2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record20–15 (13–7 A-Sun)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Center
Seasons
2009–10 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lipscomb 14 – 6   .700 17 – 13   .567
Jacksonville 14 – 6   .700 18 – 11   .621
Belmont 14 – 6   .700 19 – 11   .633
Campbell 14 – 6   .700 19 – 10   .655
East Tennessee State † 13 – 7   .650 17 – 14   .548
Mercer 10 – 10   .500 14 – 16   .467
North Florida 8 – 12   .400 13 – 17   .433
Kennesaw State 7 – 13   .350 13 – 19   .406
USC Upstate 6 – 14   .300 6 – 23   .207
Florida Gulf Coast 5 – 15   .250 8 – 21   .276
Stetson 5 – 15   .250 7 – 22   .241
† 2010 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 2, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After finishing 5th in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the A-Sun tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. East Tennessee State was beaten by No. 1 seed Kentucky in the opening round, 100–71.[1]

Roster

2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Justin Tubbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Trussville, Alabama
G 13 Tommy Hubbard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Boston, Massachusetts
G 30 Micah Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Manchester, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 2009*
 Appalachian State W 62–58  1–0
 Memorial Center (5,562)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Nov 17, 2009*
 at Chattanooga L 76–85  1–1
 McKenzie Arena (4,037)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nov 19, 2009*
 at Morgan State L 61–72  1–2
 Hill Field House (1,032)
Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 21, 2009*
 at No. 20 Louisville L 56–69  1–3
 Freedom Hall (19,179)
Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 25, 2009*
 College of Charleston W 77–71  2–3
 Memorial Center (3,105)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Nov 27, 2009*
 at Arkansas W 94–85  3–3
 Bud Walton Arena (13,794)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov 29, 2009
 North Florida W 82–56  4–3
(1–0) 		Memorial Center (3,025)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Dec 2, 2009*
 at No. 11 Tennessee L 66–78  4–4
 Thompson-Boling Arena (17,512)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 4, 2009*
 at UAB L 52–74  4–5
 Bartow Arena (6,411)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 10, 2009*
 North Georgia W 75–71  5–5
 Memorial Center (2,972)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Dec 12, 2009*
 Murray State L 57–61  5–6
 Memorial Center (2,888)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Dec 18, 2009*
 at Morehead State L 58–60  5–7
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,746)
Morehead, Kentucky
Dec 21, 2009*
 Jacksonville W 93–70  6–7
(2–0) 		Memorial Center (3,271)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Jan 4, 2010
 at USC Upstate W 63–62  7–7
(3–0) 		G.B. Hodge Center (591)
Valley Falls, South Carolina
Jan 7, 2010
 at Kennesaw State W 63–46  8–7
(4–0) 		KSU Convocation Center (562)
Kennesaw, Georgia
Jan 9, 2010
 at Mercer L 78–83  8–8
(4–1) 		University Center (2,377)
Macon, Georgia
Jan 14, 2010
 Stetson L 52–54  8–9
(4–2) 		Memorial Center (4,003)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Jan 16, 2010
 Florida Gulf Coast W 73–51  9–9
(5–2) 		Memorial Center (3,634)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Jan 21, 2010
 at Lipscomb W 71–69  10–9
(6–2) 		Allen Arena (2,143)
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 23, 2010
 at Belmont L 89–100  10–10
(6–3) 		Curb Event Center (2,011)
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 27, 2010
 Campbell W 72–57  11–10
(7–3) 		Memorial Center (3,591)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Jan 30, 2010
 Lipscomb L 84–85 OT 11–11
(7–4) 		Memorial Center (3,286)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 1, 2010
 Belmont L 67–74  11–12
(7–5) 		Memorial Center (4,137)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 4, 2010
 at Florida Gulf Coast W 56–47  12–12
(8–5) 		Alico Arena (1,859)
Fort Myers, Florida
Feb 6, 2010
 at Stetson W 75–60  13–12
(9–5) 		Edmunds Center (1,279)
DeLand, Florida
Feb 12, 2010
 Kennesaw State W 66–45  14–12
(10–5) 		Memorial Center (3,471)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 14, 2010
 Mercer L 77–82  14–13
(10–6) 		Memorial Center (3,151)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 19, 2010
 at Campbell L 57–79  14–14
(10–7) 		John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (3,023)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Feb 21, 2010
 USC Upstate W 63–56  15–14
(11–7) 		Memorial Center (3,560)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 25, 2010
 at North Florida W 61–46  16–14
(12–7) 		UNF Arena (1,061)
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 27, 2010
 at Jacksonville W 64–62  17–14
(13–7) 		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (3,145)
Jacksonville, Florida
SoCon tournament
Mar 4, 2010*
 vs. Campbell
Quarterfinals 		W 72–64  18–14
 University Center (929)
Macon, Georgia
Mar 5, 2010*
 vs. Kennesaw State
Semifinals 		W 69–64  19–14
 University Center 
Macon, Georgia
Mar 6, 2010*
 at Mercer
Championship Game 		W 72–66  20–14
 University Center (3,200)
Macon, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2010*
 (16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 2 Kentucky
First Round 		L 71–100  20–15
 New Orleans Arena (10,984)
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Bledsoe hits eight 3s as Wildcats cruise into second round". ESPN. March 18, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2021.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Roster 2009–10". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Schedule 2009–10". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "2009-2010 ETSU Men's Basketball Stats". ASUN Sports.