2009–10 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

2009–10 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
East Division
2009–10 record 12–15 (8–5 MAC)
Head coach Charlie Coles
Assistant coach Jermaine Henderson
Assistant coach Ryan Pedon
Assistant coach Jason Grunkemeyer
Home arena Millett Hall
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 3   .813     24 10   .706
Akron 12 4   .750     24 11   .686
Miami 9 7   .563     14 18   .438
Buffalo 9 7   .563     18 12   .600
Ohio 7 9   .438     22 15   .595
Bowling Green 6 10   .375     14 16   .467
West
Central Michigan 9 7   .563     15 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 8 8   .500     17 15   .531
Western Michigan 8 8   .500     18 15   .545
Ball State 8 8   .500     15 15   .500
Northern Illinois 6 10   .375     10 20   .333
Toledo 1 15   .063     4 28   .125
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Miami RedHawks basketball team will represent Miami University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team is coached by Charlie Coles and will play their homes game in Millett Hall.

Before the season

Roster Changes

The RedHawks lost two starters from last season, however they were able to keep one when forward Kenny Hayes was able to earn a Medical Redshirt and return to the team in 2009–10.[1] The two players that Miami lost were 2009 MAC Basketball Player of the Year Michael Bramos and Tyler Dierkers, who earned the team a combined 28.1 points per game.[2] They will be replaced by four new recruits one being Allen Roberts who Led Middletown "Middies" Ohio to a 19-3 record in 2008-09 and ended the regular season as the No. 3-ranked in the State (Rivals)

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Drew Kelly
PF
Franklin, TN Centennial HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Sep 1, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
Drew McGhee
C
North Ridgeville, OH North Ridgeville HS 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 4, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Allen Roberts
SG
Middletown, OH Middletown HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 28, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Orlando Williams
SG
Cincinnati, OH Princeton HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 8, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Roster

Roster current as of September 15, when their summer prospectus was published.[2]

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Antonio Ballard 35 F/G 64 199 Junior Jefferson, Indiana
Adam Fletcher 41 C 68 226 Senior St. Albans, West Virginia
Rodney Haddix, II 1 G 63 216 Junior Georgetown, Kentucky
Kenny Hayes 14 G 62 183 Senior Dayton, Ohio
Drew Kelley 00 F 67 250 Freshman Franklin, Tennessee
Vince Legarza 55 C/F 69 265 Freshman San Francisco, California
Julian Mavunga 4 F 68 252 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
Drew McGhee 50 C 611 220 Freshman North Ridgeville, Ohio
Sean Mock 11 F 66 200 Junior Oxford, Ohio
Allen Roberts 3 G 63 205 Freshman Middletown, Ohio
Kramer Soderberg 12 G 60 172 Sophomore St. Charles, Missouri
Adam Thomas 40 F 67 210 Sophomore Springboro, Ohio
Orlando Williams 15 G 64 180 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio
Nick Winbush 20 F 67 213 Junior Shaker Heights, Ohio

Coaching staff

Name Position College Graduating year
Charlie Coles Head Coach Miami University 1965
Jermaine Henderson Associate Head Coach Miami University 1997
Ryan Pedon Assistant Coach College of Wooster 2000
Jason Grunkemeyer Assistant Coach Miami University 2001
Jimmy Lallathin Director of Basketball Operations Miami University 2003
Mike Young Athletic Trainer

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
November 1* California (PA)
(Exhibition)
W 82–65
Stats 
Millett Hall (N/A)
November 8* Saginaw Valley State
(Exhibition)
W 70–48
Stats 
Millett Hall (N/A)
November 13* at Towson L 82–71
Stats 
0–1 Towson Center (3,259)
November 16* at #5 Kentucky L 70–72
Stats 
0–2 Rupp Arena (23,337)
November 20* vs. Louisiana Tech
(Basketball Travelers Tournament)
L 62–74
Stats 
0–3 University Arena (N/A)
November 21* vs. Nicholls State
(Basketball Travelers Tournament)
W 69–58
Stats 
1–3 University Arena (N/A)
November 22* at New Mexico
(Basketball Travelers Tournament)
L 60–85
Stats 
1–4 University Arena (10,986)
November 28* Evansville W 82–58
Stats 
2–4 Millett Hall (2,319)
December 2* Dayton L 58–65
Stats 
2–5 Millett Hall (4,820)
December 8* Temple L 42–64
Stats 
2–6 Millett Hall (1,457)
December 10* at #19 Cincinnati L 59–63
Stats 
2–7 Fifth Third Arena (6,280)
December 13* Wright State W 56–55
Stats 
3–7 Millett Hall (1,369)
December 19* at Milwaukee L 6168  38 U.S. Cellular Arena (2,532)
December 23* at Xavier L 6770  39 Cintas Center (10,250)
January 5* at Colorado L 6567  310 Coors Events Center (2,658)
January 9 at Buffalo L 5573  311 (01) Alumni Arena (2,429)
January 12 Kent State W 5553 OT 411 (11) Millett Hall (1,299)
January 16 Ohio W 7967  511 (21) Millett Hall (2,204)
January 20 at Akron L 4969  512 (22) James A. Rhodes Arena (3,357)
January 23 Bowling Green W 6452  612 (32) Millett Hall (2,213)
January 26 at Ball State L 5965 2OT 613 (33) John E. Worthen Arena (3,211)
January 28 Central Michigan W 6451  713 (43) Millett Hall (1,407)
January 30 Eastern Michigan W 6151  813 (53) Millett Hall (1,759)
February 4 at Western Michigan W 5654  913 (63) University Center (3,032)
February 6 at Northern Illinois W 7469  1013 (73) Convocation Center (1,865)
February 10 Toledo W 5547  1113 (83) Millett Hall (1,143)
February 14 at Bowling Green L 6467  1114 (84) Anderson Arena (1,867)
February 17 Akron L 5661  1115 (85) Millett Hall (2,092)
February 20* Southeast Missouri State W 6953  1215 Millett Hall (2,060)
February 24 at Ohio  7:00 p.m.  Convocation Center
February 27 at Kent State  7:00 p.m.  Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
March 4 Buffalo  7:00 p.m.  Millett Hall
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

References

  1. Conrad, Pete (2009-10-16). "RedHawks excited about start of hoops season". The Oxford Press.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "2009-10 MIAMI MEN’S BASKETBALL DATA SHEET" (PDF) (Press release). Miami University. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2009-10-21.