2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2009-10 season . It was their 65th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Tom Penders , who was serving in his 6th year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston and were members of Conference USA . The Cougars finished the season 19–16, 7–9 in C-USA play. They won the 2010 Conference USA tournament , earning them a place in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1992 . They earned a 13 seed in the Midwest Region where they were defeated by Maryland in the first round.[ 1] Head coach Tom Penders retired at the end of the season.[ 2]
Roster
2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Kelvin Lewis
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Fort Worth, Texas
G
1
Sean Coleman
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Houston, Texas
G
2
Zamal Nixon
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Brooklyn, New York
F
3
Maurice McNeil
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
New York, New York
C
4
Nick Mosley
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Beeville, Texas
G
5
Nick Haywood
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Monroe, Louisiana
G
11
Desmond Wade
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
So
Linden, New Jersey
G
12
Aubrey Coleman
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Houston, Texas
G
20
Jamon Wilson
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Houston, Texas
G
21
Cory Tellis
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Friendswood, Texas
F
23
Bryce Clark
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F
24
Kahmell Broughton
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Carteret, New Jersey
G
31
Adam Brown
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
San Antonio, Texas
F
32
Kirk Van Slyke
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
The Woodlands, Texas
F
40
Kendrick Washington
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
Fr
Shreveport, Louisiana
F
41
Qa'rraan Calhoun
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Hazlet, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2009-11-27
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
2009/11/17 *7:00PM
Nicholls State
W 92–60
1–0
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2009/11/21 *10:05PM
at Nevada
L 99–112
1–1
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
2009/11/26 *10:30PM, CSS
vs. No. 25 Oklahoma Great Alaska Shootout
W 100–93
2–1
Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
2009/11/27 *10:30PM, CSS
vs. San Diego Great Alaska Shootout
L 65–72
2–2
Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
2009/11/28 *7:30PM, CSS
vs. Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout
W 73–57
3–2
Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
2009/12/06 *2:00PM
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
W 83–76
4–2
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2009/12/14 *7:00PM
Troy
W 93–85
5–2
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2009/12/19 *1:00PM, CSS
Mississippi State
L 64–70
5–3
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2009/12/21 *7:00PM
The Citadel
W 81–58
6–3
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2009/12/23 *7:00PM
TCU
W 105–81
7–3
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2009/12/29 *7:00PM
Louisiana Tech
L 94–99
7–4
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/01/01 *1:00PM
at UTSA
L 82–83
7–5
Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
2010/01/03 *1:00PM
at Iowa State
L 75–82
7–6
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
2010/01/06 8:00PM, CSS
at Rice Bayou Cup
W 83–66
8–6 (1–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
2010/01/09 6:00PM, CBS CS
Tulsa
L 80–86
8–7 (1–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/01/13 6:00PM
UTEP
W 75–65
9–7 (2–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/01/16 6:00PM
at East Carolina
W 74–55
10–7 (3–1)
Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
2010/01/20 7:00PM
UCF
L 71–78
10–8 (3–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/01/23 7:00PM, ESPN2
at Memphis
L 77–92
10–9 (3–3)
FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
2010/01/30 5:00PM, CSS
Marshall
W 81–66
11–9 (4–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/02/03 9:00PM, CBS CS
at UTEP
L 58–65
11–10 (4–4)
Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
2010/02/06 5:00PM, CSS
Southern Miss
L 55–57
11–11 (4–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/02/10 *7:00PM
at Western Kentucky
W 74–72
12–11
Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
2010/02/13 4:00PM
SMU
W 66–60
13–11 (5–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/02/16 6:00PM, CSS
at UCF
L 65–68
13–12 (5–6)
UCF Arena Orlando, Florida
2010/02/20 7:00PM
at UAB
L 66–75
13–13 (5–7)
Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
2010/02/24 7:00PM
Memphis
W 92–75
14–13 (6–7)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/02/27 7:00PM
at SMU
L 83–94
14–14 (6–8)
Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
2010/03/03 7:00PM
Rice Bayou Cup
W 78–70
15–14 (7–8)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/03/06 7:00PM
at Tulane
L 76–79
15–15 (7–9)
Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
C-USA tournament
2010/03/10 *12:00PM
(7)
vs. (10) East Carolina First round
W 93–80
16–15
BOK Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
2010/03/11 *12:00PM, CBS CS
(7)
vs. (2) Memphis Quarterfinals
W 66–65
17–15
BOK Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
2010/03/12 *5:30PM, CBS CS
(7)
vs. (6) Southern Miss Semifinals
W 74–66
18–15
BOK Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
2010/03/13 *10:30AM, CBS
(7)
vs. (1) No. 25 UTEP Championship game
W 81–73
19–15
BOK Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Division I tournament
2010/03/19 *9:34PM, CBS
(13 MW)
vs. (4 MW) No. 20 Maryland First round
L 77–89
19–16
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region.
All times are in
Central Standard Time .
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics