# 2009–10 Morgan State Bears basketball team

The 2009–10 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Todd Bozeman's fourth season at Morgan State. The Bears competed in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House. They finished the season 27–10, 15–1 in MEAC play to win the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 MEAC men's basketball tournament for the second consecutive year to receive the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 15 seed in the East Region where they lost to 2 seed and AP #6 West Virginia in the first round.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Adam Braswell | 6'1" | 185 | G | Fr. | Burlington, NJ, U.S. | Notre Dame Prep |
| 2 | Gene Johnson | 6'7" | 220 | F | Sr. | Hagerstown, MD, U.S. | St. Maria Goretti HS |
| 3 | Danny Smith | 5'11" | 190 | G | Jr. | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | Woodlawn HS |
| 4 | Anthony Anderson | 6'10" | 235 | F | Fr. | St. Charles, MD, U.S. | La Plata HS |
| 5 | Jarrod Denard | 6'2" | 185 | G | Fr. | Philadelphia, PA, U.S. | Freire Charter School |
| 11 | Reggie Holmes | 6'4" | 180 | G | Sr. | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | St. Frances Academy |
| 13 | Sean Thomas | 6'1" | 185 | G | So. | Clinton, MD, U.S. | Gwynn Park HS |
| 21 | Joe Davis | 6'0" | 180 | G | Jr. | Warrensville Heights, OH, U.S. | Warrensville Heights HS |
| 23 | Troy Smith | 6'4" | 195 | G | Sr. | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | Douglass HS Northeast JC (CO) |
| 32 | DeWayne Jackson | 6'8" | 210 | F | Fr. | Bowie, MD, U.S. | Bowie HS |
| 33 | Kevin Thompson | 6'9" | 240 | F | So. | Baltimore, MD, U.S. | Walbrook HS |
| 34 | Ameer Ali | 6'4" | 230 | F | So. | Philadelphia, PA, U.S. | Progressive Christian Academy |
| 42 | Rodney Stokes | 6'10" | 225 | F | Jr. | Glen Burnie, MD, U.S. | Old Mill HS |
| 44 | John Long | 6'5" | 210 | F | Sr. | Hagerstown, MD, U.S. | South Hagerstown HS Hagerstown CC |
| 53 | Buford Foote | 6'9" | 210 | C | Sr. | Atlanta, GA, U.S. | Stone Mountain HS Pensacola JC |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 7:00pm | | at Albany | W 69–65 | 1–0 | SEFCU Arena (3,434) Albany, NY |
| 11/15/2009* 3:30pm | | at UMBC | W 80–58 | 2–0 | Retriever Activities Center (2,440) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/19/2009* 7:00pm | | East Tennessee State | W 72–61 | 3–0 | Hill Field House (1,032) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/22/2009* 1:00pm | | at No. 20 Louisville | L 81–90 | 3–1 | Freedom Hall (18,942) Louisville, KY |
| 11/24/2009* 8:00pm | | at Arkansas | W 97–94 | 4–1 | Bud Walton Arena (13,599) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/28/2009* 7:00pm | | at Appalachian State | L 92–93 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Holmes Convocation Center (1,576) Boone, NC |
| 12/1/2009* 7:30pm, MASN | | at Loyola (MD) | W 78–66 | 4–3 | Reitz Arena (1,475) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/5/2009 7:30pm | | at Coppin State | W 80–67 | 5–3 (1–0) | Coppin Center (3,189) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/8/2009* 7:00pm | | at Minnesota | L 64–94 | 5–4 | Williams Arena (11,007) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/12/2009* 4:00pm | | Manhattan | W 83–74 | 6–4 | Hill Field House (2,113) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/22/2009* 7:00pm | | Towson | W 87–80 | 7–4 | Hill Field House (988) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/29/2009* 6:00pm | | vs. Eastern Kentucky Dr. Pepper Classic | L 62–76 | 7–5 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| 12/30/2009* 6:00pm | | vs. Long Island Dr. Pepper Classic | W 87–70 | 8–5 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| 1/4/2010* 7:00pm | | at Robert Morris | L 75–78 | 8–6 | Charles L. Sewall Center (648) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1/6/2010* 8:00pm | | at Baylor | L 63–79 | 8–7 | Ferrell Center (5,187) Waco, TX |
| 1/9/2010 4:00pm | | at Howard | W 90–58 | 9–7 (2–0) | Burr Gymnasium (513) Washington, DC |
| 1/11/2010 7:30pm | | at Hampton | W 73–63 | 10–7 (3–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (5,668) Hampton, VA |
| 1/16/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | | at South Carolina State | W 72–67 | 11–7 (4–0) | SHM Memorial Center (1,321) Orangeburg, SC |
| 1/18/2010* 7:30pm | | at Winston-Salem State | W 84–65 | 12–7 | C. E. Gaines Center (2,013) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1/23/2010 4:00pm | | Delaware State | W 72–62 | 13–7 (5–0) | Hill Field House (2,472) Baltimore, MD |
| 1/25/2010 7:30pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 88–71 | 14–7 (6–0) | Hill Field House (3,109) Baltimore, MD |
| 1/31/2010 2:00pm | | at Norfolk State | W 100–94 $^{OT}$ | 15–7 (7–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (589) Norfolk, VA |
| 2/1/2010 8:00pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 74–65 | 16–7 (8–0) | Corbett Sports Center (1,564) Greensboro, NC |
| 2/6/2010 4:00pm | | Florida A&M | W 94–68 | 17–7 (9–0) | Hill Field House (179) Baltimore, MD |
| 2/8/2010 7:30pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 48–47 | 18–7 (10–0) | Hill Field House (791) Baltimore, MD |
| 2/13/2010* 4:00pm | | Winston-Salem State | W 79–65 | 19–7 | Hill Field House (1,137) Baltimore, MD |
| 2/15/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU | | South Carolina State | L 68–71 | 19–8 (10–1) | Hill Field House (2,709) Baltimore, MD |
| 2/17/2010 7:00pm | | at Delaware State | W 68–65 | 20–8 (11–1) | Memorial Hall (1,379) Dover, DE |
| 2/20/2010* 12:00pm, ESPNU | | at Murray State ESPN BracketBusters | L 66–75 | 20–9 | RSEC (5,125) Murray, KY |
| 2/22/2010 7:30pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 65–61 | 21–9 (12–1) | Hytche Athletic Center (3,007) Princess Anne, MD |
| 2/27/2010 4:00pm | | Norfolk State | W 88–87 $^{2OT}$ | 22–9 (13–1) | Hill Field House (3,654) Baltimore, MD |
| 3/1/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU | | North Carolina A&T | W 81–67 | 23–9 (14–1) | Hill Field House (3,651) Baltimore, MD |
| 3/4/2010 7:30pm | | Coppin State | W 74–54r | 24–9 (15–1) | Hill Field House (4,550) Baltimore, MD |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 3/10/2010 7:00pm | (1) | vs. (9) North Carolina A&T MEAC Quarterfinals | W 84–57 | 25–9 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| 3/12/2010 6:00pm | (1) | vs. (5) Hampton MEAC Semifinals | W 74–67 | 26–9 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| 3/13/2010 2:00pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (3) South Carolina State MEAC Championship Game | W 68–67 | 27–9 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/19/2010* 12:15pm, CBS | (15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 6 West Virginia NCAA First Round | L 50–77 | 27–10 | HSBC Arena (18,653) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=NCAA East Regional. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||