The 2009–10 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2009–10 men's college basketball season. This was Kerry Rupp's 3rd season as head coach. The Bulldogs played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and compete in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 9–7 in WAC play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to Missouri State.

Pre-season In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference La Tech was selected to finish 5th in the coaches poll and 6th in the media poll. Sr. Kyle Gibson was selected to the coaches All-WAC second team.

2009–10 Team

Roster Source #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)2Brandon Gibson6'5"225GSo.Marianna, FloridaMarianna HS3Jamel Guyton6'3"200GSr.Odessa, TexasOdessa HSOdessa CC5Olu Ashaolu6'7"220GSo.Toronto, OntarioHumble Christian (Texas)10Yonas Berhe6'0"170GSo.Toronto, OntarioFather Henry Carr SS11DeAndre Brown5'11"160GJr.Fort Worth, TexasPaul Laurence Dunbar HSNavarro CC13Trey Felder6'5"169GFFr.Jackson, MississippiMurrah HS15Magnum Rolle6'11"225FCSr.Freeport, BahamasBahamas National prep schoolLSU20Andres Marmolejo6'3"215GJr.Alamo Heights, TexasAlamo Heights SSOakton CC22Kyle Gibson6'5"205GSr.Los Angeles, CaliforniaDorsey HS24Darius Redding6'4"205FFr.Tallahassee, FloridaGodby HS30David Jackson6'8"205FSr.Tucson, ArizonaRincon HSMesa CC31Kaiser Stegall6'3"205FFr.Lancaster, TexasSkyline HS33Anson Bartlett6'3"175GSo.Little Rock, ArkansasPulaski Academy34Justin Rake6'3"200GFr.Mandeville, LouisianaSt. Paul's School45Shawn Oliverson6'10"250FCJr.Preston, IdahoPreston HSCornell

Coaching staff Name Position Year at La TechAlma Mater (Year)Kerry RuppHead coach 3rd Southern Utah (1977)Nikita Johnson Associate head coach 3rd West Georgia (1989)Curtis Condie Assistant coach 3rd Utah State (1994)Dusty May Assistant coach 1st Indiana (2000)Cody Fueger Director of Basketball Operations 3rd Utah (2006)

2009–10 schedule and results Source All times are Central

!colspan=9| Exhibition

!colspan=9| Regular Season

!colspan=9| 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament

!colspan=10| 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

Season highlights On December 7, Sr. Kyle Gibson was named the WAC player of the week for the fourth week of the season with weekly averages of 27.5 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 4.0 AST, 1.5 Steals and 59.3 FG%.

On January 4, So. Olu Ashaolu was named the WAC player of the week for the eighth week of the season with weekly averages of 15.5 PPG, 16.5 RPG, 1.5 AST, 0.5 Steals and 52.4 FG%.

See also Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball 2009–10 WAC men's basketball season

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