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2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

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2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–13 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUSF Sun Dome
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 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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.