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2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

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 competed in the Ivy League and played their home games at Newman Arena. They went 13–1 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 Division I men's 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 29–5.[1][2][3]

2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
Ivy League Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record29–5 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nat Graham
  • Woody Kampmann
  • Kevin App
Home arenaNewman Arena
Seasons
← 2008–09
2010–11 →
2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cornell13–1 .92929–5 .853
Princeton11–3 .78622–9 .710
Harvard10–4 .71421–9 .700
Yale6–8 .42912–19 .387
Columbia5–9 .35711–17 .393
Brown5–9 .35711–20 .355
Penn5–9 .3576–22 .214
Dartmouth1–13 .0715–23 .179
As of March 21, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cornell Big Red were the first Ivy League team to reach the Sweet Sixteen since the 1978–79 Penn Quakers and set an Ivy League record with 29 wins.[4] The team is the only Cornell basketball team to finish the season ranked in the polls and the only team to defeat two ranked opponents in a season.[5] During the season they were able to give number-one ranked Kansas a real challenge at Allen Fieldhouse where Kansas was unable to secure the lead for good until just 41 seconds remained.[6]

Roster

Source[7]

#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)
1Jeff Foote7'0"265CSr.Lockwood, NY, U.S.Spencer-Van Etten HS
St. Bonaventure
3Chris Wroblewski6'0"180GSo.Highland Park, IL, U.S.Highland Park, IL
4Aaron Osgood6'9"230FJr.Overlake, WA, U.S.The Hill School
5Errick Peck6'6"215FFr.Indianapolis, IN, U.S.Cathedral HS
11Max Groebe6'4"200GJr.North Miami Beach, FL, U.S.Dr. Michael M. Krop HS
UMass
12Louis Dale5'11"180GSr.Birmingham, AL, U.S.Altamont School
13Andre Wilkins6'5"198GJr.Toronto, ON, CanadaEmery HS
Blinn
15Geoff Reeves6'4"180GSr.Burlington, KS, U.S.Burlington HS
20Ryan Wittman6'7"215FSr.Eden Prairie, MN, U.S.Eden Prairie HS
21Peter McMillan6'7"220FFr.Brentwood, CA, U.S.Northfield Mt. Hermon HS
22Miles Asafo-Adjei6'2"170GFr.Antioch, TN, U.S.The Ensworth School
23Johnathan Gray6'3"175GFr.Tampa, FL, U.S.Berkeley Prep
24Adam Wire6'5"222CJr.Southern Pines, NC, U.S.Pinecrest HS
25Jon Jaques6'7"220FSr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Harvard-Westlake School
33Alex Tyler6'7"235F/CSr.Clear Spring, MD, U.S.Mercersburg Academy
34Josh Figini6'9"200FFr.Chisago Lakes, MN, U.S.Chisago Lakes HS
40Pete Reynolds6'8"220FSr.Blair, NE, U.S.Blair HS
42Mark Coury6'9"240F/CSr.West Bloomfield, MI, U.S.Detroit Country Day School
Kentucky
55Eitan Chemerinski6'8"195FFr.Potomac, MD, U.S.Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Anthony Gatlin6'8"180FFr.Pearland, TX, U.S.Pearland HS
Centenary

Schedule and results

Source[8]

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2009*
2:00pm		 at AlabamaW 71–67 1–0
Coleman Coliseum (10,135)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/18/2009*
7:30pm		 at UMass
Legends Classic		W 74–61 2–0
Mullins Center (3,482)
Amherst, MA
11/20/2009*
7:00pm, TWCSN		 Seton HallL 79–89 2–1
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
11/24/2009*
7:00pm, ESPN360		 at No. 10 SyracuseL 73–88 2–2
Carrier Dome (18,238)
Syracuse, NY
11/27/2009*
2:00pm		 vs. Toledo
Legends Classic		W 78–60 3–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA)
Philadelphia, PA
11/28/2009*
2:00pm		 vs. Vermont
Legends Classic		W 67–59 4–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA)
Philadelphia, PA
11/29/2009*
2:30pm		 at Drexel
Legends Classic		W 61–54 5–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,033)
Philadelphia, PA
12/2/2009*
7:00pm		 at BucknellW 104–98 OT6–2
Sojka Pavilion (2,105)
Lewisburg, PA
12/6/2009*
2:00pm		 Saint Joseph'sW 78–66 7–2
Newman Arena (3,132)
Ithaca, NY
12/20/2009*
12:00pm		 vs. Davidson
Holiday Festival		W 91–88 OT8–2
Madison Square Garden (5,780)
New York, NY
12/21/2009*
9:00pm		 at St. John's
Holiday Festival		W 71–66 9–2
Madison Square Garden (5,210)
New York, NY
12/29/2009*
4:00pm		 at La SalleW 78–75 10–2
Tom Gola Arena (2,553)
Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2009*
2:00pm		 Penn State BehrendW 73–49 11–2
Newman Arena (2,218)
Ithaca, NY
1/2/2010*
2:00pm		 BryantW 75–49 12–2
Newman Arena (1,962)
Ithaca, NY
1/6/2010*
8:00pm, ESPN360		 at No. 1 KansasL 66–71 12–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/8/2010*
8:30pm		 at South DakotaW 71–65 13–3
Vermillion, SD (2,116)
DakotaDome
1/11/2010*
7:00pm		 ClarksonW 82–37 14–3
Newman Arena (2,421)
Ithaca, NY
1/16/2010
4:00pm, TWCSN		 ColumbiaW 77–67 15–3 (1–0)
Newman Arena (4,132)
Ithaca, NY
1/23/2010
7:00pm		 at ColumbiaW 77–51 16–3 (2–0)
Levien Gymnasium (2,974)
New York, NY
1/29/2010
7:00pm		 DartmouthW 71–37 17–3 (3–0)
Newman Arena (3,871)
Ithaca, NY
1/30/2010
7:00pm		 HarvardW 86–50 18–3 (4–0)
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
2/5/2010
7:00pm		 YaleW 90–71 19–3 (5–0)
Newman Arena (4,255)
Ithaca, NY
2/6/2010
7:00pm		 BrownW 74–60 20–3 (6–0)
Newman Arena (4,014)
Ithaca, NY
2/12/2010
7:00pm		 at PennL 64–79 20–4 (6–1)
Palestra (4,332)
Philadelphia, PA
2/13/2010
6:00pm		 at PrincetonW 48–45 21–4 (7–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (5,775)
Princeton, NJ
2/19/2010
7:00pm		 at HarvardW 79–70 22–4 (8–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
2/20/2010
7:00pm		 at DartmouthW 88–70 23–4 (9–1)
Leede Arena (877)
Hanover, NH
2/26/2010
7:00pm		 PrincetonW 50–47 24–4 (10–1)
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
2/27/2010
7:00pm		 PennsylvaniaW 68–48 25–4 (11–1)
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
3/5/2010
7:00pm		 at BrownW 95–76 26–4 (12–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,976)
Providence, RI
3/6/2010
7:00pm		 at YaleW 79–59 27–4 (13–1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (2,381)
New Haven, CT
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/19/2010*
12:30pm, CBS		(12) vs. (5) No. 12 Temple
First Round		W 78–63 28–4
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (10,657)
Jacksonville, FL
3/21/2010*
2:50pm, CBS		(12) vs. (4) No. 16 Wisconsin
Second Round		W 87–69 29–4
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,547)
Jacksonville, FL
3/25/2010*
9:57pm, CBS		(12) vs. (1) No. 2 Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen		L 45–62 29–5
Carrier Dome (22,271)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP—RV——RVRV—RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRV—RV———RVRVRVRVRV2522RVRVRVRV17

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards and honors

References

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