2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's college basketball season. The team competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference, as it has since the SEC expanded to 12 schools in 1991. The team was led by Kevin Stallings, in his tenth year as head coach, and played their home games at their home since 1952, Memorial Gymnasium on the school's campus in Nashville, Tennessee. They finished the season 24–9, 12–4 in SEC play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament to Mississippi State. The Commodores received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 4 seed in the west region, where they lost to 13 seed Murray State in the first round on a last second buzzer beater.

2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 21
Record24–9 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky†14–2 .87535–3  .921
No. 21 Vanderbilt12–4 .75024–9  .727
No. 15 Tennessee11–5 .68828–9  .757
Florida9–7 .56321–13  .618
South Carolina6–10 .37515–16  .484
Georgia5–11 .31314–17  .452
West
Mississippi State9–7 .56324–12  .667
Mississippi9–7 .56324–11  .686
Arkansas7–9 .43814–18  .438
Alabama6–10 .37517–15  .531
Auburn6–10 .37515–17  .469
LSU2–14 .12511–20  .355
† 2010 SEC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
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