2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Second Round Game L 77-62 to California
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
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

	Conf				Overall
2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
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

The 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 96th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Big East Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, who was in his ninth season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at Freedom Hall, the final season before moving to the KFC Yum! Center.

The Cardinals finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big East play (3rd-T) 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 second round.

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Earl Clark	5	F	83 !6'9"	220	3 !Junior	Plainfield, New Jersey	Entered 2009 NBA Draft
Andre McGee	33	G	83 !5'10"	180	4 !Senior	Moreno Valley, California	Graduated
Will Scott	20	G	85 !6'3"	185	4 !Senior	New York, New York	Graduated
Terrence Williams	1	F	80 !6'6"	215	4 !Senior	Seattle, Washington	Graduated

Class of 2009 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rakeem Buckles PF	Miami, FL	Monsignor Pace High School (FL)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 25, 2008
Rakeem Buckles PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Mike Marra SG	Smithfield, RI	Northfield Mt. Hermon High School (MA)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 21, 2008
Mike Marra SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Peyton Siva PG	Seattle, WA	Franklin High School (WA)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 16, 2008
Peyton Siva PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Stephan Van Treese PF	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence North High School (IN)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 16, 2008
Stephan Van Treese PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 21 Rivals: 16 ESPN: 17
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2009 Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Former School	Hometown
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

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
November 17, 2009*	#20	vs. Arkansas (Hall of Fame Showcase)	W 96–66	1–0	Scottrade Center (12,017)
November 21*	#20	East Tennessee State (Hall of Fame Showcase)	W 69–56	2–0	Freedom Hall (19,179)
November 22*	#20	Morgan St. (Hall of Fame Showcase)	W 90–81	3–0	Freedom Hall (18,942)
November 23*	#16	Appalachian St. (Hall of Fame Showcase)	W 80–53	4–0	Freedom Hall (19,027)
November 28*	#16	at UNLV	L 76–71	4–1	Thomas & Mack Center (14,390)
December 2*	#20	Stetson	W 80–48	5–1	Freedom Hall (18,916)
December 5*	#20	Charlotte	L 87–65	5–2	Freedom Hall (19,221)
December 12*		Western Carolina	L 91–83	5–3	Freedom Hall (19,247)
December 16*		Oral Roberts	W 94–57	6–3	Freedom Hall (18,868)
December 19*		Western Kentucky (Billy Minardi Classic)	W 102–75	7–3	Freedom Hall (19,531)
December 23*		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 84–69	8–3	Freedom Hall (18,894)
December 27*		Radford	W 79–53	9–3	Freedom Hall (19,265)
December 30		South Florida	W 73–52	10–3 (1–0)	Freedom Hall (19,386)
January 2*		at #3 Kentucky (Battle for the Bluegrass)	L 71–62	10–4 (1–0)	Rupp Arena (24,479)
January 6		at Providence	W 92–70	11–4 (2–0)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,207)
January 9		St. Johns	W 75–68	12–4 (3–0)	Freedom Hall (19,263)
January 11		#4 Villanova	L 92–84	12–5 (3–1)	Freedom Hall (20,076)
January 16		at #16 Pittsburgh	L 82–77 ^OT	12–6 (3–2)	Petersen Events Center (12,781)
January 21		at Seton Hall	L 80–77	12–7 (3–3)	Prudential Center (7,139)
January 24		Cincinnati	W 68–60	13–7 (4–3)	Freedom Hall (19,617)
January 30		at #9 West Virginia	L 77–74	13–8 (4–4)	WVU Coliseum (12,471)
February 1		Connecticut	W 82–69	14–8 (5–4)	Freedom Hall (19,655)
February 6		Rutgers	W 76–60	15–8 (6–4)	Freedom Hall (19,775)
February 11		at St. Johns	L 74–55	15–9 (6–5)	Madison Square Garden (5,748)
February 14		at #2 Syracuse	W 66–60	16–9 (7–5)	Carrier Dome (31,053)
February 17		Notre Dame	W 91–89 ^2OT	17–9 (8–5)	Freedom Hall (19,623)
February 20		at DePaul	W 68–59	18–9 (9–5)	Allstate Arena (13,754)
February 23		#11 Georgetown	L 70–60	18–10 (9–6)	Freedom Hall (19,917)
February 28		at Connecticut	W 78–76	19–10 (10–6)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
March 2		at Marquette	L 69–48	19–11 (10–7)	Bradley Center (16,281)
March 6		#1 Syracuse (Freedom Hall Finale)	W 78–68	20–11 (11–7)	Freedom Hall (20,135)
Big East Tournament
March 10		vs. Cincinnati (Second Round)	L 69–66	20–12	Madison Square Garden (19,375)
NCAA Tournament
March 19*	#9 seed	vs. (8) California (First Round)	L 77–62	20–13	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,251)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

Venues	Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)

Rivalries	Kentucky Memphis Virginia

Culture & lore	History Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue

People	Head coaches Notable players

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NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics