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.

2009–10 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–15 (9–9 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachGreg Lansing (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Gudino (3rd season)
  • Deryl Cunningham (2nd season)
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
← 2008–09
2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Iowa153 .833305 .857
Wichita State126 .6672510 .714
Illinois State117 .6112211 .667
Creighton108 .5561816 .529
Bradley99 .5001615 .516
Indiana State99 .5001715 .531
Missouri State810 .4442412 .667
Drake711 .3891419 .424
Southern Illinois612 .3331515 .500
Evansville315 .167921 .300
2010 MVC tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1][2]

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.[3]

After the season, McKenna resigned as Indiana State's head coach to join Dana Altman's staff at Oregon as an assistant coach.[4] Associate head coach Greg Lansing was promoted to head coach shortly thereafter.[5]

The Sycamores finished the season with a 17–15 record.[6]

Roster

2009–10 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C0Brant Leitnaker6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)JrLancaster, Ohio
F1Koang Doluony6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg)RS FrOmaha, Nebraska
G2Lucas Eitel6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrMarshall, Illinois
G3Rashad Reed6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg)SrMansfield, Ohio
C5Josh Crawford6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg)SrLong Beach, California
G10Logan Eitel6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrMarshall, Illinois
G13Jake Odum6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrTerre Haute, Indiana
G20Dwayne Lathan6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoChatham, Louisiana
F/C21Isiah Martin6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrChicago, Illinois
G23Harry Marshall6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrBowling Green, Indiana
G24Jordan Printy6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoMarion, Iowa
F31RJ Mahurin6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrRockville, Indiana
G32Aaron Carter6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrCannelton, Indiana
G/F34Carl Richard6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoChicago, Illinois
G44Jake Kelly6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrCarmel, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 13, 2023

Source[7][8]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2009*
7:05 pm
Rose–HulmanW 89–50 
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
November 7, 2009*
2:05 pm
IndianapolisW 89–50 
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
Regular season
November 13, 2009*
7:05 pm
Nebraska–KearneyW 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 StateW 77–72 5–2
Convocation Center (2,436)
Jonesboro, AR
December 9, 2009*
8:05 pm
Ball StateL 63–68 5–3
Hulman Center (7,144)
Terre Haute, IN
December 13, 2009*
2:05 pm
Oral RobertsW 60–54 6–3
Hulman Center (3,357)
Terre Haute, IN
December 19, 2009*
7:05 pm
at ToledoW 55–54 7–3
Savage Arena (3,687)
Toledo, OH
December 23, 2009*
12:00 pm
IUPUIW 72–59 8–3
Hulman Center (4,013)
Terre Haute, IN
December 29, 2009
8:05 pm
at Southern IllinoisL 52–70 8–4
(0–1)
SIU Arena (5,401)
Carbondale, IL
January 1, 2010
2:05 pm
CreightonW 70–64 9–4
(1–1)
Hulman Center (4,017)
Terre Haute, IN
January 3, 2010
7:05 pm
at DrakeW 60–46 10–4
(2–1)
Knapp Center (3,924)
Des Moines, IA
January 6, 2010
8:05 pm
at BradleyL 85–91 OT10–5
(2–2)
Carver Arena (8,618)
Peoria, IL
January 10, 2010
1:35 pm
EvansvilleW 69–55 11–5
(3–2)
Hulman Center (4,177)
Terre Haute, IN
January 13, 2010
7:05 pm
Wichita StateL 73–84 11–6
(3–3)
Hulman Center (4,577)
Terre Haute, IN
January 16, 2010
8:05 pm
at Northern IowaL 40–62 11–7
(3–4)
McLeod Center (6,778)
Cedar Rapids, IA
January 19, 2010
8:05 pm
at Missouri StateL 92–99 OT11–8
(3–5)
JQH Arena (7,343)
Springfield, MO
January 24, 2010
2:05 pm
No. 20 Northern IowaL 58–67 11–9
(3–6)
Hulman Center (3,407)
Terre Haute, IN
January 28, 2010
7:05 pm
Southern IllinoisW 68–65 12–9
(4–6)
Hulman Center (1,546)
Terre Haute, IN
January 31, 2010
3:05 pm
at EvansvilleW 63–56 13–9
(5–6)
Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,398)
Evansville, IN
February 3, 2010
7:05 pm
Illinois StateW 72–65 14–9
(6–6)
Hulman Center (4,322)
Terre Haute, IN
February 6, 2010
8:05 pm
at Wichita StateL 70–76 14–10
(6–7)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
February 9, 2010
8:05 pm
at CreightonL 52–65 14–11
(6–8)
Qwest Center Omaha (15,768)
Omaha, NE
February 13, 2010
2:05 pm
DrakeW 76–66 15–11
(7–8)
Hulman Center (5,127)
Terre Haute, IN
February 16, 2010
7:05 pm
BradleyW 75–69 OT16–11
(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 StateL 65–69 16–13
(8–9)
Redbird Arena (7,024)
Normal, IL
February 27, 2010
2:05 pm
Missouri StateW 75–72 OT17–13
(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[9][10][11]

References