2009–10 Baylor Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 19
Record28–8 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
200910 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kansas151 .938333  .917
No. 7 Kansas State115 .688298  .784
No. 19 Baylor115 .688288  .778
No. 23 Texas A&M115 .6882410  .706
Missouri106 .6252311  .676
Texas97 .5632410  .706
Oklahoma State97 .5632211  .667
Colorado610 .3751516  .484
Texas Tech412 .2501916  .543
Iowa State412 .2501517  .469
Oklahoma412 .2501318  .419
Nebraska214 .1251518  .455
2010 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2009–10 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's seventh season at Baylor. The Bears compete in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament before losing to Kansas State. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a #3 seed in the South Region. Their first round win over #14 seed Sam Houston State was the school's first tournament win since 1950. They defeated #11 seed Old Dominion in second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history. They extended their record breaking run by defeating #10 seed Saint Mary's to advance to the Elite Eight where they would fall to #1 seed and AP #3 Duke. They finished the season with a record of 288, the 28 wins is a school record.

Pre-season

In the Big 12 preseason polls, released October 14, Baylor was selected to finish tenth in the Big 12 coaches poll.[2]

Roster

Source[3]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
3 Fred Ellis 6'6" 215 F So. Sacramento, CA, U.S. Sacramento HS
4 Quincy Acy 6'7" 225 F So. Mesquite, TX, U.S. Horn HS
12 Nolan Dennis 6'5" 180 G Fr. North Richland Hills, TX, U.S. Richland HS
13 Ekpe Udoh 6'10" 240 F
C
Jr. Edmond, OK, U.S. Edmond Santa Fe HS
Michigan
14 Dragan Sekelja 7'0" 275 C Fr. Zagreb, Croatia Sportska Gimnazija
20 Givon Crump 6'7" 210 F Fr. Washington, DC, U.S. Brewster Academy
21 Oscar Griffin 6'4" 200 G Fr. Philadelphia, PA, U.S. Life Center Academy
22 A. J. Walton 6'1" 190 G Fr. Little Rock, AR, U.S. Hall HS
24 LaceDarius Dunn 6'4" 205 G Jr. Monroe, LA, U.S. Excelsior Christian School
34 Cory Jefferson 6'9" 200 F Fr. Killeen, TX, U.S. Killeen HS
41 Anthony Jones 6'10" 195 F So. Houston, TX, U.S. Yates HS
45 Tweety Carter 5'11" 185 G Sr. Reserve, LA, U.S. Reserve Christian School
50 Josh Lomers 7'0" 280 C Sr. Boerne, TX, U.S. Boerne HS

Schedule and results

Source[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/5/2009*
7:00pm
Central Oklahoma W 86–71 
Ferrell Center (5,239)
Waco, TX
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
7:00pm
Norfolk State W 86–58  1–0
Ferrell Center (6,361)
Waco, TX
11/15/2009*
1:30pm
Hartford W 71–69  2–0
Ferrell Center (5,026)
Waco, TX
11/16/2009*
7:00pm
Southern W 61–45  3–0
Ferrell Center (5,093)
Waco, TX
11/22/2009*
4:30pm
Hardin-Simmons W 106–45  4–0
Ferrell Center (5,351)
Waco, TX
11/26/2009*
5:30pm, ESPN2
vs. Alabama
Old Spice Classic
L 76–79  4–1
The Milk House (2,149)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/27/2009*
6:30pm, ESPNU
vs. Iona
Old Spice Classic
W 72–62  5–1
The Milk House (1,915)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/29/2009*
11:30am, ESPNU
vs. Xavier
Old Spice Classic
W 69–64  6–1
The Milk House (1,846)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/3/2009*
9:30pm, FSN
at Arizona State
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
W 64–61  7–1
Wells Fargo Arena (7,948)
Tempe, AZ
12/15/2009*
7:00pm
Jackson State W 90–60  8–1
Ferrell Center (5,191)
Waco, TX
12/20/2009*
2:00pm, FS SW
Texas–Arlington W 94–63  9–1
Ferrell Center (5,361)
Waco, TX
12/30/2009*
8:00pm, ESPN2
vs. Arkansas W 70–47  10–1
Verizon Arena (11,162)
North Little Rock, AR
1/2/2010*
11:00am, FS Carolinas
at South Carolina W 85–74  11–1
Colonial Life Arena (11,312)
Columbia, SC
1/6/2010*
7:00pm
Morgan State W 79–63  12–1
Ferrell Center (5,187)
Waco, TX
1/9/2010
5:00pm, Big 12 Network
Oklahoma W 91–60  13–1 (1–0)
Ferrell Center (8,757)
Waco, TX
1/12/2010
8:00pm, FS RM
No. 22 at Colorado L 71–78  13–2 (1–1)
Coors Events Center (6,957)
Boulder, CO
1/16/2010
3:00pm, Big 12 Network
No. 22 Oklahoma State W 83–70  14–2 (2–1)
Ferrell Center (9,223)
Waco, TX
1/20/2010
8:00pm, ESPN2
No. 25 at No. 3 Kansas L 75–81  14–3 (2–2)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/23/2010*
3:00pm, ESPNU
No. 25 Massachusetts W 71–45  15–3 (2–2)
Ferrell Center (7,779)
Waco, TX
1/26/2010
7:00pm, FS SW
No. 24 No. 11 Kansas State L 74–76  15–4 (2–3)
Ferrell Center (8,833)
Waco, TX
1/30/2010
3:00pm, Big 12 Network
No. 24 at No. 6 Texas W 80–77  16–4 (3–3)
Frank Erwin Center (16,734)
Austin, TX
2/3/2010
6:30pm, FS SW
No. 20 Iowa State W 84–63  17–4 (4–3)
Ferrell Center (7,749)
Waco, TX
2/6/2010
3:00pm, Big 12 Network
No. 20 at Texas A&M L 71–78  17–5 (4–4)
Reed Arena (13,021)
College Station, TX
2/10/2010
8:00pm, ESPN2
No. 24 at Nebraska W 55–53  18–5 (5–4)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,787)
Lincoln, NE
2/13/2010
12:45pm, Big 12 Network
No. 24 Missouri W 64–62  19–5 (6–4)
Ferrell Center (9,347)
Waco, TX
2/16/2010
7:00pm, FS SW
No. 22 Texas Tech W 88–70  20–5 (7–4)
Ferrell Center (9,391)
Waco, TX
2/20/2010
12:30pm, Big 12 Network
No. 22 at Oklahoma State L 75–82  20–6 (7–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,722)
Stillwater, OK
2/24/2010
8:00pm, ESPNU
No. 24 No. 22 Texas A&M W 70–66  21–6 (8–5)
Ferrell Center (10,094)
Waco, TX
2/27/2010
12:45pm, Big 12 Network
No. 24 at Oklahoma W 70–63  22–6 (9–5)
Lloyd Noble Center (7,894)
Norman, OK
3/2/2010
7:00pm, FSN SW
No. 21 at Texas Tech W 86–68  23–6 (10–5)
United Spirit Arena (9,232)
Lubbock, TX
3/6/2010
3:00pm, ESPN
No. 21 Texas W 92–77  24–6 (11–5)
Ferrell Center (10,562)
Waco, TX
2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
3/11/2010
8:35pm, ESPN2
(3) No. 21 vs. (6) Texas
Quarterfinals
W 86–67  25–6
Sprint Center (18,879)
Kansas City, MO
3/12/2010
8:38 pm, ESPN2
(3) No. 21 vs. (2) No. 9 Kansas State
Semifinals
L 75–82  25–7
Sprint Center (18,879)
Kansas City, MO
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/18/2010*
1:45 pm, CBS
(3 S) No. 19 vs. (14 S) Sam Houston State
First Round
W 68–59  26–7
New Orleans Arena (10,484)
New Orleans, LA
3/20/2010*
4:45 pm, CBS
(3 S) No. 19 vs. (11 S) Old Dominion
Second Round
W 76–68  27–7
New Orleans Arena (11,966)
New Orleans, LA
3/26/2010*
6:27 pm, CBS
(3 S) No. 19 vs. (10 S) Saint Mary's
Sweet Sixteen
W 72–49  28–7
Reliant Stadium (45,505)
Houston, TX
3/28/2010*
4:05pm, CBS
(3 S) No. 19 vs. (1 S) No. 3 Duke
Elite Eight
L 71–78  28–8
Reliant Stadium (47,492)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

All Conference

Lacedarius Dunn was named to the All-Big 12 2nd team. Ekpe Udoh and Tweety Carter were named to the All-Big 12 3rd team after the season.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP22252420242224212119Not released
Coaches24242222202110

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

References

  1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "Kansas is Unanimous Pick in Big 12 Men?s Basketball Preseason Poll".
  3. "Official Men's Basketball Roster - Baylor Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  4. "2009–10 Schedule". Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
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