2009–10 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2009–10 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 25
Record26–9 (14–2 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Temple† 14 – 2   .875 29 – 6   .829
No. 25 Xavier 14 – 2   .875 26 – 9   .743
No. 24 Richmond 13 – 3   .813 26 – 9   .743
Saint Louis 11 – 5   .688 23 – 13   .639
Rhode Island 9 – 7   .563 26 – 10   .722
Charlotte 9 – 7   .563 19 – 12   .613
Dayton 8 – 8   .500 25 – 12   .676
St. Bonaventure 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484
Duquesne 7 – 9   .438 16 – 16   .500
George Washington 6 – 10   .375 16 – 15   .516
UMass 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375
Saint Joseph's 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
La Salle 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
Fordham 0 – 16   .000 2 – 26   .071
† 2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Chris Mack's first season at Xavier. The Musketeers competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 26–9; 14–2 in A-10 play to capture a share of the regular season championship with Temple. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament to Richmond. Xavier received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, as a #6 seed. They defeated Minnesota and Pittsburgh to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they fell to Kansas State in double overtime.

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2008–09 season with a record of 26–9, 14–2 win the A-10 regular season championship. The Musketeers lost to Saint Joseph's in the A-10 tournament. Xavier received a #4 seed in the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Pittsburgh.

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
3 Brian Walsh 6'4" 195 G/F Fr. Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, U.S. Moon HS
10 Mark Lyons 6'1" 195 G Fr. Schenectady, New York, U.S. Brewster Academy
12 Brad Redford 6'0" 175 G So. Frankenmuth, Michigan, U.S. Frankenmuth HS
13 Kevin Feeney 6'3" 170 G Jr. Monticello, Illinois, U.S. Monticello HS
14 Johnny Mazza 6'0" 160 G Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. St. Xavier HS
15 Andrew Taylor 6'8" 215 F Jr. Toledo, Ohio, U.S. St. John's Jesuit HS
21 Jeff Robinson 6'9" 200 F Fr. Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Lawrence HS
22 Jamel McLean 6'8" 235 F Jr. Hampton, Virginia, U.S. Bethel HS
25 Danté Jackson 6'5" 195 G Jr. Greenfield, Ohio, U.S. McClain HS
31 Jason Love 6'9" 265 F/C Sr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Abington Friends School
32 Kenny Frease 7'0" 265 C So. Massillon, Ohio, U.S. Perry HS
33 Joe Hughes 6'6" 205 F Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Cathedral HS
52 Terrell Holloway 6'0" 185 G So. Hempstead, New York, U.S. Harmony Community School
55 Jordan Crawford 6'4" 195 G So. Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Communication & Media Arts HS

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/3/2009*
7:30 pm 		Rollins W 86–47  —
 Cintas Center (9,349)
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/7/2009*
7:30 pm 		Northern Kentucky W 83–66  —
 Cintas Center (9,574)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Regular season
11/13/2009*
7:30 pm, FS Ohio 		Youngstown State W 83–57  1–0
 Cintas Center (10,136)
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/17/2009*
7:30 pm, FS Ohio 		Bowling Green W 101–57  2–0
 Cintas Center (10,067)
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/21/2009*
7:30 pm 		Sacred Heart W 105–65  3–0
 Cintas Center (9,753)
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/26/2009*
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Marquette
Old Spice Classic 		L 61–71  3–1
 Milk House (2,853)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
11/27/2009*
2:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Creighton
Old Spice Classic 		W 80–67  4–1
 Milk House (3,660)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
11/29/2009*
12:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Baylor
Old Spice Classic 		L 64–69  4–2
 Milk House (1,846)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
12/4/2009*
7:30 pm, FS Ohio 		Kent State W 77–61  5–2
 Cintas Center (9,896)
Cincinnati, Ohio
12/8/2009*
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Kansas State L 56–71  5–3
 Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, Kansas
12/13/2009*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 19 Cincinnati
Crosstown Shootout 		W 83–79 2OT 6–3
 Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
12/19/2009*
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 21 Butler L 68–69  6–4
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,114)
Indianapolis, Indiana
12/23/2009*
7:00 pm, FS Ohio 		Miami (OH) W 70–67  7–4
 Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
12/28/2009*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		LSU W 89–65  8–4
 Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/3/2010*
5:30 pm, FSN 		at Wake Forest L 92–96 2OT 8–5
 LJVM Coliseum (14,148)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1/7/2010
7:00 pm, CBSCS 		at La Salle W 68–62  9–5
(1–0) 		Tom Gola Arena (2,041)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1/10/2010
12:00 pm, FS Ohio 		at George Washington W 76–69  10–5
(2–0) 		Charles E. Smith Center (3,002)
Washington, D.C.
1/13/2010
7:30 pm, FS Ohio 		Charlotte W 86–74  11–5
(3–0) 		Cintas Center (10,137)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/16/2010
11:00 am, ESPN2 		Dayton W 78–75  12–5
(4–0) 		Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/20/2010
7:00 pm, FS Ohio 		at No. 16 Temple L 72–77  12–6
(4–1) 		Liacouras Center (6,813)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1/23/2010
6:00 pm, FS Ohio 		Rhode Island W 72–61  13–6
(5–1) 		Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/28/2010
7:00 pm, CBSCS 		Duquesne W 86–50  14–6
(6–1) 		Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/31/2010
2:00 pm, FS Ohio 		Fordham W 108–60  15–6
(7–1) 		Cintas Center (10,058)
Cincinnati, Ohio
2/3/2010
7:00 pm, FS Ohio 		at UMass W 87–79  16–6
(8–1) 		Mullins Center (3,538)
Amherst, Massachusetts
2/6/2010
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Dayton L 65–90  16–7
(8–2) 		UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, Ohio
2/13/2010*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at Florida W 76–64  17–7
 Stephen C. O'Connell Center (12,113)
Gainesville, Florida
2/17/2010
7:30 pm, FS Ohio 		Saint Joseph's W 88–52  18–7
(9–2) 		Cintas Center (10,015)
Cincinnati, Ohio
2/20/2010
2:00 pm, FS Ohio 		at Charlotte W 81–67  19–7
(10–2) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (9,105)
Charlotte, North Carolina
2/24/2010
8:00 pm, FS Ohio 		at Saint Louis W 73–71  20–7
(11–2) 		Chaifetz Arena (10,008)
St. Louis, Missouri
2/28/2010
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 23 Richmond W 78–76 2OT 21–7
(12–2) 		Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
3/3/2010
7:00 pm, FS Ohio 		No. 25 at Fordham W 82–56  22–7
(13–2) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,298)
Bronx, New York
3/6/2010
4:00 pm, FS Ohio 		No. 25 St. Bonaventure W 93–72  23–7
(14–2) 		Cintas Center (10,031)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Atlantic 10 tournament
3/12/2010
6:30 pm 		(2) No. 24 vs. (7) Dayton
A-10 Quarterfinals 		W 78–73  24–7
 Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
3/13/2010
3:30 pm, CBSCS 		(2) No. 24 vs. (3) Richmond
A-10 Semifinals 		L 85–89 OT 24–8
 Boardwalk Hall (8,208)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
3/19/2010*
12:25 pm, CBS 		(6 W) No. 25 vs. (11 W) Minnesota
NCAA First Round 		W 65–54  25–8
 Bradley Center (17,847)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3/21/2010*
4:50pm, CBS 		(6 W) No. 25 vs. (3 W) No. 18 Pittsburgh
NCAA Second Round 		W 71–68  26–8
 Bradley Center (18,031)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3/25/2010*
9:37pm, CBS 		(6 W) No. 25 vs. (2 W) No. 7 Kansas State
NCAA Sweet Sixteen 		L 96–101 2OT 26–9
 EnergySolutions Arena (17,254)
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Xavier Musketeers Official Athletic Site". www.goxavier.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009.
  2. ^ "2009-10 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results".
  3. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2010.