The 2010
NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
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involved 64 schools playing in a
single-elimination tournament
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to determine the national champion of men's
NCAA
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Division II college basketball
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as a culmination of the 2009–10 basketball season. It began on March 13, 2010. The tournament was won by the
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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(Cal Poly Pomona)
men's basketball team, which defeated
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) is a public research university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. As of fall 2021, the university enrolled 7,044 undergraduates and 1,865 postgraduates, for a total enrollment of 9,009 students. The uni ...
, 65–53, in the title game. The championship was the first in the
Broncos' history after ending runner-up in
2009
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.
Regionals
Central –
Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 5th-largest outside of the Minnea ...
Location: Taylor Center Host:
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU, MSU, or Minnesota State) is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. It is Minnesota's second-largest university and has over 123,000 living alumni worldwide. Founded in 1868, it is t ...
South Central –
Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls ( ) is a city in and the seat of government of Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay, and Wichita counties. Accordi ...
Location:
D.L. Ligon Coliseum
D.L. Ligon Coliseum has been home to the Midwestern State University athletic department for 53 years, and it is the site of all MSU home basketball and volleyball events.
Built in 1969, the facility was renamed from MSU Coliseum to D.L. Ligon ...
Host:
Midwestern State University
Midwestern State University (MSU Texas) is a public liberal arts university in Wichita Falls, Texas. In 2020 it had 5,141 undergraduate students. It is the state's only public institution focused on the liberal arts.
History
Founded in 1922 as ...
Atlantic –
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The population was 13,564 at the 2020 census, and since 2013 has been part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. After being a long time p ...
Location: Memorial Field House Host:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) is a public research university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. As of fall 2021, the university enrolled 7,044 undergraduates and 1,865 postgraduates, for a total enrollment of 9,009 students. The uni ...
South –
Russellville, Arkansas
Russellville is the county seat and largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a 2021 estimated population of 29,338. It is home to Arkansas Tech University. Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant is nearby. ...
Location: Tucker Coliseum Host:
Arkansas Tech University
Midwest –
Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about southwest of Lo ...
Location:
Owensboro Sportscenter
The Owensboro Sportscenter is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Owensboro, Kentucky. It is the home of the basketball teams of Kentucky Wesleyan College and Owensboro Catholic High School. It has been the home to three minor-pro basketball tea ...
Host:
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky. The college is known for its liberal arts programs. Fall 2018 enrollment was 830 students.
History
Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Ken ...
West –
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham ( ) is the most populous city in, and county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies south of the U.S.–Canada border in between two major cities of the Pacific Northwest: Vancouver, British Columbia (lo ...
Location: Sam Carver Gymnasium Host:
Western Washington University
Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a pri ...
East –
North Easton, Massachusetts
Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 25,058 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Greater Boston area.
Easton is governed by an elected Select Board. Open Town Meeting acts as the legislative branch ...
Location: Merkert Gymnasium Host:
Stonehill College
Stonehill College is a private Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Easton, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1948 by the Congregation of Holy Cross and is located on the original estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr., with 29 buildings that co ...
Southeast –
Augusta, Georgia
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Location:
Christenberry Fieldhouse Host:
Augusta State University
Augusta State University was a public university in Augusta, Georgia. It merged with Georgia Health Sciences University in 2012 to form Georgia Regents University, later known as Augusta University.
History
Augusta State University was founde ...
Elite Eight – Springfield, Massachusetts
Location:
MassMutual Center
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Hosts:
American International College
American International College (AIC) is a private college in Springfield, Massachusetts.
History
American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885, as the French Protestant College by Rev. Calvin E. Amaron, who soug ...
and
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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Game summaries
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game
All-tournament team
* Dahir Nasser (Cal Poly-Pomona)
* Matt Schneck (Saint Cloud State)
* Austin Swift (Cal Poly-Pomona)
*
Darryl Webb
Darryl Webb (born January 16, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. Webb played for the IUP Crimson Hawks. He also played professionally in Germany, the Netherlands, Japan and Switzerland.
Early years
Webb graduated in 2006 ...
(Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
* Taylor Witt (Saint Cloud State)
See also
*
2010 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
The 2010 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 29th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
Emporia State defeated Fort Lewis ...
*
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2009–10 basketball seaso ...
*
2010 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
The 2010 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.
The tournament began on ...
*
2010 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 2010 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 73rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. In 2 ...
*
2010 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
References
2010 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com
Sources
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2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
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Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
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