2009 – 10 Vanderbilt Commodores men 's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2009 – 10 NCAA Division I men 's college basketball season . The team competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference , as it has since the SEC expanded to 12 schools in 1991 . The team was led by Kevin Stallings , in his tenth year as head coach , and played their home games at their home since 1952 , Memorial Gymnasium on the school 's campus in Nashville , Tennessee . They finished the season 24 &ndash; 9 , 12 &ndash; 4 in SEC play . They lost in the semifinals of the 2010 SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament to Mississippi State . The Commodores received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament , earning a 4 seed in the west region , where they lost to 13 seed Murray State in the first round on a last second buzzer beater
2010 SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament
2010 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team