2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2009–10 record	18–16 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (24th season)
Assistant coach	George Blaney
Assistant coach	Andre LaFleur
Assistant coach	Patrick Sellers
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center

{{2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 7–11 in Big East play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the second round before losing to Virginia Tech.

Preseason

Senior Jerome Dyson and Freshman Kemba Walker were named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team while senior Stanley Robinson garnered All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention accolades.

Roster changes

UConn was hit hard due to the graduation of starters Jeff Adrien, A. J. Price, and Craig Austrie. They were also without center Hasheem Thabeet who decided to enter the NBA at the end of the 2008-09 season.

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel F	Boston, Massachusetts	Tilton School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Oct 1, 2006
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Alex Oriakhi C	Lowell, Massachusetts	Tilton School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Aug 11, 2006
Alex Oriakhi C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Darius Smith G	Chicago, Illinois	Marshall Metropolitan HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 30, 2009
Darius Smith G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
Jamaal Trice G	Durham, North Carolina	Mt. Zion Christian Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jan 1, 2009
Jamaal Trice G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13 Rivals: 9 ESPN: 8
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: "Connecticut Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-07-18. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-07-18. "ESPN – Connecticut Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-07-18. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-07-18. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-07-18.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/4/2009* 7:00 p.m.	No. 12	American International	W 106–67	–	XL Center (10,770) Hartford, Connecticut
11/8/2009* 1:00 p.m.	No. 12	UMass Lowell	W 88–50	–	Gampel Pavilion (8,357) Storrs, Connecticut
Regular season
11/13/2009* 7:30 p.m., WTNH, SNY	No. 12	William & Mary	W 75–66	1–0	Gampel Pavilion (9,719) Storrs, Connecticut
11/16/2009* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 12	Colgate NIT Season Tip-Off	W 77–63	2–0	Gampel Pavilion (8,562) Storrs, Connecticut
11/17/2009* 7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	No. 12	Hofstra NIT Season Tip-Off	W 76–67	3–0	Gampel Pavilion (8,713) Storrs, Connecticut
11/25/2009* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 13	LSU NIT Season Tip-Off	W 81–55	4–0	Madison Square Garden (8,756) New York City
11/27/2009* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 13	#7 Duke NIT Season Tip-Off	L 68–59	4–1	Madison Square Garden (13,179) New York
12/2/2009* 7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	No. 14	Boston University	W 92–64	5–1	XL Center (11,502) Hartford, Connecticut
12/6/2009* 1:00 p.m., WTNH, SNY	No. 14	Harvard	W 78–73	6–1	Gampel Pavilion (9,194) Storrs, Connecticut
12/9/2009* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 14	#4 Kentucky SEC/Big East Invitational	L 64–61	6–2	Madison Square Garden (15,874) New York
12/20/2009* 1:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	No. 14	Central Florida	W 60–51	7–2	XL Center (13,685) Hartford, Connecticut
12/22/2009* 1:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	No. 11	Maine	W 71–54	8–2	XL Center (11,366) Hartford, Connecticut
12/27/2009* 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 11	Iona	W 93–74	9–2	XL Center (13,867) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/2009 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	Cincinnati	L 71–69	9–3 (0–1)	Fifth Third Arena (10,409) Cincinnati
1/2/2010 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 10	Notre Dame	W 82–70	10–3 (1–1)	XL Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/6/2010 9:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	No. 13	Seton Hall	W 71–63	11–3 (2–1)	Gampel Pavilion (9,522) Storrs, Connecticut
1/9/2010 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 13	#12 Georgetown Rivalry	L 72–69	11–4 (2–2)	Verizon Center (15,654) Washington, D.C.
1/13/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 15	#16 Pittsburgh	L 67–57	11–5 (2–3)	XL Center (15,290) Hartford, Connecticut
1/17/2010* 1:30 p.m., CBS	No. 15	Michigan	L 68–63	11–6	Crisler Arena (13,536) Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/20/2010 7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY		St. John's	W 75–59	12–6 (3–3)	XL Center (14,213) Hartford, Connecticut
1/23/2010* 4:00 p.m., CBS		#1 Texas	W 88–74	13–6	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
1/27/2010 7:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	No. 19	Providence	L 81–66	13–7 (3–4)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,136) Providence, Rhode Island
1/30/2010 12:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY	No. 19	Marquette	L 70–68	13–8 (3–5)	XL Center (14,338) Hartford, Connecticut
2/1/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Louisville	L 82–69	13–9 (3–6)	Freedom Hall (19,655) Louisville, Kentucky
2/6/2010 8:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY		DePaul	W 64–57	14–9 (4–6)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
2/10/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN		#2 Syracuse Rivalry	L 72–67	14–10 (4–7)	Carrier Dome (24,847) Syracuse, New York
2/13/2010 12:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY		Cincinnati	L 60–48	14–11 (4–8)	XL Center (14,605) Hartford, Connecticut
2/15/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN		#3 Villanova	W 84–75	15–11 (5–8)	Wachovia Center (18,123) Philadelphia
2/20/2010 4:00 p.m., WCTX, SNY		Rutgers	W 76–58	16–11 (6–8)	RAC (8,085) Piscataway, New Jersey
2/22/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN		#8 West Virginia	W 73–62	17–11 (7–8)	XL Center (15,082) Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/2010 7:00 p.m., CBS		Louisville	L 78–76	17–12 (7–9)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
3/3/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Notre Dame	L 58–50	17–13 (7–10)	Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, Indiana
3/6/2010 2:00 p.m., CBS		South Florida	L 75–68	17–14 (7–11)	USF Sun Dome (8,317) Tampa, Florida
Big East Tournament
3/9/2010 2:30 p.m., ESPN2		St. John's Opening Round	L 73–51	17–15	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York
2010 National Invitation Tournament
3/16/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(4 VT)	(5 VT) Northeastern First Round	W 59–57	18–15	Gampel Pavilion (5,571) Storrs, Connecticut
3/22/2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(4 VT)	at (1 VT) Virginia Tech Second Round	L 65–63	18–16	Cassell Coliseum (6,983) Blacksburg, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Roster

2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	55	Bailey(W), KyleKyle Bailey(W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lancaster, New Hampshire
1.5 !G	2	Beverly, DonnellDonnell Beverly	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hawthorne, California
1.5 !G	3	Borton(W), KennyKenny Borton(W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bolton, Connecticut
3.5 !F	4	Coombs-McDaniel, JamalJamal Coombs-McDaniel	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dorchester, Massachusetts
1.5 !G	11	Dyson, JeromeJerome Dyson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Potomac, Maryland
3.5 !F	33	Edwards, GavinGavin Edwards	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Gilbert, Arizona
3.5 !F	22	Hornat(W), AlexAlex Hornat(W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	South Windsor, Connecticut
3.5 !F	5	Majok, AterAter Majok	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sydney, Australia
5.0 !C	32	Mandeldove, JonathanJonathan Mandeldove	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Stone Mountain, Georgia
5.0 !C	35	Okwandu, CharlesCharles Okwandu	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lagos, Nigeria
4.5 !F/C	34	Oriakhi, AlexAlex Oriakhi	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lowell, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	21	Robinson, StanleyStanley Robinson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Birmingham, Alabama
1.5 !G	24	Smith, DariusDarius Smith	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chicago, Illinois
3.5 !F	23	Stewart(W), BenjaminBenjamin Stewart(W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Denver, Colorado
1.5 !G	13	Trice, JamaalJamaal Trice	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	15	Walker, KembaKemba Walker	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2.0 !So	Bronx, New York

Head coach

Jim Calhoun

Assistant coach(es)

George Blaney
Andre LaFleur
Patrick Sellers

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1-19-10

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Inactive
C	Alex Oriakhi	Charles Okwandu		Jonathan Mandeldove
PF	Gavin Edwards	Ater Majok
SF	Stanley Robinson	Jamal Coombs-McDaniel	Alex Hornat	Benjamin Stewart
SG	Jerome Dyson	Darius Smith	Jamaal Trice
PG	Kemba Walker	Donnell Beverly	Kyle Bailey	Kenny Borton

Broadcasters

Locally, the Connecticut Huskies we're broadcast on local radio by the UCONN Radio Network, with flagship station, WTIC–AM in Hartford, Connecticut.

Flagship station	Play-by-play	Analyst
WTIC–AM	Joe D'Ambrosio	Wayne Norman

Rankings

Week-to-Week Rankings
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll ^[1]	Preseason	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	12	12	13	14	14	14	11	10	13	15	27	19	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Coaches	14	13	13	13	12	14	11	10	13	15	21	19	RV	RV	--	--	--	--	--

Notes

↑ 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. ESPN. Retrieved 2010-01-18.

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Preseason

Roster changes

Recruiting class

Schedule

Roster

Depth chart

Broadcasters

Rankings

See also

Notes