2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record1916 (711 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Syracuse153 .833305  .857
No. 6 West Virginia135 .722317  .816
No. 9 Villanova135 .722258  .758
No. 18 Pittsburgh135 .722259  .735
Marquette117 .6112212  .647
Louisville117 .6112013  .606
No. 14 Georgetown108 .5562311  .676
Notre Dame108 .5562312  .657
South Florida99 .5002013  .606
Seton Hall99 .5001913  .594
Cincinnati711 .3891916  .543
Connecticut711 .3891816  .529
St. John's612 .3331716  .515
Rutgers513 .2781517  .469
Providence414 .2221219  .387
DePaul117 .056823  .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 1916, 711 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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brandon Miller20G6'4"195SeniorCincinnati, OhioWalk-on; graduated
Mike Williams21F6'7"240SeniorCamden, AlabamaGraduated
Alvin Mitchell23F6'5"210FreshmanFt. Lauderdale, FloridaTransferred to Mountain State University[2]
Kenny Belton32F6'8"225SophomoreSalem, VirginiaLeft team due to injury[3]

Incoming Transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Eddie TyreeG5'10"180JuniorColumbus, OHWalk-on; transferred from Thomas More.[4]
Ibrahima ThomasF6'11"235JuniorDakar, SenegalTransferred 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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)  
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2010 recruits
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Cashmere Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrUrban Christian Academy Savannah, Georgia
G 2 Eddie Tyree (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrThomas More Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Dion Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoCrane High School Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Deonta Vaughn (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrHarmony Community School Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10 Alex Eppensteiner (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrElder High School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 11 Larry Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrAlief Hastings High School Houston, Texas
F 15 Darnell Wilks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrPioneer Christian Academy Nashville, Tennessee
F 22 Rashad Bishop 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrKennedy High School Paterson, New Jersey
G/F 23 Sean Kilpatrick Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrNotre Dame Prep White Plains, New York
G 25 Anthony McBride (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrWithrow High School Cincinnati, Ohio
C 30 Anthony McClain 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)290 lb (132 kg) JrNational Christian Academy Trenton, New Jersey
F 32 Ibrahima Thomas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrOklahoma State Dakar, Senegal
G 33 Lance Stephenson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrAbraham Lincoln High School Brooklyn, New York
F 34 Yancy Gates 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) SoWithrow High School Cincinnati, Ohio
C 42 Steve Toyloy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrPalm Beach Lakes High School West Palm Beach, Florida
F 44 JaQuon Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrKing'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 8658 
Fifth Third Arena (6,558)
Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2009*
7:30pm
Bellarmine W 7669 
Fifth Third Arena (6,653)
Cincinnati, OH
Regular Season
November 16, 2009*
7:30pm
Prairie View A&M W 6962  10
Fifth Third Arena (6,777)
Cincinnati, OH
November 18, 2009*
7:30pm, FS Ohio
Toledo W 9268  20
Fifth Third Arena (7,010)
Cincinnati, OH
November 23, 2009*
5:30pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 24 Vanderbilt
Maui Invitational
W 6758  30
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 24, 2009*
7:00pm, ESPN
vs. No. 21 Maryland
Maui Invitational
W 6957  40
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 25, 2009*
10:00pm, ESPN
vs. Gonzaga
Maui Invitational
L 6159 OT 41
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
December 1, 2009*
7:30pm, FS Ohio
No. 22 Texas Southern W 9457  51
Fifth Third Arena (6,825)
Cincinnati, OH
December 10, 2009*
8:30pm, ESPN2
No. 19 Miami (OH) W 6359  61
U.S. Bank Arena (6,280)
Cincinnati, OH
December 13, 2009*
7:00pm, ESPNU
No. 19 at Xavier
Crosstown Shootout
L 8379 2OT 62
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 2009*
7:00pm, CBSCS
No. 25 at UAB L 6447  63
Bartow Arena (6,939)
Birmingham, AL
December 19, 2009*
2:00pm, FS Ohio
No. 25 Lipscomb W 8052  73
Fifth Third Arena (6,647)
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2009*
7:30pm, FS Ohio
Winthrop W 7457  83
Fifth Third Arena (7,292)
Cincinnati, OH
December 30, 2009
7:00pm, ESPNU
No. 10 Connecticut W 7169  93
(1–0)
Fifth Third Arena (10,409)
Cincinnati, OH
January 2, 2010
8:00pm, FS Ohio
at Rutgers W 6558  103
(2–0)
the RAC (5,651)
Piscataway, NJ
January 4, 2010
7:00pm, ESPN
No. 23 Pittsburgh L 7169  104
(2–1)
Fifth Third Arena (8,699)
Cincinnati, OH
January 6, 2010*
7:30pm, FS Ohio
Cal State Bakersfield W 8758  114
Fifth Third Arena (7,168)
Cincinnati, OH
January 9, 2010
6:00pm, FS Ohio
at Seton Hall L 8376  115
(2–2)
Prudential Center (7,551)
Newark, NJ
January 13, 2010
6:00pm, ESPNU
at St. John's L 5250  116
(2–3)
Madison Square Garden (7,040)
New York, NY
January 16, 2010
4:00pm, ESPNU
Notre Dame W 6058  126
(3–3)
Fifth Third Arena (11,589)
Cincinnati, OH
January 20, 2010
7:00pm, ESPN2
South Florida W 7870  136
(4–3)
Fifth Third Arena (7,306)
Cincinnati, OH
January 24, 2010
12:00pm, FS Ohio
at Louisville
Rivalry
L 6860  137
(4–4)
Freedom Hall (18,617)
Louisville, KY
January 30, 2010
8:00pm, ESPNU
Providence W 9288  147
(5–4)
Fifth Third Arena (10,045)
Cincinnati, OH
February 4, 2010
9:00pm, ESPN2
at Notre Dame L 8365  148
(5–5)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,530)
Notre Dame, IN
February 7, 2010
2:00pm, FS Ohio
No. 3 Syracuse L 7154  149
(5–6)
Fifth Third Arena (11,045)
Cincinnati, OH
February 13, 2010
12:00pm, WKRC
at Connecticut W 6048  159
(6–6)
XL Center (14,605)
Hartford, CT
February 16, 2010
7:00pm, ESPNU
at South Florida L 6557  1510
(6–7)
USF Sun Dome (6,607)
Tampa, FL
February 21, 2010
2:00pm, FS Ohio
Marquette L 7976 OT 1511
(6–8)
Fifth Third Arena (10,192)
Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 2010
7:00pm, FS Ohio
DePaul W 7469  1611
(7–8)
Fifth Third Arena (8,111)
Cincinnati, OH
February 27, 2010
2:00pm, WKRC
at No. 8 West Virginia L 7468  1612
(7–9)
WVU Coliseum (12,598)
Morgantown, WV
March 2, 2010
7:00pm, ESPN2
No. 9 Villanova L 7773  1613
(7–10)
Fifth Third Arena (11,076)
Cincinnati, OH
March 6, 2010
12:00pm, ESPN
at No. 19 Georgetown L 7447  1614
(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 6968  1714
Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
March 10, 2010
9:30pm, ESPN
(11) vs. (6) Louisville
Second Round/Rivalry
W 6966  1814
Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
March 11, 2010
9:30pm, ESPN
(11) vs. (3) No. 7 West Virginia
Quarterfinals
L 5451  1815
Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 17, 2010*
7:00pm, ESPN2
(2) (7) Weber State
First Round
W 7662  1915
Fifth Third Arena (2,410)
Cincinnati, OH
March 22, 2010*
9:00pm, ESPN
(2) (3) Dayton
Second Round
L 8166  1916
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

Ranking Movement Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
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.
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