2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2009-10
Team:	Cincinnati Bearcats
Conference:	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Short Conf:	Big East
Record:	19 - 16
Conf Record:	7 - 11
Hc Year:	4th
Ac1 Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	George Jackson
Ac2 Year:	1st
Ac3 Year:	4th
Bowl Result:	Second Round

The 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 19 - 16, 7 - 11 in Big East play and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to eventual champion West Virginia. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before falling to Dayton.

Offseason

Departing players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
	20	G		195			Walk-on; graduated
	21	F		240			Graduated
	23	F		210		Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	Transferred to Mountain State University^[1]
	32	F		225			Left team due to injury^[2]

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Eddie Tyree	G		180			Walk-on; transferred from Thomas More.^[3]
	F		235			Transferred from Oklahoma State during the 2008–09 season. Thomas will have two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the first seven games of the 2009–10 season.^[4]

Recruiting class of 2010

Roster

Depth chart

Source^[5]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=|Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=|Big East tournament |-!colspan=12 style=|National Invitation Tournament Source^[6]

Awards and milestones

Big East Conference honors

All-Big East Awards

• Rookie of the Year: Lance Stephenson

All-Big East Rookie Team

• Lance Stephenson

Rookie of the Week

• Week 1: Lance Stephenson
• Week 4: Lance Stephenson
• Week 11: Cashmere Wright
• Week 15: Lance Stephenson
• Week 16: Lance Stephenson

Source^{[7] [8]}

Rankings

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

Ranking Movement	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
USA Today/ESPN Coaches			24	19	RV
Associated Press			22	19	25

^{1 - Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll.}

Notes and References

1. Web site: B-Ball Star From Miami Shot Outside School Dorm . Hamacher . Brian . 4 Dec 2009 . nbcmiami.com . 2 Sep 2020 . Mitchell, a star at Cardinal Gibbons High, had played for the University of Cincinnati but was let go after his second violation of team rules last year. He transferred to Mountain State, where he was averaging 12.6 points per game this year..
2. Web site: Former Cincinnati Big Man Lands at Ohio . Kuhn . Maddie . 23 Sep 2011 . woub.org . 2 Sep 2020 .
3. Web site: Eddie Tyree - Men's Basketball.
4. Web site: Ibrahima Thomas - Men's Basketball.
5. Web site: 2009-10 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats.
6. Web site: 2009-10 Schedule . 2010-01-14.
7. News: Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide. Big East Conference. December 21, 2018.
8. News: Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide. Big East Conference. December 21, 2018.