2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record19–16 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
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 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.

Offseason

Departing players

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]

Incoming Transfers

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]

Recruiting class of 2009

College recruiting information
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)  
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    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.

Recruiting class of 2010

College recruiting information (2010)
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

Roster

2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Cashmere Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Urban Christian Academy Savannah, Georgia
G 2 Eddie Tyree (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Thomas More Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Dion Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Crane High School Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Deonta Vaughn (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Harmony Community School Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10 Alex Eppensteiner (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Elder High School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 11 Larry Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Alief Hastings High School Houston, Texas
F 15 Darnell Wilks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pioneer Christian Academy Nashville, Tennessee
F 22 Rashad Bishop 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Kennedy High School Paterson, New Jersey
G/F 23 Sean Kilpatrick Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep White Plains, New York
G 25 Anthony McBride (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Withrow High School Cincinnati, Ohio
C 30 Anthony McClain 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Jr National Christian Academy Trenton, New Jersey
F 32 Ibrahima Thomas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Oklahoma State Dakar, Senegal
G 33 Lance Stephenson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Abraham Lincoln High School Brooklyn, New York
F 34 Yancy Gates 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Withrow High School Cincinnati, Ohio
C 42 Steve Toyloy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Palm Beach Lakes High School West Palm Beach, Florida
F 44 JaQuon Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr King's Fork High School Suffolk, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2 Sep 2020

Depth chart

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

Source[6]

Schedule and results

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.

Source[7]

Awards and milestones

Big East Conference honors

All-Big East Awards

  • Rookie of the Year: Lance Stephenson

All-Big East Rookie Team

  • Lance Stephenson

Rookie of the Week

  • Week 1: Lance Stephenson
  • Week 4: Lance Stephenson
  • Week 11: Cashmere Wright
  • Week 15: Lance Stephenson
  • Week 16: Lance Stephenson

Source[8][9]

Rankings

See also: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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

1 - Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll.

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.
  2. ^ Hamacher, Brian (December 4, 2009). "B-Ball Star From Miami Shot Outside School Dorm". nbcmiami.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020. Mitchell, a star at Cardinal Gibbons High, had played for the University of Cincinnati but was let go after his second violation of team rules last year. He transferred to Mountain State, where he was averaging 12.6 points per game this year.
  3. ^ Kuhn, Maddie (September 23, 2011). "Former Cincinnati Big Man Lands at Ohio". woub.org. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Eddie Tyree - Men's Basketball".
  5. ^ "Ibrahima Thomas - Men's Basketball".
  6. ^ "2009-10 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats".
  7. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  8. ^ "Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide". Big East Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide". Big East Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.