2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

{{200910 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 1816, 711 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.

2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
2009–10 record1816 (711 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center

Preseason

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

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

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:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/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:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/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:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/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:   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
    11/4/2009*
    7:00 p.m.
    No. 12 American International W 10667 
    XL Center (10,770)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    11/8/2009*
    1:00 p.m.
    No. 12 UMass Lowell W 8850 
    Gampel Pavilion (8,357)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    Regular season
    11/13/2009*
    7:30 p.m., WTNH, SNY
    No. 12 William & Mary W 7566  10
    Gampel Pavilion (9,719)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    11/16/2009*
    9:00 p.m., ESPNU
    No. 12 Colgate
    NIT Season Tip-Off
    W 7763  20
    Gampel Pavilion (8,562)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    11/17/2009*
    7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY
    No. 12 Hofstra
    NIT Season Tip-Off
    W 7667  30
    Gampel Pavilion (8,713)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    11/25/2009*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 13 LSU
    NIT Season Tip-Off
    W 8155  40
    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 6859  41
    Madison Square Garden (13,179)
    New York
    12/2/2009*
    7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY
    No. 14 Boston University W 9264  51
    XL Center (11,502)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    12/6/2009*
    1:00 p.m., WTNH, SNY
    No. 14 Harvard W 7873  61
    Gampel Pavilion (9,194)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    12/9/2009*
    9:30 p.m., ESPN
    No. 14 #4 Kentucky
    SEC/Big East Invitational
    L 6461  62
    Madison Square Garden (15,874)
    New York
    12/20/2009*
    1:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY
    No. 14 Central Florida W 6051  72
    XL Center (13,685)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    12/22/2009*
    1:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY
    No. 11 Maine W 7154  82
    XL Center (11,366)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    12/27/2009*
    2:00 p.m., ESPNU
    No. 11 Iona W 9374  92
    XL Center (13,867)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    12/30/2009
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 10 Cincinnati L 7169  93 (01)
    Fifth Third Arena (10,409)
    Cincinnati
    1/2/2010
    12:00 p.m., ESPNU
    No. 10 Notre Dame W 8270  103 (11)
    XL Center (16,294)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    1/6/2010
    9:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY
    No. 13 Seton Hall W 7163  113 (21)
    Gampel Pavilion (9,522)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    1/9/2010
    12:00 p.m., ESPN
    No. 13 #12 Georgetown
    Rivalry
    L 7269  114 (22)
    Verizon Center (15,654)
    Washington, D.C.
    1/13/2010
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 15 #16 Pittsburgh L 6757  115 (23)
    XL Center (15,290)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    1/17/2010*
    1:30 p.m., CBS
    No. 15 Michigan L 6863  116
    Crisler Arena (13,536)
    Ann Arbor, Michigan
    1/20/2010
    7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY
    St. John's W 7559  126 (33)
    XL Center (14,213)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    1/23/2010*
    4:00 p.m., CBS
    #1 Texas W 8874  136
    Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    1/27/2010
    7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY
    No. 19 Providence L 8166  137 (34)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,136)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    1/30/2010
    12:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY
    No. 19 Marquette L 7068  138 (35)
    XL Center (14,338)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    2/1/2010
    7:00 p.m., ESPN
    Louisville L 8269  139 (36)
    Freedom Hall (19,655)
    Louisville, Kentucky
    2/6/2010
    8:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY
    DePaul W 6457  149 (46)
    Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    2/10/2010
    7:00 p.m., ESPN
    #2 Syracuse
    Rivalry
    L 7267  1410 (47)
    Carrier Dome (24,847)
    Syracuse, New York
    2/13/2010
    12:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY
    Cincinnati L 6048  1411 (48)
    XL Center (14,605)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    2/15/2010
    7:00 p.m., ESPN
    #3 Villanova W 8475  1511 (58)
    Wachovia Center (18,123)
    Philadelphia
    2/20/2010
    4:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY
    Rutgers W 7658  1611 (68)
    RAC (8,085)
    Piscataway, New Jersey
    2/22/2010
    7:00 p.m., ESPN
    #8 West Virginia W 7362  1711 (78)
    XL Center (15,082)
    Hartford, Connecticut
    2/28/2010
    7:00 p.m., CBS
    Louisville L 7876  1712 (79)
    Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    3/3/2010
    7:00 p.m., ESPN
    Notre Dame L 5850  1713 (710)
    Joyce Center (9,149)
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    3/6/2010
    2:00 p.m., CBS
    South Florida L 7568  1714 (711)
    USF Sun Dome (8,317)
    Tampa, Florida
    Big East Tournament
    3/9/2010
    2:30 p.m., ESPN2
    St. John's
    Opening Round
    L 7351  1715
    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 5957  1815
    Gampel Pavilion (5,571)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    3/22/2010
    7:00 p.m., ESPN
    (4 VT) at (1 VT) Virginia Tech
    Second Round
    L 6563  1816
    Cassell Coliseum (6,983)
    Blacksburg, Virginia
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Roster

    2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    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

    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

    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.
    Ranking Movement
    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 -- -- -- -- --

    See also

    Notes

    1. 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine ESPN. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
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