2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

{{2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings}} 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.

2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
2009–10 record19–16 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches

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[1]
Kenny Belton32F6'8"225SophomoreSalem, VirginiaLeft team due to injury[2]

Incoming Transfers
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Eddie TyreeG5'10"180JuniorColumbus, OHWalk-on; transferred from Thomas More.[3]
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.[4]

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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    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 15 May 2020.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

    Recruiting class of 2010

    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  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrNotre Dame Prep White Plains, New York
    G 25 Anthony McBride (W)  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[5]

    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[6]

    Awards and milestones

    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[7][8]

    Rankings
    See also: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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. Hamacher, Brian (4 Dec 2009). "B-Ball Star From Miami Shot Outside School Dorm". nbcmiami.com. Retrieved 2 Sep 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.
    2. Kuhn, Maddie (23 Sep 2011). "Former Cincinnati Big Man Lands at Ohio". woub.org. Retrieved 2 Sep 2020.
    3. https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/eddie-tyree/380
    4. https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ibrahima-thomas/379
    5. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/2010.html
    6. "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
    7. "Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide". Big East Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
    8. "Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide". Big East Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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