2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig 12
DivisionSouth
Record2410 (97 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrank Erwin 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 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 12th year. The team played its home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorns finished the season 2410, 97 in Big 12 play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. They received and atlarge bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 8 seed in the East Region. They were defeated in the first round by 9 seed Wake Forest in overtime.

Recruiting

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Avery Bradley
SG
Henderson, NV Findlay Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 17, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Jordan Hamilton
SF
Compton, CA Dominguez HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 9, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Shawn Williams
SF
Duncanville, TX Duncanville HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 7, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6   Rivals: 3  ESPN: 4
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Texas 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  • "2009 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009.

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2009*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 3 UC Irvine
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Regional Round
W 89-42  10
Frank Erwin Center (6,471)
Austin, TX
11/18/2009*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 3 Western Carolina
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Regional Round
W 7341  20
Frank Erwin Center (11,317)
Austin, TX
11/23/2009*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 vs. Iowa
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Semifinals
W 8560  30
Sprint Center (7,226)
Kansas City, MO
11/24/2009*
9:25 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 vs. Pittsburgh
O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Championship Game
W 7862  40
Sprint Center (8,076)
Kansas City, MO
11/28/2009*
3:00 pm, CBS
No. 3 at Rice W 7759  50
Tudor Fieldhouse (4,669)
Houston, TX
12/03/2009*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 Southern California
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
W 6950  60
Frank Erwin Center (14,423)
Austin, TX
12/07/2009*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 Long Beach State W 10774  70
Frank Erwin Center (11,194)
Austin, TX
12/12/2009*
3:00 pm, ESPN Full Court
No. 2 Texas State W 8754  80
Frank Erwin Center (14,304)
Austin, TX
12/15/2009*
7:00 pm, ESPN Full Court
No. 2 Texas-Pan American W 10442  90
Frank Erwin Center (11,548)
Austin, TX
12/19/2009*
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 10 North Carolina W 10390  100
Cowboys Stadium (38,052)
Arlington, TX
12/22/09*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 No. 9 Michigan State W 7968  110
Frank Erwin Center (16,734)
Austin, TX
12/29/09*
5:00 pm, ESPN Full Court
No. 2 Gardner-Webb W 9563  120
Frank Erwin Center (14,804)
Austin, TX
01/02/09*
3:30 pm, ESPN Full Court
No. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 7670  130
Frank Erwin Center (13,584)
Austin, TX
01/05/09*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at Arkansas W 9685  140
Bud Walton Arena (12,865)
Fayetteville, AR
01/09/09
12:45 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 2 Colorado W 10386  150 (10)
Frank Erwin Center (15,146)
Austin, TX
01/13/10
7:00 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 1 at Iowa State W 9083  160 (20)
Hilton Coliseum (12,066)
Ames, IA
01/16/10
5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 1 Texas A&M
State Farm Lone Star Showdown
W 7267 (OT) 170 (30)
Frank Erwin Center (16,734)
Austin, TX
01/18/10
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 at No. 10 Kansas State L 6271  171 (31)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
01/23/10*
3:00 pm, CBS
No. 1 at Connecticut L 7488  172 (31)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
01/27/10
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Texas Tech W 9583  182 (41)
Frank Erwin Center (16,414)
Austin, TX
01/30/10
3:00 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 6 No. 24 Baylor L 7780  183 (42)
Frank Erwin Center (16,734)
Austin, TX
02/01/10
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 at Oklahoma State W 7260  193 (52)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,096)
Stillwater, OK
02/06/10
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 at Oklahoma L 7180  194 (53)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,036)
Norman, OK
02/08/10
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14 No. 1 Kansas L 6880  195 (54)
Frank Erwin Center (16,755)
Austin, TX
02/13/10
3:30 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 14 Nebraska W 9151  205 (64)
Frank Erwin Center (16,734)
Austin, TX
02/17/10
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 at Missouri L 7782  206 (65)
Mizzou Arena (14,389)
Columbia, MO
02/20/10
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 17 at Texas Tech W 7167  216 (75)
United Spirit Arena (12,481)
Lubbock, TX
02/24/10
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 Oklahoma State W 6959  226 (85)
Frank Erwin Center (15,052)
Austin, TX
02/27/10
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 21 at No. 22 Texas A&M
State Farm Lone Star Showdown
L 5874  227 (86)
Reed Arena (13,717)
College Station, TX
03/01/10
8:00 pm, ESPN
Oklahoma W 8776  237 (96)
Frank Erwin Center (16,012)
Austin, TX
03/06/10
3:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 21 Baylor L 7792  238 (97)
Ferrell Center (10,562)
Waco, TX
2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
03/10/10
8:30 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)
vs. Iowa State
First Round
W 8275  248
Sprint Center (18,879)
Kansas City, MO
03/11/10
8:30 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+)
vs. No. 21 Baylor
Quarterfinals
L 6786  249
Sprint Center (18,879)
Kansas City, MO
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
03/18/10*
8:35 pm, CBS
vs. Wake Forest
First round
L 8081 OT 2410
New Orleans Arena (10,984)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[4].

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (7)2 (11)2 (8)1 (56)1 (57)69141521RVRVRVNot released
Coaches33322222 (3)2 (1)1 (30)1 (30)61014172125RVRVRV

Roster

2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Avery Bradley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tacoma, Washington
F 1 Gary Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)238 lb (108 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 2 Shawn Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Duncanville, Texas
G 4 Dogus Balbay 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Istanbul, Turkey
F 5 Damion James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Nacogdoches, Texas
G 10 Jai Lucas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 14 J'Covan Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Port Arthur, Texas
F 20 Alexis Wangmene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)241 lb (109 kg) So Maroua, Cameroon
C 21 Matt Hill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Lincoln, Nebraska
G 22 Andrew Dick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sherman, Texas
F 23 Jordan Hamilton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)226 lb (103 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
G 24 Justin Mason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Amarillo, Texas
G 25 Dean Melchionni 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lancaster, Pennsylvania
C 34 Dexter Pittman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)290 lb (132 kg) Sr Rosenberg, Texas
G 50 Varez Ward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Montgomery, Alabama
C 53 Clint Chapman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)239 lb (108 kg) Jr Canby, Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-06

References

  1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "Commitments/Recruits". Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  3. "Texas Schedule/Results". Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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