2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
CBI, First Round, L 51–65 vs. Princeton
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record16–16 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Barton
  • Steve Hall
  • Scott Rigot
Home arenaA.J. Palumbo Center
(Capacity: 4,406)
2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Temple 14 2   .875 29 6   .829
No. 25 Xavier 14 2   .875 26 9   .743
No. 24 Richmond 13 3   .813 26 9   .743
Saint Louis 11 5   .688 23 13   .639
Rhode Island 9 7   .563 26 10   .722
Charlotte 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Dayton 8 8   .500 25 12   .676
St. Bonaventure 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
Duquesne 7 9   .438 16 16   .500
George Washington 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
UMass 5 11   .313 12 20   .375
Saint Joseph's 5 11   .313 11 20   .355
La Salle 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
Fordham 0 16   .000 2 26   .071
2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University in 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Duquesne hoped to build on the success of the 2008–09 season and began the new year with five straight victories. Soon, however, a string of setbacks hit the team, including the loss of two players, one due to injury and the other to suspension. Duquesne lost its final non-conference game and slipped into a five-game losing streak. The team did manage to break the streak, but had trouble gaining any momentum. In mid-February the Dukes finally seemed to break free with a solid 21 point victory over La Salle, followed by a crucial road upset of the University of Charlotte, which was ranked first in the Atlantic 10 Conference at the time, and finally another upset of the University of Dayton Flyers in front of a sellout Pittsburgh crowd. However, Duquesne then lost its final two road games of the season.

Despite its lackluster season's end, Duquesne won an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational postseason tournament. The team lost to the Princeton Tigers, and the Dukes were eliminated in the first round, ending the 2009 season.