2009–10 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
The 2009–10 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's fifth season at BYU. The Cougars compete in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 30-6, 13-3 in MWC play. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to UNLV. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 7 seed in the West Region. They beat 10 seed Florida in double overtime in the first round before losing to 2 seed and AP #7 Kansas State in the second round.
Pre-Season
In the Mountain West preseason polls, released October 6 at The Mtn. studios in Denver, Colorado, BYU was selected to finish first in the media poll. Jr. Jimmer Fredette was selected as the preseason conference player of the year along with being selected to the preseason MWC first team. Sr. Jonathan Tavernari was also selected to the preseason first team.Roster
Source| # | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team |
| 0 | Brandon Davies | 6'9" | 230 | F | Fr. | Provo, Utah, United States | Provo HS |
| 1 | Charles Abouo | 6'5" | 210 | G F | So. | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | Brewster Academy |
| 2 | Lamont Morgan Jr. | 5'10" | 170 | G | Sr. | Pomona, California, United States | Diamond Ranch HS Saddleback CC |
| 4 | Jackson Emery | 6'3" | 185 | G | Jr. | Alpine, Utah, United States | Lone Peak HS |
| 10 | Michael Loyd Jr. | 6'1" | 170 | G | So. | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Palo Verde HS |
| 12 | Logan Magnusson | 6'6" | 210 | G F | Jr. | Heber City, Utah, United States | Wasatch HS Salt Lake CC |
| 13 | Brock Zylstra | 6'6" | 205 | G F | Jr. | La Verne, California, United States | Bonita HS |
| 15 | James Anderson | 6'10" | 230 | F C | So. | Page, Arizona, United States | Page HS |
| 23 | Tyler Haws | 6'5" | 200 | G | Fr. | Alpine, Utah, United States | Lone Peak HS |
| 32 | Jimmer Fredette | 6'2" | 195 | G | Jr. | Glens Falls, New York, United States | Glens Falls HS |
| 34 | Noah Hartsock | 6'8" | 215 | F | So. | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States | Bartlesville HS |
| 45 | Jonathan Tavernari | 6'6" | 215 | G F | Sr. | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | Bishop Gorman HS |
| 54 | Chris Miles | 6'11" | 235 | F C | Sr. | Provo, Utah, United States | Timpview HS |
Schedule and results
Source- All times are Mountain
!colspan=9| Regular Season
!colspan=10| 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
!colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.