The 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by second year head coach Johnny Dawkins, and played their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.
Previous season The Cardinal started the year off strong starting 10–0 in non-conference play but couldn't keep up in conference play ending up under .500. In the Pac-10 tournament they received a #9 seed and would win in the first round against Oregon State In the second round the Cardinal faced #1 seed Washington but lost 85–73. Stanford received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational as a #1 seed in the Midwest and a first round opponent of Boise State. After the win against Boise State, Stanford hit the road and traveled to Wichita, Kansas to face the Shockers and would come out with a 70–56 victory. With the Semifinals being reseeded, the Cardinal would face Pac-10 foe, for the fourth time in the season, Oregon State. Stanford took Oregon State to overtime, but came up short losing by three, going 1–3 against the Beavers in the season and finishing 20–14 overall and 6–12 in conference play.
Offseason Departures Stanford DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure Kenny Brown 22 G 6'1" 190 RS-Senior Southlake, TX Graduated Anthony Goods 4 G 6'3" 195 Senior Corona, CA Graduated Lawrence Hill 15 F 6'8" 205 Senior Glendale, AZ Graduated Mitch Johnson 1 G 6'1" 185 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated Will Paul 34 C 6'9" 220 Junior Corpus Christi, TX Transferred to Arkansas Tech
Incoming
Transfers In Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transferred From Andrew Zimmermann 34 F 6’9” 215 Sophomore Oostburg, WI Foothill College
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Pac-10 regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Pac-10 tournament
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