2009–10 MEAC men's basketball season

The 2009–10 MEAC men's basketball season marked the 39th season of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference basketball.

2009–10 MEAC men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	December 5, 2009 through March 6, 2010
Number of teams	11
Regular Season
Tournament

2009–10 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Morgan State †	15	–	1		.938			24	–	10		.706
Delaware State	11	–	5		.688			16	–	11		.593
South Carolina State	10	–	6		.625			16	–	13		.552
Norfolk State	9	–	7		.563			11	–	18		.379
Hampton	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	8		.500			10	–	20		.333
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Howard	6	–	10		.375			7	–	24		.226
North Carolina A&T	6	–	10		.375			10	–	21		.323
Florida A&M	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
Coppin St.	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
† 2010 MEAC tournament winner As of March 19, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

The MEAC season started on a tragic note, as Hampton captain Theo Smalling was shot and killed in an accidental shooting outside a nightclub. The incident took place on October 24 and Smalling died two days later.^[1]

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference coaches and sports information directors voted Morgan State the preseason #1 and Norfolk State senior guard Michael DeLoach the preseason player of the year.^[2]

MEAC Preseason Poll

Rank	Team	Votes
1	Morgan State (20)	476
2	South Carolina State	388
3	Norfolk State	310
4	Hampton (1)	305
5	Bethune-Cookman	292
6	North Carolina A&T	258
7	Coppin State	234
8	Florida A&M (1)	154
9	Delaware State	134
10	Howard	104
11	Maryland Eastern Shore	88

Preseason All-MEAC Team

First team

• Michael DeLoach, Norfolk State
• Reggie Holmes, Morgan State
• Jason Flagler, South Carolina State
• Neal Pitt, Maryland Eastern Shore
• Sam Coleman, Coppin State

Second team

• C. J. Reed, Bethune-Cookman
• Vincent Simpson, Hampton
• Michael Harper, Coppin State
• Kevin Thompson, Morgan State
• Paul Kirkpatrick, Howard

Preseason Player of the Year

• Michael DeLoach, Norfolk State

Regular season

External links

• MEAC Official website