# 2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Billy Kennedy's fourth season at Murray State. The Racers competed in the Ohio Valley Conference and played their home games at the Regional Special Events Center, also known simply as the RSEC. They finished the season 31–5, 17–1 in OVC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 13 seed in the West Region where they upset 4 seed and AP #21 Vanderbilt in the first round before losing to 5 seed and AP #11 Butler in the second round.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 0 | Isaac Miles | 6'2" | 205 | G | Jr. | Kansas City, MO, U.S. | Bishop Miege HS |
| 1 | B. J. Jenkins | 6'0" | 180 | G | Jr. | Virginia Beach, VA, U.S. | Green Run HS |
| 2 | Ed Daniel | 6'7" | 220 | F | Fr. | Birmingham, AL, U.S. | Woodlawn HS |
| 3 | Isaiah Canaan | 6'0" | 175 | G | Fr. | Biloxi, MS, U.S. | Biloxi HS |
| 10 | Jordan Burge | 5'11" | 170 | G | Fr. | Mayfield, KY, U.S. | Northside Baptist Christian |
| 11 | Donte Poole | 6'3" | 185 | G | So. | Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Mojave HS |
| 12 | Danero Thomas | 6'4" | 190 | F | Sr. | New Orleans, LA, U.S. | Mount Zion Christian Academy |
| 14 | Picasso Simmons | 6'0" | 170 | G | Jr. | Gallatin, TN, U.S. | Lee Academy |
| 22 | Jeffery McClain | 6'6" | 230 | F | Jr. | Hickman, KY, U.S. | Fulton County HS Three Rivers CC |
| 23 | A.J. Wilson | 6'8" | 215 | F | Jr. | St. Paul, MN, U.S. | Saint Bernard's HS Northeastern JC (CO) |
| 33 | Jewuan Long | 6'1" | 180 | G | So. | Jackson, TN, U.S. | Liberty Tech HS |
| 42 | Ivan Aska | 6'7" | 230 | F | So. | Ft. Lauderdale, FL, U.S. | Boyd H. Anderson HS |
| 43 | Tony Easley | 6'9" | 200 | F | Sr. | Auburn, AL, U.S. | Auburn HS |
| 50 | Georges Fotso | 6'8" | 240 | F | Sr. | Douala, Cameroon | Piney Woods HS |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/5/2009 7:00pm | | Bethel (TN) | W 93–39 | — | RSEC (1,954) Murray, KY |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/9/2009* 10:00pm, ESPNU | | at No. 13 California Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 70–75 | 0–1 | Haas Pavilion (7,603) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/14/2009* 7:00pm | | UMKC | W 92–54 | 1–1 | RSEC (2,936) Murray, KY |
| 11/20/2009* 3:00pm | | vs. James Madison Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 71–43 | 2–1 | U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL |
| 11/22/2009* 7:00pm | | vs. North Carolina Central Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 84–61 | 3–1 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,043) Miami, FL |
| 11/23/2009* 6:00pm | | at FIU Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 84–71 | 4–1 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (905) Miami, FL |
| 11/28/2009* 7:00pm | | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 108–49 | 5–1 | RSEC (2,106) Murray, KY |
| 12/3/2009 6:00pm, ESPNU | | Eastern Kentucky | W 62–60 | 6–1 (1–0) | RSEC (3,984) Murray, KY |
| 12/5/2009 7:30pm | | Morehead State | W 86–56 | 7–1 (2–0) | RSEC (3,831) Murray, KY |
| 12/12/2009* 3:00pm | | at East Tennessee State | W 61–57 | 8–1 | MSHA Athletic Center (2,888) Johnson City, TN |
| 12/15/2009* 7:00pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 81–87 | 8–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,911) Ruston, LA |
| 12/19/2009* 2:00pm | | Chattanooga | W 73–62 | 9–2 | RSEC (2,290) Murray, KY |
| 12/22/2010* 8:00pm | | at Western Kentucky | L 72–83 | 9–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,576) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/30/2010* 7:00pm | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 82–51 | 10–3 | Vadalabene Center (1,912) Edwardsville, IL |
| 1/4/2010 7:30pm | | UT Martin | W 83–59 | 11–3 (3–0) | RSEC (2,931) Murray, KY |
| 1/7/2010 6:00pm | | at Tennessee State | W 80–59 | 12–3 (4–0) | Gentry Center (348) Nashville, TN |
| 1/9/2010 5:00pm, ESPN2 | | at Austin Peay | W 69–53 | 13–3 (5–0) | Dunn Center (4,203) Clarksville, TN |
| 1/11/2010 7:00pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 75–59 | 14–3 (6–0) | RSEC (3,444) Murray, KY |
| 1/14/2010 7:30pm | | Jacksonville State | W 92–68 | 15–3 (7–0) | RSEC (3,832) Murray, KY |
| 1/16/2010 7:30pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 88–66 | 16–3 (8–0) | RSEC (4,837) Murray, KY |
| 1/21/2010 7:45pm | | at Eastern Illinois | W 60–51 | 17–3 (9–0) | Lantz Arena (1,169) Charleston, IL |
| 1/23/2010 7:45pm | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 80–61 | 18–3 (10–0) | Show Me Center (3,261) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 1/27/2010* 7:00pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 84–51 | 19–3 | RSEC (3,060) Murray, KY |
| 1/30/2010 1:00pm | | at UT Martin | W 77–45 | 20–3 (11–0) | Skyhawk Arena (1,129) Martin, TN |
| 2/4/2010 7:30pm | | Tennessee State | W 76–54 | 21–3 (12–0) | RSEC (3,894) Murray, KY |
| 2/6/2010 7:30pm | | Austin Peay | W 65–63 | 22–3 (13–0) | RSEC (6,017) Murray, KY |
| 2/11/2010 7:30pm | | at Tennessee Tech | W 94–62 | 23–3 (14–0) | Eblen Center (4,221) Cookeville, TN |
| 2/13/2010 4:30pm | | at Jacksonville State | W 75–67 | 24–3 (15–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,919) Jacksonville, AL |
| 2/16/2010 7:00pm | | Southeast Missouri State | W 80–68 | 25–3 (16–0) | RSEC (3,698) Murray, KY |
| 2/20/2010* 11:00am, ESPNU | | Morgan State ESPN BracketBusters | W 75–66 | 26–3 | RSEC (5,125) Murray, KY |
| 2/25/2010 7:00pm | | at Morehead State | L 65–70 | 26–4 (16–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (5,103) Morehead, KY |
| 2/27/2010 1:00pm | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 88–74 | 27–4 (17–1) | Alumni Coliseum (4,800) Richmond, KY |
| OVC tournament ||||||
| 3/2/2010 7:00pm | (1) | (8) Tennessee State OVC Quarterfinals | W 84–51 | 28–4 | RSEC (3,245) Murray, KY |
| 3/5/2010 6:00pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (4) Eastern Illinois OVC Semifinals | W 55–51 | 29–4 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| 3/6/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) Morehead State OVC Championship Game | W 62–51 | 30–4 | Bridgestone Arena (3,530) Nashville, TN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/18/2010* 1:30pm, CBS | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 21 Vanderbilt NCAA First Round | W 66–65 | 31–4 | HP Pavilion (12,712) San Jose, CA |
| 3/20/2010* 2:20pm, CBS | (13 W) | vs. (5 W) No. 11 Butler NCAA Second Round | L 52–54 | 31–5 | HP Pavilion (16,044) San Jose, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=NCAA West Regional. All times are in Central Time. Source ||||||