2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 19–16, 7–11 in Big East play and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to eventual champion West Virginia. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before falling to Dayton.

2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	19–16 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Davis (4th season) George Jackson (1st season) Tony Stubblefield (4th season)
Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Offseason

Departing players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brandon Miller	20	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Walk-on; graduated
Mike Williams	21	F	6'7"	240	Senior	Camden, Alabama	Graduated
Alvin Mitchell	23	F	6'5"	210	Freshman	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	Transferred to Mountain State University[2]
Kenny Belton	32	F	6'8"	225	Sophomore	Salem, Virginia	Left team due to injury[3]

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Eddie Tyree	G	5'10"	180	Junior	Columbus, OH	Walk-on; transferred from Thomas More.[4]
Ibrahima Thomas	F	6'11"	235	Junior	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred from Oklahoma State during the 2008–09 season. Thomas will have two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the first seven games of the 2009–10 season.[5]

Recruiting class of 2009

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sean Kilpatrick SG	White Plains, New York	Notre Dame Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (87)
JaQuon Parker PG	Suffolk, Virginia	King's Fork High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 2, 2009
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (89)
Lance Stephenson G	Brooklyn, New York	Abraham Lincoln High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 30, 2009
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (97)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 45
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "Cincinnati 2009 Player Commits". ESPN. Retrieved May 15, 2020. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

Recruiting class of 2010

College recruiting information (2010)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justin Jackson F	Cocoa Beach, Florida	Arlington Country Day School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 27, 2009
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (94)
Kelvin Gaines F	Ocala, Florida	Arlington Country Day School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 17, 2009
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (90)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 86
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "Cincinnati 2010 Player Commits". ESPN. Retrieved May 15, 2020. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

Roster

2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Cashmere Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Urban Christian Academy Savannah, Georgia G 2 Eddie Tyree (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Thomas More Columbus, Ohio G 3 Dion Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Crane High School Chicago, Illinois G 5 Deonta Vaughn (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Harmony Community School Indianapolis, Indiana G 10 Alex Eppensteiner (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Elder High School Cincinnati, Ohio G 11 Larry Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Alief Hastings High School Houston, Texas F 15 Darnell Wilks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pioneer Christian Academy Nashville, Tennessee F 22 Rashad Bishop 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Kennedy High School Paterson, New Jersey G/F 23 Sean Kilpatrick  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep White Plains, New York G 25 Anthony McBride (W)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Withrow High School Cincinnati, Ohio C 30 Anthony McClain 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Jr National Christian Academy Trenton, New Jersey F 32 Ibrahima Thomas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Oklahoma State Dakar, Senegal G 33 Lance Stephenson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Abraham Lincoln High School Brooklyn, New York F 34 Yancy Gates 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Withrow High School Cincinnati, Ohio C 42 Steve Toyloy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Palm Beach Lakes High School West Palm Beach, Florida F 44 JaQuon Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr King's Fork High School Suffolk, Virginia	Head coach Mick Cronin (Cincinnati) Assistant coach(es) Larry Davis (Asbury) George Jackson (Wittenberg) Tony Stubblefield (Omaha) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2 Sep 2020

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Ibrahima Thomas	Steve Toyloy	Anthony McClain
PF	Yancy Gates	Darnell Wilks
SF	Rashad Bishop	JaQuon Parker	Alex Eppensteiner
SG	Lance Stephenson	Dion Dixon	Larry Davis
PG	Deonta Vaughn	Cashmere Wright	Eddie Tyree

Source^[6]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2009* 7:30pm		Saginaw Valley State	W 86–58		Fifth Third Arena (6,558) Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2009* 7:30pm		Bellarmine	W 76–69		Fifth Third Arena (6,653) Cincinnati, OH
Regular Season
November 16, 2009* 7:30pm		Prairie View A&M	W 69–62	1–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,777) Cincinnati, OH
November 18, 2009* 7:30pm, FS Ohio		Toledo	W 92–68	2–0	Fifth Third Arena (7,010) Cincinnati, OH
November 23, 2009* 5:30pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 24 Vanderbilt Maui Invitational	W 67–58	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 24, 2009* 7:00pm, ESPN		vs. No. 21 Maryland Maui Invitational	W 69–57	4–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 25, 2009* 10:00pm, ESPN		vs. Gonzaga Maui Invitational	L 61–59 OT	4–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
December 1, 2009* 7:30pm, FS Ohio	No. 22	Texas Southern	W 94–57	5–1	Fifth Third Arena (6,825) Cincinnati, OH
December 10, 2009* 8:30pm, ESPN2	No. 19	Miami (OH)	W 63–59	6–1	U.S. Bank Arena (6,280) Cincinnati, OH
December 13, 2009* 7:00pm, ESPNU	No. 19	at Xavier Crosstown Shootout	L 83–79 2OT	6–2	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 2009* 7:00pm, CBSCS	No. 25	at UAB	L 64–47	6–3	Bartow Arena (6,939) Birmingham, AL
December 19, 2009* 2:00pm, FS Ohio	No. 25	Lipscomb	W 80–52	7–3	Fifth Third Arena (6,647) Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2009* 7:30pm, FS Ohio		Winthrop	W 74–57	8–3	Fifth Third Arena (7,292) Cincinnati, OH
December 30, 2009 7:00pm, ESPNU		No. 10 Connecticut	W 71–69	9–3 (1–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,409) Cincinnati, OH
January 2, 2010 8:00pm, FS Ohio		at Rutgers	W 65–58	10–3 (2–0)	the RAC (5,651) Piscataway, NJ
January 4, 2010 7:00pm, ESPN		No. 23 Pittsburgh	L 71–69	10–4 (2–1)	Fifth Third Arena (8,699) Cincinnati, OH
January 6, 2010* 7:30pm, FS Ohio		Cal State Bakersfield	W 87–58	11–4	Fifth Third Arena (7,168) Cincinnati, OH
January 9, 2010 6:00pm, FS Ohio		at Seton Hall	L 83–76	11–5 (2–2)	Prudential Center (7,551) Newark, NJ
January 13, 2010 6:00pm, ESPNU		at St. John's	L 52–50	11–6 (2–3)	Madison Square Garden (7,040) New York, NY
January 16, 2010 4:00pm, ESPNU		Notre Dame	W 60–58	12–6 (3–3)	Fifth Third Arena (11,589) Cincinnati, OH
January 20, 2010 7:00pm, ESPN2		South Florida	W 78–70	13–6 (4–3)	Fifth Third Arena (7,306) Cincinnati, OH
January 24, 2010 12:00pm, FS Ohio		at Louisville Rivalry	L 68–60	13–7 (4–4)	Freedom Hall (18,617) Louisville, KY
January 30, 2010 8:00pm, ESPNU		Providence	W 92–88	14–7 (5–4)	Fifth Third Arena (10,045) Cincinnati, OH
February 4, 2010 9:00pm, ESPN2		at Notre Dame	L 83–65	14–8 (5–5)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,530) Notre Dame, IN
February 7, 2010 2:00pm, FS Ohio		No. 3 Syracuse	L 71–54	14–9 (5–6)	Fifth Third Arena (11,045) Cincinnati, OH
February 13, 2010 12:00pm, WKRC		at Connecticut	W 60–48	15–9 (6–6)	XL Center (14,605) Hartford, CT
February 16, 2010 7:00pm, ESPNU		at South Florida	L 65–57	15–10 (6–7)	USF Sun Dome (6,607) Tampa, FL
February 21, 2010 2:00pm, FS Ohio		Marquette	L 79–76 OT	15–11 (6–8)	Fifth Third Arena (10,192) Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 2010 7:00pm, FS Ohio		DePaul	W 74–69	16–11 (7–8)	Fifth Third Arena (8,111) Cincinnati, OH
February 27, 2010 2:00pm, WKRC		at No. 8 West Virginia	L 74–68	16–12 (7–9)	WVU Coliseum (12,598) Morgantown, WV
March 2, 2010 7:00pm, ESPN2		No. 9 Villanova	L 77–73	16–13 (7–10)	Fifth Third Arena (11,076) Cincinnati, OH
March 6, 2010 12:00pm, ESPN		at No. 19 Georgetown	L 74–47	16–14 (7–11)	Verizon Center (17,054) Washington, D.C.
Big East tournament
March 9, 2010 9:30pm, ESPNU	(11)	vs. (14) Rutgers First Round	W 69–68	17–14	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
March 10, 2010 9:30pm, ESPN	(11)	vs. (6) Louisville Second Round/Rivalry	W 69–66	18–14	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
March 11, 2010 9:30pm, ESPN	(11)	vs. (3) No. 7 West Virginia Quarterfinals	L 54–51	18–15	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 17, 2010* 7:00pm, ESPN2	(2)	(7) Weber State First Round	W 76–62	19–15	Fifth Third Arena (2,410) Cincinnati, OH
March 22, 2010* 9:00pm, ESPN	(2)	(3) Dayton Second Round	L 81–66	19–16	Fifth Third Arena (6,479) Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[7]

Awards and milestones

Big East Conference honors

All-Big East Awards

• Rookie of the Year: Lance Stephenson

All-Big East Rookie Team

• Lance Stephenson

Rookie of the Week

• Week 1: Lance Stephenson
• Week 4: Lance Stephenson
• Week 11: Cashmere Wright
• Week 15: Lance Stephenson
• Week 16: Lance Stephenson

Source^[8][9]

Rankings

See also: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
USA Today/ESPN Coaches			24	19	RV
Associated Press			22	19	25

^{1 - Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll.}