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2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season

2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Duration December 3, 2009
through February 27, 2010
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN, CBS Sports, Horizon League Network
Regular Season
Champions Butler Bulldogs
Coach of the Year Brad Stevens, Butler
Runners-up Wright State Raiders
Season MVP Gordon Hayward, Butler
Top scorer Rahmon Fletcher, Green Bay
Tournament
Champions Butler
  Runners-up Wright State
Finals MVP Matt Howard, Butler
Basketball seasons
← 08–09
10–11 →
2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#11 Butler 18 0   1.000     33 5   .868
Wright State 12 6   .667     20 12   .625
Green Bay 11 7   .611     22 12   .647
Milwaukee 10 8   .556     20 14   .588
Cleveland State 10 8   .556     16 17   .485
Valparaiso 10 8   .556     15 17   .469
Detroit 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
Loyola (IL) 5 13   .278     14 16   .467
UIC 3 15   .167     8 22   .267
Youngstown State 2 16   .111     8 22   .267
2010 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season marked the 30th season of Horizon League basketball.

In the preseason, Butler was the conference favorite - returning all players from their regular season HL championship team. Butler received all but three first-place votes in the preseason poll of HL coaches, media, and sports information directors. Wright State received the one first place vote, capturing second in the preseason poll, and defending HL Tournament champion Cleveland State claimed two first place votes, finishing third. The preseason player of the year was 2009 HL MVP Matt Howard of Butler. Also in the preseason, one HL player was named to both the John R. Wooden Award preseason candidate list and the Naismith Award preseason candidate list: Gordon Hayward of Butler.

Preseason Player of the Year

HL Players of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the HL offices name a player of the week.

Matt Howard of Butler was named the tournament MVP.


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