2009–10 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia_Cavaliers_text_logo.svg 180 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 15–16 5–11 Tony Bennett 1st Ritchie McKay 1st Ron Sanchez 1st Jason Williford 1st John Paul Jones Arena The 2009–10 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Tony Bennett, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Last season The Cavaliers fell to 10–18, with a conference record of 4–12. This was their worst conference record since Pete Gillen's final season in 2004–05, and the worst overall record for Virginia in four decades. At the conclusion of the season, head coach Dave Leitao resigned.http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031609aaa.html Dave Leitao Resigns As UVa's Head Men's Basketball Coach VirginiaSports.com 31 March 2009 9 December 2014 On April 1, 2009, Washington State head coach Tony Bennett was announced as his replacement.https://www.readthehook.net/71982/heeeres-tony-bennett-makes-debut-uva-coach Heeere's Tony: Bennett makes debut as UVA coach The Hook Lindsay Barnes III 1 April 2009 2022-12-19 Roster 2009 Virginia Cavaliers y yes Jontel Evans 1 G 5 11 196 FR Hampton, Va. Bethel Mustapha Farrakhan Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr. y 2 G 6 4 179 JR Harvey, Ill. Thornton Township Calvin Baker 4 G 6 2 186 SR Newport News, Va. Woodside/William & Mary C Assane Sene 5 C 7 0 234 SO Saint-Louis, Senegal South Kent Thomas Kody 11 G 6 3 178 FR McLean, Va. Langley Jamil Tucker 12 F 6 9 241 SR Gary, Ind. West Side Sammy Zeglinski y 13 G 6 0 179 SO Philadelphia, Pa. William Penn Charter School Sylven Landesberg y 15 G 6 6 205 SO Flushing, N.Y. Holy Cross Will Sherrill 22 F 6 9 221 JR New York, N.Y. Phillips Academy Andover Jeff Jones 23 G 6 4 200 JR Chester, Pa. Monsignor Bonner Tristan Spurlock 24 F 6 8 213 FR Woodbridge, Va. Word of Life Christian Mike Scott y basketball, born 1988 32 F 6 8 233 JR Chesapeake, Va. Deep Creek/Hargrave Military Solomon Tat y 45 G/F 6 5 223 SR Jos Plateau, Nigeria Community Christian School C Jerome Meyinsse y 55 F/C 6 9 245 SR Baton Rouge, La. McKinley C Tony Bennett (Green Bay) Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific) Ron Sanchez (SUNY-Oneonta) Jason Williford (Virginia) Ethan Saliba (Kansas) https://web.archive.org/web/20121112103423/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0910mbbmediaguide.pdf 9 December 2014 Schedule no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season Nov. 13 7:00 pm yes no Longwood John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 85–72 10,787 1–0 Nov. 16 7:30 pm yes yes no USF USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BHSN 49–66 4,193 1–1 Nov. 19 7:00 pm yes no Rider John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA Cancún Challenge 79–46 8,061 2–1 Nov. 21 2:00 pm yes no Oral Roberts John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA Cancún Challenge 76–55 8,829 3–1 Nov. 24 9:00 pm yes yes no Stanford Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort Cancún, MX Cancún Challenge Semifinal CBS 52–57 200 3–2 Nov. 25 7:00 pm yes yes no Cleveland State Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort Cancún, MX Cancún Challenge Consolation CBS 76–65   4–2 Nov. 30 7:00 pm yes no Penn State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN2 66–69 8,898 4–3 Dec. 07 8:00 pm yes yes no Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL CSN 67–68 5,493 4–4 Dec. 21 7:00 pm yes no NJIT John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 68–37 7,264 5–4 Dec. 23 7:00 pm yes no Hampton John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 80–54 7,803 6–4 Dec. 30 7:00 pm yes no UAB 24 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 72–63 9,444 7–4 Jan. 05 7:00 pm yes no Texas–Pan American John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 72–53 7,574 8–4 Jan. 09 7:00 pm yes no NC State RBC Center Raleigh, NC Raycom 70–62 16,289 9–4 1–0 Jan. 13 Noon no Georgia Tech 20 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 82–75 8,924 10–4 2–0 Jan. 16 7:00 pm no Miami 23 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPNU 75–57 11,413 11–4 3–0 Jan. 18 8:00 pm yes no UNC Wilmington John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 69–67 10,420 12–4 3–0 Jan. 23 4:00 pm yes no Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC Raycom 57–69 13,831 12–5 3–1 Jan. 28 7:00 pm no Virginia Tech John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA CSN 71–76 OT 13,449 12–6 3–2 Jan. 31 7:45 am yes no North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC FSN 75–60 14,437 13–6 4–2 Feb. 03 7:00 pm no NC State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPNU 59–47 10,092 14–6 5–2 Feb. 06 Noon no Wake Forest John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA Raycom 61–64 OT 11,972 14–7 5–3 Feb. 13 7:00 pm yes no Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA Raycom 55–61 9,847 14–8 5–4 Feb. 15 8:00 pm yes no Maryland Comcast Center College Park, MD ESPN360 66–85 17,091 14–9 5–5 Feb. 17 7:00 pm no Florida State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPNU 50–69 10,365 14–10 5–6 Feb. 20 4:00 pm yes no Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC RSN 49–72 10,000 14–11 5–7 Feb. 23 7:00 pm yes no Miami BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL RSN 62–74 3,909 14–12 5–8 Feb. 28 7:45 am no Duke 5 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA FSN 49–67 13,663 14–13 5–9 Mar. 03 9:00 pm yes no Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA ESPNU 55–68 3,968 14–14 5–10 Mar. 06 1:30 pm no Maryland 22 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA Raycom 68–74 13,431 14–15 5–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Mar. 11 Noon yes no Boston College Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ACC Tournament first round Raycom 68–62   15–15 Mar. 12 Noon yes no Duke 4 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ACC Tournament second round Raycom 46–57   15–16 AP Poll Eastern Time no 2009–2010 Schedule http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 9 December 2014 5 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150205111623/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html dead References Virginia Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Category:2009 in sports in Virginia Category:2010 in sports in Virginia