The Year That Was:  The Minnesota State men's basketball team finished the 2009-10 campaign with a 25-5 record and finished the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference portion of the schedule with a  17-3 record, good for first-place in the league.

All-Conference Picks:  Four Mavericks earned All-NSIC selections this season.  Junior guard JJefferson Mason as a First-Team All-Conference choice and was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year.  Joining Mason on the first-team was senior center Travis Nelson while seniors Jesse Clark and Jermain Davis were Second-Team All-Conference selections. Head coach Matt Margenthaler was named the league's Coach of the Year marking the first time he has won the award in the NSIC and the fourth time he has been tabbed coach of the year.

It's All Academic:  The Mavericks had three players featured on the NSIC All-Academic team this winter.  Senior Curt Greeley, joined junior Joe Drapcho and sophomore Stephen Kirschbaum as Academic All-NSIC picks.  To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must maintain a 3.20 cumulative grade point average or higher.

All-American Accolades:  Senior center Travis Nelson was named Minnesota State's seventh All-American in school history when he was selected to the National Basketball Coaches Association All-American team last month.  He was also chosen a Fourth-Team All-American by the DII Bulletin.

Mavericks Earn 17th Championship:  By virtue of Winona State's 80-69 victory over St. Cloud State, the Mavericks locked up their 17th conference championship in program history and their first championship since they joined the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
    Under head coach Matt Margenthaler, the Mavericks have won four league championships, three of which came in the North Central Conference (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08) and then this year's. 

Minnesota State History: The 2009-10 season marked the 88th campaign as a varsity sport for Minnesota State men’s basketball. The Mavericks are 1,153-817 (.588) in 1960 games since the program’s inception in the 1920-21 season. 2008 capped MSU’s 33rd and final season as a member of the North Central Conference, and MSU owned a 283-267 (.515) record in 550 league games played. In the NSIC, MSU owns a 31-9  record (.775).  The Mavericks have also made seven previous appearances in the NCAA Tournament, going 8-8 (.500) in those trips.

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