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2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record18–16 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
Seasons
2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Syracuse 15 3   .833 30 5   .857
No. 6 West Virginia 13 5   .722 31 7   .816
No. 9 Villanova 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
No. 18 Pittsburgh 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Marquette 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Louisville 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
No. 14 Georgetown 10 8   .556 23 11   .676
Notre Dame 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
South Florida 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Seton Hall 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Cincinnati 7 11   .389 19 16   .543
Connecticut 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
St. John's 6 12   .333 17 16   .515
Rutgers 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Providence 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
DePaul 1 17   .056 8 23   .258
2010 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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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

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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

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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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/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:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/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:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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:

  • "Connecticut Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  • "ESPN – Connecticut Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2009.

Schedule

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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

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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

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
C Alex Oriakhi Charles Okwandu Jonathan Mandeldove
PF Gavin Edwards Ater Majok
SF Stanley Robinson Jamal Coombs-McDaniel Alex Hornat Benjamin Stewart
SG Jerome Dyson Darius Smith Jamaal Trice
PG Kemba Walker Donnell Beverly Kyle Bailey Kenny Borton

Broadcasters

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Locally, the Connecticut Huskies we're broadcast on local radio by the UCONN Radio Network, with flagship station, WTIC–AM in Hartford, Connecticut.

Flagship station Play-by-play Analyst
WTIC–AM Joe D'Ambrosio Wayne Norman

Rankings

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Week-to-Week Rankings[2]
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP121213141414111013152719
Coaches141313131214111013152119RVRV

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.
  2. ^ 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings ESPN. Retrieved 2010-01-18.