The team played its home games in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the Lavietes Pavilion, which has a capacity of 2,195.

The team was led by third-year head coach Tommy Amaker and starred highly touted prospect Jeremy Lin.

[3] Amaker was a nominee for the inaugural Ben Jobe Award as the top minority Division I college basketball coach.

[7] The Ivy League held its pre-season media day on October 28, 2009, in Princeton, New Jersey.

[19] At the conclusion of the 2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball season, Lin was selected as a repeat first team All-Ivy selection after becoming the first player in Ivy League history to record 1,450 points (1,471), 450 rebounds (487), 400 assists (401) and 200 steals (224).