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2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	19–16 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Davis (4th season); George Jackson (1st season); Tony Stubblefield (4th season);
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 19–16, 7–11 in Big East play and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to eventual champion West Virginia. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before falling to Dayton.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2009* 7:30pm		Saginaw Valley State	W 86–58		Fifth Third Arena (6,558) Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2009* 7:30pm		Bellarmine	W 76–69		Fifth Third Arena (6,653) Cincinnati, OH
Regular Season
November 16, 2009* 7:30pm		Prairie View A&M	W 69–62	1–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,777) Cincinnati, OH
November 18, 2009* 7:30pm, FS Ohio		Toledo	W 92–68	2–0	Fifth Third Arena (7,010) Cincinnati, OH
November 23, 2009* 5:30pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 24 Vanderbilt Maui Invitational	W 67–58	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 24, 2009* 7:00pm, ESPN		vs. No. 21 Maryland Maui Invitational	W 69–57	4–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 25, 2009* 10:00pm, ESPN		vs. Gonzaga Maui Invitational	L 61–59 ^OT	4–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
December 1, 2009* 7:30pm, FS Ohio	No. 22	Texas Southern	W 94–57	5–1	Fifth Third Arena (6,825) Cincinnati, OH
December 10, 2009* 8:30pm, ESPN2	No. 19	Miami (OH)	W 63–59	6–1	U.S. Bank Arena (6,280) Cincinnati, OH
December 13, 2009* 7:00pm, ESPNU	No. 19	at Xavier Crosstown Shootout	L 83–79 ^2OT	6–2	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 2009* 7:00pm, CBSCS	No. 25	at UAB	L 64–47	6–3	Bartow Arena (6,939) Birmingham, AL
December 19, 2009* 2:00pm, FS Ohio	No. 25	Lipscomb	W 80–52	7–3	Fifth Third Arena (6,647) Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2009* 7:30pm, FS Ohio		Winthrop	W 74–57	8–3	Fifth Third Arena (7,292) Cincinnati, OH
December 30, 2009 7:00pm, ESPNU		No. 10 Connecticut	W 71–69	9–3 (1–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,409) Cincinnati, OH
January 2, 2010 8:00pm, FS Ohio		at Rutgers	W 65–58	10–3 (2–0)	the RAC (5,651) Piscataway, NJ
January 4, 2010 7:00pm, ESPN		No. 23 Pittsburgh	L 71–69	10–4 (2–1)	Fifth Third Arena (8,699) Cincinnati, OH
January 6, 2010* 7:30pm, FS Ohio		Cal State Bakersfield	W 87–58	11–4	Fifth Third Arena (7,168) Cincinnati, OH
January 9, 2010 6:00pm, FS Ohio		at Seton Hall	L 83–76	11–5 (2–2)	Prudential Center (7,551) Newark, NJ
January 13, 2010 6:00pm, ESPNU		at St. John's	L 52–50	11–6 (2–3)	Madison Square Garden (7,040) New York, NY
January 16, 2010 4:00pm, ESPNU		Notre Dame	W 60–58	12–6 (3–3)	Fifth Third Arena (11,589) Cincinnati, OH
January 20, 2010 7:00pm, ESPN2		South Florida	W 78–70	13–6 (4–3)	Fifth Third Arena (7,306) Cincinnati, OH
January 24, 2010 12:00pm, FS Ohio		at Louisville Rivalry	L 68–60	13–7 (4–4)	Freedom Hall (18,617) Louisville, KY
January 30, 2010 8:00pm, ESPNU		Providence	W 92–88	14–7 (5–4)	Fifth Third Arena (10,045) Cincinnati, OH
February 4, 2010 9:00pm, ESPN2		at Notre Dame	L 83–65	14–8 (5–5)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,530) Notre Dame, IN
February 7, 2010 2:00pm, FS Ohio		No. 3 Syracuse	L 71–54	14–9 (5–6)	Fifth Third Arena (11,045) Cincinnati, OH
February 13, 2010 12:00pm, WKRC		at Connecticut	W 60–48	15–9 (6–6)	XL Center (14,605) Hartford, CT
February 16, 2010 7:00pm, ESPNU		at South Florida	L 65–57	15–10 (6–7)	USF Sun Dome (6,607) Tampa, FL
February 21, 2010 2:00pm, FS Ohio		Marquette	L 79–76 ^OT	15–11 (6–8)	Fifth Third Arena (10,192) Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 2010 7:00pm, FS Ohio		DePaul	W 74–69	16–11 (7–8)	Fifth Third Arena (8,111) Cincinnati, OH
February 27, 2010 2:00pm, WKRC		at No. 8 West Virginia	L 74–68	16–12 (7–9)	WVU Coliseum (12,598) Morgantown, WV
March 2, 2010 7:00pm, ESPN2		No. 9 Villanova	L 77–73	16–13 (7–10)	Fifth Third Arena (11,076) Cincinnati, OH
March 6, 2010 12:00pm, ESPN		at No. 19 Georgetown	L 74–47	16–14 (7–11)	Verizon Center (17,054) Washington, D.C.
Big East tournament
March 9, 2010 9:30pm, ESPNU	(11)	vs. (14) Rutgers First Round	W 69–68	17–14	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
March 10, 2010 9:30pm, ESPN	(11)	vs. (6) Louisville Second Round/Rivalry	W 69–66	18–14	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
March 11, 2010 9:30pm, ESPN	(11)	vs. (3) No. 7 West Virginia Quarterfinals	L 54–51	18–15	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 17, 2010* 7:00pm, ESPN2	(2)	(7) Weber State First Round	W 76–62	19–15	Fifth Third Arena (2,410) Cincinnati, OH
March 22, 2010* 9:00pm, ESPN	(2)	(3) Dayton Second Round	L 81–66	19–16	Fifth Third Arena (6,479) Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brandon Miller	20	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Walk-on; graduated
Mike Williams	21	F	6'7"	240	Senior	Camden, Alabama	Graduated
Alvin Mitchell	23	F	6'5"	210	Freshman	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	Transferred to Mountain State University^[2]
Kenny Belton	32	F	6'8"	225	Sophomore	Salem, Virginia	Left team due to injury^[3]

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Eddie Tyree	G	5'10"	180	Junior	Columbus, OH	Walk-on; transferred from Thomas More.^[4]
Ibrahima Thomas	F	6'11"	235	Junior	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred from Oklahoma State during the 2008–09 season. Thomas will have two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the first seven games of the 2009–10 season.^[5]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sean Kilpatrick SG	White Plains, New York	Notre Dame Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Sean Kilpatrick SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 87
JaQuon Parker PG	Suffolk, Virginia	King's Fork High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 2, 2009
JaQuon Parker PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 89
Lance Stephenson G	Brooklyn, New York	Abraham Lincoln High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 30, 2009
Lance Stephenson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 45
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Cincinnati 2009 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

US college sports recruiting information for 2010 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justin Jackson F	Cocoa Beach, Florida	Arlington Country Day School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 27, 2009
Justin Jackson F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 94
Kelvin Gaines F	Ocala, Florida	Arlington Country Day School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 17, 2009
Kelvin Gaines F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 86
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Cincinnati 2010 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Ibrahima Thomas	Steve Toyloy	Anthony McClain
PF	Yancy Gates	Darnell Wilks
SF	Rashad Bishop	JaQuon Parker	Alex Eppensteiner
SG	Lance Stephenson	Dion Dixon	Larry Davis
PG	Deonta Vaughn	Cashmere Wright	Eddie Tyree

2009-10_Cincinnati_Bearcats_men's_basketball_team

2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Offseason

Departing players

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2009

Recruiting class of 2010

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule and results

Awards and milestones

Big East Conference honors

All-Big East Awards

All-Big East Rookie Team

Rookie of the Week

Rankings

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Syracuse	15	–	3	.833	30	–	5	.857
No. 6 West Virginia †	13	–	5	.722	31	–	7	.816
No. 9 Villanova	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
No. 18 Pittsburgh	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Marquette	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
Louisville	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
No. 14 Georgetown	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Notre Dame	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
South Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Seton Hall	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Cincinnati	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Connecticut	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Providence	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
DePaul	1	–	17	.056	8	–	23	.258


† 2010 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2010^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Ranking Movement	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
USA Today/ESPN Coaches			24	19	RV
Associated Press			22	19	25