2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Preview
The team was the choice of four blue chip prospects who followed through on their verbal commitments and signed letters of intent including Matt Vogrich and Darius Morris. The 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180-pound (82 kg) Morris was listed among the top 15 point guards in the nation by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN. Kelvin Grady, who had played 64 games and made 33 starts during his first two seasons, was going to transfer from the program at the end of the prior season, but he became a wide receiver on the 2009 Michigan Wolverines football team. In June 2009, Jordan Morgan had surgery on his left knee to repair articular cartilage. The expected recovery time was four to five months. In October, it was unclear whether he would be able to join the team or whether he would redshirt.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Preview
Entering the season, Harris was regarded by some as the most highly rated player in the Big Ten. E.g., the FOX Sports preseason All-American listed him on its second team. It included Michigan State's Kalin Lucas on its third team, Purdue's Robbie Hummel on its fourth team and Ohio State's Evan Turner on its fifth team. However, ESPN chose both Lucas and Turner to its preseason second-team All-American list, while Harris was not shown on a single ballot. Harris and Sims were named among the 50 preseason Wooden Award watch list nominees. Harris was also named to the preseason Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist. The 24-member Big Ten media panel selected Harris as a first team preseason All-Big Ten team member.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Preview
The 2009–10 schedule includes the Old Spice Classic, an ACC – Big Ten Challenge match against Boston College, games against preseason ranked power conference opponents Kansas and Connecticut as well as the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Roster, Signees
In addition to the four-year scholarship recruits above, Beilein recruited Eso Akunne as a preferred walk-on and eventually offered him a one-year scholarship commitment. Beilein also recruited Josh Bartelstein who extended his high school career at Phillips Exeter Academy after high school at Highland Park High School as a walk-on.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Roster, 2010–11 team recruits
The 2010 class includes Tim Hardaway Jr., son of Tim Hardaway.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Preconference
Harris opened the season by recording the second triple double in school history (Gary Grant was the first in the 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament) with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists against Division II Northern Michigan during a 97–50 victory on November 14. Sims added 22 points and true freshman Matt Vogrich added 15 points on five-for-five three point shooting. Harris earned Big Ten player of the week during the first week of the year for the second consecutive season.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Preconference
Michigan struggled early against their first Division I opponent, by hitting only 4 of their first 21 shots. They recovered with a 29–13 run led by twelve points each from Harris and Sims to end the first half en route to a 77–55 victory against Houston Baptist. Sims posted a career high 5 three point shots.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Preconference
During the Thanksgiving weekend, Michigan participated in the eight-team fourth annual Old Spice Classic at The Milk House in Orlando, Florida. On November 26, which was Thanksgiving Day, they defeated Creighton 83–76 in overtime when Harris fell one rebound shy of a triple double. Laval Lucas-Perry tied a career-high with 18 points and Sims added 16. The following day, they lost to a 6–0 Marquette team 79–65. They shot 12 for 18 from the free throw line and 3 for 20 from 3-point range. They lost the subsequent game to Alabama when a Darius Morris full-court drive was blocked.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Preconference
The Wolverines began December competition in the ACC – Big Ten Challenge by losing to Boston College 62–58. The team ended its three-game losing streak by beating Arkansas - Pine Bluff. The Wolverines were outrebounded 41–25 in a 68–52 loss to the Utah Utes. Michigan rebounded as both Harris and Sims posted season highs with 27 and 23 points respectively in a 75–64 win over University of Detroit Mercy. The Wolverines fell to 1–21 all-time against number one ranked teams when it lost to Kansas. In the team's final pre-conference game, they beat Coppin State 76–46.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Conference
Zack Novak and Stu Douglass led the Wolverines in scoring in their conference season opening 71–65 loss to Indiana on New Year's Eve. Sims and Harris led the way to the first conference victory on January 3 against a #15-ranked Ohio State team without its leading scorer, Evan Turner. On January 7, the Wolverines came from 16 points behind to defeat the Penn State Nittany Lions on the strength of four second half three point shots by Laval Lucas-Perry and 25 points from Sims.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Conference
On January 10, they wasted a 17-point lead in a loss to Northwestern despite 24 points from Harris and 17 from Sims. On January 11, Sims became the second Wolverine to earn Big Ten Player of the Week for his efforts during week nine (January 4–10). The Wolverines won the January 14 rematch against Indiana under the leadership of Harris who had 17 second half points and Sims who added 20 points and 8 rebounds.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Conference
Michigan then earned its first win against a ranked non-conference opponent and their second consecutive win against a ranked opponent on January 17 when it defeated #15 Connecticut 68–63 behind 18 points and 8 rebounds from Harris. Subsequently, they lost three consecutive games to ranked conference opponents. On January 20, Michigan opened up a lead on Wisconsin who missed its first eight field goal attempts. They led until Wisconsin tied the game with 4 minutes and 4 seconds remaining. Wisconsin scored two subsequent baskets to take the lead. Wisconsin held on despite 23 points and 13 rebounds from Sims.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Conference
On January 23, while Manny Harris served a one-game suspension, Sims posted 21 points and Novak added 16, but after taking an 11–10 lead, the Wolverines surrendered a 16–2 run to Purdue that they never recovered from. On January 26, the Wolverines hosted Michigan State who needed a Kalin Lucas basket with 3.5 seconds to play to earn the win, which resulted in Michigan state posting a school-record eight consecutive conference victories to start conference play. On January 30, Michigan finished the month with a 60–46 win against Iowa to snap its three-game losing streak. Harris and Sims both contributed 20 points. Sims had 12 rebounds as well. Michigan scored the first 13 points of the game and after taking a 12-point lead into halftime, they scored the first 5 points of the second half.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Conference
The Wolverines began February with a 67–52 loss to Northwestern on February 2. Harris and Darius Morris, who each posted 11, were the high scorers. Northwestern pulled away with a 21–4 second half run. On February 6, Michigan lost 62–44 to 16th ranked Wisconsin, who shot 9 for 13 on three point shots in the first half and only missed seven total shots in that time. Then Michigan only made one shot in the first eight minutes of the second half.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Conference
Then, Michigan went 7 for 14 on its three-point shots to beat Minnesota 71–63 behind 27 points from Sims and 20 from Harris. On February 16, Michigan recovered from a 5-point deficit in the final twenty seconds on late shots by Sims including a three-pointer with 6.1 seconds remaining. Sims had 27 and Harris had 20 points as they both accumulated 10 rebounds and the team shot 14–27 on its three-point shots. In overtime Michigan, come from three points behind.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Conference
On February 20, despite 20 points by Harris, Michigan was unable to notch its first three-game winning streak against Penn State. On February 23, Michigan shot only 20% in the first half and fell behind 26–18 and trailed Illinois most of the rest of the game despite 15 points and 11 rebounds from Harris. On February 27, Michigan lost to Ohio State despite all of its starters scoring in double digits.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Conference
On March 2, Michigan defeated Minnesota 83–55 as Harris and Sims posted 23 and 22 points, respectively. The team posted its best shooting night of the season by going 32 for 53. On March 7, Michigan concluded its regular season with a 64–48 loss to Michigan State. None of Michigan's starters posted double digit scoring and Zack Gibson led the team with 10 points. The team only scored 14 points in the first half and did not score in the first 3 minutes and 50 seconds of the second half.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season, Conference
As a result, the team fell to a 7-11 conference record and was accorded the eighth seed in the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament where they were matched against ninth-seeded Iowa. They defeated Iowa 59–52 behind 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals by Harris. This earned them a matchup against the top-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes. After trailing #5-ranked Ohio State by a 51–38 margin, sharpshooting by Harris and Douglass brought Michigan to within 59–57, which led to a frantic finish. Harris hit a shot with 2.2 seconds remaining to give Michigan a two-point lead before Turner hit a 37-foot 3-point shot to win the game.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Individual Honors
Harris was named as a finalist for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award and a Midseason Top-30 finalist for the 2010 John Wooden Award. Novak was a District 4 first-team 2009 Academic All-District Men’s Basketball Team selection as selected by ESPN The Magazine and College Sports Information Directors of America. Sims and Harris were both selected as second team National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 7. Both the Big Ten coaches and the media selected Sims and Harris to the 2nd and 3rd All-conference teams, respectively. Sims was also recognized as Michigan's Big Ten Sportsmanship Awards honoree. Harris and Novak were selected as Academic All-Conference performers. Neither Harris nor Sims was drafted in the 2010 NBA Draft.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
One player from this team was selected in the NBA Draft.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season
The 2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team is the Wolverines' 88th season. They represent the University of Michigan in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Red Berenson and play their home games at Yost Ice Arena. Assisting Berenson will be Mel Pearson, Billy Powers, and Josh Blackburn.


2009–10 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team will represent the University of Michigan in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines are a member of the Big 10 and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season is the 64th college basketball season in the conference's existence. The conference features 12 teams in two divisions, East and West, who will compete for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season and tournament titles.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Pre-season, Coaching
None of the twelve teams made head coaching changes from last season, although some gave their coaches contract extensions. Ball State gave head coach Billy Taylor a two-year contract extension after the Cardinals shared the MAC West Division title with Central Michigan. Taylor finished second in the Coach of the Year ballot sponsored by the Conference and has held a 20–41 record since taking over the program. The contract extension will keep him at Ball State through March 31, 2014. Other changes with the Ball State program include Bob Simmons being promoted to associate head coach and Mitch Gilfillan hired as the Director of Basketball Operations.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Pre-season, Coaching
On the east side, Bowling Green gave their head coach Louis Orr a two-year extension that would also keep him through the 2013–14 basketball season. He beat out Taylor for the MAC Coach of the Year ballot last season. In Orr's two seasons at Bowling Green he increased the team's conference winning percentage, going from 3–13 in the year prior to his arrival, to 7–9 and 11–5 in his two seasons at the institution. To complement the contract extension, Bowling Green announced that Dennis Hopson would join the Falcons as an assistant coach.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Pre-season, Coaching
The Akron Zips gave their head coach Keith Dambrot a lengthy contract extension, keeping him through the 2015–16 season. Dambrot had led the Zips to four consecutive 20-win seasons in his five years at Akron (his first season had 19 wins). Those five years were capped off with an NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Tournament appearance in the 2008–09 season. However, the university lost a key assistant coach when it was announced that Jeff Boals would leave to become an assistant at Ohio State.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Pre-season, Coaching
Boals was a key figure in recruiting Zeke Marshall, a 7-foot center who has been Akron's highest recruit in recent history. To replace Boals, Akron hired Dan Peters, former Ohio State assistant coach who helped lead the team to the 2007 National Championship Game. Peters role with the Zips will be the Director of Basketball Operations.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Pre-season, Media voting
On October 28, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. They voted Akron as the favorite in the MAC East Division and Central Michigan in the MAC West Division. The Zips come off of a 2008 where they represented the Conference in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, and Central Michigan won a share of the MAC West Division title last season.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Pre-season, Media voting
The media also took a vote on who they think would win the MAC Tournament at the end of the season. Unlike the preseason votes, the media would only select the winner of the tournament, and not the placement of the teams afterwards. Akron received the most votes with 19, followed by Buffalo with two votes. Northern Illinois, Kent State, and Bowling Green each received one vote to win the tournament.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Pre-season, Exhibition games
All 12 MAC teams combined to play a total of 16 exhibition games. All of these games were against schools of lower divisions (NCAA Division II, for example). 15 of these 16 games were played in the home court of the MAC team, with the exclusion of a Kent State Golden Flashes game at the College of Wooster on November 7. Overall, MAC teams went 15–1 in these exhibition games, with the lone loss coming from the Toledo Rockets when they lost 48–56 against Central State University. The largest margin of victory was 50 points, which was achieved in two games. Northern Illinois was able to beat Marygrove College with a score of 120–70, and the Akron Zips were able to match that margin of victory with an 88–38 victory over Mount Union College.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, November
Five Mid-American Conference teams opened up their season on November 13, the first Friday after the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began. Miami first played the Tigers of Towson University in their home court in Maryland. While the RedHawks were able to build to a 42–37 lead at halftime, Towson would go on a 10–2 run in the second half and eventually sealing the victory with a final score of 82–71.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, November
Northern Illinois would also begin their season with a loss, losing 55–77 against intrastate opponent Northwestern Ohio began their season with a win Ohio Valley University by a score of 101–72 in the Convocation Center. Five Ohio players reached double-digits in scoring, led by Ivo Baltic who had 20 points in that game. Ball State was also able to begin the season with a victory, theirs over Horizon League opponent Valparaiso. Six players from Ball State were able to score over ten points, which is the first time in over ten years that it has been accomplished by a team.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, November
The Cardinals won by a score of 88–78. Finally, Kent State began their season by hosting a version of the 2009 Hispanic College Fund Classic. Their first match-up in that tournament was against the Samford Bulldogs. The Golden Flashes snuck out a win in that game, 69–66, to keep their home opener streak at 13 games.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, BracketBusters
For the eighth year, ESPN organized an event that's known as the BracketBusters, which features teams from Mid-Major Conferences which face each other in order to improve their strength of schedule. The matchups will be announced on February 1 with the teams facing each other on February 19 or 20, 2010. The MAC is tied with the most teams in the event, with them and the Colonial Athletic Association having 12 teams each featured in the field.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, BracketBusters
Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Kent State, Miami, and Ohio will all host games in their venues, while Akron, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, and Western Michigan travelling to opponents' arenas.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season, Awards, All-MAC Preseason Team
As a part of the Preseason Media Poll, the members also voted on the Preseason All-MAC East and West Division teams. Akron and Eastern Michigan had two players in the East and West Division polls, respectively.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season
The 2009–10 Mid-American Conference season is the 64th season in Mid-American Conference (MAC) existence. Teams in this conference complete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I competitions. In this season, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) sponsored 23 sports (11 men's and 12 women's).


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Member schools
The MAC has both full members and affiliate members. Full members participate in Mid-American Conference for all of their Division I athletics, unless the conference doesn't sponsor the sport.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Member schools, Full membership
12 teams enjoyed full membership in the Mid-American Conference for the 2009–10 season. The teams are divided geographically into East and West Divisions.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Member schools, Affiliate membership
Along with the 12 full members, there are five other schools who hold an Affiliate Membership with the Mid-American Conference. Affiliate Membership allows the team to participate in one sport within the conference.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Awards, Reese Trophy
The Reese Trophy is named after the first Mid-American Conference Commissioner David Reese. Reese was the first commissioner of the conference from 1946 until 1964. Only full members of the Mid-American Conference are eligible for the Reese and Jacoby Trophies. Schools receive points based on their final finish in ten of the 11 men's sports. Schools must choose to count either indoor track and field or outdoor track and field. Both cannot be used in the calculation. The winner is determined by the highest average score.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Awards, Reese Trophy
Legend – BB: Baseball; MBB: Men's basketball; XC: Men's cross country; FB: Football; MSC: Men's soccer; MSW: Men's swimming; MT: Men's tennis; ITF: Indoor track and field; OTF: Outdoor track and field; WR: Wrestling


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Awards, Jacoby Trophy
The Jacoby Trophy is awarded to the best women's athletic program in the conference. It is named after Fred Jacoby, commissioner from 1971 until 1982, who incorporated women's athletics into the league's structure. Along with the Reese trophy, only full members are eligible and schools may only count Indoor or Outdoor Track and field.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Awards, Jacoby Trophy
Legend – WBB: Women's Basketball; WXC: Women's Cross country; FH: Field hockey; Gym: Gymnastics; SB: Softball; WSC: Women's Soccer; WSW: Women's Swimming; WT: Women's Tennis; ITF: Indoor track and field; OTF: Outdoor Track and field; VB: Volleyball


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Awards, Player of the Week
The conference announces a Player of the Week in all of their sports. In most of them, there is only one player announced. However, in some situations (particularly in football), there will be multiple players announced. The award is given to those that show exceptional talent on and off the field for that week.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Sports, Cross country
On August 25, the Mid-American Conference announced the preseason favorites for the 2009 Cross Country season. On the men's side, Kent State returns five athletes from the 2008 MAC Championship third place squad. After them is Miami, who is also tapped to repeat as the women's MAC Champions. The rest of the teams are listed below:


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Sports, Cross country
The season began on August 31, when Ball State competed in the Ball State Invitational. The Mid-American Conference Championship will be held in Athens, Ohio on October 31, with the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship held on November 14 at Indiana University and the National Championships held on November 23 at Indiana State University.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Sports, Cross country, Championships
The following are the results of the 2009 Men's Cross Country Championships:


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Sports, Cross country, Championships
The following are the results of the 2009 Women's Cross Country Championships:


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Sports, Field hockey
Along with the Men's Cross Country Championship, the Kent State field hockey team was selected during the preseason to win the MAC Championship, in a vote by the league's head coaches. Kent State lived up to that expectation in their first game, winning by a score of 7-0 against Saint Louis. Miami was selected to finish second, after returning nine letterwinners from the 2008 season. Following them are Ohio, Central Michigan, Ball State, and affiliate member Missouri State.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Sports, Football
The football season began on September 3 as three MAC teams played out-of-conference matches.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Sports, Football
In previous seasons, the winner of the Mid-American Conference Championship Game would play in the Motor City Bowl. However, due to financial troubles in sponsors such as General Motors and Ford, the game began to be sponsored by Little Caesars. The 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl will be held on December 26 at 1:00 p.m.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Sports, Football
The preseason rankings by MAC coaches have Central Michigan winning the MAC West and Buffalo winning the MAC East, with Central Michigan winning the MAC Championship game.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Sports, Soccer, Men's
The 2009 Men's soccer season began on September 1 when Bowling Green faced Marshall and came victorious with a 2-0 win. The Akron Zips were unanimously selected as the preseason league and tournament favorite, which was followed by their #3 preseason ranking in the NSCAA polls. The Zips were also ranked second in the country according to Soccer America.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Sports, Soccer, Women's
On the women's side, Toledo was selected as the preseason favorite for both the regular season and the tournament. Their season began on August 21 when Kent State defeated Eastern Kentucky by a margin of 2-1.


2009–10 Mid-American Conference season, Sports, Volleyball
For the second consecutive year, Western Michigan was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the regular season as well as the MAC 2008 tournament. Soon thereafter, they followed up by receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll. The 2009 MAC Championship will be held in Toledo, Ohio from November 17 through November 22.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season
During 2009–10, Middlesbrough F.C. are competing in the Football League Championship following their relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2008–09 season. They will also compete in the League Cup and the FA Cup.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season
Despite relegation and pressure from fans, chairman Steve Gibson backed Gareth Southgate to lead Middlesbrough back to the Premier League as manager. However, on 20 October, both Southgate and football consultant, Alan Smith, were relieved of their duties with immediate effect. With regular skipper Emanuel Pogatetz injured, Robert Huth was named captain at the start of the season. After Huth's departure, that honour fell to Gary O'Neil.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Team kit and sponsors
Middlesbrough entered into a new shirt supply agreement with Adidas for this season. The new home shirt and goalkeepers' kit was announced on 18 June 2009. The club's sponsorship agreement with satellite navigation firm Garmin continued into the new season. The new all-cyan away kit was not revealed until 13 August, the week after the season had kicked off.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfer window
Out of contract defender-cum-midfielder Matthew Bates ended much transfer speculation, which linked him with moves to Premier League clubs, by re-signing with Middlesbrough in a new three-year deal. Middlesbrough's first signing of the summer saw in-demand winger Mark Yeates arrive from Colchester United for an undisclosed fee, reported to be worth an initial £500,000, plus £250,000 dependent on appearances.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfer window
When Ross Turnbull left for Chelsea after seeing out his contract, manager Gareth Southgate admitted he had yet to decide whether to promote Academy graduate Jason Steele or whether to sign an experienced goalkeeper. On 6 July, the signing of experienced Welsh international keeper Danny Coyne was announced. The 35-year-old came on a free transfer from Tranmere Rovers, with the management stating that Coyne would compete with Brad Jones for the number 1 spot.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfer window
After eight seasons at the club and over two-hundred Middlesbrough appearances, Academy graduate Stewart Downing joined Aston Villa for an initial £10 million, with a further £2 million dependent on appearances, despite the player being injured and several months away from full fitness. Downing had been expected to leave this summer, after handing in a transfer request during the January transfer window, but his injury had cast doubt on a move.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfer window
Mido reportedly sealed a season-long loan move to Egyptian side El Zamalek, for a fee of £450,000, with a further £1 million possible should they wish to make the move permanent at the end of the season. The move was confirmed and completed on 3 August.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfer window
With Mido's loan move sealed, Middlesbrough were able to complete the signing of striker Leroy Lita, who signed a three-year deal. Lita had been without a club since being released by Reading at the end of last season.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfer window
On 17 August, Nathan Porritt went on loan to Darlington for 28 days; he made his professional debut against Crewe Alexandra the following day.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfer window
Nearing the end of the transfer window, the number of departures started to increase, with captain Robert Huth and Tuncay both moving to Stoke City. Huth's move was confirmed on 27 August, for a fee of £5 million, possibly rising to a Stoke-record £6 million. Tuncay's move was confirmed the following day, with Stoke paying £5 million for the Turkish player. Gareth Southgate said that, with Emanuel Pogatetz and Chris Riggott still on Boro's books, a replacement for Huth would be promoted from within, but another striker would need to be brought in to replace Tuncay.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfer window
Afonso Alves move to Al-Sadd was completed on 4 September, as the transfer window in Qatar remained open longer than in England. Keith Lamb later confirmed Middlesbrough received £7m for the move.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Between transfer windows
Being in the Championship, loan signings are permitted between the transfer windows. Middlesbrough's first such signing was defender Sean St Ledger from Preston North End on a three-month loan with a view to a permanent transfer in January.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Between transfer windows
A second loan signing, Hull City striker Caleb Folan, joined Middlesbrough on a three-month loan from 19 September. Folan suffered an injury in training in October and only made one substitute appearance for the club, returning to Hull early at the beginning of December.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Between transfer windows
On 23 September, John Johnson was loaned out to Northampton Town for one month.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Between transfer windows
On 30 October they signed their third player on loan, Marcus Bent from Birmingham City on loan for two months.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Between transfer windows
On 5 November Strachan brought in Aston Villa midfielder Isaiah Osbourne on a two-month deal.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Between transfer windows
On 17 November 2009 Gordon Strachan signed his third player, Stoke City's Dave Kitson.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Transfers, Summary, Out
For departures of players out of contract at the end of 2008–09 see 2008–09 Middlesbrough F.C. season.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Squad
The squad numbers for the 2009–10 season were announced on 27 July 2009. Brad Jones took over the number 1 shirt, while Matthew Bates moved to 4, pushing Gary O'Neil to 16. Most of the players with high squad numbers moved down the list to fill in the empty spaces. Mido was given the number 9 shirt before going out on loan, while Afonso Alves retained number 12 until he left. Due to the numerous players who transferred in and out or who came on loan, many squad numbers were used by more than 1 player throughout the season.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Squad, Appearances and goals
Appearance and goalscoring records for all the players who are in the Middlesbrough F.C. first team squad during the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, Summary
An early disruption to the new season's planning was the failure of Afonso Alves and Mido to return for the start of pre-season training. Alves returned a few days later, but it took Mido two extra weeks. He was heavily fined by the club and when he finally returned he had to catch up on missed fitness training and didn't tour with the rest of the team when they visited Scotland.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, Summary
Middlesbrough's pre-season campaign consisted entirely of away fixtures. Their pre-season got off to a good start with a 3–0 win over Macclesfield Town, fielding different line-ups in both halves, with only goalkeeper Danny Coyne remaining on the field throughout. This was followed by a strong 5–0 win over Dumbarton, although Didier Digard sustained a hip flexor injury. Boro were without recognised strikers for their friendly against Carlisle United, but continued their winning run with a 2–0 win.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, Summary
A friendly against Darlington was planned for 29 July, but was cancelled at Darlington's request due to their long injury list. An alternative friendly against Oldham Athletic was swiftly arranged for the same night. In that game, Middlesbrough came from a goal down to lead, 2–1, but let their lead slip and the game finished in a 2–2 draw.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, Summary
Their final game saw Middlesbrough again come from behind. Rhys Williams scored his fourth goal of pre-season to level the tie against Millwall. The game, which finished 1–1, was a benefit match for former Lions and Republic of Ireland striker Richard Sadlier.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, Results
Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to .


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, August
Middlesbrough kicked off the English football season with a televised Friday night game at home to last season's play-off finalists Sheffield United. With Brad Jones injured, Danny Coyne was handed his debut, along with Mark Yeates, while pre-season top scorer Rhys Williams started the game in midfield. As was their problem last season, Middlesbrough struggled to create chances in front of goal. Yeates and Adam Johnson were lively on the wings but with a lack of physical presence up front, the home side were unable to score, even following the introduction of new boy Leroy Lita in the second half. The defence coped well to keep a clean sheet, as the game petered out to a 0–0 draw.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, August
A long trip to Swansea City brought a first away victory in the league since November, and ended their club record run of twelve consecutive away defeats. With Didier Digard out injured for two to three weeks, Gary O'Neil—who delayed a hernia operation to play—lined up in midfield, while Lita was handed his first start up front. Adam Johnson scored Boro's first goal of the season when his cross-cum-shot slipped past Swansea goalkeeper Dorus de Vries. Marvin Emnes got Middlesbrough's second while substitute Tuncay, still expected to leave before the end of the month, headed home the third from a Johnson corner. The 3–0 win was their biggest away from home since August 2005.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, August
A second consecutive away win followed at Scunthorpe. Adam Johnson latched onto a fine ball from Gary O'Neil and lobbed it over the head of Scunthorpe goalkeeper Joe Murphy. Their second goal came in a frantic start to the second half. Rhys Williams was brought down in the box with just two minutes played, and the referee awarded a penalty. Murphy saved Johnson's spot kick, but Johnson got to the ball first and was subsequently brought down by the Scunthorpe keeper. A second penalty was awarded, and this time Johnson fired home. Scunthorpe had plenty of chances to mount a comeback but Danny Coyne pulled off a series of good saves to maintain his side's record as the only one yet to concede a goal in the Championship.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, August
Middlesbrough's winning run continued with a 2–0 win over Doncaster Rovers. Marvin Emnes had to be taken off with a head injury following a collision with Doncaster goalkeeper Neil Sullivan. His replacement, Tuncay, put Boro ahead almost immediately after his introduction, while Leroy Lita got his first goal for the club in the second half. The win moved them top of the table, until Cardiff regained the spot the following day.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, August
Boro suffered their first loss in the Championship, away to Bristol City, going down, 2–1. A Nicky Maynard stoppage time finish condemned Middlesbrough, having scored earlier in the game as well. This was the visitors' first game without Robert Huth and Tuncay, who had both moved to Stoke City.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, September
Following the international break, Middlesbrough played against Ipswich Town, winning, 3–1. Gary O'Neil scored his first for the season, which was followed up by substitute Jérémie Aliadière's brace in the second half. However, a penalty was conceded in stoppage time in Ipswich's favour, ending Boro's Riverside clean sheet streak this season.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, September
Middlesbrough continued their great start to September, defeating Sheffield Wednesday, 3–1. A Darren Purse own goal equalised the game, followed by second half strikes from Jérémie Aliadière and Adam Johnson which led the side to victory. Following Newcastle's loss to Blackpool, Middlesbrough leapfrogged Newcastle into 2nd, and are only one point behind WBA.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, September
Middlesbrough's biggest test of the season came the following week, against West Bromwich. After a bright start, Rhys Williams conceded a foul and former Boro trainee Chris Brunt scored his first of two, following a deflection off Julio Arca. Everything went downhill from hereon, with West Bromwich dominating proceedings. Their second came from a goalkeeping miskick, as Danny Coyne left his line to clear, but only to Brunt, who finished from 50 yards out into an empty goal. Boro, played poorly, offering one of their worst performances so far. This result dropped the Boro to third, below Newcastle United, and affected their goal difference greatly. After the game, Gareth Southgate admitted his team had been 'battered'.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Pre-season, September
Middlesbrough started off brightly against Coventry City, taking a 2–0 lead into half time, with goals coming from St Ledger and Rhys Williams. However, two second half goals to Coventry, including one in the 5th minute of stoppage time from Leon Best condemned Boro to a disappointing draw. |}


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, League Cup
Middlesbrough were given a first round bye. They faced Nottingham Forest in the second round. Despite Middlesbrough taking the lead through Adam Johnson, they lost the game in extra time 2 – 1. This was Middlesbrough's first loss for the season.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, FA Cup
Middlesbrough were given a first round bye. They faced Manchester City in the third round. With the only goal scored by Benjani Mwaruwari for City, Middlesbrough finally lost, 0–1.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Staff
Before the season began, a shakeup in the backroom team saw Malcolm Crosby leave his post as assistant manager, a role he had held for three years, since Gareth Southgate began as manager. He had joined Middlesbrough two years prior to that, as manager of the reserve side. Head of sports science Chris Barnes, sports psychologist Michael Caulfield, fitness coach Frank Nuttall and masseuse Dave French also left the club as part of a restructuring of the back room team.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Staff
Gareth Southgate's former manager at Crystal Palace, Alan Smith, was brought in as a football consultant. Southgate and chairman Steve Gibson discussed the matter in detail before the appointment, which sees Smith take a behind-the-scenes role, rather than being involved on the training pitch or in the dressing room.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Staff
On 20 October, Gareth Southgate and Alan Smith were both relieved of their duties with immediate effect.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Staff
On 3 May, the day after the final game of the season, Middlesbrough announced that first team coach Colin Cooper, goalkeeping coach Stephen Pears and reserve team coach Martin Scott had all been relieved of their duties, with Gordon Strachan planning changes for a promotion push next season.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Other events
A special promotion on Half Season Cards was launched in early December, which offered fans who bought the tickets a chance to "win" a full refund, if Middlesbrough won their first four Championship games after Christmas. However, following feedback from a number of existing Season Card holders, who had paid their money up front long before the season began, the special offer was swiftly withdrawn.


2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Other events
During half time of a Championship match against Nottingham Forest at the Riverside Stadium, which ended 1–1, Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May made a surprise appearance to promote their automotive exhibition at the MIMA. They originally walked onto the pitch wearing rival Newcastle United's shirts as a joke before quickly changing into Middlesbrough shirts to promote the exhibition.


2009–10 Midland Football Alliance
The 2009–10 Midland Football Alliance season was the 16th in the history of Midland Football Alliance, a football competition in England.


2009–10 Midland Football Alliance, Clubs
The league featured 19 clubs from the previous season, along with three new clubs:


2009–10 Midland Football Combination
The 2009–10 Midland Football Combination season was the 73rd in the history of the Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.


2009–10 Midland Football Combination, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2009–10 Millwall F.C. season
The 2009–10 Football League One season saw Millwall promoted back to The Championship via the Play-offs, after finishing 3rd in the table. Millwall celebrated their 125th anniversary this season. It was the club's 84th continuous season in the Football League and 41st in the third tier.


2009–10 Millwall F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Milton Keynes Dons' sixth season in their existence as a professional association football club, and their second consecutive season competing in Football League One.


2009–10 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season
As well as competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.


2009–10 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.


2009–10 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Season overview
It was manager Paul Ince's single season in charge of the club during his second spell as manager. He had replaced former manager, Roberto Di Matteo who had moved to take over the manager's role at West Bromwich Albion. Ince resigned in April 2010 blaming proposed budget cuts as a reason for his departure. Ince's assistant manager was Karl Robinson who would go on to replace him as manager in May 2010.


2009–10 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Season overview
Top scorer for the season was Welsh striker, Jermaine Easter who was Ince's second singing for the club, in July 2009. Also signed by Ince in July 2009 was former Chelsea and Watford goalkeeper, Stuart Searle who was signed to serve as back-up goalkeeper to Willy Guéret. Milton Keynes Dons finished in 12th position in League One, 20 points outside of the play-off positions. A long injury list and a poor disciplinary record undermined their chances of success.


2009–10 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Season overview
Although in fifth place and in the play-off places on Boxing Day, 2009, following a 4–1 win against Stockport County, they lost their next game, away to Huddersfield Town, and did not regain a place in the play-off positions for the rest of the season. They fell away badly from the league leaders towards the end of the season, failing to win any of their last 11 games. A season total of 236,663 people watched the team play their 23 home League One games giving an average attendance of 10,290 per match, the 7th highest in the league.


2009–10 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Season overview
MK Dons reached the Third Round of the FA Cup before being beaten 2–1 in Milton Keynes by Burnley. Managed by Owen Coyle the creativity of Chris Eagles and the thrust in attack of Steven Fletcher were prominent features of the game. A goal from Fletcher and a penalty by Graham Alexander won the match with a single goal from MK Dons' Dean Morgan in response.


2009–10 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Season overview
They played only in the First Round of the League Cup before being eliminated 1–4 by Swindon Town. The defeat was manager Ince's first since returning to the club. The opening goal for Swindon was a 40 yards (37 m) lob of the goalkeeper, Willy Guéret by Jon-Paul McGovern.


2009–10 Milton Keynes Dons F.C. season, Season overview
They reached the Southern Area Final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy before being beaten 4–1 on aggregate by Southampton.


2009–10 Milton Keynes Lightning season
During the 2009-10 season, Milton Keynes Lightning will participate in the semi-professional English Premier Ice Hockey League. It will be the 8th year of Ice Hockey played by MK Lightning.


2009–10 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 2009–10 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2009–10 Milwaukee Bucks season
The Bucks made the playoffs for the first time in four seasons, though they would lose in the First Round in seven games. It was during this season in which the slogan "Fear the Deer" was coined, which the fans adopted onto the Internet. Five years after it was introduced, the Bucks used the slogan as part of their new jersey design and on the sidelines of the court.


2009–10 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 46-win total was the most games the Bucks had won since 2001 and the most they would win until 2019.


2009–10 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2009–10 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Rob Jeter. The Panthers competed in the Horizon League and played their home games at US Cellular Arena. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in Horizon play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament.


2009–10 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, Recruits
The following is a list of commitments Milwaukee received for the 2009-2010 season:


2009–10 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, 2010 Horizon League Tournament
First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seedsSecond round, semifinals, and championship were hosted by the #1 Overall Seed, Butler. All times ET.


2009–10 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season, Postseason
Senior Emmanuelle Blais had 12 points over the last five games of the season, and ended her NCAA career on a five-game scoring streak.


2009–10 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
Minnesota Duluth (28–8–2) is seeded Number 2 and the Bulldogs will host the New Hampshire Wildcats (19–8–5) on Saturday, March 13 at 2:00 pm central standard time. The Golden Gophers (25–8–5) are the number 3 seed, and will host the Clarkson Golden Eagles (23–11–5), on March 13 at 4:00 pm central standard time. Minnesota Duluth won the Frozen Four for the first three years that the tournament was held (2001, 2002 and 2003). The Golden Gophers proceeded to win the next two Frozen Four tournaments (2004 and 2005). Neither team has won since.


2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Tubby Smith in his third year. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning an 11 seed in the West Region. They lost to six-seed and AP #25 Xavier in the first round.


2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, Season
Royce White signed with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but did not play due to shoplifting and trespassing charges. He transferred to Iowa State in July 2010.


2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team, Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.


2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers were coached by Pam Borton. The Golden Gophers, a member of the Big Ten Conference, finished last in the conference standings and did not advance to any national postseason tournament.


2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Golden Gophers were coached by Brad Frost and played their home games at Ridder Arena. The University of Minnesota hosted the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Ice hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 2010 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. It marked the third time that Minneapolis hosted the Frozen Four. The Golden Gophers are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and attempted to win their fourth NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship.


2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season, Offseason
Downey joins the Gopher program after a successful senior year with Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall. She was an all-state honoree in 2008-09, and broke the school record with 37 goals and 74 points. She helped the Mirage to a 20-7-1 record.


2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season, Offseason
Katie Frischmann, is a 5-5 defenseman, has received an acceptance of admission into the university. She played with the Minnesota Thoroughbreds for three years. In her senior year, Frischmann was a captain for a team that went 33-25-5. Along with her accomplishments on the ice, Frischmann was a four-year letterwinner in the soccer and a three-year letterwinner in lacrosse.


2009–10 Minnesota State–Mankato Mavericks women's ice hockey season
The 2009-10 Minnesota State Mavericks women's ice hockey season took place under head coach Eric Means.


2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season
The 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association.


2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season, Summary, NBA Draft 2009
The Timberwolves, thanks to various trades, had six picks in the 2009 draft. They had four first-round picks at the #5, #6, #18, and #28 slots, as well as the #45 and #47 picks in the second.


2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season, Summary, NBA Draft 2009
Their first pick was Spanish teenage point guard sensation Ricky Rubio, followed immediately by another point guard, Syracuse sophomore Jonny Flynn. At #18, they picked yet another point guard, North Carolina's Ty Lawson. Their final first-rounder was Lawson's backcourt mate, shooting guard Wayne Ellington.


2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season, Summary, NBA Draft 2009
In the second round, the Timberwolves selected a fourth point guard, Nick Calathes of Florida. The team's final selection was Henk Norel, a Dutch power forward who was Rubio's teammate at Spanish club power Joventut Badalona.


2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season, Summary, NBA Draft 2009
The glut of point guards was partially resolved when the Timberwolves traded the rights to Lawson to the Denver Nuggets and Calathes to the Dallas Mavericks. In any event, Calathes was not expected to join the NBA in the near future, as he has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Panathinaikos, one of the strongest clubs in his ancestral home of Greece.


2009–10 Minnesota Wild season
The 2009–10 Minnesota Wild season was the team's tenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). On May 22, Chuck Fletcher was named as the new general manager of the Wild, replacing Doug Risebrough. On June 16, the Wild named Todd Richards as the new head coach, replacing Jacques Lemaire, who had resigned from the position in April. On August 30, the Wild unveiled their new third jersey, which they debuted on October 21 against the Colorado Avalanche. The team ended its de facto policy of rotating the captaincy monthly by naming Mikko Koivu the team's permanent captain.


2009–10 Minnesota Wild season, Regular season
The Wild allowed the most shorthanded goals in the League, with 13.


2009–10 Minnesota Wild season, Regular season, Conference standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)


2009–10 Minnesota Wild season, Regular season, Game log
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2009–10 Minnesota Wild season, Playoffs
The Wild did not qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, making it the second year in a row that they've missed the playoffs.


2009–10 Minnesota Wild season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2009–10 Minnesota Wild season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts


2009–10 Minnesota Wild season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Wild. Stats reflect time with Wild only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Wild only.


2009–10 Minnesota Wild season, Transactions
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Minnesota Wild season, Draft picks
Minnesota's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.


2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team
The 2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Rick Stansbury's twelfth season at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs competed in the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum, nicknamed The Hump. They finished the season 24–12, 9–7 in SEC play. They advanced to the championship game where they were defeated by Kentucky in overtime. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before being defeated by North Carolina.


2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team, Previous season
The 2008–09 Bulldogs finished the season 23–13 (9–7 in SEC play). The Bulldogs won the 2009 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, allowing them to advance to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Washington in the Round of 64.


2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team, Before the season, Departures
Four players from the 2008–09 team did not return for this season.


2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team, Roster
Because the Bulldogs were one player above the scholarship limit, Jarvis Varnado gave his scholarship up so that no one on the team would have to leave, making him a walk-on. Renardo Sidney was suspended for the entire season over recruitment violations.


2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season
The 2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season is the inaugural season of the Central Hockey League (CHL) franchise in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.


2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season, Off-season
In April 2009, Matt Adams, Mark Adams, and Mike Carper, the owners of the group Independence Pro Hockey, LLC, announced that their group would bring a Central Hockey League team to Independence, Missouri to begin play in the 2009–10 season. Independence Pro Hockey, LLC previously owned the Lubbock Cotton Kings, also of the Central Hockey League. The team would play at the Independence Events Center as part of a 10-year lease agreement.


2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season, Off-season
Brad Lund, previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma City Blazers from 1992 to 2008, was tapped to serve as President of Independence Pro Hockey, LLC and run the day-to-day operations of the team. Brent Thiessen was to be the team's General Manager and Joe Greene was hired to be the team's Assistant General Manager.


2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season, Off-season
On June 2, 2009, Scott Hillman, a former player in the Central Hockey League and previously the cead coach of the Knoxville Ice Bears of the Southern Professional Hockey League, winning both back-to-back regular season titles and league championships for both the 2007–08 season and 2008–09 season, was named as the team's new head coach. Hillman also won the Coach of The Year award for the SPHL for the 2008–09 season.


2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season, Off-season
On June 25, 2009, it was announced that the team would be called the Missouri Mavericks.


2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season, Regular season, Conference standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season, Regular season, Conference standings
y – clinched conference title; x – clinched playoff spot; e – eliminated from playoff contention


2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season, Playoffs
On April 2, 2010, the Mavericks' inaugural 2009–10 season ended with a 7–6 loss to the Rapid City Rush in Game 4 of the Ray Miron President's Cup Playoffs Northern Conference Semifinals.


2009–10 Missouri State Bears basketball team
The 2009–10 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2009–10 season. Playing in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and led by second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin, the Bears finished the season with a 24–12 overall record and won the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.


2009–10 Missouri State Bears basketball team
In MVC play, the Bears finished in seventh place with a 8–10 record. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2009 MVC Tournament, where they lost to Wichita State, 73–63.


2009–10 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their Head Coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his 4th year at Missouri. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri and they are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Tigers finished the season 23–11, 10–6 in Big 12 play and they lost in the first round of the 2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 10 seed in the East Region. They upset 7 seed Clemson in the first round before falling to 2 seed and AP #6 West Virginia in the second round.


2009–10 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
The 2009–10 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers competed in the Big 12 conference.


2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season marks the 101st season of Missouri Valley Conference basketball.


2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
In the preseason, Northern Iowa was the conference favorite – returning all five starters and 9 of the top 10 players from their MVC championship team. UNI received all but one first-place vote in the preseason poll of MVC coaches, media, and sports information directors. Creighton received the other first place vote. The preseason player of the year was 2009 MVC conference tournament MVP Osiris Eldridge of Illinois State – who tested the NBA Draft waters over the offseason.


2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
Also in the preseason, three MVC players were named to the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award preseason candidate list: Dodie Dunson of Bradley, Adam Koch of Northern Iowa and Josh Young of Drake.


2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Non-conference
Bradley was dealt a tough blow in their season opener as, for the fourth consecutive season, the Braves suffered an injury to a key player. Senior guard Dodie Dodson broke two bones in his forearm in Bradley's home opener against Idaho State. Bradley won the game, 74–69, but likely lost Dodson for the season. In another memorable opening games, Creighton hung tough at number 21 Dayton, but ultimately lost down the stretch 70–60. The Bluejays led 46–41 at the half and were within 3 points with 2 minutes left to play. Jake Kelly also made his debut for Indiana State, scoring 16 in an 88–58 win over Nebraska-Kerney. Kelly transferred to Indiana State from Iowa to be closer to home after the death of his mother.


2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Non-conference, Mountain West – Missouri Valley Challenge
The Missouri Valley Conference won the inaugural challenge with 6 wins to the Mountain West's 4 wins. 2009 marked the inaugural year of the Mountain West - Missouri Valley Challenge – matching teams from the MVC against teams from the Mountain West Conference in an effort to bolster strength of schedule for both leagues. Match-ups were set in January 2009 and were based on 2008–09 preseason projections.


2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season, Conference awards & honors, Weekly awards
MVC Players of the WeekThroughout the conference season, the MVC offices name a player and newcomer of the week.


2009–10 Moldovan "A" Division
The  2009–10 Moldovan "A" Division season was the 19th since its establishment. A total of 16 teams contested the league.


2009–10 Moldovan "B" Division
The 2009–10 Moldovan "B" Division (Romanian: Divizia B) was the 19th season of Moldovan football's third-tier league. There are 27 teams in the competition, in two groups, 13 in the North and 14 in the South.


2009–10 Moldovan Cup
2009–10 Moldovan Cup was the nineteenth season of the Moldovan annual football tournament. The competition started on 16 September 2009 with the first round and ended with the final held in spring 2010. The defending champions were Sheriff, who won their sixth cup final last season, and defended their title this season.


2009–10 Moldovan Cup, First round
This round involved 16 teams, including four from the Moldovan National Division: CSCA-Rapid, Academia, Viitorul Orhei and Sfîntul Gheorghe. These matches took place on 16 September 2009.


2009–10 Moldovan Cup, Second round
This round featured the eight winners from the previous round as well as the eight remaining clubs from the Moldovan National Division. The matches were played on 30 September 2009 except for the match between Sheriff and CSCA-Rapid, which took place on 22 November 2009.


2009–10 Moldovan Cup, Quarterfinals
This round featured the eight winners from the previous round and was played over two legs. The first legs were played on 22 November 2009 and the second legs were played on 28 November 2009 except for the matches between Sheriff and Academia, which were played on 23 February and 30 March 2010.


2009–10 Moldovan Cup, Semifinals
This round featured the four winners from the previous round and is played over two legs. The first legs took place on 14 April 2010 and the second legs took place on 28 April 2010.


2009–10 Moldovan National Division
The 2009–10 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) was the 19th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season began on 5 July 2008, with the final round of matches played on 16 May 2009. Sheriff Tiraspol retained their title as defending champions.


2009–10 Moldovan National Division, Team changes
On 6 June 2009, Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol announced that the club would dissolve, citing a lack of funds as the reason. As a consequence, Academia Chișinău were spared from relegation. The 2008–09 season had already been absolved with only eleven teams after FC Politehnica Chișinău withdrew their participation just days before the scheduled start.


2009–10 Moldovan National Division, Team changes
The two vacant league spots were filled with 2008–09 Moldovan "A" Division champions Viitorul Orhei and 11th-placed Sfîntul Gheorghe, who bought their way into the top level.


2009–10 Moldovan National Division, Results
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.


2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
The 2009–10 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–6 in Big Sky play to finish tied for third place in the conference regular season standings. Montana won the Big Sky Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to New Mexico.


2009–10 Montenegrin Cup
The 2009–10 Montenegrin Cup was the fourth season of the Montenegrin knockout football tournament. The defending champions were OFK Petrovac. The competition featured 30 teams. It started on 16 September 2009 and ended on 19 May 2010.


2009–10 Montenegrin Cup, First round
Last year's finalists Petrovac and Lovćen received a bye to the Second Round. The remaining 14 matches played on 16 September 2009.


2009–10 Montenegrin Cup, Second round
The 14 winners from the First Round and last year's cup finalists, Petrovac and Lovćen, competed in this round. Starting with this round, all rounds of the competition were two-leg except for the final. The first legs of these matches were played on 21 October 2009 and the second legs on 4 November 2009.


2009–10 Montenegrin Cup, Quarterfinals
The eight winners from the Second Round competed in this round. The first legs took place on 25 November 2009 and the second legs took place on 9 December 2009.


2009–10 Montenegrin Cup, Semifinals
The four winners from the Quarterfinals competed in this round. The first legs took place on 14 April 2010 and the second legs took place on 28 April 2010.


2009–10 Montenegrin First Handball League
The 2009–10 Montenegrin First Handball League was fourth season of the Montenegrin First League of Men's Handball, Montenegro's premier handball league.


2009–10 Montenegrin First Handball League, Participants
Following the propositions of the competition, league had two parts. During the first, there was 14 weeks, and after that, First League was split into two parts. Four best clubs participated in the TOP4 league for champion, and the last four played in relegation league.


2009–10 Montenegrin First Handball League, Participants
The following seven clubs participated in the Montenegrin First League 2009/10.


2009–10 Montenegrin First Handball League, First part
During the first part of the season, all members played 14 games. Four best placed teams - Budućnost, Lovćen, Sutjeska and Rudar continued season in the TOP4 league for champion. Other teams were playing league for relegation.


2009–10 Montenegrin First Handball League, TOP4 / relegation league
At the final phase, RK Budućnost defended their champions title from the last season, without losing a match. Budučnost became the first team ever to finish a season without losing a pointIn the relegation league, at the bottom was RK Danilovgrad.


2009–10 Montenegrin First League
The 2009–10 Montenegrin First League (also known as T-Com 1.CFL for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the top-tier football in Montenegro. The season began on 7 August 2009 and ended on 29 May 2010. Mogren Budva are the defending champions.


2009–10 Montenegrin First League, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje were directly relegated to the Montenegrin Second League after finishing 12th in the 2008–09 season. Their place was taken by Second League champions Berane.


2009–10 Montenegrin First League, Teams, Promotion and relegation
10th-placed Jezero Plav and 11th-placed Dečić Tuzi had to compete in two-legged relegation play-offs. Jezero were relegated by losing 2–1 on aggregate against the 3rd-placed team from Second League, Mornar Bar. On the other hand, Dečić saved their place in the Montenegrin top league by beating Mladost Podgorica, who had finished as runners-up of the Second League, also with 2–1 on aggregate.


2009–10 Montenegrin First League, Results
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.


2009–10 Montenegrin First League, Results, Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):


2009–10 Montenegrin First League, Relegation play-offs
The 10th-placed team (against the 3rd-placed team of the Second League) and the 11th-placed team (against the runners-up of the Second League) will both compete in two-legged relegation play-offs after the end of the season.


2009–10 Montenegrin First League, Relegation play-offs
Mornar remained a member of First League, while OFK Bar gained promotion to 2010–11 Montenegrin First League. Bratstvo remained a member of Second League, while Berane relegated to 2010–11 Montenegrin Second League.


2009–10 Montenegrin Second League
The 2009–10 Montenegrin Second League (Serbian: Druga Crnogorska Liga / Друга црногорска лига) was the fourth season since its establishment.


2009–10 Montenegrin Second League, League format
Twelve teams participate in this league. The top team directly qualifies for the Montenegrin First League while the second and third teams contest in a two matches playoff against the 11th and 12th team from the First League. The two bottom-placed teams are relegated to the Third League, to be replaced by the two winners of the Third League promotion play-off.


2009–10 Montenegrin Second League, Promotion play-offs
The 3rd-placed team (against the 10th-placed team of the First League) and the runners-up (against the 11th-placed team of the First League) will both compete in two-legged promotion play-offs after the end of the season.


2009–10 Montenegrin Second League, Promotion play-offs
Mornar remained a member of First League, while OFK Bar gained promotion to 2010–11 Montenegrin First League. Bratstvo remained a member of Second League, while Berane relegated to 2010–11 Montenegrin Second League.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season
The 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 101st season of play and 93rd in the National Hockey League (NHL).


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season
This season marked the 100th anniversary of the organization's founding in 1909. Coinciding with this, the Montreal Canadiens hosted the 2009 NHL All-Star Game at the Bell Centre on January 25, 2009 as well as the 2009 NHL Entry Draft that June leading up to the centennial anniversary of the franchise on December 4, 2009.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season
Qualifying for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs as the eighth and final seed, the Canadiens were able to upset the first-seeded Washington Capitals during the first round, and then eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins before falling to the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers in five games.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Off-season
The Canadiens announced Jacques Martin as their new head coach to replace Guy Carbonneau. Martin, the former coach and general manager of the Florida Panthers, and former coach of the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues, is known for his defence-first style.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Off-season
On June 20, the Canadiens announced that owner George Gillett had reached an agreement to sell his 80% share of the team, the Bell Centre and the Gillett concert promotion company to Geoffrey, Justin and Andrew Molson. This represents the third time that the hockey club will be owned by the Molson family, which owned it from 1957 to 1971 and from 1978 to 2001. The purchase price was not disclosed but was estimated at between $506 and 537 million. The deal was approved by the NHL board of governors on December 1.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Off-season
At the Entry Draft, this year held in Montreal at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens made Louis Leblanc their first-round pick. The pick was notable as it was the Canadiens' first first-round pick of a francophone since the team picked Eric Chouinard in the 1998 Entry Draft. Leblanc was born in the Montreal suburb of Kirkland.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Off-season
General manager Bob Gainey pursued a policy of change for the lineup. Prior to free agency, he traded for top centre Scott Gomez in a seven-player deal from the New York Rangers. In free agency, the Canadiens signed Gomez's former New Jersey linemate Brian Gionta, high-scoring Calgary Flames forward Michael Cammalleri, checking line winger Travis Moen, and three defencemen: Hal Gill from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jaroslav Spacek from the Buffalo Sabres, and Paul Mara from the New York Rangers. Captain Saku Koivu was not offered a contract and instead signed with the Anaheim Ducks. Alexei Kovalev turned down a contract and signed with the Ottawa Senators. Mike Komisarek signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tom Kostopoulos signed with the Carolina Hurricanes.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Regular season
For the first time in franchise history, the Canadiens enter the regular season without a captain. On October 6, 2009, the Canadiens signed defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron due to early injuries to Andrei Markov.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Regular season
On December 28, 2009, forward Michael Cammalleri scored the 20,000th goal in franchise history in a game against the Ottawa Senators.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Regular season
On February 8, general manager Bob Gainey announced his retirement as general manager of the club, staying on as advisor to the club. Assistant general manager Pierre Gauthier became the interim general manager. Gauthier and head coach Jacques Martin held the same positions with the Ottawa Senators in the late 1990s.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Regular season
The Canadiens finished the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams with 261.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Playoffs
In the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, the Canadiens faced the winners of the 2009–10 Presidents' Trophy, the Washington Capitals, who had led the league with the most goals scored during the regular season (318) and the most points (121). Despite trailing 3–1 after the first four games, the Canadiens won the final three, holding the Capitals to three goals. Montreal went 3–1 on the road in the series.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Playoffs
In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Canadiens faced the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Once again, the Canadiens found themselves trailing, this time 3–2. After edging the Penguins 4–3 at home in Game 6, the Canadiens jumped out to a 4–0 lead in Game 7 on the road and would go on to win by a final score of 5–2, thereby clinching the series 4–3.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Playoffs
In the Eastern Conference Final against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Canadiens were shut out by scores of 6–0 and 3–0 in the first two games. They came back and won Game 3 at home by a score of 5–1. Game 4 was scoreless until 5:41 of the second period, when Flyers forward Claude Giroux scored his seventh of the playoffs on an assist from Kimmo Timonen. Ville Leino would score at 14:53 of the same period and Giroux would seal the win with an empty-net goal with 1:13 remaining in the game.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Playoffs
The 3–0 Flyers' win game them a 3–1 lead in the series. The Canadiens would open the scoring in Game 5 just 59 seconds into the game on Brian Gionta's ninth of the playoffs, but the Flyers took a 3–1 lead on a short-handed goal by Flyers' captain Mike Richards at 4:25 of the first period and even-strength goals 84 seconds apart by Arron Asham and Jeff Carter in the second period.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Season events, Playoffs
The Canadiens cut the Flyer's lead to one on Scott Gomez's second of the playoffs (assisted by P. K. Subban and Brian Gionta) at 6:53 of the third period, but Jeff Carter would seal the 4–2 Flyers' win with an empty-net goal at 19:37 and give Philadelphia a 4–1 series win. The Canadiens' playoff performance was the franchise's best in 17 years. However, with this loss, the Canadiens failed to become champions during the 2000s. Having won at least one Stanley Cup in each decade since the 1910s, the 2000s was their first decade without a Cup, thus ending a nine-decade streak of at least one championship per decade.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Standings, Conference standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Standings, Conference standings
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Player stats, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Player stats, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Player stats, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Transactions
The Canadiens were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Draft picks
Montreal's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Farm teams, Hamilton Bulldogs
The Hamilton Bulldogs remain Montreal's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2009–10.


2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season, Farm teams, Cincinnati Cyclones
Montreal continues their affiliation alongside the Nashville Predators for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2009–10.


2009–10 Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey season
The 2009-10 Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey season was their first season competing in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). Their 13-6-1 conference record ranked second during the QSSF regular season. Overall, the Carabins had a won loss record of 15 wins, nine losses, and one tie. In their first season in the CIS, the Carabins qualified for the CIS National Championship tournament.


2009–10 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Todd Bozeman's fourth season at Morgan State. The Bears competed in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House. They finished the season 27–10, 15–1 in MEAC play to win the regular season championship. They also won the 2010 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament for the second consecutive year to receive the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 15 seed in the East Region where they lost to 2 seed and AP #6 West Virginia in the first round.


2009–10 Motherwell F.C. season
Motherwell competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2009–10 season.


2009–10 Motherwell F.C. season, Transfers
For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2009–10, see transfers in season 2009–10


2009–10 Motherwell F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009–10 Motherwell F.C. season, Results and fixtures, Scottish Premier League
Note: Due to postponements between match day 18 and match day 19 (not shown above), Motherwell's position in the Scottish Premier League dropped to 8th place. The win on match day 19 served to allow them to leapfrog the teams in 6th and 7th place while still having two games in hand.


2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season marks the 11th season of Mountain West Conference basketball.


2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
The Mountain West Conference held its pre-season media day on October 6, 2009 at The Mtn. studios in Denver, Colorado. The league's media overwhelmingly voted Brigham Young the preseason #1 and BYU junior guard Jimmer Fredette the preseason player of the year.


2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
New Mexico's Roman Martinez was named to the 30-man Lowe's Senior CLASS Award preseason candidate list.


2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Mountain West – Missouri Valley Challenge
2009 marks the inaugural year of the Mountain West - Missouri Valley Challenge – matching teams from the Mountain West against teams from the Missouri Valley Conference in an effort to bolster strength of schedule for both leagues. Match-ups were set in January, 2009 and were based on 2008–09 preseason projections. The MVC won the first Challenge 5–4 as Northern Iowa knocked off Wyoming in the final game.


2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season, Conference awards & honors, Weekly awards
MWC Player of the WeekThroughout the conference season, the MWC offices name a player of the week.


2009–10 Munster Rugby season
The 2009–10 Munster Rugby season was Munster's ninth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Tony McGahan's second season as Director of Rugby.


2009–10 Munster Rugby season, 2009–10 squad
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2009–10 Munster Rugby season, 2009–10 Celtic League
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:


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 31–5, 17–1 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 Men's Division I 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 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 1,230-game regular season (82 games for each of the 30 teams) began on October 27, 2009, and ended on April 14, 2010.


2009–10 NBA season
The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, and Blake Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers. The Dallas Mavericks hosted the 59th Annual All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on February 14, 2010.


2009–10 NBA season
For the second time in NBA history, all eight Western Conference playoff teams won at least 50 games, and only 7 wins separated the Western Conference #1 seed from #8 seed. Both of these events first occurred in 2008.


2009–10 NBA season
Cleveland's league-leading 61 wins was the lowest win total to lead the league since the Indiana Pacers won 61 games in 2003–04.


2009–10 NBA season
The New Jersey Nets became the fifth team in NBA history to lose 70 games in a season.


2009–10 NBA season, Notable occurrences
The 2010 NBA All-Star Game was played at Cowboys Stadium, in Texas, on February 14, 2010, with the East winning in a closely contested game, 141–139, and the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade being named the MVP. The game had record-breaking attendance, with 108,713. In the Rookie Challenge game, the Rookies defeated the Sophomores. Tyreke Evans was named the game's MVP. This is the first time the Rookies won the Rookie Challenge since 2002.


2009–10 NBA season, Notable occurrences
During the NBA All-Star Weekend, Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks won the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest for the third time in his career; Kevin Durant, who also won the inaugural event, won this year's H.O.R.S.E Competition and Boston's Paul Pierce beat rookie Stephen Curry to win the Three-Point Shootout. Steve Nash won the Skills Challenge for the second time in his career. Team Texas, which represented Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, won the Shooting Stars Competition. In a miscellaneous note, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic set a Guinness World Record for the longest basketball shot while sitting down, at 52 ft 6 in, during Jam Session.


2009–10 NBA season, Playoffs
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.


2009–10 NBA season, Awards, Players of the week
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.


2009–10 NBA season, Awards, Players of the month
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.


2009–10 NBA season, Awards, Rookies of the month
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.


2009–10 NBA season, Awards, Coaches of the month
The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.


2009–10 NBA season, Salary cap
On July 7, 2009, the NBA announced that the salary cap for the 2009–10 season would be $57.70 million and would go into effect on July 8 as the league's "moratorium period" had ended and teams could begin signing free agents and making trades. The tax level for the season was set at $69.92 million, with each team paying a $1 tax for each $1 by which it exceeds $69.92 million. The mid-level exception was $5.854 million for the season and the minimum team salary, which was set at 75% of the salary cap, was $43.275 million.


2009–10 NBA season, Salary cap
For the 2008–09 season, the salary cap was set at $58.68 million ($0.98 million), while the tax level was $71.15 million ($1.23 million). Although the league-wide revenue increased by 2.5% in the previous season, the decrease in the salary cap and tax level was the result of the formula used to set the cap and tax under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.


2009–10 NBA season, Broadcast
The 2009–10 NBA season was broadcast in the United States by ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. A number of games were nationally televised by ABC, ESPN and TNT, while some games were televised by NBA TV. Four teams, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets and Charlotte Bobcats had not have any national TV appearances on ABC, ESPN and TNT. ABC had air several Sunday games and a double-header on Christmas day. ESPN has mainly televised the regular season games on Wednesdays and Fridays, while TNT has mainly televised the Thursday games. TNT has also broadcast the 2010 NBA All-Star Game and the NBA All-Star Saturday Night Events in February.


2009–10 NBB Cup
The 2009–10 NBB Cup was the 42nd season of the Dutch NBB Cup. The championship game was played on 24 March 2013 in the Topsportcentrum in Almere. ZZ Leiden won the final from ABC Amsterdam, winning its second national cup title. Danny Gibson was the top scorer in the final with 20 points. Leiden head coach Toon van Helfteren won his first NBB Cup title as a coach.


2009–10 NBB season
2009–2010 NBB season was the second season of Novo Basquete Brasil, the Brazilian basketball league. It started in November 1, 2009, and was disputed by fourteen teams playing each other in round and runoff in the regular season. At the end of the regular season the first four teams qualify for the quarterfinals of the playoffs automatically now the team who finish between 5th and 12th positions will participate in the first round of the playoffs to define the other four teams in the quarterfinals.


2009–10 NBL season
The 2009–10 NBL season was the 32nd season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The 48-minute game switched to a 40-minute game.


2009–10 NBL season, Preseason
Pre -season training began for a majority of clubs during the last week of July.


2009–10 NBL season, Preseason
A pre-season tourney, dubbed the NBL Top End Challenge, involving all eight sides was contested during August in Darwin, Northern Territory.


2009–10 NBL season, Regular Season
The 2009–10 Regular Season took place over 20 Rounds between 24 September 2009 and 14 February 2010.


2009–10 NBL season, Ladder
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.


2009–10 NBL season, Ladder
13-way Head-to-Head between Wollongong Hawks (5-3), Townsville Crocodiles (4-4) and Gold Coast Blaze (3-5).


2009–10 NBL season, Finals Series
The 2009–10 National Basketball League Finals played between 18 February 2010 and 12 March 2010, consisting of two best-of-three semi-finals and final series in which the higher seed hosts the first and deciding third game.


2009–10 NBL season, Finals Series, Playoff Seedings
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of a tie of three or more teams, winning percentage in games played only between those teams will determine order of finish.


2009–10 NBL season, Finals Series, Playoff Seedings
Under that system, Wollongong (5–3) will finish second, Townsville (4–4) third and Gold Coast (3–5) fourth.


2009–10 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
The 2009–10 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented NC State University in the 2009–10 men's college basketball season. The team was coached by Sidney Lowe and played its home games at the RBC Center in Raleigh, NC. The Wolfpack is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 2009–10 season marked the 100th season of Wolfpack men's basketball. NC State finished the season 20–16 (5–11 in ACC play). The team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Georgia Tech. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the second round before being defeated by UAB.


2009–10 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team, 2009–10 Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2009–10 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
The 2009–10 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in the 2009–10 women's college basketball season. The team is coached by Kellie Harper and plays its home games in Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, NC. The Wolfpack is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2009–10 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team, 2009–10 Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Two human polls made up the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.


2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, AP poll
The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on November 2, 2009. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top 25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness.


2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth.


2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775. The preseason poll was released on November 2, 2009.


2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, Preseason polls
Various publications and news sources release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.


2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010, on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first and second rounds on Thursday through Sunday, March 18–21, 2010. Regional games were played on Thursday through Sunday, March 25–28, 2010, with the Final Four played on Saturday and Monday, April 3 and 5, 2010.


2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls, October 29, 2009. Collegeinsider.com released the preseason Mid-Major Top 25 poll on November 3. This poll is meant to recognize the top teams outside of major conferences.


2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Regular season, Early-season tournaments
*Although these tournaments include more teams, only 4 play for the championship.


2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference winners and tournaments
Thirty athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Ivy League does not have a conference tournament, instead giving their automatic invitation to their regular-season champion. The Great West Conference began play in 2009–10 and does not receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Postseason tournaments, NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 16, 2010, with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 5 at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Of the 65 teams that were invited to participate, 31 were automatic bids while 34 were at-large bids. The 34 at-large teams came from 11 conferences, with the Big East receiving the most bids – eight. The tournament was marked by a number of significant upsets. The biggest saw Northern Iowa knock off #1 overall seed Kansas 69–67 on an Ali Farokhmanesh three-pointer in the waning seconds.