2009–10 Big East Conference men's basketball season explained

2009–10 Big East Conference men's basketball season
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League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Basketball
Pixels:	125px
Duration:	November 9, 2009 through March 6, 2010
No Of Teams:	16
Attendance:	2,942,432^[1]
Average Attendance:	10,898
Tv:	Big East Network, ESPN
Season:	Regular Season
Season Champs:	Syracuse (15–3)
Season Champ Name:	Champion
Second Place:	Pittsburgh, West Virginia, and Villanova (13–5)
Mvp:	Wesley Johnson (SYR)
Mvp Link:	Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:	Tournament
Finals Link:	Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:	West Virginia
Finals Runner-Up:	Georgetown
Finals Mvp:	Da'Sean Butler (WVU)
Finals Mvp Link:	Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:	Big East Conference men's basketball
Prevseason Link:	2008–09 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:	2008–09
Nextseason Link:	2010–11 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:	2010–11

The 2009–10 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 31st in conference history, and involved its 16 full-time member schools. Syracuse captured the regular season title, its eighth overall, and second outright.^[2] However, West Virginia won the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament, their first.

Preseason

At Big East media day in October, the conference released their predictions for standings and All-Big East teams.^[3]

Predicted Big East results

	Big East Coaches Poll^[4]	Rivals.com^[5]
1.	Villanova (10*)	Villanova
2.	West Virginia (5)	West Virginia
3.	Connecticut (1)	Connecticut
4.	Louisville	Georgetown
5.	Georgetown	Louisville
6.	Syracuse	Pittsburgh
7.	Cincinnati	Syracuse
8.	Notre Dame	Cincinnati
9.	Pittsburgh	Notre Dame
10.		Seton Hall
11.	St. John's	Marquette
12.	Marquette	Providence
13.	Providence	St. John's
14.	South Florida	South Florida
15.		Rutgers
16.		DePaul

Preseason All-Big East teams

Big East Preseason Player of the Year: Luke Harangody, F., Notre Dame
Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year: Lance Stephenson, G., Cincinnati

Preseason national polls

	AP^[6]	Coaches^[7]	Athlon^[8]	Lindy's^[9]	Sporting News^[10]	Fox Sports^[11]	CBS Sports^[12]	SI.com^[13]	Rivals.com^[14]	Blue Ribbon Yearbook^[15]
Cincinnati									49
Connecticut	12	14	11		15	12	7	3	12	18
DePaul									155
Georgetown	20	21	21		11	19	24	18	18	24
Louisville	19	23	19	15			22	28	20
Marquette									83
Notre Dame	RV	RV			22		RV	RV	64
Pittsburgh	RV	RV							31
Providence									89
Rutgers									147
St. John's									124
Seton Hall									80
South Florida									144
Syracuse	RV	25					RV	RV	42	16
Villanova	5	6	7	4	9	7	6	4	4	4
West Virginia	8	9	10	18	5	6	9	8	9	12

Watchlists

On August 19, the Wooden Award preseason watch list included eleven Big East players. The watchlist was composed of 50 players who were not transfers, freshmen or medical redshirts. On October 29, the Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist of 50 players was announced, which included nine Big East names.

Regular season

Season summary & highlights

• Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim became the eighth Division I coach to win 800 games, when the Orange defeated Albany, 75–43, on November 9.^[18]
• Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody became the first Fighting Irish player to surpass the 2,000-point and 1,000-rebound mark, during an 80–70 victory over Idaho State on December 2.^[19]
• Syracuse won the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, upsetting #13 California in the semifinals, 95–73, and #6 North Carolina in the finals, 87–71.^{[20] [21]}
• Villanova won the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, defeating Mississippi, 79–67.^[22]
• West Virginia won the 76 Classic, defeating Portland, 84–66.^[23]
• Connecticut was the runner-up in the NIT Season Tip-Off, losing to #7 Duke, 68–59.^[24]
• Pittsburgh was the runner-up in the CBE Classic, losing to #2 Texas, 78–62.^[25]
• Marquette was the runner-up in the Old Spice Classic, losing to Florida State, 57–56.^[26]
• On January 11, DePaul head coach Jerry Wainwright was fired after a 7–8 start, and a 22-game Big East losing streak, becoming the fourth NCAA Division I coach to leave his position since the season began. Wainwright, who compiled a 59–80 record in five seasons at the school, was replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Tracy Webster, who remained until a national search concluded following the end of the season.^[27]
• On January 18, Connecticut fell out of the AP Poll for the first time since January 28, 2008, after losing consecutive games, to Georgetown, Pittsburgh, and Michigan.^{[28] [29]}
• On January 20, it was announced that Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun would go on an immediate medical leave of absence, the circumstances of his condition unknown, but unrelated to his previous bouts with cancer and heart issues.^[30] UConn athletic director Jeff Hathaway insisted that Calhoun's condition was not career ending, and would not affect the terms of a four-year contract extension, agreed upon in principle in December 2009, but that he did not know when Calhoun would return.^[31] Associate head coach George Blaney took over for Calhoun, and lead the Huskies to wins at home against St. John's, then-No. 1 Texas and DePaul, and four losses at Providence, home vs. Marquette, at Louisville, and at Syracuse.^{[32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38]} Calhoun returned on February 13 for a home loss against Cincinnati, and has since kept quiet on the circumstances of his leave.^[39]
• Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim extended his NCAA Division-I record for most 20-win seasons to 32, when then-no. 4 Syracuse rallied from a 14–0 starting deficit to defeat then-no. 7 Georgetown, 73–56, on January 25.^[40]
• On February 27, then-no. 4 Syracuse clinched its eighth Big East regular season title and a no. 1 seed in the Big East tournament by beating then-no. 8 Villanova, 95–77.^[41] The game also set the NCAA on-campus basketball attendance record, with 34,616 spectators packing the Carrier Dome. Three days later they won the title outright, with a win against St. John's, 85–66.^[2]
• On March 1, Syracuse achieved its first no. 1 ranking in the AP Poll since the 1989–90 season, and its first in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll since winning the national championship in 2003.^{[42] [43]}
• On March 6, Louisville upset no. 1 Syracuse 78–68 in the final game at Freedom Hall in front of an arena-record crowd of 20,135.^[44]

Midseason watchlists

On January 4, the Wooden Award midseason watchlist was released, and included six Big East players—more than any other conference.^[45] The list was composed of 31 players, reduced from the preseason list of 50. Newcomers included junior forward Wesley Johnson of Syracuse. In addition, six Big East players who were on the preseason list did not appear at midseason: Devin Ebanks, Corey Fisher, Jeremy Hazell, Samardo Samuels, Deonta Vaughn, and Kemba Walker. The list was reduced to a final national ballot of about 20 players in March. On February 24, the Naismith Top 30 was announced, and included newcomers Johnson and South Florida guard Dominique Jones.^[46]

Rankings

See also: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

2009–10 Big East Conference Weekly Rankings
Key: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV = Received Votes

^[48]	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18
Cincinnati				22	19	25	RV	RV	RV
Connecticut	12	12	13	14	14	14	11	10	13	15	RV	19
DePaul
Georgetown	20	19	18	16	15	11	14	13	12	11	12	7	7	7	10	11	19	22	14
Louisville	19	20	16	20	RV											RV	RV	RV
Marquette				RV						RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Notre Dame	RV	RV	23	RV	RV					RV							RV	RV	RV
Pittsburgh	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		23	16	9	17	22	25	19	12	17	16	18
Providence
Rutgers
St. John's				RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Seton Hall					RV	RV		RV
South Florida														RV
Syracuse	RV	RV	10	8	7	5	5	5	7	5	5	4	3	2	5	4	1	3	4
Villanova	5	5	4	3	3	8	8	8	6	4	4	3	2	4	3	7	9	10	9
West Virginia	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	8	10	11	9	6	5	8	8	10	7	6

Statistical leaders

The regular season team, individual, and attendance figures include all conference and non-conference games played from November 9, 2009 through March 6, 2010.^[49]

Team

Scoring Offense
Rk	Team	Games	Points	PPG
1	Villanova	30	2483	82.8
2	Providence	30	2448	81.6
3	Syracuse	31	2523	81.4
4	Seton Hall	29	2329	80.3
5	Notre Dame	31	2416	77.9

Scoring Defense
Rk	Team	Games	Points	PPG
1	Pittsburgh	31	1914	61.7
2	Marquette	30	1907	63.6
3	West Virginia	30	1945	64.8
4	Georgetown	29	1899	65.5
5	Syracuse	31	2049	66.1

Scoring Margin
Rk	Team	Offense	Defense	Margin
1	Syracuse	81.4	66.1	+15.3
2	Marquette	73.8	63.6	+10.2
3	Villanova	82.8	72.6	+10.1
4	West Virginia	74.7	64.8	+9.9
5	Georgetown	73.1	65.5	+7.6

Free throw percentage
Rk	Team	FTM	FTA	Pct
1	Villanova	595	792	.751
2	Marquette	442	593	.745
3	Notre Dame	507	694	.731
4	Georgetown	410	579	.708
5	Louisville	478	677	.706

Field goal percentage
Rk	Team	FGM	FGA	Pct
1	Syracuse	930	1806	.515
2	Georgetown	764	1535	.498
3	Notre Dame	835	1761	.474
4	Villanova	829	1792	.463
5	Marquette	768	1693	.454

3-Pt Field goal percentage
Rk	Team	3FGM	3FGA	Pct
1	Marquette	235	589	.399
2	Notre Dame	239	600	.398
3	Georgetown	181	466	.388
4	Syracuse	204	538	.379
5	Villanova	230	618	.372

Rebounding Margin
Rk	Team	Avg	Opp Avg	Marg
1	West Virginia	38.4	31.8	+6.6
2	Cincinnati	38.8	32.7	+6.1
3	Villanova	39.4	34.2	+5.2
4	Pittsburgh	37.6	32.7	+4.9
5	Notre Dame	36.4	32.4	+4.0

Offensive Rebounds
Rk	Team	Games	No.	Avg/G
1	Providence	30	512	17.1
2	West Virginia	30	467	15.6
3	Louisville	31	454	14.6
4	Seton Hall	29	413	14.2
5	Villanova	30	409	13.6

Defensive Rebounds
Rk	Team	Games	No.	Avg/G
1	Connecticut	31	817	26.4
2	Syracuse	31	813	26.2
3	Villanova	30	772	25.7
4	Cincinnati	30	764	25.5
5	Pittsburgh	31	781	25.2

Blocks
Rk	Team	Games	No.	Avg/G
1	Connecticut	31	242	7.8
2	Rutgers	31	220	7.1
3	Syracuse	31	206	6.6
4	Seton Hall	29	155	5.3
5	Georgetown	29	142	4.9

Assists
Rk	Team	Games	No.	Avg/G
1	Syracuse	31	601	19.4
2	Notre Dame	31	534	17.2
3	West Virginia	30	482	16.1
4	Pittsburgh	31	497	16.0
5	Louisville	31	481	15.5

Steals
Rk	Team	Games	No.	Avg/G
1	Syracuse	31	310	10.0
2	Marquette	30	243	8.1
3	Providence	30	240	8.0
4	Villanova	30	237	7.9
5	Louisville	31	243	7.8

Individual

Scoring
Rk	Name	GP	Pts	Avg/G
1	Luke Harangody,	26	607	23.3
2	Dominique Jones,	30	640	21.3
3	Jeremy Hazell,	29	615	21.2
4	Jamine Peterson,	30	571	19.0
5	Scottie Reynolds,	30	564	18.8

Rebounding
Rk	Name	GP	Reb	Avg/G
1	Herb Pope,	29	323	11.1
2	Jamine Peterson,	30	299	10.0
3	Luke Harangody,	26	251	9.7
4	Greg Monroe,	29	278	9.6
5	Wesley Johnson,	31	263	8.5

Assists
Rk	Name	GP	No.	Avg/G
1	Tory Jackson,	31	166	5.4
2	Kemba Walker,	31	161	5.2
3	Andy Rautins,	31	149	4.8
4	Brad Wanamaker,	31	146	4.7
5	Eugene Harvey,	27	127	4.7

Steals
Rk	Name	GP	No.	Avg/G
1	Andy Rautins,	31	64	2.1
2	Kemba Walker,	31	62	2.0
3	Lazar Hayward,	30	52	1.7
4	Wesley Johnson,	31	52	1.7
5	Chris Wright,	29	48	1.7

Blocks
Rk	Name	GP	No.	Avg/G
1	Hamady N'Diaye,	31	140	4.5
2	Gavin Edwards,	31	66	2.1
3	Rick Jackson,	31	62	2.0
4	Herb Pope,	29	57	2.0
5	Gary McGhee, & Wesley Johnson	31	58	1.9

Field Goals
Rk	Name	FGM	FGA	PCT
1	Arinze Onuaku,	152	227	.670
2	Rick Jackson,	137	227	.604
3	Gavin Edwards,	120	199	.603
4	Hamady N'Diaye,	112	191	.586
5	Julian Vaughn,	96	168	.571

3-Pt Field Goals
Rk	Name	3PM	3PA	PCT
1	Austin Freeman,	56	117	.479
2	Darius Johnson-Odom,	66	139	.475
3	Maurice Acker,	43	92	.467
4	Tim Abromaitis,	80	178	.449
5	Jason Clark,	57	135	.422

Free Throws
Rk	Name	FTM	FTA	PCT
1	Ashton Gibbs,	129	145	.890
2	Tim Abromaitis,	108	122	.885
3	Sharaud Curry,	123	140	.879
4	Robert Mitchell,	58	67	.866
5	Austin Freeman,	75	89	.843

Attendance

Rk	Team	Home Gms.	Home Att.	Avg. Home	Away Gms.	Away Att.	Avg. Away	Neut. Gms.	Neut. Att.	Avg. Neut.	Total Gms.	Total Att.	Avg.
1	Syracuse	19	420,890	22,152	9	117,425	13,047	3	40,270	13,423	31	578,585	18,664
2	Louisville	19	368,537	19,397	11	157,470	14,315	1	n/a	n/a	31	526,007	17,534*
3	Marquette	17	265,484	15,617	10	126,218	12,622	3	8,738	2,913	30	400,440	13,348
4	Connecticut	18	216,453	12,025	10	138,911	13,891	3	37,809	12,603	31	393,173	12,683
5	Villanova	14	153,105	10,936	12	167,586	13,966	4	35,581	8,895	30	356,272	11,876
6	Georgetown	16	192,638	12,040	11	138,845	12,622	2	8,975	4,488	29	340,458	11,740
7	Pittsburgh	18	185,209	10,289	10	122,085	12,208	3	24,277	8,092	31	331,571	10,696
8	West Virginia	15	185,629	12,375	11	115,704	10,519	4	18,621	4,655	30	319,954	10,665
9	Notre Dame	20	168,033	8,402	9	120,618	13,402	2	6,616	3,308	31	295,267	9,525
10	Providence	17	140,920	8,289	13	127,627	9,817	0	0	0	30	268,547	8,952
11	Cincinnati	16	136,471	8,529	11	106,192	9,654	3	7,200	2,400	30	249,863	8,329
12	DePaul	15	126,760	8,451	11	93,786	8,526	4	19,447	4,862	30	239,993	8,000
13	St. John's	15	82,166	5,478	11	122,369	11,124	4	28,873	7,218	30	233,408	7,780
14	Rutgers	19	99,476	5,236	10	122,118	12,212	2	8,780	4,390	31	230,374	7,431
15	Seton Hall	17	126,019	7,413	11	80,361	7,306	1	2,365	2,365	29	208,745	7,198
16	South Florida	15	74,642	4,976	10	109,318	10,932	5	7,037	1,407	30	190,997	6,367
	TOTALS	270	2,942,432	10,898	170	1,966,633	11,568	44	254,589	5,921**	484	5,163,654	10,691**
- does not factor the one neutral game played, vs. Arkansas, which does not have an attendance figure on record.^[50] Overall average is therefore calculated based on the 30 games with attendance figures. ** - due to game without an attendance figure, overall averages are therefore calculated based on the 43 neutral games and 483 total games with attendance figures.

Postseason

Big East tournament

See main article: 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament. For the second straight year, all 16 teams in the conference participated in the Big East tournament. Under this format, the teams finishing 9 through 16 in the regular season standings played first round games, while teams 5 through 8 received a bye to the second round. The top 4 teams during the regular season received a bye to the quarterfinals.^[51] The five-round tournament spanned five consecutive days, from Tuesday, March 9, through Saturday, March 13, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.^[52]

In the finals, West Virginia held of a last-minute rally by Georgetown to win the title, 60–58.^[53] Da'Sean Butler of the first-time champion Mountaineers was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Butler hit the tournament-winning field goal, and led West Virginia in a series of dramatic games, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in the quarterfinals to advance the team over Cincinnati.

2010 Big East men's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker	First Round	Second Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
1.	‡†Syracuse	15–3	28–4				8 GTWN, L, 84–91^[54]
2.	†Pittsburgh	13–5	24–8	2–1 vs. WVU/NOVA^[55]			7 ND, L, 45–50^[56]
3.	†West Virginia	13–5	27–6	2–2 vs. PITT/NOVA			11 CIN,	7 ND,	8 GTWN, W, 60–58^[57]
4.	†Villanova	13–5	24–7	1–2 vs. PITT/WVU			5 MARQ, L, 76–80^[58]
5.	Marquette	11–7	22–11	1–0 vs. LOU		13 SJU,	4 VILL,	8 GTWN, L, 57–80^[59]
6.	Louisville	11–7	20–12	0–1 vs. MARQ		11 CIN, L, 66–69^[60]
7.	Notre Dame	10–8	23–11	1–0 vs. GTWN		10 HALL,	2 PITT,	3 WVU, L, 51–53^[61]
8.	Georgetown	10–8	23–10	0–1 vs. ND		9 USF,	1 SYR,	5 MARQ,	3 WVU, L, 58–60
9.	South Florida	9–9	20–12	1–0 vs. HALL	16 DEP,	8 GTWN, L, 69–49^[62]
10.	Seton Hall	9–9	19–12	0–1 vs. USF	15 PROV,	7 ND, L, 56–68^[63]
11.	Cincinnati	7–11	18–15	2–0 vs. CONN	14 RUT,	6 LOU,	3 WVU, L, 51–54^[64]
12.	Connecticut	7–11	17–15	0–2 vs. CIN	13 SJU, L, 51–73^[65]
13.	St. John's	6–12	17–15		12 CONN,	5 MARQ, L, 57–55^[66]
14.	Rutgers	5–13	15–17		11 CIN, L, 68–69^[67]
15.	Providence	4–14	12–19		10 HALL, L, 106–109^[68]
16.	DePaul	1–17	8–23		9 USF, L, 49–58^[69]
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games through the Big East tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

The Big East secured eight bids into the NCAA tournament, tying its own Division I record, achieved in both 2006 and 2008.^{[70] [71] [72]} As the Big East tournament champion, West Virginia received an automatic bid into the tournament, while the remaining seven teams all received at-large bids. Syracuse achieved its first #1 seed since 1980, when it lost to #5 seed Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen.^[73] These teams combined for 8 wins and eight losses, as two teams reached the Sweet Sixteen, and West Virginia reached the Final Four.^[74]

Seed	Region	School	First Round	Second Round	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship
2	East	West Virginia	15 Morgan State, W, 77–50^[75]	10 Missouri, W, 68–59^[76]	11 Washington, W, 68–59^[77]	1 Kentucky, W, 73–66^[78]	1 Duke, L, 57–78^[79]
1	West	Syracuse	16 Vermont, W, 79–56^[80]	8 Gonzaga, W, 87–65^[81]	5 Butler, L, 68–75^[82]
3	West	Pittsburgh	14 Oakland (MI), W, 89–66^[83]	6 Xavier, L, 68–71^[84]
2	South	Villanova	15 Robert Morris, W, 73–70^OT^[85]	10 St. Mary's, L, 59–63^[86]
3	Midwest	Georgetown	14 Ohio University, L, 83–97^[87]
9	South	Louisville	8 California, L, 62–77^[88]
6	East	Marquette	11 Washington, L, 78–80^[89]
6	South	Notre Dame	11 Old Dominion, L, 50–51^[90]
	8 Bids	W-L (%):	4–4 (.500)	2–2 (.500)	1–1 (.500)	1–0 (1.000)	0–1 (.000)	TOTAL: 8–8 (.500)

National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2010 National Invitation Tournament.

The Big East received five bids into the National Invitation Tournament, combining for 2 wins and 5 losses. Only two teams, Cincinnati and Connecticut, advanced to the second round, both losing in their respective matchups.

Awards and honors

Conference awards and teams

The following individuals received postseason honors after having been chosen by the Big East Conference coaches:

2010 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year^[91]	Wesley Johnson,
Coach of the Year^[92]	Jim Boeheim,
Defensive Player of the Year^[93]	Hamady N'Diaye,
Rookie of the Year	Lance Stephenson,
Scholar-Athlete of the Year^[94]	Tim Abromaitis,
Most Improved Player	Ashton Gibbs,
Sixth Man Award	Kris Joseph,
Sportsmanship Award	Tory Jackson,

2010 All-Big East Men's Basketball Teams^[95]
First Team	Second Team	Third Team	Honorable Mention	All-Rookie Team
Greg Monroe, C., Luke Harangody, F., Dominique Jones, G., Wesley Johnson, F., Scottie Reynolds†, G., Da'Sean Butler, F.,	Austin Freeman, G., Lazar Hayward, F., Ashton Gibbs, G., Jeremy Hazell, G., Andy Rautins, G.,	Jerome Dyson, G., Kemba Walker, G., Samardo Samuels, F., Corey Fisher, G., Devin Ebanks, F.,	Jimmy Butler, F., Tim Abromaitis, F., Jamine Peterson, F.,	Lance Stephenson†, G., Alex Oriakhi, F/C., Vincent Council, G., Dane Miller†, F., Brandon Triche, G., Maalik Wayns, G.,
†

Awardees are chosen by a simple ballot, in which coaches are not allowed to vote for their players or themselves (in the case of the Big East Coach of the Year). Coaches voted for Big East Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year from the first team and all-rookie lists, respectively.^[95]

Notable members of the first team include Notre Dame senior forward Luke Harangody, who was named to the team for the third-straight year, Villanova senior guard Scottie Reynolds, who was the only player to receive a unanimous selection. Also of note was Syracuse junior forward Wesley Johnson, who was given no all-conference consideration prior to the start of the season, yet helped lead the Orange to a surprising eighth regular season conference title, and received both first team and Big East Player of the Year honors.^{[91] [95]} Notably absent from all lists was preseason first-team pick Deonta Vaughn, a senior guard from Cincinnati, who led the team in assists and finished second in points.^[96]

National awards and teams

Players

See main article: 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.

Two Big East players, Wesley Johnson of Syracuse and Scottie Reynolds of Villanova were named to the 2010 Consensus All-America First Team, while Luke Harangody of Notre Dame was named to the Second Team.^{[97] [98]} Both Johnson and Reynolds were also named to the AP, USBWA, and NABC First Team All-America selections. Reynolds was also named to the TSN First-Team, while Johnson was named to its Second-Team.

Coaches

Jim Boeheim, Syracuse:

• Naismith College Coach of the Year^[99]
• AP Coach of the Year^{[100] [101]}
• NABC Coach of the Year^[102]
• Henry Iba Coach of the Year, from the United States Basketball Writers Association^[103]
• The Sporting News National Coach of the Year^[104]
• FoxSports.com National Coach of the Year^[105]
• Yahoo! Sports National Coach of the Year^[106]

See also

• 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
• 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
• 2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
• 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
• 2009–10 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
• 2009–10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
• 2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
• 2009–10 Providence Friars men's basketball team
• 2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
• 2009–10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
• 2009–10 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
• 2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Attendance figures account for all games played at a team's home arena. Games played away or at neutral sites are not counted.
2. https://archive.today/20120730083315/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300620183 "Orange top Red Storm to win Big East title outright for second time"
3. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92555&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204816948 "Notre Dame's Harangody Named Preseason Player Of The Year "
4. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204816815 "Villanova Edges West Virginia In Preseason Poll"
5. Web site: League preview: Big East Countdown. 2010-01-26. 2009-10-29. Rivals.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100112092804/http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1008227. 12 January 2010 . live.
6. Web site: NCAA Division I: AP Top 25 (Oct. 29). 2009-10-30. 2009-10-29. ESPN.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20091106120255/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?poll=1&year=2010&week=1. 6 November 2009 . live.
7. Web site: NCAA Division I: ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Oct. 29). 2009-10-30. 2009-10-29. ESPN.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20091111213729/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?poll=2&year=2010&week=1. 11 November 2009 . live.
8. Book: Athlon Sports College Basketball 2009–10 Preview. 2009–10 Athlon Sports Preseason Top 25. 46. Athlon Sports Communications.
9. Book: Lindy's College Basketball 2009–10. National Picks. 6. D.M.D. Publications, Inc..
10. Book: Sporting News College Basketball. History for the taking. DeCourcy, Mike. 6. Sporting News.
11. http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/10213242/Final-preseason-top-25-for-2009-10 Final preseason top 25 for 2009–10
12. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/12316643 Final Preseason Top 25 (and one): Distractions don't KO KU from top
13. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luke_winn/10/15/preseason/index.html Kansas, Michigan State are 1–2 in first Power Rankings of 2009–10
14. Web site: Rivals.com Preseason Top 347 Countdown. 2009-10-22. 2009-10-22. Rivals.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20091022041334/http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=989561. 22 October 2009 . live.
15. Book: 2009–10 Blue Ribbon Yearbook. National Rankings. various. 150.
16. News: Vasquez Named to Wooden Award Watch List. 2009-10-18. 2009-08-19. The Washington Post. Yanda, Steve.
17. Web site: Naismith Trophy 2009–10 Preseason Watch List Dominant With Upperclassmen . 2009-11-08 . 2009-10-29 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20091111053620/http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/PressReleases/10292009PreseasonWatchlist/tabid/164/Default.aspx . 11 November 2009 . dead .
18. https://web.archive.org/web/20091112094826/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293130183 Boeheim becomes 8th Div. I coach with 800 wins as Syracuse rolls
19. https://archive.today/20120722130949/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293350087 Notre Dame 80, Idaho St. 70
20. https://archive.today/20120715113856/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293230025 Syracuse tops Cal to reach 2K Sports Classic final
21. https://archive.today/20120715215849/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293240153 Syracuse opens second half with 22–1 run to topple North Carolina
22. https://archive.today/20120715225205/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293260145 Reynolds, Stokes lead way as No. 6 Villanova claims Puerto Rico title
23. https://web.archive.org/web/20091202133222/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293330277 Butler scores 26 to lead undefeated West Virginia to first title since 2001
24. https://web.archive.org/web/20091201085037/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293310150 Duke stays unbeaten, hands UConn first loss
25. https://web.archive.org/web/20091128102911/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293280221 Brown scores 12 in relief of injured Ward; Texas snaps Pitt's November run
26. https://archive.today/20120721085131/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293330052 Florida St. 57, Marquette 56
27. https://www.espn.com/chicago/ncb/news/story?id=4815770 DePaul fires Wainwright in fifth season
28. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings?pollId=1&seasonYear=2008&weekNumber=13&seasonType=2 "2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Jan. 28)"
29. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings?pollId=1&seasonYear=2010&weekNumber=11&seasonType=2 "2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Jan. 18)"
30. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4839919 "Calhoun taking medical leave"
31. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4843333 "Calhoun's return to UConn uncertain"
32. https://web.archive.org/web/20100126095311/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300210041 "UConn assistant Blaney guides UConn past St. John's"
33. https://web.archive.org/web/20100126155317/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300230041 "Dyson drops 32 as No. 21 UConn demolishes No. 1 Texas in second half"
34. https://archive.today/20120716035427/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300282507 "Peterson provides spark as Providence upsets UConn"
35. https://archive.today/20120719090930/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300310041 "Marquette knocks off No. 19 UConn; Butler's 21 include winning shot"
36. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206005203/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300320097 "Sosa's 15 points, 8 assists steady Louisville as UConn drops 6th in last 8"
37. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604125159/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300380041 "Dyson's 20 points help UConn beat DePaul, end three-game slide"
38. https://archive.today/20120716072644/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300410183 "Streaking Orange hold off slumping Huskies"
39. https://archive.today/20120713212151/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300450041 "Cincy embarrasses UConn in Calhoun's return from leave of absence"
40. https://web.archive.org/web/20100128004815/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300250183 "Boeheim takes over sixth place on career wins list"
41. https://archive.today/20130102210139/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300580183 "Jackson, Onuaku help Orange drop Wildcats in front of record crowd"
42. https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0gx6y2HHT6GIQs4FoWphzkggY3wD9E69SL00 "Syracuse No. 1 for first time in 20 years"
43. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4956590 "Syracuse rises to No. 1 in coaches' poll"
44. Web site: Louisville rocks No. 1 Syracuse in Freedom Hall finale; Kuric scores 22 after half . . 2010-03-06 . 12 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100308004932/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300650097 . 8 March 2010 . dead .
45. Web site: 2009–10 Men's Midseason Top 30 Candidates. 2010-01-26. 2010-01-04. John R. Wooden Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20100121101547/http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=398. 21 January 2010 . live.
46. Web site: Naismith Trophy Midseason Candidates Announced: Winner to be Revealed at the Final Four in Indianapolis . 2010-02-27 . 2010-02-24 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100327152528/http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/PressReleases/02242010NaismithTrophyMidseasonCandidates/tabid/168/Default.aspx . 27 March 2010 . dead .
47. Web site: 2009–10 Men's Midseason List. 2010-01-26. 2010-01-04. John R. Wooden Award.
48. Web site: 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings . 2009-10-30 . 2009-10-30 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20091113173644/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings . 13 November 2009 . live .
49. http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/stats/mbasketball/2009-2010/CONFLDRS.HTM "Big East Conference Overall Statistical Leaders"
50. https://web.archive.org/web/20091127193913/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293210097 "Pitino gets 750th career win as Louisville rolls past Arkansas"
51. 16-Team Men's Championship Format . 2009-03-13 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206113521/http://bigeast.org/pdf2/94777.pdf . 6 February 2009 . dead . dmy-all .
52. Web site: Big East tournament Bracket – 2010. 2011-03-07. ESPN.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20110226235026/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/bracket/_/id/5/2010-big-east-tournament. 26 February 2011 . dead.
53. https://archive.today/20120717040237/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300720277 "Butler's latest game-winner gives West Virginia first Big East tournament crown"
54. https://web.archive.org/web/20100314085521/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300700183 "Wright's 27 points help Hoyas past top-seeded Orange"
55. Web site: Tie Breaking Procedures . 2010-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100331111542/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/tie-breaker10.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=19400&KEY=&SPID=11228&SPSID=94715 . 2010-03-31 . dead .
56. https://archive.today/20120713175355/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300700221 "Harangody helps Irish win sixth straight, advance"
57. https://archive.today/20130102210945/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300720277 "Butler's latest game-winner gives West Virginia first Big East tournament crown"
58. https://archive.today/20120714081828/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300700222 "Hayward helps Golden Eagles hold off Wildcats"
59. https://web.archive.org/web/20100317175256/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300710269 "Monroe, Georgetown cruise into Big East final"
60. https://archive.today/20120713155759/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300690097 "Vaughn's FTs, strip save victory as Cincy advances to Big East quarters"
61. https://web.archive.org/web/20100317175301/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300710277 "West Virginia scrapes by for Big East final berth"
62. https://archive.today/20130102220726/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300690046 "Clark, Monroe spur No. 22 Hoyas past South Florida"
63. https://web.archive.org/web/20100315173114/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300690087 "Healthy Harangody guides Notre Dame into Big East quarterfinals"
64. https://web.archive.org/web/20100316033012/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300700277 "Butler's buzzer-beater sinks Cincy, moves West Virginia into Big East semis"
65. https://archive.today/20120714003211/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300680041 "St. John's extends UConn's Big East tourney skid to 6 games"
66. https://web.archive.org/web/20100314091445/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300690269 "Marquette shakes off St. John's, advances to Big East quarterfinals"
67. https://archive.today/20120713161900/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300682132 "Stephenson's FT gives Cincinnati first victory in Big East tournament"
68. https://archive.today/20120713085444/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300682550 "Pirates nearly blow 29-point lead when Friars, Peterson heat up"
69. https://web.archive.org/web/20100314064051/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300680058 "Jones scores 20 to lead South Florida in first-round victory"
70. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204908291 "BIG EAST Places 8 Into NCAA Bracket "
71. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/viewable_men?tag=coverlist_footer;coverlist_photo_content "Division 1 Men's Bracket"
72. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4995040 "2010 NCAA tournament selections"
73. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/13058015 "No. 1 seed Syracuse: Ten things to know"
74. Web site: NCAA.com – The Official Web Site of the NCAA . https://web.archive.org/web/20100408193026/http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball/men/ . April 8, 2010 . live . March 7, 2011 .
75. https://archive.today/20120721100113/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300780277 "Jones fills West Virginia void in first-round blowout of Morgan State"
76. https://archive.today/20120713173324/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300800277 "West Virginia holds off poor-shooting Missouri"
77. https://archive.today/20120713081355/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300840277 "West Virginia wins ninth straight, headed to Elite Eight"
78. https://archive.today/20120718094016/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300860096 "Mountaineers stop Kentucky, advance to first Final Four since 1959"
79. Duke ends West Virginia's season, advances to first national title game since '01"
80. https://web.archive.org/web/20100320092323/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300780183 "Top-seeded Syracuse uses balanced attack to bounce Vermont"
81. https://archive.today/20120723231451/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300800183 "Johnson's 31 points, 14 boards pace Syracuse in rout of Gonzaga"
82. https://archive.today/20120719230830/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300790222 "No. 2 seed Villanova falls to St. Mary's as Samhan scores 32"
83. https://archive.today/20120716010812/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300780221 "Pitt avoids upset-minded Oakland, advances to second round"
84. https://web.archive.org/web/20100325025357/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300800221 "Xavier ends Pittsburgh's run to advance to round of 16"
85. https://archive.today/20120714054403/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300770222 "No. 2 Villanova survives No. 15 Robert Morris' upset bid in OT"
86. https://archive.today/20120719020134/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300840183 "Butler shocks top-seeded Syracuse for school's first regional finals appearance"
87. https://web.archive.org/web/20100322234950/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300770046 "Bobcats upend Hoyas for first tournament win in 27 years"
88. https://archive.today/20120719141427/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300780025 "Cal finishes with 15–4 run to close out Louisville"
89. https://archive.today/20120714140305/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300770269 "Pondexter's leaner with 1.7 remaining boosts Huskies past Golden Eagles"
90. https://archive.today/20120714171006/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300770087 "Old Dominion delivers first tourney upset, knocks out Notre Dame"
91. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204905069 "Syracuse's Wes Johnson Named BIG EAST Player of the Year"
92. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204904823 "Syracuse's Jim Boeheim Named 2010 OppenheimerFunds BIG EAST Men's Basketball Coach of the Year"
93. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204903825 "Rutgers' Ndiaye Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year"
94. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204902970 "Notre Dame Forward Tim Abromaitis Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year"
95. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92555&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204903102 "All-BIG EAST Men's Basketball Teams Announced"
96. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/2132/cincinnati-bearcats "Cincinnati Bearcats Statistics – 2009–10"
97. Web site: Vasquez Named Consensus All-American: Maryland senior honored by two other groups. 2010-07-23. 2010-04-03. CBS Interactive. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717154101/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040310aab.html. 2011-07-17. dead.
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101. http://www.suathletics.com/news/2010/4/2/BoeheimAP4.2.10.aspx "Associated Press Selects Boeheim Coach of the Year"
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103. http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2010/iba100323.html "SYRACUSE'S BOEHEIM WINS 2010 HENRY IBA COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD"
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