2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–13 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFreedom Hall
Seasons
2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Syracuse 15 – 3   .833 30 – 5   .857
No. 6 West Virginia † 13 – 5   .722 31 – 7   .816
No. 9 Villanova 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
No. 18 Pittsburgh 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
Marquette 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
Louisville 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
No. 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 Division I men's 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 6'9" 220 Junior Plainfield, New Jersey Entered 2009 NBA draft
Andre McGee 33 G 5'10" 180 Senior Moreno Valley, California Graduated
Will Scott 20 G 6'3" 185 Senior New York, New York Graduated
Terrence Williams 1 F 6'6" 215 Senior Seattle, Washington Entered 2009 NBA draft

Class of 2009 signees

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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
Chris Smith 5 Guard 6–3 21- Junior (Redshirt) Manhattan Newark, NJ
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
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
November 17, 2009*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 20 vs. Arkansas
Hall of Fame Showcase 		W 96–66  1–0
 Scottrade Center (12,017)
St. Louis, MO
November 21*
4:00 p.m., WHAS/BEN/ESPN360 		No. 20 East Tennessee State
Hall of Fame Showcase 		W 69–56  2–0
 Freedom Hall (19,179)
Louisville, KY
November 22*
1:00 p.m., WHAS/BEN/ESPN360 		No. 20 Morgan State
Hall of Fame Showcase 		W 90–81  3–0
 Freedom Hall (18,942)
Louisville, KY
November 23*
7:00 p.m., WHAS/BEN/ESPN360 		No. 16 Appalachian State
Hall of Fame Showcase 		W 80–53  4–0
 Freedom Hall (19,027)
Louisville, KY
November 28*
4:00 p.m., Versus 		No. 16 at UNLV L 71–76  4–1
 Thomas & Mack Center (14,390)
Paradise, NV
December 2*
7:00 p.m., WHAS/ESPN Full Court 		No. 20 Stetson W 80–48  5–1
 Freedom Hall (18,916)
Louisville, KY
December 5*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 20 Charlotte L 65–87  5–2
 Freedom Hall (19,221)
Louisville, KY
December 12*
4:00 p.m., WHAS/ESPN Full Court 		Western Carolina L 83–91  5–3
 Freedom Hall (19,247)
Louisville, KY
December 16*
7:00 p.m., WHAS/ESPN Full Court 		Oral Roberts W 94–57  6–3
 Freedom Hall (18,868)
Louisville, KY
December 19*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Western Kentucky
Billy Minardi Classic 		W 102–75  7–3
 Freedom Hall (19,531)
Louisville, KY
December 23*
7:00 p.m., WHAS/ESPN Full Court 		Louisiana–Lafayette W 84–69  8–3
 Freedom Hall (18,894)
Louisville, KY
December 27*
1:00 p.m., WHAS/ESPN Full Court 		Radford W 79–53  9–3
 Freedom Hall (19,265)
Louisville, KY
December 30
7:00 p.m., WHAS/BEN/ESPN Full Court 		South Florida W 73–52  10–3
(1–0) 		Freedom Hall (19,386)
Louisville, KY
January 2*
3:30 p.m., CBS 		at No. 3 Kentucky
Battle for the Bluegrass 		L 62–71  10–4
(1–0) 		Rupp Arena (24,479)
Lexington, KY
January 6
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Providence W 92–70  11–4
(2–0) 		Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,207)
Providence, RI
January 9
12:00 p.m., WHAS/BEN/ESPN Full Court 		St. Johns W 75–68  12–4
(3–0) 		Freedom Hall (19,263)
Louisville, KY
January 11
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 Villanova L 84–92  12–5
(3–1) 		Freedom Hall (20,076)
Louisville, KY
January 16
12:00 p.m., WHAS/BEN/ESPN Full Court 		at No. 16 Pittsburgh L 77–82 OT 12–6
(3–2) 		Petersen Events Center (12,781)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 21
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Seton Hall L 77–80  12–7
(3–3) 		Prudential Center (7,139)
Newark, NJ
January 24
12:00 p.m., WHAS/BEN/ESPN Full Court 		Cincinnati W 68–60  13–7
(4–3) 		Freedom Hall (19,617)
Louisville, KY
January 30
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 9 West Virginia L 74–77  13–8
(4–4) 		WVU Coliseum (12,471)
Morgantown, WV
February 1
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		Connecticut W 82–69  14–8
(5–4) 		Freedom Hall (19,655)
Louisville, KY
February 6
4:00 p.m., WHAS/BEN/ESPN Full Court 		Rutgers W 76–60  15–8
(6–4) 		Freedom Hall (19,775)
Louisville, KY
February 11
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at St. John's L 55–74  15–9
(6–5) 		Madison Square Garden (5,748)
New York, NY
February 14
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 2 Syracuse W 66–60  16–9
(7–5) 		Carrier Dome (31,053)
Syracuse, NY
February 17
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Notre Dame W 91–89 2OT 17–9
(8–5) 		Freedom Hall (19,623)
Louisville, KY
February 20
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at DePaul W 68–59  18–9
(9–5) 		Allstate Arena (13,754)
Rosemont, IL
February 23
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 11 Georgetown L 60–70  18–10
(9–6) 		Freedom Hall (19,917)
Louisville, KY
February 28
2:00 p.m., CBS 		at Connecticut W 78–76  19–10
(10–6) 		Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
March 2
9:30 p.m., ESPNU 		at Marquette L 48–69  19–11
(10–7) 		Bradley Center (16,281)
Milwaukee, WI
March 6
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 Syracuse
Freedom Hall Finale 		W 78–68  20–11
(11–7) 		Freedom Hall (20,135)
Louisville, KY
Big East tournament
March 10
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		(6) vs. (11) Cincinnati
Second Round 		L 66–69  20–12
 Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 19*
9:45 p.m., CBS 		(9) vs. (8) California
First Round 		L 62–77  20–13
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,251)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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