2009–10 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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 269; 142 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.

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
2009–10 record269 (142 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Temple142 .875  296  .829
No. 25 Xavier142 .875  269  .743
No. 24 Richmond133 .813  269  .743
Saint Louis115 .688  2313  .639
Rhode Island97 .563  2610  .722
Charlotte97 .563  1912  .613
Dayton88 .500  2512  .676
St. Bonaventure79 .438  1516  .484
Duquesne79 .438  1616  .500
George Washington610 .375  1615  .516
UMass511 .313  1220  .375
Saint Joseph's511 .313  1120  .355
La Salle412 .250  1218  .400
Fordham016 .000  226  .071
2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 200809 season with a record of 269, 142 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 8647 
Cintas Center (9,349)
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/7/2009*
7:30 pm
Northern Kentucky W 8366 
Cintas Center (9,574)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Regular season
11/13/2009*
7:30 pm, FS Ohio
Youngstown State W 8357  10
Cintas Center (10,136)
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/17/2009*
7:30 pm, FS Ohio
Bowling Green W 10157  20
Cintas Center (10,067)
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/21/2009*
7:30 pm
Sacred Heart W 10565  30
Cintas Center (9,753)
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/26/2009*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Marquette
Old Spice Classic
L 7161  31
Milk House (2,853)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
11/27/2009*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Creighton
Old Spice Classic
W 8067  41
Milk House (3,660)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
11/29/2009*
12:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Baylor
Old Spice Classic
L 6964  42
Milk House (1,846)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
12/4/2009*
7:30 pm, FS Ohio
Kent State W 7761  52
Cintas Center (9,896)
Cincinnati, Ohio
12/8/2009*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Kansas State L 7156  53
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, Kansas
12/13/2009*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 Cincinnati W 8379 2OT 63
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
12/19/2009*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 21 Butler L 6968  64
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,114)
Indianapolis, Indiana
12/23/2009*
7:00 pm, FS Ohio
Miami (Ohio) W 7067  74
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
12/28/2009*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
LSU W 8965  84
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/3/2010*
5:30 pm, FSN
at Wake Forest L 9692 2OT 85
LJVM Coliseum (14,148)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1/7/2010
7:00 pm, CBSCS
at La Salle W 6862  95
(10)
Tom Gola Arena (2,041)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1/10/2010
12:00 pm, FS Ohio
at George Washington W 7669  105
(20)
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (3,002)
Washington, D.C.
1/13/2010
7:30 pm, FS Ohio
Charlotte W 8674  115
(30)
Cintas Center (10,137)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/16/2010
11:00 am, ESPN2
Dayton W 7875  125
(40)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/20/2010
7:00 pm, FS Ohis
at No. 16 Temple L 7772  126
(41)
Liacouras Center (6,813)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1/23/2010
6:00 pm, FS Ohio
Rhode Island W 7261  136
(51)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/28/2010
7:00 pm, CBSCS
Duquesne W 8650  146
(61)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/31/2010
2:00 pm, FS Ohio
Fordham W 10860  156
(71)
Cintas Center (10,058)
Cincinnati, Ohio
2/3/2010
7:00 pm, FS Ohio
at Massachusetts W 8779  166
(81)
Mullins Center (3,538)
Amherst, Massachusetts
2/6/2010
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at Dayton L 9065  167
(82)
UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, Ohio
2/13/2010*
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Florida W 7664  177
Stephen C. O'Connell Center (12,113)
Gainesville, Florida
2/17/2010
7:30 pm, FS Ohio
Saint Joseph's W 8852  187
(92)
Cintas Center (10,015)
Cincinnati, Ohio
2/20/2010
2:00 pm, FS Ohio
at Charlotte W 8167  197
(102)
Dale F. Halton Arena (9,105)
Charlotte, North Carolina
2/24/2010
8:00 pm, FS Ohio
at Saint Louis W 7371  207
(112)
Chaifetz Arena (10,008)
St. Louis, Missouri
2/28/2010
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 Richmond W 7876 2OT 217
(122)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
3/3/2010
7:00 pm, FS Ohio
No. 25 at Fordham W 8256  227
(132)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,298)
Bronx, New York
3/6/2010
4:00 pm, FS Ohio
No. 25 St. Bonaventure W 9372  237
(142)
Cintas Center (10,031)
Cincinnati, Ohio
A-10 Tournament
3/12/2010
6:30 pm
No. 24 vs. Dayton
Quarterfinals
W 7873  247
Boardwalk Hall (NA)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
3/13/2010
3:30 pm, CBSCS
No. 24 vs. Richmond
Semifinals
L 8985  248
Boardwalk Hall (8,208)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament
3/19/2010*
12:25 m, CBS
(6 W) No. 25 vs. (11 W) Minnesota
First Round
W 6554  258
Bradley Center (17,847)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3/21/2010*
4:50pm, CBS
(6 W) No. 25 vs. (3 W) No. 18 Pittsburgh
Second Round
W 7168  268
Bradley Center (18,031)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3/25/2010*
9:37pm, CBS
(6 W) No. 25 vs. (2 W) No. 7 Kansas State
Sweet Sixteen
L 101–96 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
Source[2][3].
All times are in Eastern Time.

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