| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2009–10 |
| Prev Year: | 2008–09 |
| Next Year: | 2010–11 |
| Team: | Sam Houston State Bearkats |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Division: | West |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 25 - 8 |
| Conf Record: | 14 - 2 |
| Asst Coach1: | Neil Hardin |
| Asst Coach2: | Jason Hooten |
| Asst Coach3: | Oderra Jones |
| Champion: | Southland West Division Champions Southland Tournament Champions |
| Bowl Result: | Round of 64 |
The 2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bob Marlin's twelfth season at Sam Houston State. The Bearkats competed in the Southland Conference and played their home games at Bernard Johnson Coliseum. They finished the season 25 - 8, 14 - 2 in Southland play to capture the regular season championship. They also were champions of the 2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the South Region and were defeated by 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor in the first round.
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| Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashton Mitchell | 5'11" | 175 | G | Sr. | New Orleans, LA | Westwood HS |
| 4 | Kelly Lawson | 6'8" | 215 | F | Fr. | Pearland, TX | Pearland HS |
| 5 | Drae Murray | 5'10" | 135 | G | So. | Huntsville, TX | Huntsville HS |
| 10 | Corey Allmond | 6'1" | 180 | G | Sr. | Oxon Hill, MD | Brandywine HS Howard College |
| 11 | Josten Crow | 6'4" | 204 | F | Jr. | Houston, TX | Westfield HS |
| 12 | Trevon Charles | 6'4" | 215 | F | Jr. | Queens, NY | Rice HS Western Texas CC |
| 14 | Gilberto Clavell | 6'6" | 210 | F | Jr. | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Florida Air Academy Collin County CC |
| 15 | Preston Brown | 6'6" | 225 | F | Sr. | Stringtown, OK | Stringtown HS Cowley County CC |
| 20 | Aaron Thompson | 6'9" | 180 | C | Fr. | Burkburnett, TX | Burkburnett HS |
| 21 | Lance Pevehouse | 6'2" | 180 | G | Jr. | League City, TX | Clear Creek HS |
| 23 | Marco Cooper | 6'7" | 190 | F | Jr. | Freeport, Bahamas | Sagemont School Delaware |
| 24 | Arthur Zulu | 6'8" | 220 | C | Sr. | Lusaka, Zambia | Jacksonville College |
| 25 | Antuan Bootle | 6'7" | 265 | C | So. | Houston, TX | St. Thomas HS |
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|-!colspan=9| Regular Season|-!colspan=9| 2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament|-!colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament