2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–13 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach	Stan Heath;
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Cox; Reggie Hanson; Eric Skeeters;
Home arena	USF Sun Dome
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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 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 time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.
^ "Bulls Receive Votes in Men's Basketball AP Poll". USF Athletics. February 8, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "South Florida 2010 AP Men's Basketball Rankings | College Poll Archive". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.

[2] "Bulls Receive Votes in Men's Basketball AP Poll". USF Athletics. February 8, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[3] "South Florida 2010 AP Men's Basketball Rankings | College Poll Archive". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

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