2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball
OVC Regular Season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record31–5 (17–1 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRegional Special Events Center
2009–10 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 17 1   .944 31 5   .861
Morehead State 15 3   .833 24 11   .686
Eastern Illinois 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Austin Peay 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Eastern Kentucky 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Tennessee Tech 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Jacksonville State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Tennessee State 6 12   .333 9 23   .281
Southeast Missouri State 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
UT Martin 1 17   .056 4 25   .138
2010 OVC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

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.