2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2009–10 record	18–16 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (24th year)
Assistant coach	George Blaney
Assistant coach	Andre LaFleur
Assistant coach	Patrick Sellers
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center

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

Senior Jerome Dyson and Freshman Kemba Walker were named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team while senior Stanley Robinson garnered All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention accolades.

Roster changes

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

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel F	Boston, MA	Tilton School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Oct 1, 2006
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Alex Oriakhi C	Lowell, MA	Tilton School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Aug 11, 2006
Alex Oriakhi C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Darius Smith G	Chicago, IL	Marshall Metropolitan HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 30, 2009
Darius Smith G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
Jamaal Trice G	Durham, NC	Mt. Zion Christian Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jan 1, 2009
Jamaal Trice G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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 2009-07-18. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-07-18. "ESPN - Connecticut Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-07-18. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-07-18. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-07-18.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
2009/11/4* 7:00 p.m.	#12	American International College	W 106–67	–	XL Center (10,770) Hartford, CT
2009/11/8* 1:00 p.m.	#12	UMass Lowell (D II)	W 88–50	–	Gampel Pavilion (8,357) Storrs, CT
Regular season
2009/11/13* 7:30 p.m., WTNH, SNY	#12	William & Mary	W 75–66	1–0	Gampel Pavilion (9,719) Storrs, CT
2009/11/16* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	#12	Colgate NIT Season Tip-Off	W 77–63	2–0	Gampel Pavilion (8,562) Storrs, CT
2009/11/17* 7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	#12	Hofstra NIT Season Tip-Off	W 76–67	3–0	Gampel Pavilion (8,713) Storrs, CT
2009/11/25* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	#13	LSU NIT Season Tip-Off	W 81–55	4–0	Madison Square Garden (NA) New York, NY
2009/11/27* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	#13	#7 Duke NIT Season Tip-Off	L 68–59	4–1	Madison Square Garden (13,179) New York, NY
2009/12/2* 7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	#14	Boston University	W 92–64	5–1	XL Center (11,502) Hartford, CT
2009/12/6* 1:00 p.m., WTNH, SNY	#14	Harvard	W 78–73	6–1	Gampel Pavilion (9,194) Storrs, CT
2009/12/9* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	#14	#4 Kentucky SEC/Big East Invitational	L 64–61	6–2	Madison Square Garden (15,874) New York, NY
2009/12/20* 1:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	#14	Central Florida	W 60–51	7–2	XL Center (13,685) Hartford, CT
2009/12/22* 1:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	#11	Maine	W 71–54	8–2	XL Center (11,366) Hartford, CT
2009/12/27* 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	#11	Iona	W 93–74	9–2	XL Center (13,867) Hartford, CT
2009/12/30 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	#10	Cincinnati	L 71–69	9–3 (0–1)	Fifth Third Arena (10,409) Cincinnati, OH
2010/1/2 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	#10	Notre Dame	W 82–70	10–3 (1–1)	XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
2010/1/6 9:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	#13	Seton Hall	W 71–63	11–3 (2–1)	Gampel Pavilion (9,522) Storrs, CT
2010/1/9 12:00 p.m., ESPN	#13	#12 Georgetown	L 72–69	11–4 (2–2)	Verizon Center (15,654) Washington, DC
2010/1/13 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	#15	#16 Pittsburgh	L 67–57	11–5 (2–3)	XL Center (15,290) Hartford, CT
2010/1/17* 1:30 p.m., CBS	#15	Michigan	L 68–63	11–6 (2–3)	Crisler Arena (13,536) Ann Arbor, MI
2010/1/20 7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY		St. John's	W 75–59	12–6 (3–3)	XL Center (14,213) Hartford, CT
2010/1/23* 4:00 p.m., CBS		#1 Texas	W 88–74	13–6 (3–3)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
2010/1/27 7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	#19	Providence	L 81–66	13–7 (3–4)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,136) Providence, RI
2010/1/30 12:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	#19	Marquette	L 70–68	13–8 (3–5)	XL Center (14,338) Hartford, CT
2010/2/1 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Louisville	L 82–69	13–9 (3–6)	Freedom Hall (19,655) Louisville, KY
2010/2/6 8:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY		DePaul	W 64–57	14–9 (4–6)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
2010/2/10 7:00 p.m., ESPN		#2 Syracuse	L 72–67	14–10 (4–7)	Carrier Dome (24,847) Syracuse, NY
2010/2/13 12:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY		Cincinnati	L 60–48	14–11 (4–8)	XL Center (14,605) Hartford, CT
2010/2/15 7:00 p.m., ESPN		#3 Villanova	W 84–75	15–11 (5–8)	Wachovia Center (18,123) Philadelphia, PA
2010/2/20 4:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY		Rutgers	W 76–58	16–11 (6–8)	RAC (8,085) Piscataway, NJ
2010/2/22 7:00 p.m., ESPN		#8 West Virginia	W 73–62	17–11 (7–8)	XL Center (15,082) Hartford, CT
2010/2/28 7:00 p.m., CBS		Louisville	L 78–76	17–12 (7–9)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
2010/3/3 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Notre Dame	L 58–50	17–13 (7–10)	Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN
2010/3/6 2:00 p.m., CBS		South Florida	L 75–68	17–14 (7–11)	USF Sun Dome (8,317) Tampa, FL
Big East Tournament
2010/3/9 2:30 p.m., ESPN2		St. John's Opening Round	L 73–51	17–15	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
2010 National Invitation Tournament
2010/3/16 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Northeastern First Round	W 59–57	18–15	Gampel Pavilion (5,571) Storrs, CT
2010/3/22 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Virginia Tech Second Round	L 65–63	18–16	Cassell Coliseum (6,983) Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Roster

2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	55	Bailey(W), KyleKyle Bailey(W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lancaster, NH
1.5 !G	2	Beverly, DonnellDonnell Beverly	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hawthorne, CA
1.5 !G	3	Borton(W), KennyKenny Borton(W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bolton, CT
3.5 !F	4	Coombs-McDaniel, JamalJamal Coombs-McDaniel	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dorchester, MA
1.5 !G	11	Dyson, JeromeJerome Dyson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Potomac, MD
3.5 !F	33	Edwards, GavinGavin Edwards	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Gilbert, AZ
3.5 !F	22	Hornat(W), AlexAlex Hornat(W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	South Windsor, CT
3.5 !F	5	Majok, AterAter Majok	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sydney, Australia
5.0 !C	32	Mandeldove, JonathanJonathan Mandeldove	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Stone Mountain, GA
5.0 !C	35	Okwandu, CharlesCharles Okwandu	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lagos, Nigeria
4.5 !F/C	34	Oriakhi, AlexAlex Oriakhi	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lowell, MA
3.5 !F	21	Robinson, StanleyStanley Robinson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Birmingham, AL
1.5 !G	24	Smith, DariusDarius Smith	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	23	Stewart(W), BenjaminBenjamin Stewart(W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Denver, CO
1.5 !G	13	Trice, JamaalJamaal Trice	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	15	Walker, KembaKemba Walker	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2.0 !So	Bronx, NY

Head coach

Jim Calhoun

Assistant coach(es)

George Blaney
Andre LaFleur
Patrick Sellers

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1-19-10

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Inactive
C	Alex Oriakhi	Charles Okwandu		Jonathan Mandeldove
F	Gavin Edwards	Ater Majok
F	Stanley Robinson	Jamal Coombs-McDaniel	Alex Hornat	Benjamin Stewart
G	Jerome Dyson	Darius Smith	Jamaal Trice
G	Kemba Walker	Donnell Beverly	Kyle Bailey	Kenny Borton

Broadcasters

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

Week-to-Week Rankings
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll ^[1]	Preseason	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	12	12	13	14	14	14	11	10	13	15	27	19	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Coaches	14	13	13	13	12	14	11	10	13	15	21	19	RV	RV	--	--	--	--	--

Notes

↑ 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings ESPN. Retrieved 2010-01-18.

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Preseason

Roster changes

Recruiting class

Schedule

Roster

Depth chart

Broadcasters

Rankings

See also

Notes