2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2009–10 record 20–14 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach Bill Carmody
Assistant coach Mitch Henderson
Assistant coach Tavaras Hardy
Assistant coach Ivan Vujic
Home arena Welsh-Ryan Arena
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Ohio State† 14   4   .778     29   8   .784
#10 Purdue 14   4   .778     29   6   .829
#13 Michigan State 14   4   .778     28   9   .757
#16 Wisconsin 13   5   .722     24   9   .727
Illinois 10   8   .556     21   15   .583
Minnesota 9   9   .500     21   14   .600
Northwestern 7   11   .389     20   14   .588
Michigan 7   11   .389     15   17   .469
Indiana 4   14   .222     10   21   .323
Iowa 4   14   .222     10   22   .313
Penn State 3   15   .167     11   20   .355
† 2010 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody's tenth season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 20–14, 7–11 in Big Ten play, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to the University of Rhode Island. The Wildcats received its first national (AP) ranking in 41 years, when it was ranked #25 in the December 28th AP poll.

2009–10 Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Wt. Year Hometown/High School
3 Capocci, Mike F 6–6 200 JR Lombard, Illinois/Glenbard East
44 Coble, Kevin F 6–8 210 SR* Phoenix, Arizona/Scottsdale Christian Academy
1 Crawford, Drew G/F 6–5 185 FR Naperville, Illinois/Naperville Central
30 Curletti, Davide F 6–9 232 SO Farmington Hills, Michigan/Orchard Lake St. Mary's
15 Fruendt, Nick G 6–5 195 SO Batavia, Illinois/Batavia
11 Hearn, Reggie G 6–4 195 FR Fort Wayne, Indiana/Snider
4 Marcotullio, Alex G 6–3 180 FR Warren, Michigan/De La Salle
12 Mirković, Luka F/C 6–11 235 SO Belgrade, Serbia/La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)
23 Nash, Jeremy G 6–4 191 SR Chicago, Illinois/Marist
21 Peljusic, Ivan F 6–8 215 JR Zadar, Croatia/V. Nazor Gymnasium
54 Rowley, Kyle C 7–0 280 SO Arima, Trinidad/Lake Forest (Ill.) Academy
5 Ryan, Jeff G/F 6–7 205 SR* Glenview, Illinois/Glenbrook South
24 Shurna, John F 6–8 210 SO Glen Ellyn, Illinois/Glenbard West
33 Steger, Matt G/F 6–5 195 SR Northfield, Illinois/Loyola Academy
22 Thompson, Michael G 5–10 182 JR Chicago, Illinois/Lincoln Park

Source:[1]

"*"=indicates player used redshirt season.

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Regular Season
Nov 13, 2009* 7:00pm Northern Illinois Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BigTenNetwork.com W 77–55  1–0
Nov 18, 2009* 7:00pm #11 Butler Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN L 67–54  1–1
Nov 22, 2009* 1:00pm Tennessee State Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BigTenNetwork.com W 69–92  2–1
Nov 24, 2009* 5:30pm Liberty Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BigTenNetwork.com W 69–53  3–1
Nov 27, 2009* 7:30pm vs. #23 Notre Dame UIC Pavilion • Chicago, IL
(Chicago Challenge Invitational)		 BTN W 72–58  4–1
Nov 28, 2009* 7:00pm vs. Iowa State UIC Pavilion • Chicago, IL
(Chicago Challenge Invitational)		 BTN W 67–65  5–1
Dec 1, 2009* 6:00pm at North Carolina State RBC Center • Raleigh, NC
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)		 ESPNU W 65–53  6–1
Dec 13, 2009* 4:00pm North Carolina A&T Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BigTenNetwork.com W 90–65  7–1
Dec 16, 2009* 8:00pm North Florida Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL ESPNU W 84–54  8–1
Dec 19, 2009* 1:30pm Stanford Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN W 70–62  9–1
Dec 22, 2009* 7:00pm Central Connecticut St Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BigTenNetwork.com W 74–54  10–1
Dec 30, 2009 8:00pm at Illinois #25 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN L 89–83 OT 10–2 (0–1)
Jan 2, 2010 5:30pm #11 Michigan St #25 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN L 91–70  10–3 (0–2)
Jan 7, 2010* 6:00pm Texas-Pan American Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BigTenNetwork.com W 53–44  11–3 (0–2)
Jan 10, 2010 1:00pm at Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN W 68–62  12–3 (1–2)
Jan 13, 2010 7:30pm #13 Wisconsin Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN L 60–50  12–4 (1–3)
Jan 16, 2010 4:30pm #6 Purdue Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN W 72–64  13–4 (2–3)
Jan 19, 2010 6:00pm at #21 Ohio State Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN L 76–56  13–5 (2–4)
Jan 23, 2010 7:00pm Illinois Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN W 73–68  14–5 (3–4)
Jan 26, 2010 8:00pm at Minnesota Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 65–61  14–6 (3–5)
Jan 30, 2010 6:30pm at #5 Michigan St Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN L 79–70  14–7 (3–6)
Feb 2, 2010 6:30pm Michigan Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN W 67–52  15–7 (4–6)
Feb 7, 2010 1:30pm Indiana Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN W 78–61  16–7 (5–6)
Feb 10, 2010 7:35pm at Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN L 78–65  16–8 (5–7)
Feb 14, 2010 4:00pm Minnesota Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN W 77–74 OT 17–8 (6–7)
Feb 17, 2010 7:30pm Penn State Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN L 81–70  17–9 (6–8)
Feb 21, 2010 1:00pm at #14 Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN L 70–63  17–10 (6–9)
Feb 25, 2010 6:00pm Iowa Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL ESPN2 W 74–57  18–10 (7–9)
Feb 28, 2010 11:00am at Penn State Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN L 79–60  18–11 (7–10)
Mar 3, 2010* 7:00pm Chicago State Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL W 72–49  19–11 (7–10)
Mar 6, 2010 11:00am at Indiana Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN L 88–80 OT 19–12 (7–11)
2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 11, 2010 3:55pm vs. Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(First Round)		 ESPN2 W 73–58  20–12
March 12, 2010 6:30pm vs. #6 Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Quarterfinals)		 BTN L 69–61  20–13
2010 National Invitation Tournament
March 17, 2010 6:00pm at Rhode Island Ryan Center • Kingston, RI
(First Round)		 ESPNU L 76–64  20–14
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ^ "2009-10 Northwestern Roster". http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/nw-m-baskbl-mtt-0910.html. Retrieved 2009-12-24. 
  2. ^ "2009-10 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule". http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/nw-m-baskbl-sched-2009.html. Retrieved 2009-12-24.