2009–10 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

2009–10 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2009–10 record 10–21 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Crean (2nd Season)
Assistant coach Tim Buckley
Assistant coach Bennie Seltzer
Assistant coach Roshown McLoeod
Home arena Assembly Hall
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 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2009-10 college basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in his second season with the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 4–12 in Big Ten play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

2009–10 Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Wt. Year Hometown/High School
0 Kory Barnett F 6–5 195 So. Rochester, Indiana / Rochester High School
23 Bobby Capobianco F 6–9 238 Fr. Loveland, Ohio / Loveland High School
3 Maurice Creek G 6–5 200 Fr. Oxon Hill, Maryland / Hargrave Military Academy
33 Devan Dumes G 6–2 192 Sr. Indianapolis, Indiana / Vincennes University
32 Derek Elston F 6–9 220 Fr. Tipton, Indiana / Tipton High School
4 Brett Finkelmeier G 6–1 190 Jr. Carmel, Indiana / Carmel High School
24 Steven Gambles F 6–4 230 Sr. Indianapolis, Indiana / Lambuth University
1 Jordan Hulls G 6–0 172 Fr. Bloomington, Indiana / Bloomington High School South
40 Tijan Jobe C 7–0 250 Sr. Banjul, Gambia / Olney Central College
12 Verdell Jones III G 6–5 183 So. Champaign, Illinois / Champaign Central High School
11 Daniel Moore G 5–10 172 So. Carmel, Indiana / Carmel High School
15 Bawa Muniru C 6–11 242 Fr. Tumu, Ghana / Mount Zion Christian Academy
25 Tom Pritchard F 6–9 248 So. Westlake, Ohio / St. Edward High School
5 Jeremiah Rivers G 6–5 214 Jr. Winter Park, Florida / Georgetown University
30 Matt Roth G 6–3 192 So. Washington, Illinois / Washington Community High School
2 Christian Watford F 6–9 220 Fr. Birmingham, Alabama / Shades Valley High School

Recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bobby Capobianco
PF		 Loveland, OH Loveland 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 17,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 89
Maurice Creek
SG		 Oxon Hill, MD Hargrave Military Academy (VA) 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) May 4,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 92
Derek Elston
SF		 Tipton, IN Tipton 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 10,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 89
Jordan Hulls
PG		 Bloomington, IN South 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) May 20,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 92
Matt Roth
SG		 Metamora, IL Washington 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 22,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 87
Bawa Muniru
C		 Durham, NC Mt. Zion 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) 255 lb (116 kg) Sep 26,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:
Christian Watford
SF		 Birmingham, AL Shades Valley 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 9,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10   Rivals: 11  ESPN: 12
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Regular Season
11/13/2009* 8:00pm Howard Bison Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN W 83–60  1–0
11/16/2009* 8:30pm USC Upstate Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN W 69–61  2–0
11/19/2009* 5:00pm vs. Mississippi Coliseo de Puerto Rico • San Juan
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off)		 L 89–71  2–1
11/20/2009* 6:00pm Boston U Coliseo de Puerto Rico • San Juan
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off)		 L 71–67  2–2
11/22/2009* 10:30am vs. George Mason Coliseo de Puerto Rico • San Juan
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off)		 L 69–66  2–3
11/28/2009* 3:30pm Northwestern State Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN W 90–72  3–3
12/1/2009* 7:30pm Maryland Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN
(ACC – Big Ten Challenge)		 L 80–68  3–4
12/8/2009* 9:00pm vs. Pittsburgh Madison Square Garden • New York, NY W 74–64  4–4
12/12/2009* 12:00pm #4 Kentucky Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN L 90–73  4–5
12/19/2009* 8:30pm NC Central Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN W 81–58  5–5
12/22/2009* 6:30pm Loyola (MD) Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN L 72–67  5–6
12/28/2009* 9:00pm Bryant Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN W 90–42  6–6
12/31/2009 12:00pm Michigan Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN W 71–65  7–6 (1–0)
1/6/2010 8:30pm at Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH L 79–54  7–7 (1–1)
1/9/2010 8:00pm Illinois Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN L 66–60  7–8 (1–2)
1/14/2010 9:00pm at Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI L 69–45  7–9 (1–3)
1/17/2010 4:30pm Minnesota Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN W 81–78  8–9 (2–3)
1/21/2010 7:00pm at Penn State Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA W 67–61  9–9 (3–3)
1/24/2010 6:00pm Iowa Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN L 58–43  9–10 (3–4)
1/30/2010 2:00pm at Illinois Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN2 L 72–70  9–11 (3–5)
2/4/2010 7:00pm #7 Purdue Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN2 L 78–75  9–12 (3–6)
2/7/2010 2:30pm at Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL L 78–61  9–13 (3–7)
2/10/2010 6:30pm #16 Ohio State Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN L 69–52  9–14 (3–8)
2/13/2010 2:00pm at #13 Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN L 83–55  9–15 (3–9)
2/16/2010 7:00pm #11 Michigan State Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN L 72–58  9–16 (3–10)
2/20/2010 8:00pm at Minnesota Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN L 81–58  9–17 (3–11)
2/25/2010 9:00pm #19 Wisconsin Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN L 78–46  9–18 (3–12)
2/28/2010 5:00pm at Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA L 73–57  9–19 (3–13)
3/3/2010 5:30pm at #7 Purdue Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN BTN L 74–55  9–20 (3–14)
3/6/2010 12:00pm Northwestern Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 88–80 OT 10–20 (4–14)
Big Ten Tournament
3/11/2010 3:55pm vs. Northwestern Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(First Round)		 ESPN2 L 73–58  10–21
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll.
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Postseason