# 2009–10 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams were led by head coach Tim Miles in his third year leading the team. Colorado State played their home games at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado, as members of the Mountain West Conference.
The Rams finished conference play with a 7–9 record, earning the fifth seed in the Mountain West tournament. Colorado State lost in the quarterfinals of the MWC tournament to eventual tournament champion San Diego State.
Colorado State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational. The Rams were eliminated in the first round of the CBI by Morehead State, 74–60.
The Rams finished the season with a 16–16 record.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Regis | W 74–65 | — | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| November 7, 2009* 5:00 pm | | Western State | W 64–50 | — | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2009* 5:30 pm | | vs. UC Davis BTI Tip-Off Tournament | W 91–73 | 1–0 | McArthur Court (6,872) Eugene, OR |
| November 14, 2009* 5:15 pm | | vs. Winston-Salem State BTI Tip-Off Tournament | W 57–40 | 2–0 | McArthur Court (6,748) Eugene, OR |
| November 15, 2009* 4:30 pm | | at Oregon BTI Tip-Off Tournament | L 55–68 | 2–1 | McArthur Court (6,769) Eugene, OR |
| November 20, 2009* 5:00 pm | | at Indiana State MWC–MVC Challenge | L 60–65 | 2–2 | Hulman Center (4,308) Terre Haute, IN |
| November 24, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Mayville State | W 79–42 | 3–2 | Moby Arena (1,969) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 29, 2009* 2:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 91–75 $^{2OT}$ | 4–2 | Moby Arena (2,203) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 1, 2009* 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 63–70 | 4–3 | Butler–Hancock Athletic Center (3,192) Greeley, CO |
| December 5, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Denver | W 64–59 | 5–3 | Moby Arena (2,569) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 10, 2009* 7:30 pm | | Colorado | W 77–62 | 6–3 | Moby Arena (5,293) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 12, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Montana | W 62–61 | 7–3 | Moby Arena (2,498) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 20, 2009* 6:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 64–56 | 8–3 | Moby Arena (2,419) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 22, 2009* 8:30 pm | | at UCLA | L 63–75 | 8–4 | Pauley Pavilion (6,755) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 28, 2009* 8:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 50–73 | 8–5 | Save Mart Center (7,425) Fresno, CA |
| December 31, 2009* 2:00 pm | | Yale | W 93–71 | 9–5 | Moby Arena (2,498) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 6, 2010 6:00 pm | | at Wyoming Border War | W 83–73 | 10–5 (1–0) | Arena-Auditorium (4,397) Laramie, WY |
| January 9, 2010 7:00 pm | | Air Force | W 70–48 | 11–5 (2–0) | Moby Arena (3,207) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 16, 2010 7:00 pm | | at No. 18 BYU | L 47–91 | 11–6 (2–1) | Marriott Center (20,155) Provo, UT |
| January 20, 2010 8:00 pm | | UNLV | L 72–80 | 11–7 (2–2) | Moby Arena (4,353) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 23, 2010 1:30 pm | | at New Mexico | L 64–82 | 11–8 (2–3) | The Pit (13,707) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 27, 2010 6:00 pm | | TCU | W 63–57 | 12–8 (3–3) | Moby Arena (2,910) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 30, 2010 4:00 pm | | San Diego State | L 52–64 | 12–9 (3–4) | Moby Arena (3,809) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 3, 2010 6:00 pm | | at Utah | W 65–50 | 13–9 (4–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,110) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 6, 2010 7:00 pm | | Wyoming Border War | W 80–64 | 14–9 (5–4) | Moby Arena (5,277) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 9, 2010 8:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 51–47 | 15–9 (6–4) | Clune Arena (1,709) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 17, 2010 6:00 pm | | No. 16 BYU | L 70–92 | 15–10 (6–5) | Moby Arena (3,738) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 20, 2010 4:00 pm | | at UNLV | L 39–70 | 15–11 (6–6) | Thomas & Mack Center (13,626) Paradise, NV |
| February 23, 2010 8:00 pm | | No. 10 New Mexico | L 66–72 | 15–12 (6–7) | Moby Arena (4,303) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 27, 2010 6:30 pm | | at TCU | L 67–73 | 15–13 (6–8) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,887) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 3, 2010 8:30 pm | | at San Diego State | L 55–68 | 15–14 (6–9) | Viejas Arena (8,043) San Diego, CA |
| March 6, 2010 1:30 pm | | Utah | W 76–67 | 16–14 (7–9) | Moby Arena (3,832) Fort Collins, CO |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2010 3:30 pm | (5) | vs. (4) San Diego State MWC Quarterfinals | L 71–72 | 16–15 | Thomas & Mack Center (11,031) Las Vegas, NV |
| CBI ||||||
| March 17, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Morehead State CBI First Round | L 60–74 | 16–16 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,612) Morehead, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. Source ||||||