2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball | |
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Ivy League Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Ivy League |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
2009–10 record | 29–5 (13–1 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Newman Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of March 21, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was coach Steve Donahue's tenth season at Cornell. The Big Red compete in the Ivy League and played their home games at Newman Arena. They went 13–1 in Ivy League play to win the championship for the third year in a row and received the league's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 12 seed in the East Region. They upset 5 seed and AP #12 Temple in the first round for the first tournament win in school history. They continued their success by upsetting 4 seed and AP #16 Wisconsin to advance to their first Sweet Sixteen where they lost to 1 seed and AP #2 Kentucky to finish their season at 29–5.
Roster[]
Source[1]
# | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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1 | Jeff Foote | 7'0" | 265 | C | Sr. | Lockwood, NY, U.S. | Spencer-Van Etten HS St. Bonaventure |
3 | Chris Wroblewski | 6'0" | 180 | G | So. | Highland Park, IL, U.S. | Highland Park, IL |
4 | Aaron Osgood | 6'9" | 230 | F | Jr. | Overlake, WA, U.S. | The Hill School |
5 | Errick Peck | 6'6" | 215 | F | Fr. | Indianapolis, IN, U.S. | Cathedral HS |
11 | Max Groebe | 6'4" | 200 | G | Jr. | North Miami Beach, FL, U.S. | Dr. Michael M. Krop HS UMass |
12 | Louis Dale | 5'11" | 180 | G | Sr. | Birmingham, AL, U.S. | Altamont School |
13 | Andre Wilkins | 6'5" | 198 | G | Jr. | Toronto, ON, Canada | Emery HS Blinn |
15 | Geoff Reeves | 6'4" | 180 | G | Sr. | Burlington, KS, U.S. | Burlington HS |
20 | Ryan Wittman | 6'7" | 215 | F | Sr. | Eden Prairie, MN, U.S. | Eden Prairie HS |
21 | Peter McMillan | 6'7" | 220 | F | Fr. | Brentwood, CA, U.S. | Northfield Mt. Hermon HS |
22 | Miles Asafo-Adjei | 6'2" | 170 | G | Fr. | Antioch, TN, U.S. | The Ensworth School |
23 | Johnathan Gray | 6'3" | 175 | G | Fr. | Tampa, FL, U.S. | Berkeley Prep |
24 | Adam Wire | 6'5" | 222 | C | Jr. | Southern Pines, NC, U.S. | Pinecrest HS |
25 | Jon Jaques | 6'7" | 220 | F | Sr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Harvard-Westlake School |
33 | Alex Tyler | 6'7" | 235 | F/C | Sr. | Clear Spring, MD, U.S. | Mercersburg Academy |
34 | Josh Figini | 6'9" | 200 | F | Fr. | Chisago Lakes, MN, U.S. | Chisago Lakes HS |
40 | Pete Reynolds | 6'8" | 220 | F | Sr. | Blair, NE, U.S. | Blair HS |
42 | Mark Coury | 6'9" | 240 | F/C | Sr. | West Bloomfield, MI, U.S. | Detroit Country Day School Kentucky |
55 | Eitan Chemerinski | 6'8" | 195 | F | Fr. | Potomac, MD, U.S. | Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School |
Anthony Gatlin | 6'8" | 180 | F | Fr. | Pearland, TX, U.S. | Pearland HS Centenary |
Schedule and results[]
Source[2]
- All times are Eastern
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/14/2009* 2:00pm |
at Alabama | W 71–67 | 1–0 |
Coleman Coliseum (10,135) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
11/18/2009* 7:30pm |
at Massachusetts Legends Classic |
W 74–61 | 2–0 |
Mullins Center (3,482) Amherst, MA | |||||||
11/20/2009* 7:00pm, TWCSN |
Seton Hall | L 79–89 | 2–1 |
Newman Arena (4,473) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
11/24/2009* 7:00pm, ESPN360 |
at No. 10 Syracuse | L 73–88 | 2–2 |
Carrier Dome (18,238) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
11/27/2009* 2:00pm |
vs. Toledo Legends Classic |
W 78–60 | 3–2 |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
11/28/2009* 2:00pm |
vs. Vermont Legends Classic |
W 67–59 | 4–2 |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
11/29/2009* 2:30pm |
at Drexel Legends Classic |
W 61–54 | 5–2 |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,033) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/2/2009* 7:00pm |
at Bucknell | W 104–98 OT | 6–2 |
Sojka Pavilion (2,105) Lewisburg, PA | |||||||
12/6/2009* 2:00pm |
Saint Joseph's | W 78–66 | 7–2 |
Newman Arena (3,132) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
12/20/2009* 12:00pm |
vs. Davidson Holiday Festival |
W 91–88 OT | 8–2 |
Madison Square Garden (5,780) New York, NY | |||||||
12/21/2009* 9:00pm |
at St. John's Holiday Festival |
W 71–66 | 9–2 |
Madison Square Garden (5,210) New York, NY | |||||||
12/29/2009* 4:00pm |
at La Salle | W 78–75 | 10–2 |
Tom Gola Arena (2,553) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/31/2009* 2:00pm |
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College | W 73–49 | 11–2 |
Newman Arena (2,218) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
1/2/2010* 2:00pm |
Bryant | W 75–49 | 12–2 |
Newman Arena (1,962) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
1/6/2010* 8:00pm, ESPN360 |
at No. 1 Kansas | L 66–71 | 12–3 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
1/8/2010* 8:30pm |
at South Dakota | W 71–65 | 13–3 |
Vermillion, SD (2,116) DakotaDome | |||||||
1/11/2010* 7:00pm |
Clarkson | W 82–37 | 14–3 |
Newman Arena (2,421) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
1/16/2010 4:00pm, TWCSN |
Columbia | W 77–67 | 15–3 (1–0) |
Newman Arena (4,132) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
1/23/2010 7:00pm |
at Columbia | W 77–51 | 16–3 (2–0) |
Levien Gymnasium (2,974) New York, NY | |||||||
1/29/2010 7:00pm |
Dartmouth | W 71–37 | 17–3 (3–0) |
Newman Arena (3,871) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
1/30/2010 7:00pm |
Harvard | W 86–50 | 18–3 (4–0) |
Newman Arena (4,473) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
2/5/2010 7:00pm |
Yale | W 90–71 | 19–3 (5–0) |
Newman Arena (4,255) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
2/6/2010 7:00pm |
Brown | W 74–60 | 20–3 (6–0) |
Newman Arena (4,014) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
2/12/2010 7:00pm |
at Pennsylvania | L 64–79 | 20–4 (6–1) |
Palestra (4,332) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
2/13/2010 6:00pm |
at Princeton | W 48–45 | 21–4 (7–1) |
Jadwin Gymnasium (5,775) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
2/19/2010 7:00pm |
at Harvard | W 79–70 | 22–4 (8–1) |
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA | |||||||
2/20/2010 7:00pm |
at Dartmouth | W 88–70 | 23–4 (9–1) |
Leede Arena (877) Hanover, NH | |||||||
2/26/2010 7:00pm |
Princeton | W 50–47 | 24–4 (10–1) |
Newman Arena (4,473) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
2/27/2010 7:00pm |
Pennsylvania | W 68–48 | 25–4 (11–1) |
Newman Arena (4,473) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
3/5/2010 7:00pm |
at Brown | W 95–76 | 26–4 (12–1) |
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,976) Providence, RI | |||||||
3/6/2010 7:00pm |
at Yale | W 79–59 | 27–4 (13–1) |
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (2,381) New Haven, CT | |||||||
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/19/2010* 12:30pm, CBS |
(12) | vs. (5) No. 12 Temple First Round |
W 78–63 | 28–4 |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (10,657) Jacksonville, FL | ||||||
3/21/2010* 2:50pm, CBS |
(12) | vs. (4) No. 16 Wisconsin Second Round |
W 87–69 | 29–4 |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,547) Jacksonville, FL | ||||||
3/25/2010* 9:57pm, CBS |
(12) | vs. (1) No. 2 Kentucky Sweet Sixteen |
L 45–62 | 29–5 |
Carrier Dome (22,271) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings[]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 17 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
Awards and honors[]
References[]
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster".
- ^ "2009–10 Schedule". Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament participants
- Cornell Big Red men's basketball seasons
- 2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball season
- 2009 in sports in New York (state)
- 2010 in sports in New York (state)