2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team American college basketball season
2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was coached by Stan Heath in his third year at the school. USF played its home games in the USF Sun Dome and is a member of the Big East Conference . The Bulls finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Big East play. They lost in the second round of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament to Georgetown and were invited to play in the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina State .
In the Week 13 poll released on February 8, USF received two AP Poll votes (unofficially ranking them 44th), marking the first time in school history that the USF men’s basketball team has received votes in any rankings polls.[ 2] [ 3]
Roster
Name
#
Position
Height
Weight
Year
Former school
Hometown
Ron Anderson
1
Forward
6–8
255
RS Junior
Kansas State / McCallie School
Upper Marlboro, MD
Mike Burwell
23
Guard
6–6
210
Freshman
South Kent School / Cardinal McCarrick HS
East Brunswick, NJ
Anthony Crater
10
Guard
6–1
170
Sophomore
Ohio State University / Brewster Academy
Flint, MI
B. J. Daniels
2
Guard
6–1
212
Sophomore
Lincoln HS
Tallahassee, FL
Jordan Dumars
4
Guard
6–5
225
Freshman
Detroit Country Day School
Detroit, MI
Jarrid Famous
31
Forward/Center
6–11
240
Junior
Westchester Community College / Blessed Sacrament HS
Bronx, NY
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick
32
Forward
6–8
230
Freshman
King HS
Tampa, FL
Augustus Gilchrist
24
Forward/Center
6–10
245
Sophomore
Maryland / Academy
Clinton, MD
Chris Howard
3
Guard
6–3
200
Senior
Friendly HS
Fort Washington, MD
Dominique Jones
20
Guard
6–4
215
Junior
Lake Wales HS
Lake Wales, FL
Ryan Kardok
13
Guard
6–3
188
Senior
Broward Community College / Stoneman Douglas HS
Parkland, FL
Justin Leemow
5
Guard
6–1
180
Sophomore
Mt. Zion Christian Academy
Brooklyn, NY
Mike Mercer
33
Guard
6–5
195
Senior
Georgia / South Gwinnett HS
Snellville, GA
Shaun Noriega
22
Guard
6–4
195
Freshman
North Port HS
North Port, FL
Alex Rivas
11
Center
6–10
230
Senior
Pratt Community College / Laurinburg Prep
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Exhibition
November 3, 2009 *7:00 p.m.
Florida Southern W 110–79 USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 13 *8:30 p.m.
at Southern Methodist
W 67–61 1–0
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 16 *7:30 p.m., BHSN
Virginia W 66–49 2–0
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
November 19 *7:00 p.m.
vs. Davidson Charleston Classic W 65–58 3–0
Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC
November 20 *9:30 p.m.
vs. South Carolina Charleston Classic L 66–69 3–1
Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC
November 22 *3:30 p.m.
vs. UNC-Wilmington Charleston Classic W 74–66 4–1
Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC
November 25 *7:00 p.m.
Kent State W 76–54 5–1
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
November 27 *7:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic W 78–58 6–1
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
December 2 *7:00 p.m.
Hampton W 74–55 7–1
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
December 13 *2:00 p.m.
Central Michigan L 56–59 7–2
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
December 16 *7:00 p.m., BHSN
Central Florida W 69–65 8–2
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
December 19 *5:00 p.m.
vs. San Francisco Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic W 69–49 9–2
South Point Events Center Las Vegas, NV
December 20 *5:00 p.m.
vs. San Diego Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic W 69–60 10–2
South Point Events Center Las Vegas, NV
Big East regular season
December 30 7:00 p.m., BHSN
at Louisville
L 52–73 10–3 (0–1)
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
January 5, 2010 7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Notre Dame L 73–74 10–4 (0–2)
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
January 10 2:00 p.m., BHSN
at No. 7 Syracuse
L 65–82 10–5 (0–3)
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
January 13 7:00 p.m., BHSN
No. 10 West Virginia
L 69–50 10–6 (0–4)
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
January 16 7:00 p.m., ESPN360
Rutgers W 73–64 11–6 (1–4)
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
January 20 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Cincinnati
L 70–78 11–7 (1–5)
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
January 23 8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Providence
W 109–105 OT
12–7 (2–5)
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
January 28 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Seton Hall W 76–74 OT
13–7 (3–5)
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
January 31 1:00 p.m., BHSN
No. 17 Pittsburgh
W 70–61 14–7 (4–5)
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
February 3 7:00 p.m., BHSN
at No. 7 Georgetown
W 72–64 15–7 (5–5)
Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
February 7 12:00 p.m., WFTS-Tampa
at Notre Dame
L 62–65 15–8 (5–6)
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 13 8:30 p.m., BHSN
at Marquette
L 52–63 15–9 (5–7)
Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
February 16 7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Cincinnaiti W 65–57 16–9 (6–7)
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
February 20 12:00 p.m., BHSN
St. John's L 58–74 16–10 (6–8)
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
February 24 9:00 p.m., BHSN
at No. 7 Villanova
L 49–74 16–11 (6–9)
The Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 27 7:00 p.m., ESPN360
Providence W 99–93 17–11 (7–9)
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
March 2 7:30 p.m., ESPNU
at DePaul
W 63–59 18–11 (8–9)
Allstate Arena Chicago, IL
March 6 2:00 p.m., BHSN
Connecticut W 75–68 19–11 (9–9)
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
Big East tournament
March 9 12:00 p.m., ESPN2
(9)
vs. (16) DePaul First Round W 58–49 20–11
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 10 12:00 p.m., ESPN
(9)
vs. (8) No. 22 Georgetown Second Round L 49–69 20–12
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NIT
March 16 8:00 p.m., ESPNU
(3)
(6) NC State First Round L 57–58 20–13
USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Rankings
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