# 2009–10 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores were led by head coach Kevin McKenna in his third year leading the team. Indiana State played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, as members of the America East Conference.
The Sycamores finished conference play with a 9–9 record, earning the sixth seed in the Missouri Valley tournament. Indiana State lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Illinois.
Indiana State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational. The Sycamores were eliminated in the first round of the CBI by Saint Louis, 63–54.
After the season, McKenna resigned as Indiana State's head coach to join Dana Altman's staff at Oregon as an assistant coach. Associate head coach Greg Lansing was promoted to head coach shortly thereafter.
The Sycamores finished the season with a 17–15 record.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2009* 7:05 pm | | Rose–Hulman | W 89–50 | — | Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN |
| November 7, 2009* 2:05 pm | | Indianapolis | W 89–50 | — | Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2009* 7:05 pm | | Nebraska–Kearney | W 88–58 | 1–0 | Hulman Center (4,484) Terre Haute, IN |
| November 16, 2009* 8:00 pm | | at LSU NIT Season Tip-Off | L 45–56 | 1–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,113) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 17, 2009* 5:30 pm | | vs. Milwaukee NIT Season Tip-Off | W 76–63 | 2–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,220) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 20, 2009* 7:05 pm | | Colorado State MWC–MVC Challenge | W 65–60 | 3–1 | Hulman Center (4,308) Terre Haute, IN |
| November 23, 2009* 5:30 pm | | vs. Coastal Carolina NIT Season Tip-Off | L 62–77 | 3–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,127) Bowling Green, KY |
| November 24, 2009* 8:00 pm | | at Western Kentucky NIT Season Tip-Off | W 64–63 | 4–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,269) Bowling Green, KY |
| November 29, 2009* 3:05 pm | | at Arkansas State | W 77–72 | 5–2 | Convocation Center (2,436) Jonesboro, AR |
| December 9, 2009* 8:05 pm | | Ball State | L 63–68 | 5–3 | Hulman Center (7,144) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 13, 2009* 2:05 pm | | Oral Roberts | W 60–54 | 6–3 | Hulman Center (3,357) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 19, 2009* 7:05 pm | | at Toledo | W 55–54 | 7–3 | Savage Arena (3,687) Toledo, OH |
| December 23, 2009* 12:00 pm | | IUPUI | W 72–59 | 8–3 | Hulman Center (4,013) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 29, 2009 8:05 pm | | at Southern Illinois | L 52–70 | 8–4 (0–1) | SIU Arena (5,401) Carbondale, IL |
| January 1, 2010 2:05 pm | | Creighton | W 70–64 | 9–4 (1–1) | Hulman Center (4,017) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 3, 2010 7:05 pm | | at Drake | W 60–46 | 10–4 (2–1) | Knapp Center (3,924) Des Moines, IA |
| January 6, 2010 8:05 pm | | at Bradley | L 85–91 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (2–2) | Carver Arena (8,618) Peoria, IL |
| January 10, 2010 1:35 pm | | Evansville | W 69–55 | 11–5 (3–2) | Hulman Center (4,177) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 13, 2010 7:05 pm | | Wichita State | L 73–84 | 11–6 (3–3) | Hulman Center (4,577) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 16, 2010 8:05 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 40–62 | 11–7 (3–4) | McLeod Center (6,778) Cedar Rapids, IA |
| January 19, 2010 8:05 pm | | at Missouri State | L 92–99 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (3–5) | JQH Arena (7,343) Springfield, MO |
| January 24, 2010 2:05 pm | | No. 20 Northern Iowa | L 58–67 | 11–9 (3–6) | Hulman Center (3,407) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 28, 2010 7:05 pm | | Southern Illinois | W 68–65 | 12–9 (4–6) | Hulman Center (1,546) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 31, 2010 3:05 pm | | at Evansville | W 63–56 | 13–9 (5–6) | Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,398) Evansville, IN |
| February 3, 2010 7:05 pm | | Illinois State | W 72–65 | 14–9 (6–6) | Hulman Center (4,322) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 6, 2010 8:05 pm | | at Wichita State | L 70–76 | 14–10 (6–7) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| February 9, 2010 8:05 pm | | at Creighton | L 52–65 | 14–11 (6–8) | Qwest Center Omaha (15,768) Omaha, NE |
| February 13, 2010 2:05 pm | | Drake | W 76–66 | 15–11 (7–8) | Hulman Center (5,127) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 16, 2010 7:05 pm | | Bradley | W 75–69 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (8–8) | Hulman Center (3,986) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 20, 2010* 8:05 pm | | at Green Bay ESPN BracketBusters | L 59–60 | 16–12 | Resch Center (3,395) Green Bay, WI |
| February 24, 2010 8:05 pm | | at Illinois State | L 65–69 | 16–13 (8–9) | Redbird Arena (7,024) Normal, IL |
| February 27, 2010 2:05 pm | | Missouri State | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (9–9) | Hulman Center (10,200) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2010 9:35 pm | (6) | vs. (3) Illinois State MVC Quarterfinals | L 65–69 | 17–14 | Scottrade Center (10,182) St. Louis, MO |
| CBI ||||||
| March 16, 2010 9:00 pm | | at Saint Louis CBI First Round | L 54–63 | 17–15 | Chaifetz Arena (3,542) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||