Davidson | W 66–56 | 15–10 (9–4) | Holmes Convocation Center (2,007) Boone, NC |
| February 13, 2010 7:00 pm | | Georgia Southern | W 111–83 | 16–10 (10–4) | Holmes Convocation Center (1,482) Boone, NC |
| February 17, 2010 9:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 72–73 | 16–11 (10–5) | Carolina First Arena (5,122) Charleston, SC |
| February 20, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech ESPN BracketBusters | W 81–68 | 17–11 | Holmes Convocation Center (2,226) Boone, NC |
| February 22, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Elon | W 58–54 | 18–11 (11–5) | Alumni Gym (914) Elon, NC |
| February 25, 2010 7:30 pm | | Chattanooga | W 80–74 | 19–11 (12–5) | Holmes Convocation Center (2,003) Boone, NC |
| February 27, 2010 3:00 pm | | Samford | W 82–68 | 20–11 (13–5) | Holmes Convocation Center (2,120) Boone, NC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2010 7:00 pm | (N1) | vs. (S4) The Citadel SoCon Quarterfinals | W 71–61 | 21–11 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 7, 2010 8:30 pm | (N1) | vs. (S2) College of Charleston SoCon Semifinals | W 77–54 | 22–11 | Time Warner Cable Arena (5,440) Charlotte, NC |
| March 8, 2010 9:00 pm | (N1) | vs. (S1) Wofford SoCon Championship Game | L 51–56 | 22–12 | Time Warner Cable Arena (6,193) Charlotte, NC |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2010 7:00 pm | | Harvard CIT First Round | W 93–71 | 23–12 | Holmes Convocation Center (1,786) Boone, NC |
| March 22, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Marshall CIT Quarterfinals | W 80–72 | 24–12 | Cam Henderson Center (4,371) Huntington, WV |
| March 25, 2010 8:00 pm | | Pacific CIT Semifinals | L 56–64 | 24–13 | Holmes Convocation Center (2,565) Boone, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||