2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut , and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut . The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 18–16, 7–11 in Big East play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament . They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the second round before losing to Virginia Tech .
Preseason
Senior Jerome Dyson and sophomore Kemba Walker were named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team while senior Stanley Robinson garnered All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention accolades.
Roster changes
UConn was hit hard due to the graduation of starters Jeff Adrien , A. J. Price , and Craig Austrie . They were also without center Hasheem Thabeet who decided to enter the NBA at the end of the 2008–09 season.
Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel F
Boston, Massachusetts
Tilton School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
Oct 1, 2006
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 94
Alex Oriakhi C
Lowell, Massachusetts
Tilton School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Aug 11, 2006
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 96
Darius Smith G
Chicago, Illinois
Marshall Metropolitan HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Mar 30, 2009
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 90
Jamaal Trice G
Durham, North Carolina
Mt. Zion Christian Academy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Jan 1, 2009
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 13 Rivals : 9 ESPN : 8
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:
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/4/2009 *7:00 p.m.
No. 12
American International
W 106–67
–
XL Center (10,770)Hartford, Connecticut
11/8/2009 *1:00 p.m.
No. 12
UMass Lowell
W 88–50
–
Gampel Pavilion (8,357)Storrs, Connecticut
Regular season
11/13/2009 *7:30 p.m., WTNH , SNY
No. 12
William & Mary
W 75–66
1–0
Gampel Pavilion (9,719)Storrs, Connecticut
11/16/2009 *9:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 12
Colgate NIT Season Tip-Off
W 77–63
2–0
Gampel Pavilion (8,562)Storrs, Connecticut
11/17/2009 *7:00 p.m., WCTX , SNY
No. 12
Hofstra NIT Season Tip-Off
W 76–67
3–0
Gampel Pavilion (8,713)Storrs, Connecticut
11/25/2009 *7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13
LSU NIT Season Tip-Off
W 81–55
4–0
Madison Square Garden (8,756)New York City
11/27/2009 *5:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13
#7 Duke NIT Season Tip-Off
L 68–59
4–1
Madison Square Garden (13,179)New York
12/2/2009 *7:00 p.m., WCTX , SNY
No. 14
Boston University
W 92–64
5–1
XL Center (11,502)Hartford, Connecticut
12/6/2009 *1:00 p.m., WTNH , SNY
No. 14
Harvard
W 78–73
6–1
Gampel Pavilion (9,194)Storrs, Connecticut
12/9/2009 *9:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 14
#4 Kentucky SEC/Big East Invitational
L 64–61
6–2
Madison Square Garden (15,874)New York
12/20/2009 *1:00 p.m., WCTX , SNY
No. 14
Central Florida
W 60–51
7–2
XL Center (13,685)Hartford, Connecticut
12/22/2009 *1:00 p.m., WCTX , SNY
No. 11
Maine
W 71–54
8–2
XL Center (11,366)Hartford, Connecticut
12/27/2009 *2:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 11
Iona
W 93–74
9–2
XL Center (13,867)Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/2009 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 10
Cincinnati
L 71–69
9–3 (0–1)
Fifth Third Arena (10,409)Cincinnati
1/2/2010 12:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 10
Notre Dame
W 82–70
10–3 (1–1)
XL Center (16,294)Hartford, Connecticut
1/6/2010 9:00 p.m., WCTX , SNY
No. 13
Seton Hall
W 71–63
11–3 (2–1)
Gampel Pavilion (9,522)Storrs, Connecticut
1/9/2010 12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 13
#12 Georgetown Rivalry
L 72–69
11–4 (2–2)
Verizon Center (15,654)Washington, D.C.
1/13/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 15
#16 Pittsburgh
L 67–57
11–5 (2–3)
XL Center (15,290)Hartford, Connecticut
1/17/2010 *1:30 p.m., CBS
No. 15
Michigan
L 68–63
11–6
Crisler Arena (13,536)Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/20/2010 7:00 p.m., WCTX , SNY
St. John's
W 75–59
12–6 (3–3)
XL Center (14,213)Hartford, Connecticut
1/23/2010 *4:00 p.m., CBS
#1 Texas
W 88–74
13–6
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, Connecticut
1/27/2010 7:00 p.m., WCTX , SNY
No. 19
Providence
L 81–66
13–7 (3–4)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,136)Providence, Rhode Island
1/30/2010 12:00 p.m., WCTX , SNY
No. 19
Marquette
L 70–68
13–8 (3–5)
XL Center (14,338)Hartford, Connecticut
2/1/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN
Louisville
L 82–69
13–9 (3–6)
Freedom Hall (19,655)Louisville, Kentucky
2/6/2010 8:00 p.m., WCTX , SNY
DePaul
W 64–57
14–9 (4–6)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, Connecticut
2/10/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN
#2 Syracuse Rivalry
L 72–67
14–10 (4–7)
Carrier Dome (24,847)Syracuse, New York
2/13/2010 12:00 p.m., WCTX , SNY
Cincinnati
L 60–48
14–11 (4–8)
XL Center (14,605)Hartford, Connecticut
2/15/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN
#3 Villanova
W 84–75
15–11 (5–8)
Wachovia Center (18,123)Philadelphia
2/20/2010 4:00 p.m., WCTX , SNY
Rutgers
W 76–58
16–11 (6–8)
RAC (8,085)Piscataway, New Jersey
2/22/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN
#8 West Virginia
W 73–62
17–11 (7–8)
XL Center (15,082)Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/2010 7:00 p.m., CBS
Louisville
L 78–76
17–12 (7–9)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, Connecticut
3/3/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN
Notre Dame
L 58–50
17–13 (7–10)
Joyce Center (9,149)Notre Dame, Indiana
3/6/2010 2:00 p.m., CBS
South Florida
L 75–68
17–14 (7–11)
USF Sun Dome (8,317)Tampa, Florida
Big East tournament
3/9/2010 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
St. John's Opening Round
L 73–51
17–15
Madison Square Garden (19,375)New York
2010 National Invitation Tournament
3/16/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(4 VT)
(5 VT) Northeastern First Round
W 59–57
18–15
Gampel Pavilion (5,571)Storrs, Connecticut
3/22/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN
(4 VT)
at (1 VT) Virginia Tech Second Round
L 65–63
18–16
Cassell Coliseum (6,983)Blacksburg, Virginia
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Roster
2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
55
Kyle Bailey(W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Lancaster, New Hampshire
G
2
Donnell Beverly
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Hawthorne, California
G
3
Kenny Borton(W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Bolton, Connecticut
F
4
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Dorchester, Massachusetts
G
11
Jerome Dyson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Potomac, Maryland
F
33
Gavin Edwards
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
Sr
Gilbert, Arizona
F
22
Alex Hornat(W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
South Windsor, Connecticut
F
5
Ater Majok
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
233 lb (106 kg)
Fr
Sydney, Australia
C
32
Jonathan Mandeldove
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Stone Mountain, Georgia
C
35
Charles Okwandu
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Jr
Lagos, Nigeria
F/C
34
Alex Oriakhi
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Lowell, Massachusetts
F
21
Stanley Robinson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Birmingham, Alabama
G
24
Darius Smith
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
Fr
Chicago, Illinois
F
23
Benjamin Stewart(W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Denver, Colorado
G
13
Jamaal Trice
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Los Angeles, California
G
15
Kemba Walker
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
So
Bronx, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 1-19-10
Depth chart
Broadcasters
Locally, the Connecticut Huskies we're broadcast on local radio by the UCONN Radio Network, with flagship station, WTIC–AM in Hartford, Connecticut .
Rankings
Week-to-Week Rankings[ 2] Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP 12 12 13 14 14 14 11 10 13 15 27 19 — — — — — — — Coaches 14 13 13 13 12 14 11 10 13 15 21 19 RV RV — — — — —
See also
Notes
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics