2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball season

2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Duration January 9, 2010
through March 9, 2010
Number of teams 8
Regular Season
League champions Cornell
Season MVP Ryan Wittman, Cornell
2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Cornell 13 – 1   .929     29 – 5   .853
Princeton 11 – 3   .786     22 – 9   .710
Harvard 10 – 4   .714     21 – 9   .700
Yale 6 – 8   .429     12 – 19   .387
Columbia 5 – 9   .357     11 – 17   .393
Brown 5 – 9   .357     11 – 20   .355
Penn 5 – 9   .357     6 – 22   .214
Dartmouth 1 – 13   .071     5 – 23   .179
As of March 21, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball season marks the 107th season of Ivy League basketball.

Preseason

The Ivy League held its pre-season media day on October 28, 2009 in Princeton, New Jersey. The league's media unanimously voted Cornell the preseason #1 for the second straight season. Cornell returned all five starters, three all-conference performers, and the Ivy League rookie and defensive players of the year from the 2009 Ivy League championship team.[1]

Two Ivy League seniors were named preseason candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Columbia's Patrick Foley and Brown's Matthew Mullery were named to the 30-man preseason list.[2]

Ivy League Media Poll

Rank Team Votes
1 Cornell (16)128
2 Princeton96
3 Penn92
4 Harvard86
5 Yale59
6 Columbia55
7 Brown41
8 Dartmouth19

Regular season

Non-conference

Preseason #1 Cornell lived up to its billing by scoring the first Ivy League win over one of the six major conferences as the Big Red beat the SEC's Alabama Crimson Tide 71–67 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, behind Ryan Wittman's 23 points. It was Cornell's first win over a current SEC member school since the Big Red defeated Arkansas (then a part of the Southwest Conference) during the 1972–73 season.[3]

Harvard also got off to a fast start. After winning their opener against Holy Cross, the Crimson won a triple-overtime contest over the College of William & Mary, 87–85 on a half-court shot by senior guard Jeremy Lin.[4] Lin also made headlines in early December as he scored 30 points in a close loss (79–73) at #14 Connecticut, then came back to score 25 in the Crimson's very next game – a 74–67 upset of Boston College. Lin started the New Year by being named to the Mid-season Wooden Award 30-man watch list[5] and the Bob Cousy Award.

The Ivy made news for some not-so positive reasons as the conference saw two coaches fired during the pre-conference slate. Penn fired coach Glen Miller after an 0–7 start, while Dartmouth's Terry Dunn resigned after a 3–10 start.

But the biggest press of the non-conference season for the Ivy League came on January 6, as league favorite Cornell led #1 and undefeated Kansas with under a minute remaining at Allen Fieldhouse. Ultimately, the Big Red lost to KU 71–66, but the Ivy stalwarts proved that they could compete with the top teams[6]

Conference season

Cornell and Harvard were expected to compete for the league title, but the Big Red swept the Crimson. However, Penn stopped Cornell's bid for a perfect Ivy League season by beating the then 22nd ranked Big Red 79–64 at the Palestra in Philadelphia. The win snapped an eight-game win streak by Cornell.[7]

Conference awards & honors

All-Conference teams

At the conclusion of the season, the Ivy League all-conference teams were selected. Cornell placed a trio of seniors – Ryan Wittman, Jeff Foote and Louis Dale – on the All-Ivy first team. The Big Red threesome were joined on the first team by Harvard's Jeremy Lin and Penn's Zack Rosen. Wittman and Foote were the Ivy League player and defensive players of the year, respectively.[8]

All-Ivy League first team

All-Ivy League second team

All-Ivy League honorable mention

Weekly awards

Ivy League Players of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the Ivy League offices name a player and rookie of the week.

Week Player of the week Rookie of the week
November 16 Jeremy Lin, G, Harvard[9] Dee Giger, G, Harvard
Ryan Wittman, F, Cornell
November 23 Noruwa Agho, G, Columbia[10] Andrew McCarthy, F, Brown
Matt Mullery, C, Brown
November 30 Noruwa Agho, G, Columbia[11] Matt Sullivan, G, Brown
Ryan Wittman, F, Cornell
December 7 Jeremy Lin, G, Harvard[12] Errick Peck, F, Cornell
December 14 Noruwa Agho, G, Columbia[13] Ian Hummer, F, Princeton
Jeremy Lin, G, Harvard
December 21 Ryan Wittman, F, Cornell[14] Matt LaBove, C, Dartmouth
December 28 Jeff Foote, C, Cornell[15] Mark Cisco, C, Columbia
Alex Zampier, G, Yale
January 4 Ryan Wittman, F, Cornell[16] Kyle Casey, F, Harvard
January 11 Ryan Wittman, F, Cornell[17] Tucker Halpern, F, Brown
January 18 Jeff Foote, C, Cornell[18] Andrew McCarthy, F, Brown
January 25 Alex Zampier, G, Yale[19] Kyle Casey, F, Harvard
February 1 Douglas Davis, G, Princeton[20] Ian Hummer, F, Princeton
February 8 Jeff Foote, C, Cornell[21] Kyle Casey, F, Harvard
February 15 Kyle Casey, F, Harvard[22] Kyle Casey, F, Harvard
February 22 Ryan Wittman, F, Cornell[23] Tucker Halpern, F, Brown
March 1 Jeremy Lin, G, Harvard[24] Brandyn Curry, G, Harvard
March 8 Louis Dale, G, Cornell[25] Brandyn Curry, G, Harvard

External links

References

  1. ↑ Cornell Unanimously Picked by Media to Three-peat, Ivy League, retrieved 2009-10-31
  2. ↑ Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Names 2009–10 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Candidates, Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, retrieved 2009-11-05
  3. ↑ Cornell 71, Alabama 67 ESPN.com Retrieved on November 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ Harvard 87, William & Mary 85 ESPN.com Retrieved on November 17, 2009.
  5. ↑ Lin Named John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 Candidate gocrimson.com Retrieved on January 11, 2010.
  6. ↑ Collins scores 33 as Jayhawks get by scrappy Big Red ESPN.com Retrieved on January 11, 2010.
  7. ↑ Penn snaps No. 22 Cornell's 8-game win streak
  8. ↑ All-Ivy Men's Basketball – 2009–10
  9. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 2 – 11/16, Ivy League, retrieved 2009-11-17
  10. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 3 – 11/23, Ivy League, retrieved 2009-11-23
  11. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 4 – 11/30, Ivy League, retrieved 2009-11-30
  12. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 5 – 12/07, Ivy League, retrieved 2009-12-07
  13. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 6 – 12/14, Ivy League, retrieved 2009-12-22
  14. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 7 – 12/21, Ivy League, retrieved 2009-12-22
  15. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 8 – 12/28, Ivy League, retrieved 2009-12-28
  16. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 9 – 1/4, Ivy League, retrieved 2010-01-11
  17. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 10 – 1/11, Ivy League, retrieved 2010-01-11
  18. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 11 – 1/18, Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14
  19. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 12 – 1/25, Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14
  20. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 13 – 2/1, Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14
  21. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 14 – 2/8, Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14
  22. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 15 – 2/15, Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14
  23. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 16 – 2/22, Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14
  24. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 17 – 3/1, Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14
  25. ↑ Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 18 – 3/8, Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14