| 2009–10 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular Season | |
| Champions | Old Dominion |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Old Dominion |
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← 08–09 10–11 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNCW | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009–10 CAA men's basketball season marks the 25th season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball. The conference is doing numerous "Silver Anniversary" programs and highlights throughout the season.
On September 23, 2009 the Colonial Athletic Association announced that all 12 CAA teams had been named to ESPN's BracketBusters, which is set for February 19–20, 2010. Home games will be played by Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, Northeastern and Virginia Commonwealth (VCU). Drexel, James Madison, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion, Towson and William & Mary are all road teams.[1]
On October 20, 2009 the Colonial Athletic Association held their annual Media Day at the ESPN Zone in Washington, D.C. The results of a vote of the league's coaches, sports information directors and media was announced to unveil the predicted order of finish for the CAA teams in the conference as well as the preseason all-conference teams.[2]
| First Team | Class | Position | Height | Hometown / Previous School(s) |
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| Matt Janning, Northeastern | Sr. | G/F | 6'4" | Watertown, MN / Watertown-Mayer |
| Charles Jenkins, Hofstra | Jr. | G | 6'3" | Queens, N.Y. / Springfield Gardens |
| Gerald Lee, Old Dominion | Sr. | C/F | 6'10" | Uusikaupunki, Finland / Korhait |
| Cam Long, George Mason | Jr. | G | 6'4" | Palm Bay, FL / Freedom (VA) |
| Larry Sanders, VCU | Jr. | F | 6'11" | Fort Pierce, FL / Port St. Lucie |
| Second Team | Class | Position | Height | Hometown / Previous School(s) |
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| Manny Adako, Northeastern | Sr. | F | 6'8" | Decatur, GA / Towers / Winchendon Prep |
| Joe Dukes, Georgia State | Sr. | G | 6'1" | Cuthbert, GA / Randolph Clay / Wake Forest |
| David Schneider, William & Mary | Sr. | G | 6'3" | Phoenix, AZ / Brophy Prep |
| Chad Tomko, UNC Wilmington | Jr. | G | 5'11" | Charlotte, NC / Independence |
| Julius Wells, James Madison | So. | F | 6'5" | Toledo, OH / Libbey |
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1. Old Dominion |
7. Drexel |
| Date | Winner | Opponent | Score | Notes |
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| 19 November 2009 | UNCW | Penn State | 80–69 | Penn State came into the 2009–10 season as the defending NIT champion. |
| 21 November 2009 | VCU | #17 Oklahoma | 82–69 | Marked former VCU head coach Jeff Capel's return to Richmond; was the first ranked team to play in the Siegel Center, which opened in 1999. |
| 28 November 2009 | William & Mary | Wake Forest | 78–68 | |
| 12 December 2009 | George Mason | Creighton | 75–72 | |
| 19 December 2009 | Old Dominion | #11 Georgetown | 61–57 | |
| 30 December 2009 | William & Mary | Maryland | 83–77 | William & Mary completed their season sweep of Atlantic Coast Conference opponents (2–0), marking the first time in school history that they have defeated two ACC foes on the road in the same season; the win was the Tribe's 9th in a row, good for the second longest winning streak in program history. |
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