2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big 12
	South
Record	24–10 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Rick Barnes;
Assistant coaches	Rodney Terry; Russell Springmann; Chris Ogden;
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kansas†	15	–	1	.938	33	–	3	.917
No. 7 Kansas State	11	–	5	.688	29	–	8	.784
No. 19 Baylor	11	–	5	.688	28	–	8	.778
No. 23 Texas A&M	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
Missouri	10	–	6	.625	23	–	11	.676
Texas	9	–	7	.563	24	–	10	.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Colorado	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Texas Tech	4	–	12	.250	19	–	16	.543
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	17	.469
Oklahoma	4	–	12	.250	13	–	18	.419
Nebraska	2	–	14	.125	15	–	18	.455

† 2010 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 12th year. The team played its home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorns finished the season 24–10, 9–7 in Big 12 play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. They received and at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 8 seed in the East Region. They were defeated in the first round by 9 seed Wake Forest in overtime.

Recruiting

Source:^[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Avery Bradley SG	Henderson, NV	Findlay Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 17, 2008
Avery Bradley SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98
Jordan Hamilton SF	Compton, CA	Dominguez HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 9, 2008
Jordan Hamilton SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98
Shawn Williams SF	Duncanville, TX	Duncanville HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 7, 2008
Shawn Williams SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 Rivals: 3 ESPN: 4
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: "Texas 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009. "2009 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009.

Schedule

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/15/2009* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 3	UC Irvine O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Regional Round	W 89-42	1–0	Frank Erwin Center (6,471) Austin, TX
11/18/2009* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 3	Western Carolina O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Regional Round	W 73–41	2–0	Frank Erwin Center (11,317) Austin, TX
11/23/2009* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	vs. Iowa O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Semifinals	W 85–60	3–0	Sprint Center (7,226) Kansas City, MO
11/24/2009* 9:25 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	vs. Pittsburgh O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Championship Game	W 78–62	4–0	Sprint Center (8,076) Kansas City, MO
11/28/2009* 3:00 pm, CBS	No. 3	at Rice	W 77–59	5–0	Tudor Fieldhouse (4,669) Houston, TX
12/03/2009* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	Southern California Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	W 69–50	6–0	Frank Erwin Center (14,423) Austin, TX
12/07/2009* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 2	Long Beach State	W 107–74	7–0	Frank Erwin Center (11,194) Austin, TX
12/12/2009* 3:00 pm, ESPN Full Court	No. 2	Texas State	W 87–54	8–0	Frank Erwin Center (14,304) Austin, TX
12/15/2009* 7:00 pm, ESPN Full Court	No. 2	Texas-Pan American	W 104–42	9–0	Frank Erwin Center (11,548) Austin, TX
12/19/2009* 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 10 North Carolina	W 103–90	10–0	Cowboys Stadium (38,052) Arlington, TX
12/22/09* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	No. 9 Michigan State	W 79–68	11–0	Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX
12/29/09* 5:00 pm, ESPN Full Court	No. 2	Gardner-Webb	W 95–63	12–0	Frank Erwin Center (14,804) Austin, TX
01/02/09* 3:30 pm, ESPN Full Court	No. 2	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	W 76–70	13–0	Frank Erwin Center (13,584) Austin, TX
01/05/09* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	at Arkansas	W 96–85	14–0	Bud Walton Arena (12,865) Fayetteville, AR
01/09/09 12:45 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)	No. 2	Colorado	W 103–86	15–0 (1–0)	Frank Erwin Center (15,146) Austin, TX
01/13/10 7:00 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)	No. 1	at Iowa State	W 90–83	16–0 (2–0)	Hilton Coliseum (12,066) Ames, IA
01/16/10 5:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 1	Texas A&M State Farm Lone Star Showdown	W 72–67 ^(OT)	17–0 (3–0)	Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX
01/18/10 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1	at No. 10 Kansas State	L 62–71	17–1 (3–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
01/23/10* 3:00 pm, CBS	No. 1	at Connecticut	L 74–88	17–2 (3–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
01/27/10 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 6	Texas Tech	W 95–83	18–2 (4–1)	Frank Erwin Center (16,414) Austin, TX
01/30/10 3:00 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)	No. 6	No. 24 Baylor	L 77–80	18–3 (4–2)	Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX
02/01/10 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	at Oklahoma State	W 72–60	19–3 (5–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,096) Stillwater, OK
02/06/10 3:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	at Oklahoma	L 71–80	19–4 (5–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,036) Norman, OK
02/08/10 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	No. 1 Kansas	L 68–80	19–5 (5–4)	Frank Erwin Center (16,755) Austin, TX
02/13/10 3:30 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)	No. 14	Nebraska	W 91–51	20–5 (6–4)	Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX
02/17/10 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 17	at Missouri	L 77–82	20–6 (6–5)	Mizzou Arena (14,389) Columbia, MO
02/20/10 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	at Texas Tech	W 71–67	21–6 (7–5)	United Spirit Arena (12,481) Lubbock, TX
02/24/10 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 21	Oklahoma State	W 69–59	22–6 (8–5)	Frank Erwin Center (15,052) Austin, TX
02/27/10 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 21	at No. 22 Texas A&M State Farm Lone Star Showdown	L 58–74	22–7 (8–6)	Reed Arena (13,717) College Station, TX
03/01/10 8:00 pm, ESPN		Oklahoma	W 87–76	23–7 (9–6)	Frank Erwin Center (16,012) Austin, TX
03/06/10 3:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 21 Baylor	L 77–92	23–8 (9–7)	Ferrell Center (10,562) Waco, TX
2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
03/10/10 8:30 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)		vs. Iowa State First Round	W 82–75	24–8	Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, MO
03/11/10 8:30 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)		vs. No. 21 Baylor Quarterfinals	L 67–86	24–9	Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, MO
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
03/18/10* 8:35 pm, CBS		vs. Wake Forest First round	L 80–81 ^OT	24–10	New Orleans Arena (10,984) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time^[4].

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	3 (1)	3 (1)	3 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (7)	2 (11)	2 (8)	1 (56)	1 (57)	6	9	14	15	21	RV	RV	RV	Not released
Coaches	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2 (3)	2 (1)	1 (30)	1 (30)	6	10	14	17	21	25	RV	RV	RV

Roster

2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Avery Bradley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Tacoma, Washington
F	1	Gary Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G	2	Shawn Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Duncanville, Texas
G	4	Dogus Balbay	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Istanbul, Turkey
F	5	Damion James	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Nacogdoches, Texas
G	10	Jai Lucas	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G	14	J'Covan Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Port Arthur, Texas
F	20	Alexis Wangmene	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	So	Maroua, Cameroon
C	21	Matt Hill	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Lincoln, Nebraska
G	22	Andrew Dick	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Sherman, Texas
F	23	Jordan Hamilton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles, California
G	24	Justin Mason	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Amarillo, Texas
G	25	Dean Melchionni	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
C	34	Dexter Pittman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Sr	Rosenberg, Texas
G	50	Varez Ward	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Montgomery, Alabama
C	53	Clint Chapman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Canby, Oregon

Head coach

Rick Barnes (Lenoir–Rhyne)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-06

References

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "Commitments/Recruits". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
^ "Texas Schedule/Results". Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Standings-1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[Commitments/recruits-2] "Commitments/Recruits". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2009.

[Schedule/Results-3] "Texas Schedule/Results". Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t e Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Venues	Clark Field (1905–1917) Men's Gym (1917–1928) Gregory Gymnasium (1930–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–2022) Moody Center (2022–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M
Culture and lore	Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees NBA players Statistical leaders
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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

Recruiting

Schedule

Rankings

Roster

References

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