2009–10 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2009–10 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
2009–10 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
CIT Champions
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	24–12 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach	Cuonzo Martin (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Woodberry (4th season); Kent Williams (2nd season); Jon Harris (2nd season); Trevyor Fisher (5th season);
Home arena	JQH Arena

The 2009–10 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2009–10 season. Playing in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and led by second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin, the Bears finished the season with a 24–12 overall record and won the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.[1][2]

2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Iowa †	15	–	3	.833	30	–	5	.857
Wichita State	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
Illinois State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Creighton	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
Bradley	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
Indiana State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Missouri State	8	–	10	.444	24	–	12	.667
Drake	7	–	11	.389	14	–	19	.424
Southern Illinois	6	–	12	.333	15	–	15	.500
Evansville	3	–	15	.167	9	–	21	.300

† 2010 MVC tournament winner As of March 20, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

In MVC play, the Bears finished in seventh place with a 8–10 record.[3] They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2009 MVC tournament, where they lost to Wichita State, 73–63.

Roster

2009–10 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Justin Fuehrmeyer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Sr	Francis Howell Central HS	St. Charles, Missouri
G/F	1	Keith Pickens	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Oakville HS	St. Louis, Missouri
G	2	Nafis Ricks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Johnson County CC	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	10	Adam Leonard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Eastern Kentucky	Lee's Summit, Missouri
G	15	Jermaine Mallett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Marion Military Institute	Jackson, Mississippi
F	20	Michael Porter	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Sikeston HS	Sikeston, Missouri
C	21	Caleb Patterson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Colorado	Ames, Oklahoma
F	30	Ryan Jehle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Shawnee Mission South HS	Overland Park, Kansas
F	33	Jerome Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Clyde C. Miller Career Academy	St. Louis, Missouri
F	34	Kyle Weems	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Highland Park HS	Topeka, Kansas
C	44	Will Creekmore	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Jr	Boston University	Tulsa, Oklahoma
C	50	Isaiah Rhine	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Versailles HS	Versailles, Missouri

Head coach

Cuonzo Martin (Purdue '95)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Woodberry (Kansas '94)
Kent Williams (Southern Illinois '03)
Jon Harris (Marquette '02)
Trevyor Fisher (Missouri State '05)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9–8–2019

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/2/09* 7:05 pm		UMSL	W 86–48	—	JQH Arena (3,832) Springfield, MO
11/10/09* 7:05 pm		Henderson State	W 79–52	–	JQH Arena (3,872) Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/16/09* 7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22		Auburn	W 73–62	1–0	JQH Arena (7,213) Springfield, MO
11/20/09* 8:05 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore Hispanic College Fund Classic	W 70–53	2–0	JQH Arena (5,134) Springfield, MO
11/21/09* 8:05 pm		The Citadel Hispanic College Fund Classic	W 72–55	3–0	JQH Arena (5,234) Springfield, MO
11/22/09* 8:05 pm		Eastern Michigan Hispanic College Fund Classic	W 75–61	4–0	JQH Arena (4,491) Springfield, MO
11/28/09* 7:05 pm		Tulsa	W 83–75	5–0	JQH Arena (7,389) Springfield, MO
12/2/09* 7:35 pm		at Arkansas-Little Rock	W 75–62	6–0	Jack Stephens Center (3,460) Little Rock, AR
12/5/09* 7:05 pm		Air Force Mountain West–Missouri Valley Challenge	W 58–48	7–0	JQH Arena (7,524) Springfield, MO
12/9/09* 7:05 pm		UT Martin	W 79–51	8–0	JQH Arena (5,144) Springfield, MO
12/12/09* 7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22		at Arkansas State	W 75–64	9–0	Convocation Center (3,162) Jonesboro, AR
12/19/09* 7:00 pm, Mediacom Channel 22		Saint Louis	W 81–65	10–0	Chaifetz Arena (8,483) St. Louis, MO
12/22/2009* 7:00 pm		at Arkansas	L 62–66 ^OT	10–1	Bud Walton Arena (14,194) Fayetteville, AR
12/29/09 7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22		at Evansville	W 74–60	11–1 (1–0)	Roberts Stadium (5,510) Evansville, IN
1/1/10 7:05 pm, CSN		Illinois State	W 68–64	12–1 (2–0)	JQH Arena (10,008) Springfield, MO
1/3/10 1:05 pm, KWWL/CFU 15/ Mediacom Channel 22		at Northern Iowa	L 76–84	12–2 (2–1)	McLeod Center (4,666) Cedar Falls, IA
1/6/10 7:05 pm, Kansas 22		Wichita State	L 62–65	12–3 (2–2)	JQH Arena (7,135) Springfield, MO
1/9/10 2:05 pm		Bradley	W 88–69	13–3 (3–2)	JQH Arena (9,111) Springfield, MO
1/12/10 7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22		Drake	L 77–88	13–4 (3–3)	Knapp Center (3,258) Des Moines, IA
1/16/10 2:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22		at Bradley	L 56–74	13–5 (3–4)	Carver Arena (9,628) Peoria, IL
1/19/10 7:07 pm, FS Midwest		Indiana State	W 99–92 ^OT	14–5 (4–4)	JQH Arena (7,343) Springfield, MO
1/24/10 7:07 pm		Creighton	L 72–76	14–6 (4–5)	Qwest Center Omaha (15,153) Omaha, NE
1/27/10 7:05 pm		at Evansville	W 76–66	15–6 (5–5)	JQH Arena (7,430) Springfield, MO
1/30/10 2:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22		No. 25 Northern Iowa	L 54–55	15–7 (5–6)	JQH Arena (9,087) Springfield, MO
2/3/10 7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22		at Southern Illinois	L 67–73	15–8 (5–7)	SIU Arena (4,289) Carbondale, IL
2/6/10 7:05 pm		Creighton	W 70–52	16–8 (6–7)	JQH Arena (9,101) Springfield, MO
2/10/10 7:05 pm		Southern Illinois	W 77–72	17–8 (7–7)	JQH Arena (7,088) Springfield, MO
2/14/10 7:05 pm, ESPNU		at Wichita State	L 64–66	17–9 (7–8)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
2/17/10 8:05 pm, FSN		at Illinois State	L 72–76	17–10 (7–9)	Redbird Arena (6,039) Normal, IL
2/20/10* 2:05 pm, ESPN2		Nevada ESPN BracketBusters	L 67–80	18–10	JQH Arena (7,805) Springfield, MO
2/24/10 7:05 pm, Mediacom Channel 22		at Drake	W 75–59	19–10 (8–9)	JQH Arena (7,951) Springfield, MO
2/27/10 2:05 pm		Indiana State	L 72–75 ^OT	19–11 (8–10)	Hulman Center (10,200) Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
3/4/10 8:35 pm, MVC TV	(7)	vs. (10) Evansville MVC Opening Round	W 52–46	20–11	Scottrade Center (7,490) St. Louis, MO
3/5/10 6:07 pm, MVC TV	(7)	vs. (2) Wichita State MVC Quarterfinals	L 63–73	20–12	Scottrade Center (10,182) St. Louis, MO
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
3/17/10* 7:05 pm		Middle Tennessee CIT First Round	W 87–79	21–12	JQH Arena (3,023) Springfield, MO
3/22/10* 7:05 pm		Louisiana Tech CIT Quarterfinals	W 69–40	22–12	JQH Arena (3,015) Springfield, MO
3/24/10 7:05 pm		Creighton CIT Semifinals	W 67–61	23–12	JQH Arena (3,112) Springfield, MO
3/30/10* 7:07 pm, Fox College Sports		Pacific CIT Championship Game	W 78–65	24–12	JQH Arena (6,205) Springfield, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

"2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University. 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
"CIT – History" (PDF). CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
"2009–10 Missouri State Bears Roster & Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
"2009-2010 Missouri State Men's Basketball Stats". Missouri Valley Conference.

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[mguide-1] "2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University. 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

[2] "CIT – History" (PDF). CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

[3] "2009–10 Missouri State Bears Roster & Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

[4] "2009-2010 Missouri State Men's Basketball Stats". Missouri Valley Conference.

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