2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum. The team captured the first Big East Tournament Championship in school history. They won the East Region to advance to the second Final Four in school history, where they lost in the national semi-finals to eventual National Champion Duke, 78–57. The team finished #3 in the final Coaches Poll with a record of 31–7, setting the record for most wins in school history.

2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Big East Tournament Champions
76 Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig East
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 6
2009–10 record31–7 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Syracuse153 .833  305  .857
No. 6 West Virginia135 .722  317  .816
No. 9 Villanova135 .722  258  .758
No. 18 Pittsburgh135 .722  259  .735
Marquette117 .611  2212  .647
Louisville117 .611  2013  .606
No. 14 Georgetown108 .556  2311  .676
Notre Dame108 .556  2312  .657
South Florida99 .500  2013  .606
Seton Hall99 .500  1913  .594
Cincinnati711 .389  1916  .543
Connecticut711 .389  1816  .529
St. John's612 .333  1716  .515
Rutgers513 .278  1517  .469
Providence414 .222  1219  .387
DePaul117 .056  823  .258
2010 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Casey Mitchell
SG
Savannah, GA Chipola College (FL) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Mar 9, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Dan Jennings
PF
Staten Island, NY St. Thomas More School (CT) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jul 19, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Deniz Kılıçlı
C
Istanbul, Turkey Mountain State (WV) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Oct 14, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Dalton Pepper
SG
Levittown, PA Pennsbury High School (PA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 19, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "West Virginia Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2009 West Virginia Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
    Darryl Bryant 25 G 6–2 200 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York
    Da'Sean Butler 1 F 6–7 230 Senior Newark, New Jersey
    Devin Ebanks 3 F 6–9 215 Sophomore Long Island City, New York
    John Flowers 41 F 6–7 215 Junior Waldorf, Maryland
    Danny Jennings 30 F 6–8 260 Freshman Staten Island, New York
    Kevin Jones 5 F 6–8 230 Sophomore Mount Vernon, New York
    Deniz Kılıçlı 42 F 6–9 260 Freshman Istanbul, Turkey
    Bryan Lowther 15 G 6–6 215 Freshman Edinboro, Pennsylvania
    Joe Mazzulla 21 G 6–2 200 Redshirt-Junior Johnston, Rhode Island
    Casey Mitchell 33 G 6–4 225 Junior Savannah, Georgia
    Cam Payne 20 G 6–4 225 Redshirt-Sophomore Charleston, West Virginia
    Dalton Pepper 32 G 6–5 215 Freshman Levittown, Pennsylvania
    Kenny Ross 12 G 6–0 175 Freshman Furlong, Pennsylvania
    Wellington Smith 35 F 6–7 245 Senior Summit, New Jersey
    Cam Thoroughman 2 F 6–7 240 Redshirt-Junior Portsmouth, Ohio
    Jonnie West 4 G 6–3 195 Redshirt-Junior Memphis, Tennessee

    2009–10 Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 5, 2009*
    7:00 pm
    No. 8 Charleston W 8148 
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, WV
    November 8, 2009*
    1:00 pm
    No. 8 Mountain State W 10482 
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, WV
    Regular Season
    November 15, 2009*
    4:00 pm
    No. 8 Loyola (MD) W 8360  10
    WVU Coliseum (8,316)
    Morgantown, WV
    November 24, 2009*
    7:00 pm
    No. 8 vs. The Citadel W 6950  20
    Charleston Civic Center (12,348)
    Charleston, WV
    November 26, 2009*
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 8 vs. Long Beach State
    76 Classic
    W 8562  30
    Anaheim Convention Center (2,117)
    Anaheim, CA
    November 27, 2009*
    2:30 pm, ESPN
    No. 8 vs. Texas A&M
    76 Classic
    W 7366  40
    Anaheim Convention Center (2,067)
    Anaheim, CA
    November 29, 2009*
    10:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 8 vs. Portland
    76 Classic Championship Game
    W 8466  50
    Anaheim Convention Center (2,057)
    Anaheim, CA
    December 9, 2009*
    7:00 pm, Big East Network
    No. 6 Duquesne W 6839  60
    WVU Coliseum (9,835)
    Morgantown, WV
    December 12, 2009*
    7:00 pm, Big East Network
    No. 6 Coppin State W 6943  70
    WVU Coliseum (10,121)
    Morgantown, WV
    December 19, 2009*
    2:00 pm, Big East Network
    No. 6 at Cleveland State W 8078  80
    Wolstein Center (5,105)
    Cleveland, OH
    December 23, 2009*
    7:30 pm, ESPN2
    No. 6 No. 15 Mississippi W 7666  90
    WVU Coliseum (11,139)
    Morgantown, WV
    December 26, 2009
    3:30 pm, CBS
    No. 6 at Seton Hall W 9084 OT 100
    (10)
    Prudential Center (9,800)
    Newark, NJ
    December 29, 2009
    7:00 pm, Big East Network
    No. 6 Marquette W 6362  110
    (20)
    WVU Coliseum (12,872)
    Morgantown, WV
    January 1, 2010*
    2:30 pm, ESPN
    No. 6 at No. 4 Purdue L 7762  111
    (20)
    Mackey Arena (14,123)
    West Lafayette, IN
    January 6, 2010
    7:00 pm, Big East Network
    No. 8 Rutgers W 8652  121
    (30)
    WVU Coliseum (9,586)
    Morgantown, WV
    January 9, 2010
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 8 at Notre Dame L 7068  122
    (31)
    Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
    South Bend, IN
    January 13, 2010
    7:00 pm, Big East Network
    No. 10 at South Florida W 6950  132
    (41)
    USF Sun Dome (6,110)
    Tampa, FL
    January 16, 2010
    12:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 10 No. 5 Syracuse L 7271  133
    (42)
    WVU Coliseum (15,271)
    Morgantown, WV
    January 20, 2010*
    9:00 pm
    No. 11 vs. Marshall
    Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
    W 6860  143
    (42)
    Charleston Civic Center (12,380)
    Charleston, WV
    January 23, 2010*
    2:00 pm, CBS
    No. 11 No. 21 Ohio State W 7165  153
    (42)
    WVU Coliseum (15,033)
    Morgantown, WV
    January 26, 2010
    8:30 pm, Big East Network
    No. 9 at DePaul W 6246  163
    (52)
    Allstate Arena (8,498)
    Rosemont, IL
    January 30, 2010
    12:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 9 Louisville W 7774  173
    (62)
    WVU Coliseum (12,471)
    Morgantown, WV
    February 3, 2010
    7:00 pm, Big East Network
    No. 6 No. 22 Pittsburgh
    Backyard Brawl
    W 7051  183
    (72)
    WVU Coliseum (15,419)
    Morgantown, WV
    February 6, 2010
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 6 at St. John's W 7960  193
    (82)
    Madison Square Garden (6,157)
    New York, NY
    February 8, 2010
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 5 No. 4 Villanova L 8275  194
    (83)
    WVU Coliseum (15,593)
    Morgantown, WV
    February 12, 2010
    9:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 5 at No. 25 Pittsburgh
    Backyard Brawl
    L 9895 3OT 195
    (84)
    Petersen Events Center (12,902)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 17, 2010
    7:00 pm, Big East Network
    No. 8 at Providence W 8874  205
    (94)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,553)
    Providence, RI
    February 20, 2010
    12:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 8 Seton Hall W 7563  215
    (104)
    WVU Coliseum (11,816)
    Morgantown, WV
    February 22, 2010
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 8 at Connecticut L 7362  216
    (105)
    XL Center (15,082)
    Hartford, CT
    February 27, 2010
    2:00 pm, Big East Network
    No. 8 Cincinnati W 7468  226
    (115)
    WVU Coliseum (12,598)
    Morgantown, WV
    March 1, 2010
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 10 No. 19 Georgetown W 8168  236
    (125)
    WVU Coliseum (13,211)
    Morgantown, WV
    March 6, 2010
    12:00 pm, CBS
    No. 10 at No. 9 Villanova W 6866 OT 246
    (135)
    Wachovia Center (20,225)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Big East Men's Basketball Championship
    March 11, 2010
    9:30 pm, ESPN
    (3) No. 7 vs. (11) Cincinnati
    Quarterfinals
    W 5451  256
    Madison Square Garden (19,375)
    New York, NY
    March 12, 2010
    9:30 pm, ESPN
    (3) No. 7 vs. (7) Notre Dame
    Semifinals
    W 5351  266
    Madison Square Garden (19,375)
    New York, NY
    March 13, 2010
    9:00 pm, ESPN
    (3) No. 7 vs. (8) No. 22 Georgetown
    Championship
    W 6058  27–6
    Madison Square Garden (19,375)
    New York, NY
    2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
    March 19, 2010*
    12:15 pm, CBS
    (2 E) No. 6 vs. (15 E) Morgan State
    First Round
    W 7750  286
    HSBC Arena (18,653)
    Buffalo, NY
    March 21, 2010*
    2:40 pm, CBS
    (2 E) No. 6 vs. (10 E) Missouri
    Second Round
    W 6859  296
    HSBC Arena (18,934)
    Buffalo, NY
    March 25, 2010*
    7:27 pm, CBS
    (2 E) No. 6 vs. (11 E) Washington
    Sweet Sixteen
    W 6956  306
    Carrier Dome (22,271)
    Syracuse, NY
    March 27, 2010*
    7:05 pm, CBS
    (2 E) No. 6 vs. (1 E) No. 2 Kentucky
    Elite Eight
    W 7366  316
    Carrier Dome (22,497)
    Syracuse, NY
    April 3, 2010*
    8:47 pm, CBS
    (2 E) No. 6 vs. (1 S) No. 3 Duke
    Final Four
    L 7857  317
    Lucas Oil Stadium (71,298)
    Indianapolis, IN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    References

    1. "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.
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