2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

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 315, 171 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.

2009–10 Murray State Racers men's basketball
OVC Regular Season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record315 (171 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRegional Special Events Center
2009–10 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State171 .944315  .861
Morehead State153 .8332411  .686
Eastern Illinois117 .6111912  .613
Austin Peay117 .6111715  .531
Eastern Kentucky117 .6112012  .625
Tennessee Tech810 .4441517  .469
Jacksonville State711 .3891119  .367
Tennessee State612 .333923  .281
Southeast Missouri State315 .167723  .233
UT Martin117 .056425  .138
2010 OVC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
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