2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Basketball season
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 's championship game on April 5, 2010, on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis . The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first and second rounds on Thursday through Sunday, March 18–21, 2010. Regional games were played on Thursday through Sunday, March 25–28, 2010, with the Final Four played on Saturday and Monday, April 3 and 5, 2010.
Season headlines
The Duke Blue Devils and head coach Mike Krzyzewski won their fourth national championship, defeating upstart Butler 61–59 behind their "big three" of Jon Scheyer , Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith . The game was played in Butler's home town of Indianapolis .
Krzyzewski became the third coach in NCAA history to win four championships, joining John Wooden (10) and Adolph Rupp (4).[1]
Kentucky became the first college team to reach the 2000 win mark by defeating Drexel 88–44 on December 21.[2] North Carolina became the second with a win over Miami on March 2. Kansas became the third with a win over Texas Tech on March 11.
Arkansas sophomore guard Rotnei Clarke set an SEC record by hitting 13 three-pointers in a game in the Razorbacks' November 13 season opener against Alcorn State . Clarke connected on 13 of 17 three-pointers and finished the game with 51 points.[3] Clarke's 51 points was an Arkansas school record, while his 13 threes was good for fifth in NCAA history.
Prior to the season the NCAA announced that Memphis would serve three years' probation and would vacate their record-setting 38-win 2007–08 season due to a fraudulent SAT score by star Derrick Rose and extra benefits given to Rose's brother under then-coach John Calipari .[4] Memphis appealed the decision. The NCAA rejected the appeal during the NCAA tournament .[5]
Binghamton University dismissed six players on September 25, following the arraignment of Emanuel "Tiki" Mayben on charges of cocaine distribution.[6] The move left Binghamton with only seven scholarship players for the 2009–10 season and included the dismissal of star guard D.J. Rivera. Coach Kevin Broadus was placed on administrative leave and assistant Mark Macon served as interim coach.
The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 2. Luke Harangody of Notre Dame (57 votes), Cole Aldrich (49) and Sherron Collins (39) of Kansas , Patrick Patterson of Kentucky (35) and Kyle Singler of Duke (30) were tabbed.[7]
Utah Valley gained full Division I status after a seven-year provisional period where they played a D1 schedule. This move was the first time that a school had moved to D1 directly from the NJCAA .[8] Other schools to officially gain Division I status include Kennesaw State , NJIT and North Florida .
The Great West Conference began league play in 2009–10 as the 32nd Division I conference.[9]
Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody surpassed both the 2000-point and 1000-rebound marks during the season, becoming the first Fighting Irish player to do so.
Mercer guard James Florence , South Carolina guard Devan Downey , Maryland guard Greivis Vásquez , San Francisco forward Dior Lowhorn , Morgan State guard Reggie Holmes , Western Michigan guard David Kool , West Virginia forward Da'Sean Butler , Villanova guard Scottie Reynolds , Cornell forward Ryan Wittman and Duke guard Jon Scheyer surpassed the 2,000 point mark during the season.
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim became the eighth Division I coach to win 800 games when the Orange defeated Albany 75–43 on November 9.[10]
Tom Penders became the eighth head coach in NCAA history to lead four different schools to the NCAA Tournament when he coached the Houston Cougars to the Conference USA tournament title. Penders had previously led Rhode Island , Texas and George Washington to NCAA tournament berths.
In November, Evan Turner became the 34th player to record multiple triple doubles in a season.[11] Over the course of the 2009–10 Big Ten season , he became the first player to finish in the top two in average points (1st, 20.4), rebounds (2nd, 9.2) and assists (2nd, 6.0) in Big Ten Conference history.[12] [13] Along the way, he broke and rebroke Big Ten records for single-season (7) and career (10) Player of the week awards.[14] [15] [16]
On February 22, Cole Aldrich was named the men's college basketball Academic All-American of the year.[17]
On February 24, Mississippi State's Jarvis Varnado became the NCAA's all-time leading shot-blocker.[18]
On February 27, a contest between then-no. 4 Syracuse and then-no. 8 Villanova set the NCAA on-campus basketball attendance record, with 34,616 spectators packing the Carrier Dome .[19] The Wildcats fell to the Orange, 95–77.[19]
The rise and fall of Texas . Ranked in the top three from the beginning of the season until mid-January, including two weeks at #1, they were considered national title contenders.[20] But they fell out of the top 25 less than two months later, lost two starters (Doğuş Balbay and Varez Ward ) to season-ending injuries, and lost in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.
On April 1, Deon Thompson of North Carolina appeared in the NIT Championship game , giving him 152 career game appearances.[21] This set the NCAA all-time career games played mark, formerly held by Wayne Turner of Kentucky and Walter Hodge of Florida .[21]
Third-year coach Tommy Amaker leads Harvard to its most wins in school history (21) behind the play of rare Harvard NBA player Jeremy Lin .[22]
Major rule changes
Beginning in 2009–10, the following rules changes were implemented:
The NCAA reduced the amount of time that college underclassmen can test the waters for the NBA draft and still retain their college eligibility. As of this season, players have until early May (rather than mid-June) to decide to return.[23]
Secondary defenders must now establish their position outside of the zone between the backboard and the front of the rim to draw a charge.[24]
If a player is injured and unable to shoot his own foul shots, the replacement shooter must be chosen from the players currently on the court.[24]
Instant replay may now be used to determine flagrant fouls.[24]
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls, October 29, 2009.[25] Collegeinsider.com released the preseason Mid-Major Top 25 poll on November 3.[26] This poll is meant to recognize the top teams outside of major conferences.
Conference membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 2009–10 season.
Regular season
Early-season tournaments
* Although these tournaments include more teams, only four play for the championship.
Conference winners and tournaments
Thirty athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament . The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament . The Ivy League does not have a conference tournament, instead giving their automatic invitation to their regular-season champion. The Great West Conference began play in 2009–10 and does not receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Conference
Regular season winner[33]
Conference player of the year
Conference tournament
Tournament venue (City)
Tournament Winner[34]
America East Conference
Stony Brook
Muhammad El-Amin , Stony Brook [35]
2010 America East men's basketball tournament
Chase Family Arena (Hartford, Connecticut ) Final at campus site
Vermont
Atlantic 10 Conference
Temple & Xavier
Kevin Anderson , Richmond [36]
2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey )
Temple
Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke & Maryland
Greivis Vásquez , Maryland [37]
2010 ACC men's basketball tournament
Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina )
Duke
Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb , Belmont , Jacksonville & Campbell
Adnan Hodžić , Lipscomb [38]
2010 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
University Center (Macon, Georgia )
East Tennessee State
Big 12 Conference
Kansas
James Anderson , Oklahoma State [39]
2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
Sprint Center (Kansas City, Missouri )
Kansas
Big East Conference
Syracuse
Wes Johnson , Syracuse [40]
2010 Big East men's basketball tournament
Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York )
West Virginia
Big Sky Conference
Weber State
Damian Lillard , Weber State [41]
2010 Big Sky men's basketball tournament
Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah ) First round at campus sites
Montana
Big South Conference
Coastal Carolina
Artsiom Parakhouski , Radford [42]
2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
Campus Sites
Winthrop
Big Ten Conference
Michigan State , Ohio State & Purdue
Evan Turner , Ohio State [43]
2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament
Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis )
Ohio State
Big West Conference
Pacific & UC Santa Barbara
Orlando Johnson , UC Santa Barbara [44]
2010 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California )
UC Santa Barbara
Colonial Athletic Association
Old Dominion
Charles Jenkins , Hofstra [45]
2010 CAA men's basketball tournament
Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia )
Old Dominion
Conference USA
UTEP
Randy Culpepper , UTEP [46]
2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
BOK Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
Houston
Great West Conference
South Dakota
Tyler Cain , South Dakota [47]
2010 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament
McKay Events Center (Orem, Utah )
South Dakota
Horizon League
Butler
Gordon Hayward , Butler [48]
2010 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
Hinkle Fieldhouse (Indianapolis ) First round at campus sites
Butler
Independent
Seattle
Charles Garcia , Seattle [49]
No Tournament
Ivy League
Cornell
Ryan Wittman , Cornell [50]
No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Siena
Alex Franklin , Siena [51]
2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Times Union Center (Albany, New York )
Siena
Mid-American Conference
Kent State (East)Central Michigan (West)
David Kool , Western Michigan [52]
2010 MAC men's basketball tournament
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio )
Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Morgan State
Reggie Holmes , Morgan State [53]
2010 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Winston-Salem, North Carolina )
Morgan State
Missouri Valley Conference
Northern Iowa
Adam Koch , Northern Iowa [54]
2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
Northern Iowa
Mountain West Conference
New Mexico
Darington Hobson , New Mexico [55]
2010 MWC men's basketball tournament
Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada )
San Diego State
Northeast Conference
Quinnipiac & Robert Morris
Justin Rutty , Quinnipiac [56]
2010 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Campus Sites
Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference
Murray State
Kenneth Faried , Morehead State [57]
2010 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
First round at campus sites, Final Four at Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee )
Murray State
Pacific-10 Conference
California
Jerome Randle , California [58]
2010 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament
Staples Center (Los Angeles )
Washington
Patriot League
Lehigh
CJ McCollum , Lehigh [59]
2010 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Campus Sites
Lehigh
Southeastern Conference
Kentucky (East & Overall) Mississippi & Mississippi State (West)
John Wall , Kentucky [60]
2010 SEC men's basketball tournament
Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee )
Kentucky
Southern Conference
Appalachian State (North)Wofford (South)
Noah Dahlman , Wofford (Coaches)[61] Donald Sims , Appalachian State (Media)[62]
2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Bojangles' Coliseum (first two rounds)Time Warner Cable Arena (semifinals and final) (Charlotte, North Carolina )
Wofford
Southland Conference
Stephen F. Austin (East)Sam Houston State (West)
Marquez Haynes , UT Arlington [63]
2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, Texas )
Sam Houston State
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Jackson State
Garrison Johnson , Jackson State [64]
2010 SWAC men's basketball tournament
CenturyTel Center (Bossier City, Louisiana )
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
The Summit League
Oakland
Keith Benson , Oakland [65]
2010 Summit League men's basketball tournament
Sioux Falls Arena (Sioux Falls, South Dakota )
Oakland
Sun Belt Conference
Middle Tennessee & Troy (East)North Texas (West)
Tyren Johnson , Louisiana-Lafayette [66]
2010 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament
Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Arkansas )
North Texas
West Coast Conference
Gonzaga
Matt Bouldin , Gonzaga [67]
2010 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada )
Saint Mary's
Western Athletic Conference
Utah State
Luke Babbitt , Nevada [68]
2010 WAC men's basketball tournament
Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada )
New Mexico State
Statistical leaders
Source for additional stats categories
Conference standings
Postseason tournaments
NCAA tournament
The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 16, 2010, with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio , and concluded on April 5 at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis . Of the 65 teams that were invited to participate, 31 were automatic bids while 34 were at-large bids . The 34 at-large teams came from 11 conferences, with the Big East receiving the most bids – eight. The tournament was marked by a number of significant upsets. The biggest saw Northern Iowa knock off #1 overall seed Kansas 69–67 on an Ali Farokhmanesh three-pointer in the waning seconds. Another surprise was Ivy League champion Cornell making a surprise run to the Sweet 16 – becoming the first Ivy school to win an NCAA tournament game since 1998.
Duke made a big run in the NCAA tournament, defeating Arkansas Pine-Bluff (73–44), California (68–53), Purdue (70–57), and Baylor (78–72) in their region. In the semifinals, the Blue Devils routed West Virginia 78–57 to make their 10th championship game appearance. In the end, Duke defeated surprise finalist Butler 61–59, after a three-point attempt by the Bulldogs' Gordon Hayward barely missed at the buzzer. Duke claimed its fourth National title as Blue Devil forward Kyle Singler was named Most Outstanding Player [71]
Final Four – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Tournament upsets
A "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.
National Invitation tournament
After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate. There was much speculation during the NIT that the NCAA Tournament would expand to 96 teams and that 2010 could be the last NIT after 73 years. (Ultimately, the NCAA decided to expand only to 68 teams, keeping the NIT intact for the near future.) Dayton defeated defending National Champion North Carolina 79–68 in the Final on April 1. The Flyers' Chris Johnson was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.
NIT Semifinals and Final
Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City
College Basketball Invitational
The second College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament was held beginning March 16 and ended with a best-of-three final, ending March 31. VCU defeated Saint Louis 2–0 in the final series to win the title.[72] The Rams' Joey Rodriguez was named tournament MVP.
CollegeInsider.com tournament
The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was held beginning March 16 and ended with a championship game on March 30. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. Missouri State defeated Pacific 78–65 to win the CIT championship in Springfield, Missouri .[73] The Bears' Will Creekmore was named tournament MVP.
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
CollegeInsider.com awards
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.
Team
Former Coach
Interim Coach
New Coach
Reason
Appalachian State
Buzz Peterson
Jason Capel [103]
Peterson left his second stint with Appalachian State after one season to move across the state to UNC Wilmington.[104]
Auburn
Jeff Lebo
Tony Barbee [105]
Lebo was fired after missing the NCAA tournament in each of his six seasons.[106] He went on to be hired by East Carolina.[107]
Boise State
Greg Graham
Leon Rice
Graham was fired after his first losing season in his eight-year tenure at Boise amid the lowest season-ticket sales in the program's modern history.[108] He was replaced by Rice, Mark Few 's top assistant at Gonzaga .[109]
Boston College
Al Skinner
Steve Donahue
Skinner was fired after 13 years at BC.[110]
Centenary
Greg Gary
Adam Walsh
Gary was fired.[111]
Central Arkansas
Rand Chappell
Corliss Williamson
Former Arkansas Razorbacks star Williamson was hired to relieve Chappell.[112]
Charlotte
Bobby Lutz
Alan Major [113]
Lutz was fired after the 49ers went in a month from sole possession of first place in the A-10 to not making either the NCAA Tournament or NIT.[114] Lutz would eventually be hired by new Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg.[115]
Chicago State
Benjy Taylor [116]
Tracy Dildy [117]
The Citadel
Ed Conroy [118]
Chuck Driesell [119]
Clemson
Oliver Purnell
Brad Brownell
Purnell left for the DePaul job after taking Clemson to three straight NCAA Tournaments for only the second time in school history.[120]
Colorado
Jeff Bzdelik
Tad Boyle [121]
Bzdelik left to work for old Northwestern colleague Ron Wellman at Wake Forest.[122]
Columbia
Joe Jones
Kyle Smith [123]
Jones left to become Associate Head Coach at Boston College.[124]
Cornell
Steve Donahue
Bill Courtney [125]
Donahue left for the Boston College job after guiding Cornell to three straight Ivy League crowns and an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.[126]
Creighton
Dana Altman
Greg McDermott [127]
Altman left to become Head Coach at Oregon.[128]
Dartmouth
Terry Dunn
Mark Graupe
Paul Cormier [129]
Dunn resigned after a 3–10 start.[130]
DePaul
Jerry Wainwright
Tracy Webster
Oliver Purnell
Wainwright was fired after losing his 22nd straight regular season Big East Conference game.[131]
East Carolina
Mack McCarthy
Jeff Lebo [107]
McCarthy stepped down after three seasons to take a fundraising position in the university's athletic department, specifically aimed at an on-campus basketball practice facility.[132]
Fordham
Dereck Whittenburg
Jared Grasso
Tom Pecora [133]
Whittenburg was fired after a 1–4 start.[134]
Gardner–Webb
Rick Scruggs
Chris Holtmann [135]
Scruggs was fired after 15 years at Gardner-Webb.[136]
Green Bay
Tod Kowalczyk
Brian Wardle [137]
Kowalczyk left for the Toledo job.[138]
Hartford
Dan Leibovitz
John Gallagher [139]
Leibovitz resigned with four years left on his contract to become top assistant at Penn.[140]
Hawaii
Bob Nash [141]
Gib Arnold [142]
Holy Cross
Sean Kearney
Milan Brown [143]
Kearney was fired after only one year.[144]
Hofstra
Tom Pecora
Mo Cassara [145]
Former Providence coach Tim Welsh was hired but then resigned a month later after a DWI arrest.[146]
Houston
Tom Penders
James Dickey [147]
Penders resigned after six seasons, apparently feeling he had done his job after leading the Cougars to their first NCAA appearance since 1992.[148]
Howard
Gil Jackson [149]
Kevin Nickelberry [150]
Illinois-Chicago
Jimmy Collins [151]
Howard Moore [152]
Collins retired in the Summer before the 2010–11 season.
Indiana State
Kevin McKenna
Greg Lansing [153]
Iona
Kevin Willard
Tim Cluess [154]
Iowa
Todd Lickliter
Fran McCaffery [155]
Lickliter was fired after a three-year tenure that saw three losing seasons, with four players transferring out of Iowa after the 2008–09 season and a fifth leaving during this season.[156]
Iowa State
Greg McDermott
Fred Hoiberg
McDermott made the unusual move to Creighton and the MVC and was replaced by Hoiberg, who grew up in Ames and starred for the Cyclones, where he became known as "The Mayor".[157]
Louisiana–Lafayette
Robert Lee
Bob Marlin [158]
Lee was fired after six seasons in Lafayette and a 13–16 record in his final season. The Ragin' Cajuns program was plagued by academic problems that resulted in lost scholarships in each of Lee's three final seasons.[159]
Louisiana–Monroe
Orlando Early
Keith Richard [160]
Early left to become an assistant at South Carolina.[161]
Marshall
Donnie Jones
Tom Herrion [162]
Jones moved within Conference USA , to UCF.[163]
Mount St. Mary's
Milan Brown
Robert Burke [164]
Northern Colorado
Tad Boyle
B. J. Hill [165]
Oregon
Ernie Kent
Dana Altman
Duck alum Kent, the school's winningest coach in history, was fired after two weeks of speculation. The Ducks had gone 24–39 in Kent's last two seasons, and saw a significant drop in attendance, with a new arena set to open during the 2010–11 season.[166]
Penn
Glen Miller
Jerome Allen
Miller was fired after a 0–7 start and replaced by former Penn star (and assistant coach) Allen.[167]
Robert Morris
Mike Rice
Andy Toole [168]
Rice left after three straight 20+ win seasons to take the head coach job at Rutgers.[169]
Rutgers
Fred Hill
Mike Rice
Hill resigned after a lack of progress in the program, including the transfer of star Mike Rosario after the season's end.[170]
Sam Houston State
Bob Marlin [158]
Jason Hooten [171]
Marlin left to take the Louisiana-Lafayette opening.
Seton Hall
Bobby Gonzalez
Kevin Willard [172]
Gonzalez was fired with the AD citing both his conduct and that of forward Herb Pope, who punched an opposing player twice in Seton Hall's NIT loss to Texas Tech .[173]
Siena
Fran McCaffery
Mitch Buonaguro
Siena promoted top assistant Buonaguro after Iowa hired away McCaffery.[174]
St. Francis (NY)
Brian Nash
Glenn Braica [175]
St. John's
Norm Roberts
Steve Lavin
St. John's fired Roberts after failing to make the NCAA Tournament,[176] later hiring ESPN announcer and former UCLA coach Lavin.[177]
Toledo
Gene Cross [167]
Tod Kowalczyk
Tulane
Dave Dickerson [178]
Ed Conroy
UC Irvine
Pat Douglass [179]
Russell Turner [180]
UCF
Kirk Speraw
Donnie Jones
Speraw, the school's winningest coach, was fired after a disappointing 15–17 season. The Knights had not made the NCAA Tournament since 2005.[181]
UNC Wilmington
Benny Moss
Brooks Lee
Buzz Peterson
Moss was reassigned to a new position in the UNCW athletic department after a 7–14 start.[182]
UTEP
Tony Barbee
Tim Floyd
Barbee left for Auburn and the SEC.[105]
Wagner
Mike Deane
Dan Hurley [183]
Deane was fired after a 5–26 season.[184]
Wake Forest
Dino Gaudio
Jeff Bzdelik
Gaudio was fired after a 1–6 postseason record in his three years.[185]
Wright State
Brad Brownell
Billy Donlon [186]
Brownell left for the Clemson job.[187]
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