2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
Southland West Division Champions
Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSouthland Conference
DivisionWest
Record25–8 (14–2 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Hardin
  • Jason Hooten
  • Oderra Jones
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
2009–10 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Stephen F. Austin 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
Southeastern Louisiana 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Nicholls State 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Northwestern State 5 10   .333 10 19   .345
McNeese State 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
Central Arkansas 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
West
Sam Houston State 14 2   .875 25 8   .758
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
UTSA 9 7   .563 19 11   .633
Texas State 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Texas–Arlington 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Lamar 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
2010 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2010
Rankings from AP poll

The 2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bob Marlin's twelfth season at Sam Houston State. The Bearkats competed in the Southland Conference and played their home games at Bernard Johnson Coliseum. They finished the season 25–8, 14–2 in Southland play to capture the regular season championship. They also were champions of the 2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the South Region and were defeated by 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor in the first round.