2009–10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2009–10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record23–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPurcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
Seasons
2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
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


The 2009–10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Fighting Irish were coached by Mike Brey and played their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame, IN. The Fighting Irish are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 10–8 in Big East play. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to West Virginia. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 6 seed in the South Region. They were upset in the first round by 11 seed Old Dominion.

Roster

Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Tyrone Nash 6' 8" 232 F Jr. Queens, NY Lawrence Woodmere Academy
2 Tory Jackson 5' 11" 195 G Sr. Saginaw, MI Buena Vista HS
5 Tom Kopko 6' 2" 183 G Jr. Chicago, IL St. Laurence HS
14 Scott Martin 6' 8" 219 G Jr. Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso HS
20 Jonathan Peoples 6' 3" 207 G Sr. Bellwood, IL St. Joseph HS
21 Tim Abromaitis 6' 8" 235 F Jr. Unionville, CT Farmington HS
23 Ben Hansbrough 6' 3" 206 G Sr. Poplar Bluff, MO Poplar Bluff HS
Mississippi State
25 Tom Knight 6' 9" 251 F Fr. Dixfield, ME Dirigo HS
32 Joey Brooks 6' 5" 215 G Fr. Houston, TX Strake Jesuit College Prep
33 Mike Broghammer 6' 9" 243 F Fr. Orono, MN Hopkins HS
34 Carleton Scott 6' 7" 217 F Jr. San Antonio, TX James Madison HS
41 Tim Andree 6' 8" 214 F Sr. Colts Neck, NJ Christian Brothers Academy
44 Luke Harangody 6' 8" 246 F Sr. Schererville, IN Andrean HS
45 Jack Cooley 6' 9" 244 F Fr. Glenview, IL Glenbrook South HS

2009-10 Schedule and results

Source[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/1/2009*
7:00pm 		Lewis W 70–54 
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,076)
Notre Dame, IN
11/6/2009*
7:30pm 		Quincy W 75–54 
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,008)
Notre Dame, IN
Regular season
11/14/2009*
2:00pm 		North Florida W 86–65  1–0
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,048)
Notre Dame, IN
11/16/2009*
7:30pm 		Saint Francis (PA) W 95–72  2–0
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,512)
Notre Dame, IN
11/19/2009*
7:30pm 		Long Beach State W 82–62  3–0
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,876)
Notre Dame, IN
11/22/2009*
7:00pm 		Liberty
Chicago Invitational Challenge 		W 91–72  4–0
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,682)
Notre Dame, IN
11/24/2009*
7:30pm 		No. 23 Kennesaw State
Chicago Invitational Challenge 		W 80–62  5–0
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,015)
Notre Dame, IN
11/27/2009*
7:30pm, BTN 		No. 23 vs. Northwestern
Chicago Invitational Challenge 		L 72–58  5–1
 UIC Pavilion (3,308)
Chicago, IL
11/28/2009*
4:30pm 		No. 23 vs. Saint Louis
Chicago Invitational Challenge 		W 64–52  6–1
 UIC Pavilion (NA)
Chicago, IL
12/1/2009*
7:30pm 		Idaho State W 80–70  7–1
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,033)
Notre Dame, IN
12/6/2009*
12:00pm 		Central Florida W 90–72  8–1
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,004)
Notre Dame, IN
12/9/2009*
7:30pm 		IUPUI W 93–70  9–1
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,605)
Notre Dame, IN
12/12/2009*
7:00pm 		Loyola Marymount L 87–85  9–2
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,574)
Notre Dame, IN
12/19/2009*
2:00pm, CBS 		UCLA W 84–73  10–2
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
12/22/2009*
7:00pm 		Bucknell W 101–69  11–2
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,612)
Notre Dame, IN
12/30/2009
9:00pm, Big East Network 		Providence W 93–72  12–2
(1–0) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
1/2/2010
10:00pm, ESPNU 		at No. 10 Connecticut L 82–70  12–3
(1–1) 		XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
1/5/2010
7:00pm, ESPNU 		at South Florida W 74–73  13–3
(2–1) 		USF Sun Dome (5,107)
Tampa, FL
1/9/2010
8:00pm, ESPNU 		No. 8 West Virginia W 70–68  14–3
(3–1) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
1/16/2010
4:00pm, ESPNU 		at Cincinnati L 60–58  14–4
(3–2) 		Fifth Third Arena (11,589)
Cincinnati, OH
1/18/2010
7:00pm, ESPN 		No. 5 Syracuse L 84–71  14–5
(3–3) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
1/23/2010
2:00pm, Big East Network 		DePaul W 87–77  15–5
(4–3) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
1/27/2010
7:00pm, ESPN 		at No. 3 Villanova L 90–72  15–6
(4–4) 		Wachovia Center (17,619)
Philadelphia, PA
1/30/2010
6:00pm, ESPN2 		at Rutgers L 103–90  15–7
(4–5) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,049)
Piscataway, NJ
2/4/2010
9:00pm, ESPN2 		Cincinnati W 83–65  16–7
(5–5) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,530)
Notre Dame, IN
2/7/2010
12:00pm, Big East Network 		South Florida W 65–62  17–7
(6–5) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,520)
Notre Dame, IN
2/11/2010
7:00pm, ESPNU 		at Seton Hall L 90–87  17–8
(6–6) 		Prudential Center (8,403)
Newark, NJ
2/14/2010
7:30pm, Big East Network 		St. John's L 69–68  17–9
(6–7) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,547)
Notre Dame, IN
2/17/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2 		at Louisville L 91–89 2OT 17–10
(6–8) 		Freedom Hall (19,623)
Louisville, KY
2/24/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2 		No. 12 Pittsburgh W 68–53  18–10
(7–8) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,581)
Notre Dame, IN
2/27/2010
12:00pm, CBS 		at No. 11 Georgetown W 78–64  19–10
(8–8) 		Verizon Center (15,992)
Washington, DC
3/3/2010
7:00pm, ESPN 		Connecticut W 58–50  20–10
(9–8) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
3/6/2010
2:00pm, Big East Network 		at Marquette W 63–60 OT 21–10
(10–8) 		Bradley Center (18,942)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
3/10/2010
7:00pm, ESPN 		vs. Seton Hall
Second Round 		W 68–56  22–10
 Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
3/11/2010
7:00pm, ESPN 		vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals 		W 50–45  23–10
 Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
3/12/2010
9:00pm, ESPN 		vs. No. 7 West Virginia
Semifinals 		L 53–51  23–11
 Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/18/2010
12:25pm, CBS 		vs. Old Dominion
First round 		L 51–50  23–12
 New Orleans Arena (10,484)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.
  2. ^ "University of Notre Dame Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2010.