2009–10 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2009–10 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 25
Record26–9 (14–2 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
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 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Chris Mack's first season at Xavier. The Musketeers competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 26–9; 14–2 in A-10 play to capture a share of the regular season championship with Temple. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament to Richmond. Xavier received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, as a #6 seed. They defeated Minnesota and Pittsburgh to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they fell to Kansas State in double overtime.