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2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

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2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
Ivy League Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record29–5 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nat Graham
  • Woody Kampmann
  • Kevin App
Home arenaNewman Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cornell 13 1   .929 29 5   .853
Princeton 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
Harvard 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
Yale 6 8   .429 12 19   .387
Columbia 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Brown 5 9   .357 11 20   .355
Penn 5 9   .357 6 22   .214
Dartmouth 1 13   .071 5 23   .179
As of March 21, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was coach Steve Donahue's tenth season at Cornell. The Big Red competed in the Ivy League and played their home games at Newman Arena. They went 13–1 in Ivy League play to win the championship for the third year in a row and received the league's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 12 seed in the East Region. They upset 5 seed and AP #12 Temple in the first round for the first tournament win in school history. They continued their success by upsetting 4 seed and AP #16 Wisconsin to advance to their first Sweet Sixteen where they lost to 1 seed and AP #2 Kentucky to finish their season at 29–5.[1][2][3]

The Cornell Big Red were the first Ivy League team to reach the Sweet Sixteen since the 1978–79 Penn Quakers and set an Ivy League record with 29 wins.[4] The team is the only Cornell basketball team to finish the season ranked in the polls and the only team to defeat two ranked opponents in a season.[5] During the season they were able to give number-one ranked Kansas a real challenge at Allen Fieldhouse where Kansas was unable to secure the lead for good until just 41 seconds remained.[6]

Roster

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Source[7]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Jeff Foote 7'0" 265 C Sr. Lockwood, NY, U.S. Spencer-Van Etten HS
St. Bonaventure
3 Chris Wroblewski 6'0" 180 G So. Highland Park, IL, U.S. Highland Park, IL
4 Aaron Osgood 6'9" 230 F Jr. Overlake, WA, U.S. The Hill School
5 Errick Peck 6'6" 215 F Fr. Indianapolis, IN, U.S. Cathedral HS
11 Max Groebe 6'4" 200 G Jr. North Miami Beach, FL, U.S. Dr. Michael M. Krop HS
UMass
12 Louis Dale 5'11" 180 G Sr. Birmingham, AL, U.S. Altamont School
13 Andre Wilkins 6'5" 198 G Jr. Toronto, ON, Canada Emery HS
Blinn
15 Geoff Reeves 6'4" 180 G Sr. Burlington, KS, U.S. Burlington HS
20 Ryan Wittman 6'7" 215 F Sr. Eden Prairie, MN, U.S. Eden Prairie HS
21 Peter McMillan 6'7" 220 F Fr. Brentwood, CA, U.S. Northfield Mt. Hermon HS
22 Miles Asafo-Adjei 6'2" 170 G Fr. Antioch, TN, U.S. The Ensworth School
23 Johnathan Gray 6'3" 175 G Fr. Tampa, FL, U.S. Berkeley Prep
24 Adam Wire 6'5" 222 C Jr. Southern Pines, NC, U.S. Pinecrest HS
25 Jon Jaques 6'7" 220 F Sr. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Harvard-Westlake School
33 Alex Tyler 6'7" 235 F/C Sr. Clear Spring, MD, U.S. Mercersburg Academy
34 Josh Figini 6'9" 200 F Fr. Chisago Lakes, MN, U.S. Chisago Lakes HS
40 Pete Reynolds 6'8" 220 F Sr. Blair, NE, U.S. Blair HS
42 Mark Coury 6'9" 240 F/C Sr. West Bloomfield, MI, U.S. Detroit Country Day School
Kentucky
55 Eitan Chemerinski 6'8" 195 F Fr. Potomac, MD, U.S. Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Anthony Gatlin 6'8" 180 F Fr. Pearland, TX, U.S. Pearland HS
Centenary

Schedule and results

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Source[8]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2009*
2:00pm
at Alabama W 71–67  1–0
Coleman Coliseum (10,135)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/18/2009*
7:30pm
at UMass
Legends Classic
W 74–61  2–0
Mullins Center (3,482)
Amherst, MA
11/20/2009*
7:00pm, TWCSN
Seton Hall L 79–89  2–1
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
11/24/2009*
7:00pm, ESPN360
at No. 10 Syracuse L 73–88  2–2
Carrier Dome (18,238)
Syracuse, NY
11/27/2009*
2:00pm
vs. Toledo
Legends Classic
W 78–60  3–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA)
Philadelphia, PA
11/28/2009*
2:00pm
vs. Vermont
Legends Classic
W 67–59  4–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA)
Philadelphia, PA
11/29/2009*
2:30pm
at Drexel
Legends Classic
W 61–54  5–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,033)
Philadelphia, PA
12/2/2009*
7:00pm
at Bucknell W 104–98 OT 6–2
Sojka Pavilion (2,105)
Lewisburg, PA
12/6/2009*
2:00pm
Saint Joseph's W 78–66  7–2
Newman Arena (3,132)
Ithaca, NY
12/20/2009*
12:00pm
vs. Davidson
Holiday Festival
W 91–88 OT 8–2
Madison Square Garden (5,780)
New York, NY
12/21/2009*
9:00pm
at St. John's
Holiday Festival
W 71–66  9–2
Madison Square Garden (5,210)
New York, NY
12/29/2009*
4:00pm
at La Salle W 78–75  10–2
Tom Gola Arena (2,553)
Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2009*
2:00pm
Penn State Behrend W 73–49  11–2
Newman Arena (2,218)
Ithaca, NY
1/2/2010*
2:00pm
Bryant W 75–49  12–2
Newman Arena (1,962)
Ithaca, NY
1/6/2010*
8:00pm, ESPN360
at No. 1 Kansas L 66–71  12–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/8/2010*
8:30pm
at South Dakota W 71–65  13–3
Vermillion, SD (2,116)
DakotaDome
1/11/2010*
7:00pm
Clarkson W 82–37  14–3
Newman Arena (2,421)
Ithaca, NY
1/16/2010
4:00pm, TWCSN
Columbia W 77–67  15–3 (1–0)
Newman Arena (4,132)
Ithaca, NY
1/23/2010
7:00pm
at Columbia W 77–51  16–3 (2–0)
Levien Gymnasium (2,974)
New York, NY
1/29/2010
7:00pm
Dartmouth W 71–37  17–3 (3–0)
Newman Arena (3,871)
Ithaca, NY
1/30/2010
7:00pm
Harvard W 86–50  18–3 (4–0)
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
2/5/2010
7:00pm
Yale W 90–71  19–3 (5–0)
Newman Arena (4,255)
Ithaca, NY
2/6/2010
7:00pm
Brown W 74–60  20–3 (6–0)
Newman Arena (4,014)
Ithaca, NY
2/12/2010
7:00pm
at Penn L 64–79  20–4 (6–1)
Palestra (4,332)
Philadelphia, PA
2/13/2010
6:00pm
at Princeton W 48–45  21–4 (7–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (5,775)
Princeton, NJ
2/19/2010
7:00pm
at Harvard W 79–70  22–4 (8–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
2/20/2010
7:00pm
at Dartmouth W 88–70  23–4 (9–1)
Leede Arena (877)
Hanover, NH
2/26/2010
7:00pm
Princeton W 50–47  24–4 (10–1)
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
2/27/2010
7:00pm
Pennsylvania W 68–48  25–4 (11–1)
Newman Arena (4,473)
Ithaca, NY
3/5/2010
7:00pm
at Brown W 95–76  26–4 (12–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,976)
Providence, RI
3/6/2010
7:00pm
at Yale W 79–59  27–4 (13–1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (2,381)
New Haven, CT
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/19/2010*
12:30pm, CBS
(12) vs. (5) No. 12 Temple
First Round
W 78–63  28–4
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (10,657)
Jacksonville, FL
3/21/2010*
2:50pm, CBS
(12) vs. (4) No. 16 Wisconsin
Second Round
W 87–69  29–4
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,547)
Jacksonville, FL
3/25/2010*
9:57pm, CBS
(12) vs. (1) No. 2 Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen
L 45–62  29–5
Carrier Dome (22,271)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2522RVRVRVRV17

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ Glier, Ray (March 19, 2010). "Cornell Rolls to Upset Temple". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cornell pulls off another upset, knocking out No. 4 Wisconsin". ESPN. Associated Press. March 22, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Ju, Anne (March 26, 2010). "Kentucky ends Cornell's run in NCAA tournament". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cornell Downs Fourth-Seeded Wisconsin to Advance to Sweet 16". The Cornell Daily Sun. June 9, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Cornell Big Red Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. June 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Collins scores 33 as Jayhawks get by scrappy Big Red". ESPN. Associated Press. January 6, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2023.[dead link]
  7. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster".
  8. ^ "2009–10 Schedule". Retrieved January 26, 2010.