2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season
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{{Infobox sports season
|title=2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season
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| league =NCAA Division I
| sport =Basketball
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| duration =December 3, 2009
through February 27, 2010
| no_of_teams =10
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| TV =Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN, CBS Sports, Horizon League Network
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| season = Regular Season
| season_champs = Butler Bulldogs
| season_champ_name= Champions
| league_champs = Brad Stevens, Butler
| league_champ_name= Coach of the Year
| second_place = Wright State Raiders
| MVP = Gordon Hayward, Butler
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| top_scorer = Rahmon Fletcher, Green Bay
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| finals = Tournament
| finals_link = Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
| finals_champ = Butler
| finals_runner-up = Wright State
| finals_MVP = Matt Howard, Butler
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| seasonslist =
| seasonslistnames =Basketball
| prevseason_link = 2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball season
| prevseason_year = 2008–09
| nextseason_link = 2010–11 Horizon League men's basketball season
| nextseason_year = 2010–11
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{{2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball standings}}
The 2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season marked the 30th season of Horizon League basketball.
Preseason
In the preseason, Butler was the conference favorite - returning all players from their regular season HL championship team. Butler received all but three first-place votes in the preseason poll of HL coaches, media, and sports information directors. Wright State received the one first place vote, capturing second in the preseason poll, and defending HL Tournament champion Cleveland State claimed two first place votes, finishing third.[http://www.horizonleague.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102009aab.html Butler tops Horizon League men's basketball preseason poll] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024040348/http://www.horizonleague.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102009aab.html |date=2009-10-24 }}, Horizon League, retrieved 2010-01-16 The preseason player of the year was 2009 HL MVP Matt Howard of Butler.[http://www.horizonleague.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102109aae.html Horizon League announces preseason All-League basketball teams] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120802120936/http://www.horizonleague.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102109aae.html |date=2012-08-02 }}, Horizon League, retrieved 2010-01-16 Also in the preseason, one HL player was named to both the John R. Wooden Award preseason candidate list and the Naismith Award preseason candidate list: Gordon Hayward of Butler.[http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/hori/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/082009aaa.html Butler's Gordon Hayward Named To Wooden Award List], Horizon League, retrieved 2010-01-16[http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/PressReleases/10292009PreseasonWatchlist/tabid/164/Default.aspx Naismith Trophy 2009-10 Preseason Watch List Dominant With Upperclassmen] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091111053620/http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/PressReleases/10292009PreseasonWatchlist/tabid/164/Default.aspx |date=November 11, 2009 }} Naismith Award, retrieved 2010-02-15
=HL Preseason Poll=
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!Rank !Team !Votes | ||
| 1 | Butler (43) | 455 |
| 2 | Wright State (1) | 398 |
| 3 | Cleveland State (2) | 324 |
| 4 | Milwaukee | 314 |
| 5 | Green Bay | 273 |
| 6 | Detroit | 209 |
| 7 | Youngstown | 197 |
| 8 | Valparaiso | 137 |
| 9 | Illinois-Chicago | 126 |
| 10 | Loyola-Chicago | 97 |
=Preseason All-Horizon=
==First Team==
- Matt Howard, Butler
- Gordon Hayward, Butler
- Norris Cole, Cleveland State
- Todd Brown, Wright State
- Vaughn Duggins, Wright State
==Second Team==
- Rahmon Fletcher, Green Bay
- Shelvin Mack, Butler
- Tone Boyle, Milwaukee
- Troy Cotton, Green Bay
- James Eayrs, Milwaukee
Preseason Player of the Year
- Matt Howard, Butler
Conference awards & honors
=Weekly awards=
HL Players of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the HL offices name a player of the week.
=All-Conference Honors=
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| Honor
! Recipient(s) ! School ! Position ! Year |
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| Player of the Year[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hori/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010PostseasonAwards.pdf Horizon League announces men's basketball All-League Teams and specialty award winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112102107/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hori/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010PostseasonAwards.pdf |date=2012-11-12 }}, retrieved 2010-03-01
| Butler | Guard/Forward | Sophomore |
| Coach of the Year
| Butler | Head Coach | 3rd |
| Newcomer of the Year
| Guard | Sophomore |
| rowspan=2 | Defensive Player of the Year
| Ronald Nored | Butler | Guard | Sophomore |
| Woody Payne
| Detroit | Guard | Senior |
| Sixth Man of the Year
| Walt Gibler | Loyola | Forward | Sophomore |
| rowspan=5 valign=middle | All Horizon League First Team
| Butler | Guard/Forward | Sophomore |
| Rahmon Fletcher
| Guard | Junior |
| Norris Cole
| Guard | Junior |
| Shelvin Mack
| Butler | Guard | Sophomore |
| Matt Howard
| Butler | Forward | Junior |
| rowspan=5 valign=middle | All Horizon League Second Team
| Vaughn Duggins | Guard | Junior |
| Brandon Wood
| Guard | Sophomore |
| Ricky Franklin
| Guard | Senior |
| Chase Simon
| Detroit | Guard | Sophomore |
| Cory Johnson
| Forward | Junior |
| rowspan=5 valign=middle | All-Newcomer Team
| Brandon Wood | Guard | Sophomore |
| Chase Simon
| Detroit | Guard | Sophomore |
| Cory Johnson
| Forward | Junior |
| Eli Holman
| Detroit | Forward/Center | Sophomore |
| Xavier Keeling
| Detroit | Forward | Junior |
| rowspan=5 valign=middle | All Defensive Team
| Ronald Nored | Butler | Guard | Sophomore |
| Woody Payne
| Detroit | Guard | Senior |
| Willie Veasley
| Butler | Forward | Senior |
| D'Aundray Brown
| Guard | Junior |
| Vaughn Duggins
| Guard | Junior |
=Tournament honors=
Matt Howard of Butler was named the tournament MVP.[https://archive.today/20120904145207/http://www.horizonleague.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030910aac.html Butler defeats Wright State for Horizon League Title]
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! rowspan=6 valign=middle | Horizon League All-Tournament Team[http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2009-10/releases/030910aab Bulldogs Capture Horizon League Tournament Crown] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724154605/http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2009-10/releases/030910aab |date=2011-07-24 }}, retrieved 2010-03-10 ! Player ! School ! Position ! Year |
| Matt Howard
| Butler | Forward | Junior |
| Shelvin Mack
| Butler | Guard | Sophomore |
| Gordon Hayward
| Butler | Guard/Forward | Sophomore |
| Ronald Nored
| Butler | Guard | Junior |
| N'Gai Evans
| Guard | Junior |
External links
- [http://www.horizonleague.org/ HL Official website]
- [http://www.horizonleaguenetwork.tv/ Horizon League Network]
- [http://www.horizonleague.org/photos/schools/hori/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/horizon-mbkb-prosp-0910.pdf 2009-10 HL Men's Basketball Season Preview]