2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–15 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wayne McClain (9th season)
  • Jay Price (7th season)
  • Jerrance Howard (3rd season)
MVPDemetri McCamey
Captains
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Ohio State144 .778298  .784
No. 10 Purdue144 .778296  .829
No. 13 Michigan State144 .778289  .757
No. 16 Wisconsin135 .722249  .727
Illinois108 .5562115  .583
Minnesota99 .5002114  .600
Northwestern711 .3892014  .588
Michigan711 .3891517  .469
Indiana414 .2221021  .323
Iowa414 .2221022  .313
Penn State315 .1671120  .355
2010 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's seventh season at the school. They are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Assembly Hall. The Illini finished the season 21–15, 10–8 in Big Ten play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to Dayton.