League NCAA Division I Number of teams 10 | Sport Basketball Champions Butler Bulldogs | |
Duration December 3, 2009
through February 27, 2010 TV partner(s) Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN, CBS Sports, Horizon League Network People also search for 2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season | ||
The 2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season marked the 30th season of Horizon League basketball.
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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. The preseason player of the year was 2009 HL MVP Matt Howard of Butler. 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.
First Team
Second Team
Preseason Player of the Year
Weekly awards
HL Players of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the HL offices name a player of the week.
Tournament honors
Matt Howard of Butler was named the tournament MVP.