2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
NCAA Division I college basketball season
The 2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University in the 2009–10 college basketball season . This was coach Steve Donahue 's tenth season at Cornell. The Big Red competed in the Ivy League and played their home games at Newman Arena . They went 13–1 in Ivy League play to win the championship for the third year in a row and received the league's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament . They earned a 12 seed in the East Region. They upset 5 seed and AP #12 Temple in the first round for the first tournament win in school history. They continued their success by upsetting 4 seed and AP #16 Wisconsin to advance to their first Sweet Sixteen where they lost to 1 seed and AP #2 Kentucky to finish their season at 29–5.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The Cornell Big Red were the first Ivy League team to reach the Sweet Sixteen since the 1978–79 Penn Quakers and set an Ivy League record with 29 wins.[ 4] The team is the only Cornell basketball team to finish the season ranked in the polls and the only team to defeat two ranked opponents in a season.[ 5] During the season they were able to give number-one ranked Kansas a real challenge at Allen Fieldhouse where Kansas was unable to secure the lead for good until just 41 seconds remained.[ 6]
Roster
Source[ 7]
#
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Position
Class
Hometown
Previous Team(s)
1
Jeff Foote
7'0"
265
C
Sr.
Lockwood, NY , U.S.
Spencer-Van Etten HSSt. Bonaventure
3
Chris Wroblewski
6'0"
180
G
So.
Highland Park, IL , U.S.
Highland Park, IL
4
Aaron Osgood
6'9"
230
F
Jr.
Overlake, WA , U.S.
The Hill School
5
Errick Peck
6'6"
215
F
Fr.
Indianapolis, IN , U.S.
Cathedral HS
11
Max Groebe
6'4"
200
G
Jr.
North Miami Beach, FL , U.S.
Dr. Michael M. Krop HS UMass
12
Louis Dale
5'11"
180
G
Sr.
Birmingham, AL , U.S.
Altamont School
13
Andre Wilkins
6'5"
198
G
Jr.
Toronto, ON , Canada
Emery HSBlinn
15
Geoff Reeves
6'4"
180
G
Sr.
Burlington, KS , U.S.
Burlington HS
20
Ryan Wittman
6'7"
215
F
Sr.
Eden Prairie, MN , U.S.
Eden Prairie HS
21
Peter McMillan
6'7"
220
F
Fr.
Brentwood, CA , U.S.
Northfield Mt. Hermon HS
22
Miles Asafo-Adjei
6'2"
170
G
Fr.
Antioch, TN , U.S.
The Ensworth School
23
Johnathan Gray
6'3"
175
G
Fr.
Tampa, FL , U.S.
Berkeley Prep
24
Adam Wire
6'5"
222
C
Jr.
Southern Pines, NC , U.S.
Pinecrest HS
25
Jon Jaques
6'7"
220
F
Sr.
Los Angeles, CA , U.S.
Harvard-Westlake School
33
Alex Tyler
6'7"
235
F /C
Sr.
Clear Spring, MD , U.S.
Mercersburg Academy
34
Josh Figini
6'9"
200
F
Fr.
Chisago Lakes, MN , U.S.
Chisago Lakes HS
40
Pete Reynolds
6'8"
220
F
Sr.
Blair, NE , U.S.
Blair HS
42
Mark Coury
6'9"
240
F /C
Sr.
West Bloomfield, MI , U.S.
Detroit Country Day School Kentucky
55
Eitan Chemerinski
6'8"
195
F
Fr.
Potomac, MD , U.S.
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Anthony Gatlin
6'8"
180
F
Fr.
Pearland, TX , U.S.
Pearland HS Centenary
Schedule and results
Source[ 8]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2009 *2:00pm
at Alabama
W 71–67
1–0
Coleman Coliseum (10,135)Tuscaloosa, AL
11/18/2009 *7:30pm
at UMass Legends Classic
W 74–61
2–0
Mullins Center (3,482)Amherst, MA
11/20/2009 *7:00pm, TWCSN
Seton Hall
L 79–89
2–1
Newman Arena (4,473)Ithaca, NY
11/24/2009 *7:00pm, ESPN360
at No. 10 Syracuse
L 73–88
2–2
Carrier Dome (18,238)Syracuse, NY
11/27/2009 *2:00pm
vs. Toledo Legends Classic
W 78–60
3–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA)Philadelphia, PA
11/28/2009 *2:00pm
vs. Vermont Legends Classic
W 67–59
4–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA)Philadelphia, PA
11/29/2009 *2:30pm
at Drexel Legends Classic
W 61–54
5–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,033)Philadelphia, PA
12/2/2009 *7:00pm
at Bucknell
W 104–98 OT
6–2
Sojka Pavilion (2,105)Lewisburg, PA
12/6/2009 *2:00pm
Saint Joseph's
W 78–66
7–2
Newman Arena (3,132)Ithaca, NY
12/20/2009 *12:00pm
vs. Davidson Holiday Festival
W 91–88 OT
8–2
Madison Square Garden (5,780)New York, NY
12/21/2009 *9:00pm
at St. John's Holiday Festival
W 71–66
9–2
Madison Square Garden (5,210)New York, NY
12/29/2009 *4:00pm
at La Salle
W 78–75
10–2
Tom Gola Arena (2,553)Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2009 *2:00pm
Penn State Behrend
W 73–49
11–2
Newman Arena (2,218)Ithaca, NY
1/2/2010 *2:00pm
Bryant
W 75–49
12–2
Newman Arena (1,962)Ithaca, NY
1/6/2010 *8:00pm, ESPN360
at No. 1 Kansas
L 66–71
12–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
1/8/2010 *8:30pm
at South Dakota
W 71–65
13–3
Vermillion, SD (2,116)DakotaDome
1/11/2010 *7:00pm
Clarkson
W 82–37
14–3
Newman Arena (2,421)Ithaca, NY
1/16/2010 4:00pm, TWCSN
Columbia
W 77–67
15–3 (1–0)
Newman Arena (4,132)Ithaca, NY
1/23/2010 7:00pm
at Columbia
W 77–51
16–3 (2–0)
Levien Gymnasium (2,974)New York, NY
1/29/2010 7:00pm
Dartmouth
W 71–37
17–3 (3–0)
Newman Arena (3,871)Ithaca, NY
1/30/2010 7:00pm
Harvard
W 86–50
18–3 (4–0)
Newman Arena (4,473)Ithaca, NY
2/5/2010 7:00pm
Yale
W 90–71
19–3 (5–0)
Newman Arena (4,255)Ithaca, NY
2/6/2010 7:00pm
Brown
W 74–60
20–3 (6–0)
Newman Arena (4,014)Ithaca, NY
2/12/2010 7:00pm
at Penn
L 64–79
20–4 (6–1)
Palestra (4,332)Philadelphia, PA
2/13/2010 6:00pm
at Princeton
W 48–45
21–4 (7–1)
Jadwin Gymnasium (5,775)Princeton, NJ
2/19/2010 7:00pm
at Harvard
W 79–70
22–4 (8–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)Cambridge, MA
2/20/2010 7:00pm
at Dartmouth
W 88–70
23–4 (9–1)
Leede Arena (877)Hanover, NH
2/26/2010 7:00pm
Princeton
W 50–47
24–4 (10–1)
Newman Arena (4,473)Ithaca, NY
2/27/2010 7:00pm
Pennsylvania
W 68–48
25–4 (11–1)
Newman Arena (4,473)Ithaca, NY
3/5/2010 7:00pm
at Brown
W 95–76
26–4 (12–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,976)Providence, RI
3/6/2010 7:00pm
at Yale
W 79–59
27–4 (13–1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (2,381)New Haven, CT
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/19/2010 *12:30pm, CBS
(12)
vs. (5) No. 12 Temple First Round
W 78–63
28–4
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (10,657)Jacksonville, FL
3/21/2010 *2:50pm, CBS
(12)
vs. (4) No. 16 Wisconsin Second Round
W 87–69
29–4
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,547)Jacksonville, FL
3/25/2010 *9:57pm, CBS
(12)
vs. (1) No. 2 Kentucky Sweet Sixteen
L 45–62
29–5
Carrier Dome (22,271)Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP — RV — — RV RV — RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Not released Coaches RV RV — RV — — — RV RV RV RV RV 25 22 RV RV RV RV 17
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
Awards and honors
References
^ Glier, Ray (March 19, 2010). "Cornell Rolls to Upset Temple" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
^ "Cornell pulls off another upset, knocking out No. 4 Wisconsin" . ESPN . Associated Press . March 22, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
^ Ju, Anne (March 26, 2010). "Kentucky ends Cornell's run in NCAA tournament" . Cornell Chronicle . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
^ "Cornell Downs Fourth-Seeded Wisconsin to Advance to Sweet 16" . The Cornell Daily Sun . June 9, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2023 .
^ "Cornell Big Red Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF) . Cornell Big Red . June 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023 .
^ "Collins scores 33 as Jayhawks get by scrappy Big Red" . ESPN . Associated Press . January 6, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2023 .[dead link ]
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster" .
^ "2009–10 Schedule" . Retrieved January 26, 2010 .