2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

NCAA Division I college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 2009–10 Cornell Big Red Basketball Cornell "C" logo.svg 100 Ivy League Ivy 17 29–5 13–1 Steve Donahue 10th Nat Graham Woody Kampmann Kevin App Newman Arena Ivy League Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 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.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/sports/ncaabasketball/20temple.html Cornell Rolls to Upset Temple May 26, 2023 March 19, 2010 The New York Times Glier, Rayhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/300800275 https://web.archive.org/web/20230526123108/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/300800275 dead May 26, 2023 Cornell pulls off another upset, knocking out No. 4 Wisconsin May 26, 2023 March 22, 2010 Associated Press ESPNhttps://news.cornell.edu/stories/2010/03/kentucky-ends-cornells-run-ncaa-tournament Kentucky ends Cornell's run in NCAA tournament May 26, 2023 March 26, 2010 Ju, Anne Cornell Chronicle 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.https://cornellsun.com/2010/06/09/cornell-downs-fourth-seeded-wisconsin-to-advance-to-sweet-16/ Cornell Downs Fourth-Seeded Wisconsin to Advance to Sweet 16 May 28, 2023 June 9, 2010 The Cornell Daily Sun 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.https://cornellbigred.com/documents/2013/5/9/MBKBRecordBook.pdf Cornell Big Red Men's Basketball Record Book May 29, 2023 June 2022 Cornell Big Red July 14, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220714023614/https://cornellbigred.com/documents/2013/5/9/MBKBRecordBook.pdf dead 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.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/300062305 https://web.archive.org/web/20230526113446/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/300062305 dead May 26, 2023 Collins scores 33 as Jayhawks get by scrappy Big Red May 26, 2023 January 6, 2010 Associated Press ESPN Roster Sourcehttp://cornellbigred.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball& 2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)1Jeff Foote7'0"265CSr.Lockwood, NY, U.S.Spencer-Van Etten HSSt. Bonaventure3Chris Wroblewski6'0"180GSo.Highland Park, IL, U.S.Highland Park, IL4Aaron Osgood6'9"230FJr.Overlake, WA, U.S.The Hill School5Errick Peck6'6"215FFr.Indianapolis, IN, U.S.Cathedral HS11Max Groebe6'4"200GJr.North Miami Beach, FL, U.S.Dr. Michael M. Krop HSUMass12Louis Dale5'11"180GSr.Birmingham, AL, U.S.Altamont School13Andre Wilkins6'5"198GJr.Toronto, ON, CanadaEmery HSBlinn15Geoff Reeves6'4"180GSr.Burlington, KS, U.S.Burlington HS20Ryan Wittman6'7"215FSr.Eden Prairie, MN, U.S.Eden Prairie HS21Peter McMillan6'7"220FFr.Brentwood, CA, U.S.Northfield Mt. Hermon HS22Miles Asafo-Adjei6'2"170GFr.Antioch, TN, U.S.The Ensworth School23Johnathan Gray6'3"175GFr.Tampa, FL, U.S.Berkeley Prep24Adam Wire6'5"222CJr.Southern Pines, NC, U.S.Pinecrest HS25Jon Jaques6'7"220FSr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Harvard-Westlake School33Alex Tyler6'7"235F/CSr.Clear Spring, MD, U.S.Mercersburg Academy34Josh Figini6'9"200FFr.Chisago Lakes, MN, U.S.Chisago Lakes HS40Pete Reynolds6'8"220FSr.Blair, NE, U.S.Blair HS42Mark Coury6'9"240F/CSr.West Bloomfield, MI, U.S.Detroit Country Day SchoolKentucky55Eitan Chemerinski6'8"195FFr.Potomac, MD, U.S.Charles E. Smith Jewish Day SchoolAnthony Gatlin6'8"180FFr.Pearland, TX, U.S.Pearland HSCentenary Schedule and results Source http://cornellbigred.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball& 2009–10 Schedule 2010-01-26 All times are Eastern yes |- !colspan=9| Regular Season 11/14/2009 2:00pm yes yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 71–67 1–0 10,135 11/18/2009 7:30pm yes yes UMass Mullins Center Amherst, MA Legends Classic 74–61 2–0 3,482 11/20/2009 7:00pm yes 2009 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Newman Arena Ithaca, NY TWCSN 79–89 2–1 4,473 11/24/2009 7:00pm yes yes Syracuse 10 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN360 73–88 2–2 18,238 11/27/2009 2:00pm yes yes Toledo Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA Legends Classic 78–60 3–2 NA 11/28/2009 2:00pm yes yes Vermont Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA Legends Classic 67–59 4–2 NA 11/29/2009 2:30pm yes yes Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA Legends Classic 61–54 5–2 1,033 12/2/2009 7:00pm yes yes 2009 Bucknell Bison Bucknell Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 104–98 OT 6–2 2,105 12/6/2009 2:00pm yes 2009 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 78–66 7–2 3,132 12/20/2009 12:00pm yes yes 2009 Davidson Wildcats Davidson Madison Square Garden New York, NY Holiday Festival 91–88 OT 8–2 5,780 12/21/2009 9:00pm yes yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY Holiday Festival 71–66 9–2 5,210 12/29/2009 4:00pm yes yes 2009 La Salle Explorers La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 78–75 10–2 2,553 12/31/2009 2:00pm yes 2009 Penn State Behrend Lions Penn State Behrend Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 73–49 11–2 2,218 1/2/2010 2:00pm yes 2009 Bryant Bulldogs Bryant Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 75–49 12–2 1,962 1/6/2010 8:00pm yes yes Kansas 1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN360 66–71 12–3 16,300 1/8/2010 8:30pm yes yes South Dakota Vermillion, SD DakotaDome 71–65 13–3 2,116 1/11/2010 7:00pm yes 2009 Clarkson Golden Knights Clarkson Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 82–37 14–3 2,421 1/16/2010 4:00pm 2009 Columbia Lions Columbia Newman Arena Ithaca, NY TWCSN 77–67 15–3 (1–0) 4,132 1/23/2010 7:00pm yes Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York, NY 77–51 16–3 (2–0) 2,974 1/29/2010 7:00pm 2009 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 71–37 17–3 (3–0) 3,871 1/30/2010 7:00pm Harvard Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 86–50 18–3 (4–0) 4,473 2/5/2010 7:00pm 2009 Yale Bulldogs Yale Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 90–71 19–3 (5–0) 4,255 2/6/2010 7:00pm 2009 Brown Bears Brown Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 74–60 20–3 (6–0) 4,014 2/12/2010 7:00pm yes 2009 Penn Quakers Penn Palestra Philadelphia, PA 64–79 20–4 (6–1) 4,332 2/13/2010 6:00pm yes Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 48–45 21–4 (7–1) 5,775 2/19/2010 7:00pm yes Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA 79–70 22–4 (8–1) 2,195 2/20/2010 7:00pm yes Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, NH 88–70 23–4 (9–1) 877 2/26/2010 7:00pm Princeton Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 50–47 24–4 (10–1) 4,473 2/27/2010 7:00pm Pennsylvania Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 68–48 25–4 (11–1) 4,473 3/5/2010 7:00pm yes Brown Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI 95–76 26–4 (12–1) 1,976 3/6/2010 7:00pm yes Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT 79–59 27–4 (13–1) 2,381 |- !colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 3/19/2010 12:30pm yes yes 12 Temple 12 5 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL First Round CBS 78–63 28–4 10,657 3/21/2010 2:50pm yes yes 12 Wisconsin 16 4 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Second Round CBS 87–69 29–4 12,547 3/25/2010 9:57pm yes yes 12 Kentucky 2 1 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Sweet Sixteen CBS 45–62 29–5 22,271 Rankings 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 NR RV NR NR RV RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Coaches 0 19 RV RV NR RV NR NR NR 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 Ryan Wittman – Ivy League Player of the Year, Honorable Mention AP All-American References Cornell Category:Cornell Big Red men's basketball seasons Cornell Cornell Cornell