2009–10 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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 269; 142 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.

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
Record269 (142 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Kelsey
  • Orlando Ranson
  • Travis Steele
Home arenaCintas Center
2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Temple142 .875296  .829
No. 25 Xavier142 .875269  .743
No. 24 Richmond133 .813269  .743
Saint Louis115 .6882313  .639
Rhode Island97 .5632610  .722
Charlotte97 .5631912  .613
Dayton88 .5002512  .676
St. Bonaventure79 .4381516  .484
Duquesne79 .4381616  .500
George Washington610 .3751615  .516
UMass511 .3131220  .375
Saint Joseph's511 .3131120  .355
La Salle412 .2501218  .400
Fordham016 .000226  .071
2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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