| 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball | |||
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| NCAA Tournament, First Round | |||
| Conference | Big East Conference | ||
| 2009–10 record | 20–13 (11–7 Big East) | ||
| Head coach | Rick Pitino | ||
| Assistant coach | Ralph Willard | ||
| Assistant coach | Steve Masiello | ||
| Assistant coach | Walter McCarty | ||
| Home arena | Freedom Hall | ||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Syracuse | 15 | 3 | .833 | 30 | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 West Virginia† | 13 | 5 | .722 | 31 | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Villanova | 13 | 5 | .722 | 25 | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18 Pittsburgh | 13 | 5 | .722 | 25 | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 11 | 7 | .611 | 22 | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 11 | 7 | .611 | 20 | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 |
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The 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville Cardinals in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Rick Pitino in his ninth year at the school.[2] Louisville is a member of the Big East Conference. 2009–10 was Louisville's final year playing at Freedom Hall. The Cardinals finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big East play and lost in the second round of the 2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 9 seed in the South Region where they lost to 8 seed California in the first round.
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| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Former School | Hometown |
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| Chris Brickley | 11 | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Senior | Northeastern University | Manchester, NH |
| Rakeem Buckles | 4 | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Freshman | Pace | Miami, FL |
| Reginald Delk | 12 | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Senior | Mississippi State University | Jackson, TN |
| George Goode | 22 | Guard | 6–8 | 205 | Sophomore | Raytown South | Raytown, MO |
| Terrence Jennings | 23 | Forward | 6–10 | 225 | Sophomore | Notre Dame Prep | Sacramento, CA |
| Preston Knowles | 2 | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Junior | George Rogers Clark | Winchester, KY |
| Kyle Kuric | 14 | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Sophomore | Reitz Memorial | Evansville, IN |
| Mike Marra | 33 | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Freshman | Northfield Mt. Hermon | Esmond, RI |
| Samardo Samuels | 15 | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Sophomore | St. Benedict | Trelawny, Jamaica |
| Peyton Siva | 3 | Guard | 5–10 | 165 | Freshman | Franklin | Seattle, WA |
| Jerry Smith | 34 | Guard | 6–1 | 200 | Senior | East | Wauwatosa, WI |
| Edgar Sosa | 10 | Guard | 6–1 | 200 | Senior | Rice | Bronx, NY |
| Jared Swopshire | 21 | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Sophomore | IMG Academy | St. Louis, MO |
| Stephan Van Treese | 44 | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | Lawrence North | Indianapolis, IN |
| Richie Phares | 32 | Forward | 6–9 | 210 | Freshman | Scott County | Georgetown, KY |
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2009* | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Arkansas | #20 | Scottrade Center • St. Louis, MO (Hall of Fame Showcase) |
ESPN2 | W 96–66 | 1–0 | ||||
| November 21* | 4:00 p.m. | East Tennessee St. | #20 | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY (Hall of Fame Showcase) |
WHAS, Big East Network, ESPN360 | W 69–56 | 2–0 | ||||
| November 22* | 1:00 p.m. | Morgan St. | #20 | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY (Hall of Fame Showcase) |
WHAS, Big East Network, ESPN360 | W 90–81 | 3–0 | ||||
| November 23* | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian St. | #16 | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY (Hall of Fame Showcase) |
WHAS, Big East Network, ESPN360 | W 80–53 | 4–0 | ||||
| November 28* | 4:00 p.m. | at UNLV | #16 | Thomas & Mack Center • Paradise, NV | Versus | L 76–71 | 4–1 | ||||
| December 2* | 7:00 p.m. | Stetson | #20 | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | WHAS, ESPN Full Court | W 80–48 | 5–1 | ||||
| December 5* | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte | #20 | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | ESPNU | L 87–65 | 5–2 | ||||
| December 12* | 4:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | WHAS, ESPN Full Court | L 91–83 | 5–3 | |||||
| December 16* | 7:00 p.m. | Oral Roberts | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | WHAS, ESPN Full Court | W 94–57 | 6–3 | |||||
| December 19* | 4:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY (Billy Minardi Classic) |
ESPN2 | W 102–75 | 7–3 | |||||
| December 23* | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | WHAS, ESPN Full Court | W 84–69 | 8–3 | |||||
| December 27* | 1:00 p.m. | Radford | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | WHAS, ESPN Full Court | W 79–53 | 9–3 | |||||
| December 30 | 7:00 p.m. | South Florida | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | WHAS, Big East Network, ESPN Full Court | W 73–52 | 10–3 (1–0) | |||||
| January 2* | 3:30 p.m. | at #3 Kentucky | Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Bluegrass) |
CBS | L 71–62 | 10–4 (1–0) | |||||
| January 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Providence | Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI | ESPNU | W 92–70 | 11–4 (2–0) | |||||
| January 9 | 12:00 p.m. | St. Johns | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | WHAS, Big East Network, ESPN Full Court | W 75–68 | 12–4 (3–0) | |||||
| January 11 | 7:00 p.m. | #4 Villanova | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | ESPN | L 92–84 | 12–5 (3–1) | |||||
| January 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at #16 Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA | WHAS, Big East Network, ESPN Full Court | L 82–77 OT | 12–6 (3–2) | |||||
| January 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Seton Hall | Prudential Center • Newark, NJ | ESPN | L 80–77 | 12–7 (3–3) | |||||
| January 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | WHAS, Big East Network, ESPN Full Court | W 68–60 | 13–7 (4–3) | |||||
| January 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at #9 West Virginia | WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV | ESPN | L 77–74 | 13–8 (4–4) | |||||
| February 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Connecticut | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | ESPN | W 82–69 | 14–8 (5–4) | |||||
| February 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | WHAS, Big East Network, ESPN Full Court | W 76–60 | 15–8 (6–4) | |||||
| February 11 | 4:00 p.m. | at St. Johns | Madison Square Garden • New York, NY | ESPN2 | L 74–55 | 15–9 (6–5) | |||||
| February 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at #2 Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN | W 66–60 | 16–9 (7–5) | |||||
| February 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | W 91–89 2OT | 17–9 (8–5) | |||||
| February 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at DePaul | Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL | ESPNU | W 68–59 | 18–9 (9–5) | |||||
| February 23 | 7:00 p.m. | #11 Georgetown | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | L 70–60 | 18–10 (9–6) | |||||
| February 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Connecticut | Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT | CBS | W 78–76 | 19–10 (10–6) | |||||
| March 2 | 9:30 p.m. | at Marquette | Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI | ESPNU | L 69–48 | 19–11 (10–7) | |||||
| March 6 | 2:00 p.m. | #1 Syracuse | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY (Freedom Hall Finale) |
ESPN | W 78–68 | 20–11 (11–7) | |||||
| Big East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 10 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. Cincinnati | Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (Second Round) |
ESPN | L 69–66 | 20–12 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 19 | 9:45 p.m. | vs. (8) California | #9 seed | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena • Jacksonville, FL (First Round) |
CBS | L 77–62 | 20–13 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||||