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2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–16 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Melvin Haralson
  • Kevin Lewis
  • Jerry Hobbie
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 15 1   .938 26 7   .788
Memphis 13 3   .813 24 10   .706
UAB 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Marshall 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Tulsa 10 6   .625 23 12   .657
Southern Miss 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Houston 7 9   .438 19 16   .543
SMU 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
East Carolina 4 12   .250 10 21   .323
Tulane 3 13   .188 8 22   .267
Rice 1 15   .063 8 23   .258
UCF* 0 10   .000 0 17   .000
2010 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
*UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

The 2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2009-10 season. It was their 65th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Tom Penders, who was serving in his 6th year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston and were members of Conference USA. The Cougars finished the season 19–16, 7–9 in C-USA play. They won the 2010 Conference USA tournament, earning them a place in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1992. They earned a 13 seed in the Midwest Region where they were defeated by Maryland in the first round.[1] Head coach Tom Penders retired at the end of the season.[2]

Roster

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2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Kelvin Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Fort Worth, Texas
G 1 Sean Coleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Houston, Texas
G 2 Zamal Nixon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
F 3 Maurice McNeil 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr New York, New York
C 4 Nick Mosley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Beeville, Texas
G 5 Nick Haywood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Monroe, Louisiana
G 11 Desmond Wade 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Linden, New Jersey
G 12 Aubrey Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 20 Jamon Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 21 Cory Tellis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Friendswood, Texas
F 23 Bryce Clark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F 24 Kahmell Broughton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Carteret, New Jersey
G 31 Adam Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr San Antonio, Texas
F 32 Kirk Van Slyke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr The Woodlands, Texas
F 40 Kendrick Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Shreveport, Louisiana
F 41 Qa'rraan Calhoun 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hazlet, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-27

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
2009/11/17*
7:00PM
Nicholls State W 92–60  1–0
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/11/21*
10:05PM
at Nevada L 112–99  1–1
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Great Alaska Shootout
2009/11/26*
10:30PM, CSS
vs. No. 25 Oklahoma W 100–93  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
2009/11/27*
10:30PM, CSS
vs. San Diego L 65–62  2–2
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
2009/11/28*
7:30PM, CSS
vs. Alaska Anchorage W 73–57  3–2
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Regular season
2009/12/06*
2:00PM
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 83–76  4–2
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/12/14*
7:00PM
Troy W 93–85  5–2
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/12/19*
1:00PM, CSS
Mississippi State L 70–64  5–3
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/12/21*
7:00PM
The Citadel W 81–58  6–3
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/12/23*
7:00PM
TCU W 105–81  7–3
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/12/29*
7:00PM
Louisiana Tech L 99–94  7–4
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/01/01*
1:00PM
at UTSA L 83–82  7–5
Convocation Center 
San Antonio, Texas
2010/01/03*
1:00PM
at Iowa State L 82–75  7–6
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
2010/01/06
8:00PM, CSS
at Rice
Bayou Cup
W 83–66  8–6 (1–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
2010/01/09
6:00PM, CBS CS
Tulsa L 86–80  8–7 (1–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/01/13
6:00PM
UTEP W 75–65  9–7 (2–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/01/16
6:00PM
at East Carolina W 74–55  10–7 (3–1)
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
2010/01/20
7:00PM
UCF L 78–71  10–8 (3–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/01/23
7:00PM, ESPN2
at Memphis L 92–77  10–9 (3–3)
FedEx Forum 
Memphis, Tennessee
2010/01/30
5:00PM, CSS
Marshall W 81–66  11–9 (4–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/02/03
9:00PM, CBS CS
at UTEP L 65–58  11–10 (4–4)
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
2010/02/06
5:00PM, CSS
Southern Miss L 57–55  11–11 (4–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/02/10*
7:00PM
at Western Kentucky W 74–72  12–11
Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
2010/02/13
4:00PM
SMU W 66–60  13–11 (5–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/02/16
6:00PM, CSS
at UCF L 68–65  13–12 (5–6)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
2010/02/20
7:00PM
at UAB L 75–66  13–13 (5–7)
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
2010/02/24
7:00PM
Memphis W 92–75  14–13 (6–7)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/02/27
7:00PM
at SMU L 94–83  14–14 (6–8)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
2010/03/03
7:00PM
Rice
Bayou Cup
W 78–70  15–14 (7–8)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/03/06
7:00PM
at Tulane W 79–76  15–15 (7–9)
Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
C-USA men's basketball tournament
2010/03/10
12:00PM
vs. East Carolina
First round
W 93–80  16–15
BOK Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
2010/03/11
12:00PM, CBS CS
vs. Memphis
Quarterfinals
W 66–65  17–15
BOK Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
2010/03/12
5:30PM, CBS CS
vs. Southern Miss
Semifinals
W 74–66  18–15
BOK Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
2010/03/13
10:30AM, CBS
vs. No. 25 UTEP
Championship game
W 81–73  19–15
BOK Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Division I tournament
2010/03/19*
9:34PM, CBS
vs. No. 20 Maryland
First round
L 89–77  19–16
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Fights Hard But Falls To Maryland 89–77 at NCAA Tournament". uhcougars.com. March 20, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Coach Tom Penders Steps Down at Houston - ABC News". Archived from the original on March 25, 2010.