2009–10 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2009–10 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–15 (9–9 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachGreg Lansing (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Gudino (3rd season)
  • Deryl Cunningham (2nd season)
Home arenaHulman Center
2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Iowa153 .833305  .857
Wichita State126 .6672510  .714
Illinois State117 .6112211  .667
Creighton108 .5561816  .529
Bradley99 .5001615  .516
Indiana State99 .5001715  .531
Missouri State810 .4442412  .667
Drake711 .3891419  .424
Southern Illinois612 .3331515  .500
Evansville315 .167921  .300
2010 MVC tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores were led by head coach Kevin McKenna in his third year leading the team. Indiana State played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, as members of the America East Conference.

The Sycamores finished conference play with a 9–9 record, earning the sixth seed in the Missouri Valley tournament. Indiana State lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Illinois.

Indiana State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational. The Sycamores were eliminated in the first round of the CBI by Saint Louis, 63–54.

After the season, McKenna resigned as Indiana State's head coach to join Dana Altman's staff at Oregon as an assistant coach. Associate head coach Greg Lansing was promoted to head coach shortly thereafter.

The Sycamores finished the season with a 17–15 record.