2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
Ivy League Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Ivy League
Ranking
Coaches #17
2009–10 record 295 (131 Ivy)
Head coach Steve Donahue
Assistant coach Nat Graham
Assistant coach Woody Kampmann
Assistant coach Kevin App
Home arena Newman Arena
2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Cornell 13 1   .929     29 5   .853
Princeton 11 3   .786     22 9   .710
Harvard 10 4   .714     21 9   .700
Yale 6 8   .429     12 19   .387
Columbia 5 9   .357     11 17   .393
Brown 5 9   .357     11 20   .355
Penn 5 9   .357     6 22   .214
Dartmouth 1 13   .071     5 23   .179
As of March 21, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was coach Steve Donahue's tenth season at Cornell. The Big Red compete in the Ivy League and played their home games at Newman Arena. They went 131 in Ivy League play to win the championship for the third year in a row and received the league's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 12 seed in the East Region. They upset 5 seed and AP #12 Temple in the first round for the first tournament win in school history. They continued their success by upsetting 4 seed and AP #16 Wisconsin to advance to their first Sweet Sixteen where they lost to 1 seed and AP #2 Kentucky to finish their season at 295.

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Jeff Foote 7'0" 265 C Sr. Lockwood, NY, U.S. Spencer-Van Etten HS
St. Bonaventure
3 Chris Wroblewski 6'0" 180 G So. Highland Park, IL, U.S. Highland Park, IL
4 Aaron Osgood 6'9" 230 F Jr. Overlake, WA, U.S. The Hill School
5 Errick Peck 6'6" 215 F Fr. Indianapolis, IN, U.S. Cathedral HS
11 Max Groebe 6'4" 200 G Jr. North Miami Beach, FL, U.S. Dr. Michael M. Krop HS
UMass
12 Louis Dale 5'11" 180 G Sr. Birmingham, AL, U.S. Altamont School
13 Andre Wilkins 6'5" 198 G Jr. Toronto, ON, Canada Emery HS
Blinn
15 Geoff Reeves 6'4" 180 G Sr. Burlington, KS, U.S. Burlington HS
20 Ryan Wittman 6'7" 215 F Sr. Eden Prairie, MN, U.S. Eden Prairie HS
21 Peter McMillan 6'7" 220 F Fr. Brentwood, CA, U.S. Northfield Mt. Hermon HS
22 Miles Asafo-Adjei 6'2" 170 G Fr. Antioch, TN, U.S. The Ensworth School
23 Johnathan Gray 6'3" 175 G Fr. Tampa, FL, U.S. Berkeley Prep
24 Adam Wire 6'5" 222 C Jr. Southern Pines, NC, U.S. Pinecrest HS
25 Jon Jaques 6'7" 220 F Sr. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Harvard-Westlake School
33 Alex Tyler 6'7" 235 F/C Sr. Clear Spring, MD, U.S. Mercersburg Academy
34 Josh Figini 6'9" 200 F Fr. Chisago Lakes, MN, U.S. Chisago Lakes HS
40 Pete Reynolds 6'8" 220 F Sr. Blair, NE, U.S. Blair HS
42 Mark Coury 6'9" 240 F/C Sr. West Bloomfield, MI, U.S. Detroit Country Day School
Kentucky
55 Eitan Chemerinski 6'8" 195 F Fr. Potomac, MD, U.S. Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Anthony Gatlin 6'8" 180 F Fr. Pearland, TX, U.S. Pearland HS
Centenary

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
11/14/2009*
2:00pm
at Alabama W 7167  10
Coleman Coliseum (10,135)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/18/2009*
7:30pm
at Massachusetts
Legends Classic
W 7461  20
Mullins Center (3,482)
Amherst, MA
11/20/2009*
7:00pm, TWCSN
Seton Hall L 8979  21
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
11/24/2009*
7:00pm, ESPN360
at #10 Syracuse L 8873  22
Carrier Dome (18,238)
Syracuse, NY
11/27/2009*
2:00pm
vs. Toledo
Legends Classic
W 7860  32
Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA)
Philadelphia, PA
11/28/2009*
2:00pm
vs. Vermont
Legends Classic
W 6759  42
Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA)
Philadelphia, PA
11/29/2009*
2:30pm
at Drexel
Legends Classic
W 6154  52
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,033)
Philadelphia, PA
12/2/2009*
7:00pm
at Bucknell W 10498 OT 62
Sojka Pavilion (2,105)
Lewisburg, PA
12/6/2009*
2:00pm
Saint Joseph's W 7866  72
Newman Arena (3,132)
Ithaca, NY
12/20/2009*
12:00pm
vs. Davidson
Holiday Festival
W 9188 OT 82
Madison Square Garden (5,780)
New York, NY
12/21/2009*
9:00pm
at St. John's
Holiday Festival
W 7166  92
Madison Square Garden (5,210)
New York, NY
12/29/2009*
4:00pm
at La Salle W 7875  102
Tom Gola Arena (2,553)
Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2009*
2:00pm
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College W 7349  112
Newman Arena (2,218)
Ithaca, NY
1/2/2010*
2:00pm
Bryant W 7549  122
Newman Arena (1,962)
Ithaca, NY
1/6/2010*
8:00pm, ESPN360
at #1 Kansas L 7166  123
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/8/2010*
8:30pm
at South Dakota W 7165  133
Vermillion, SD (2,116)
DakotaDome
1/11/2010*
7:00pm
Clarkson W 8237  143
Newman Arena (2,421)
Ithaca, NY
1/16/2010
4:00pm, TWCSN
Columbia W 7767  153 (10)
Newman Arena (4,132)
Ithaca, NY
1/23/2010
7:00pm
at Columbia W 7751  163 (20)
Levien Gymnasium (2,974)
New York, NY
1/29/2010
7:00pm
Dartmouth W 7137  173 (30)
Newman Arena (3,871)
Ithaca, NY
1/30/2010
7:00pm
Harvard W 8650  183 (40)
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
2/5/2010
7:00pm
Yale W 9071  193 (50)
Newman Arena (4,255)
Ithaca, NY
2/6/2010
7:00pm
Brown W 7460  203 (60)
Newman Arena (4,014)
Ithaca, NY
2/12/2010
7:00pm
at Pennsylvania L 7964  204 (61)
Palestra (4,332)
Philadelphia, PA
2/13/2010
6:00pm
at Princeton W 4845  214 (71)
Jadwin Gymnasium (5,775)
Princeton, NJ
2/19/2010
7:00pm
at Harvard W 7970  224 (81)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
2/20/2010
7:00pm
at Dartmouth W 8870  234 (91)
Leede Arena (877)
Hanover, NH
2/26/2010
7:00pm
Princeton W 5047  244 (101)
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
2/27/2010
7:00pm
Pennsylvania W 6848  254 (111)
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
3/5/2010
7:00pm
at Brown W 9576  264 (121)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,976)
Providence, RI
3/6/2010
7:00pm
at Yale W 7959  274 (131)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (2,381)
New Haven, CT
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/19/2010*
12:30pm, CBS
vs. #12 Temple
First Round
W 7863  284
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (10,657)
Jacksonville, FL
3/21/2010*
2:50pm, CBS
vs. #16 Wisconsin
Second Round
W 8769  294
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,547)
Jacksonville, FL
3/25/2010*
9:57pm, CBS
vs. #2 Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen
L 6245  295
Carrier Dome (22,271)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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