2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg Big East Big East 3 6 31–7 13–5 Bob Huggins (3rd season) Billy Hahn Larry Harrison Erik Martin WVU Coliseum Big East tournament champions76 Classic champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum. The team captured the first Big East tournament championship in school history. They won the East Region to advance to the second Final Four in school history, where they lost in the national semi-finals to eventual National Champion Duke, 78–57. The team finished #3 in the final Coaches Poll with a record of 31–7, setting the record for most wins in school history. Preseason Recruiting no no 2008 Casey Mitchell SG Savannah, GA Chipola College (FL) 6 4 218 3/9/09 3 3 N/A Dan Jennings PF Staten Island, NY St. Thomas More School (CT) 6 8 260 7/19/08 4 3 92 Deniz Kılıçlı C Istanbul, Turkey Mountain State (WV) 6 9 248 10/14/08 3 3 93 Dalton Pepper SG Levittown, PA Pennsbury High School (PA) 6 5 215 7/19/08 4 3 91 2009 West Virginia Basketball Commitments 2009 West Virginia Basketball Commits ESPN westvirginia 159 277 yes Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Darryl Bryant 25 G 6–2 200 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Da'Sean Butler 1 F 6–7 230 Senior Newark, New Jersey Devin Ebanks 3 F 6–9 215 Sophomore Long Island City, New York John Flowers 41 F 6–7 215 Junior Waldorf, Maryland Danny Jennings 30 F 6–8 260 Freshman Staten Island, New York Kevin Jones 5 F 6–8 230 Sophomore Mount Vernon, New York Deniz Kılıçlı 42 F 6–9 260 Freshman Istanbul, Turkey Bryan Lowther 15 G 6–6 215 Freshman Edinboro, Pennsylvania Joe Mazzulla 21 G 6–2 200 Redshirt-Junior Johnston, Rhode Island Casey Mitchell 33 G 6–4 225 Junior Savannah, Georgia Cam Payne 20 G 6–4 225 Redshirt-Sophomore Charleston, West Virginia Dalton Pepper 32 G 6–5 215 Freshman Levittown, Pennsylvania Kenny Ross 12 G 6–0 175 Freshman Furlong, Pennsylvania Wellington Smith 35 F 6–7 245 Senior Summit, New Jersey Cam Thoroughman 2 F 6–7 240 Redshirt-Junior Portsmouth, Ohio Jonnie West 4 G 6–3 195 Redshirt-Junior Memphis, Tennessee 2009–10 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| Exhibition November 5, 2009 7:00 pm w yes 8 2009–10 Charleston Golden Eagles University of Charleston Charleston WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 81–48   November 8, 2009 1:00 pm w yes 8 2009–10 Mountain State Cougars Mountain State University Mountain State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 104–82   |- !colspan=10 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| Regular season November 15, 2009 4:00 pm w yes 8 2009–10 Loyola Greyhounds Loyola University Maryland Loyola (MD) WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 83–60 8,316 1–0 November 24, 2009 7:00 pm w yes yes 8 The Citadel Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV 69–50 12,348 2–0 November 26, 2009 2:00 pm w yes yes 8 2009–10 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State University Long Beach State Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic ESPNU 85–62 2,117 3–0 November 27, 2009 2:30 pm w yes yes 8 Texas A&M Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic ESPN 73–66 2,067 4–0 November 29, 2009 10:00 pm w yes yes 8 Portland Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic Championship Game ESPN2 84–66 2,057 5–0 December 9, 2009 7:00 pm w yes 6 Duquesne WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Big East Network 68–39 9,835 6–0 December 12, 2009 7:00 pm w yes 6 2009–10 Coppin State Eagles Coppin State University Coppin State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Big East Network 69–43 10,121 7–0 December 19, 2009 2:00 pm w yes yes 6 Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH Big East Network 80–78 5,105 8–0 December 23, 2009 7:30 pm w yes 6 Mississippi 15 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN2 76–66 11,139 9–0 December 26, 2009 3:30 pm w yes 6 2009–10 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ CBS 90–84 OT 9,800 10–0 1–0 December 29, 2009 7:00 pm w 6 Marquette WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Big East Network 63–62 12,872 11–0 2–0 January 1, 2010 2:30 pm l yes yes 6 Purdue 4 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 77–62 14,123 11–1 2–0 January 6, 2010 7:00 pm w 8 2009–10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Rutgers WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Big East Network 86–52 9,586 12–1 3–0 January 9, 2010 8:00 pm l yes 8 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPNU https://archive.today/20130103045339/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300100087 70–68 9,149 12–2 3–1 January 13, 2010 7:00 pm w yes 10 South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL Big East Network 69–50 6,110 13–2 4–1 January 16, 2010 12:00 pm l 10 Syracuse 5 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 72–71 15,271 13–3 4–2 January 20, 2010 9:00 pm w yes yes 11 Marshall Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic 68–60 12,380 14–3 4–2 January 23, 2010 2:00 pm w yes 11 Ohio State 21 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV CBS 71–65 15,033 15–3 4–2 January 26, 2010 8:30 pm w yes 9 2009–10 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul University DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Big East Network 62–46 8,498 16–3 5–2 January 30, 2010 12:00 pm w 9 Louisville WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 77–74 12,471 17–3 6–2 February 3, 2010 7:00 pm w 6 Pittsburgh 22 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl Big East Network 70–51 15,419 18–3 7–2 February 6, 2010 12:00 pm w yes 6 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPNU 79–60 6,157 19–3 8–2 February 8, 2010 7:00 pm l 5 Villanova 4 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 82–75 15,593 19–4 8–3 February 12, 2010 9:00 pm l yes 5 Pittsburgh 25 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Backyard Brawl ESPN 98–95 3OT 12,902 19–5 8–4 February 17, 2010 7:00 pm w yes 8 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Big East Network 88–74 8,553 20–5 9–4 February 20, 2010 12:00 pm w 8 Seton Hall WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 75–63 11,816 21–5 10–4 February 22, 2010 7:00 pm l yes 8 Connecticut XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN 73–62 15,082 21–6 10–5 February 27, 2010 2:00 pm w 8 Cincinnati WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Big East Network 74–68 12,598 22–6 11–5 March 1, 2010 7:00 pm w 10 Georgetown 19 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 81–68 13,211 23–6 12–5 March 6, 2010 12:00 pm w yes 10 Villanova 9 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA CBS 68–66 OT 20,225 24–6 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| Big East tournament March 11, 2010 9:30 pm w yes 7 3 Cincinnati 11 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinals ESPN 54–51 19,375 25–6 March 12, 2010 9:30 pm w yes 7 3 Notre Dame 7 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals ESPN 53–51 19,375 26–6 March 13, 2010 9:00 pm w yes 7 3 Georgetown 8 22 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Championship ESPN 60–58 19,375 27–6 |- !colspan=10 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| NCAA tournament March 19, 2010 12:15 pm w yes yes 6 2 E Morgan State 15 E HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY First Round CBS 77–50 18,653 28–6 March 21, 2010 2:40 pm w yes yes 6 2 E Missouri 10 E HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY Second Round CBS 68–59 18,934 29–6 March 25, 2010 7:27 pm w yes yes 6 2 E Washington 11 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Sweet Sixteen CBS 69–56 22,271 30–6 March 27, 2010 7:05 pm w yes yes 6 2 E Kentucky 1 E 2 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Elite Eight CBS 73–66 22,497 31–6 April 3, 2010 8:47 pm l yes yes 6 2 E Duke 1 S 3 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Final Four CBS 78–57 71,298 31–7 AP Poll Eastern Time References West Virginia Mountaineers Category:West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball seasons West Virginia Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Mount Mount