2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season
Introduction The '''2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball season''' marked the 30th season of Horizon League basketball.
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.===HL Preseason Poll===RankTeamVotes1 Butler (43)4552 Wright State (1)3983 Cleveland State (2)3244 Milwaukee3145 Green Bay2736 Detroit2097 Youngstown1978 Valparaiso1379 Illinois-Chicago12610 Loyola-Chicago97===Preseason All-Horizon=======First Team====*Matt Howard, Butler*Gordon Hayward, Butler*Norris Cole, Cleveland State*Todd Brown, Wright State*Vaughn Duggins, Wright State====Second Team====*Rahmon Fletcher, Green Bay*Shelvin Mack, Butler*Tone Boyle, Milwaukee*Troy Cotton, Green Bay*James Eayrs, Milwaukee'''Preseason Player of the Year '''*Matt Howard, Butler
Conference awards & honors ===Weekly awards==='''HL Players of the Week'''Throughout the conference season, the HL offices name a player of the week. Week Player of the week November 16 Todd Brown, Wright State November 23 Eli Holman, Detroit November 30 James Eayrs, Milwaukee December 7 Rahmon Fletcher, Green Bay December 14 Gordon Hayward, Butler December 21 Gordon Hayward, Butler December 28 Sirlester Martin, Youngstown State January 4 Shelvin Mack, Butler January 11 DeAndre Mays, Youngstown State January 18 Rahmon Fletcher, Green BayChase Simon, Detroit January 25 Norris Cole, Cleveland State February 1 Chase Simon, Detroit February 8 Trevon Harmon, Cleveland State February 15 Gordon Hayward, Butler February 22 Rahmon Fletcher, Green Bay March 1 Anthony Hill, Milwaukee===All-Conference Honors=== Honor Recipient(s) School Position Year Player of the Year Gordon Hayward Butler Guard/Forward Sophomore Coach of the Year Brad Stevens Butler Head Coach 3rd Newcomer of the Year Brandon Wood Valparaiso Guard Sophomore Defensive Player of the Year Ronald Nored Butler Guard Sophomore Woody Payne Detroit Guard Senior Sixth Man of the Year Walt Gibler Loyola Forward Sophomore All Horizon League First Team Gordon Hayward Butler Guard/Forward Sophomore Rahmon Fletcher Green Bay Guard Junior Norris Cole Cleveland State Guard Junior Shelvin Mack Butler Guard Sophomore Matt Howard Butler Forward Junior All Horizon League Second Team Vaughn Duggins Wright State Guard Junior Brandon Wood Valparaiso Guard Sophomore Ricky Franklin Milwaukee Guard Senior Chase Simon Detroit Guard Sophomore Cory Johnson Valparaiso Forward Junior All-Newcomer Team Brandon Wood Valparaiso Guard Sophomore Chase Simon Detroit Guard Sophomore Cory Johnson Valparaiso Forward Junior Eli Holman Detroit Forward/Center Sophomore Xavier Keeling Detroit Forward Junior All Defensive Team Ronald Nored Butler Guard Sophomore Woody Payne Detroit Guard Senior Willie Veasley Butler Forward Senior D'Aundray Brown Cleveland State Guard Junior Vaughn Duggins Wright State Guard Junior===Tournament honors==='''Matt Howard''' of Butler was named the tournament MVP. Horizon League All-Tournament Team Player School Position Year Matt Howard Butler Forward Junior Shelvin Mack Butler Guard Sophomore Gordon Hayward Butler Guard/Forward Sophomore Ronald Nored Butler Guard Junior N'Gai Evans Wright State Guard Junior
External links * HL Official website* Horizon League Network* 2009-10 HL Men's Basketball Season Preview
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