2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC West Division champions
NIT, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record2412 (97 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Robert Kirby
  • Phil Cunningham
  • Marcus Grant
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky142 .875353  .921
No. 21 Vanderbilt124 .750249  .727
No. 15 Tennessee115 .688289  .757
Florida97 .5632113  .618
South Carolina610 .3751516  .484
Georgia511 .3131417  .452
West
Mississippi State97 .5632412  .667
Mississippi97 .5632411  .686
Arkansas79 .4381418  .438
Alabama610 .3751715  .531
Auburn610 .3751517  .469
LSU214 .1251120  .355
2010 SEC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

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 2412, 97 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.