2009–10 Baylor Bears basketball team

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 28–8, the 28 wins is a school record.

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
Seasons
2009–10 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]

Pre-season edit

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

Roster edit

Source[3]

#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)
3Fred Ellis6'6"215FSo.Sacramento, CA, U.S.Sacramento HS
4Quincy Acy6'7"225FSo.Mesquite, TX, U.S.Horn HS
12Nolan Dennis6'5"180GFr.North Richland Hills, TX, U.S.Richland HS
13Ekpe Udoh6'10"240F
C
Jr.Edmond, OK, U.S.Edmond Santa Fe HS
Michigan
14Dragan Sekelja7'0"275CFr.Zagreb, CroatiaSportska Gimnazija
20Givon Crump6'7"210FFr.Washington, DC, U.S.Brewster Academy
21Oscar Griffin6'4"200GFr.Philadelphia, PA, U.S.Life Center Academy
22A. J. Walton6'1"190GFr.Little Rock, AR, U.S.Hall HS
24LaceDarius Dunn6'4"205GJr.Monroe, LA, U.S.Excelsior Christian School
34Cory Jefferson6'9"200FFr.Killeen, TX, U.S.Killeen HS
41Anthony Jones6'10"195FSo.Houston, TX, U.S.Yates HS
45Tweety Carter5'11"185GSr.Reserve, LA, U.S.Reserve Christian School
50Josh Lomers7'0"280CSr.Boerne, TX, U.S.Boerne HS

Schedule and results edit

Source[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/5/2009*
7:00pm
Central OklahomaW 86–71 
Ferrell Center (5,239)
Waco, TX
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
7:00pm
Norfolk StateW 86–58 1–0
Ferrell Center (6,361)
Waco, TX
11/15/2009*
1:30pm
HartfordW 71–69 2–0
Ferrell Center (5,026)
Waco, TX
11/16/2009*
7:00pm
SouthernW 61–45 3–0
Ferrell Center (5,093)
Waco, TX
11/22/2009*
4:30pm
Hardin-SimmonsW 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 StateW 90–60 8–1
Ferrell Center (5,191)
Waco, TX
12/20/2009*
2:00pm, FS SW
Texas–ArlingtonW 94–63 9–1
Ferrell Center (5,361)
Waco, TX
12/30/2009*
8:00pm, ESPN2
vs. ArkansasW 70–47 10–1
Verizon Arena (11,162)
North Little Rock, AR
1/2/2010*
11:00am, FS Carolinas
at South CarolinaW 85–74 11–1
Colonial Life Arena (11,312)
Columbia, SC
1/6/2010*
7:00pm
Morgan StateW 79–63 12–1
Ferrell Center (5,187)
Waco, TX
1/9/2010
5:00pm, Big 12 Network
OklahomaW 91–60 13–1 (1–0)
Ferrell Center (8,757)
Waco, TX
1/12/2010
8:00pm, FS RM
No. 22 at ColoradoL 71–78 13–2 (1–1)
Coors Events Center (6,957)
Boulder, CO
1/16/2010
3:00pm, Big 12 Network
No. 22 Oklahoma StateW 83–70 14–2 (2–1)
Ferrell Center (9,223)
Waco, TX
1/20/2010
8:00pm, ESPN2
No. 25 at No. 3 KansasL 75–81 14–3 (2–2)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/23/2010*
3:00pm, ESPNU
No. 25 MassachusettsW 71–45 15–3 (2–2)
Ferrell Center (7,779)
Waco, TX
1/26/2010
7:00pm, FS SW
No. 24 No. 11 Kansas StateL 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 TexasW 80–77 16–4 (3–3)
Frank Erwin Center (16,734)
Austin, TX
2/3/2010
6:30pm, FS SW
No. 20 Iowa StateW 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&ML 71–78 17–5 (4–4)
Reed Arena (13,021)
College Station, TX
2/10/2010
8:00pm, ESPN2
No. 24 at NebraskaW 55–53 18–5 (5–4)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,787)
Lincoln, NE
2/13/2010
12:45pm, Big 12 Network
No. 24 MissouriW 64–62 19–5 (6–4)
Ferrell Center (9,347)
Waco, TX
2/16/2010
7:00pm, FS SW
No. 22 Texas TechW 88–70 20–5 (7–4)
Ferrell Center (9,391)
Waco, TX
2/20/2010
12:30pm, Big 12 Network
No. 22 at Oklahoma StateL 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&MW 70–66 21–6 (8–5)
Ferrell Center (10,094)
Waco, TX
2/27/2010
12:45pm, Big 12 Network
No. 24 at OklahomaW 70–63 22–6 (9–5)
Lloyd Noble Center (7,894)
Norman, OK
3/2/2010
7:00pm, FSN SW
No. 21 at Texas TechW 86–68 23–6 (10–5)
United Spirit Arena (9,232)
Lubbock, TX
3/6/2010
3:00pm, ESPN
No. 21 TexasW 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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.