2009–10 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Xavier Musketeers Xavier Musketeers logo.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 14 25 26–9 14–2 Chris Mack 1st Pat Kelsey Orlando Ranson Travis Steele Cintas Center Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2009–10 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Chris Mack's first season at Xavier. The Musketeers competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 26–9; 14–2 in A-10 play to capture a share of the regular season championship with Temple. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament to Richmond. Xavier received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, as a #6 seed. They defeated Minnesota and Pittsburgh to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they fell to Kansas State in double overtime. Previous season The Musketeers finished the 2008–09 season with a record of 26–9, 14–2 win the A-10 regular season championship. The Musketeers lost to Saint Joseph's in the A-10 tournament. Xavier received a #4 seed in the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Pittsburgh. Roster Sourcehttp://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/xavi-m-baskbl-mtt.html Xavier Musketeers Official Athletic Site www.goxavier.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090312073557/http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/xavi-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2009-03-12 #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)3Brian Walsh6'4"195G/FFr.Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, U.S.Moon HS10Mark Lyons6'1"195GFr.Schenectady, New York, U.S.Brewster Academy12Brad Redford6'0"175GSo.Frankenmuth, Michigan, U.S.Frankenmuth HS13Kevin Feeney 6'3"170GJr.Monticello, Illinois, U.S.Monticello HS14Johnny Mazza6'0"160GJr.Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.St. Xavier HS15Andrew Taylor6'8"215FJr.Toledo, Ohio, U.S.St. John's Jesuit HS21Jeff Robinson6'9"200FFr.Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.Lawrence HS22Jamel McLean6'8"235FJr.Hampton, Virginia, U.S.Bethel HS25Danté Jackson6'5"195GJr.Greenfield, Ohio, U.S.McClain HS31Jason Love6'9"265F/CSr.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.Abington Friends School32Kenny Frease7'0"265CSo.Massillon, Ohio, U.S.Perry HS33Joe Hughes6'6"205FJr.Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.Cathedral HS52Terrell Holloway6'0"185GSo.Hempstead, New York, U.S.Harmony Community School 55Jordan Crawford6'4"195GSo.Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Communication & Media Arts HS Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Xavier Musketeers white| Exhibition 11/3/2009 7:30 pm yes 2009 Rollins Tars Rollins Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 86–47 — 9,349 11/7/2009 7:30 pm yes 2009 Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 83–66 — 9,574 |- !colspan=9 style=Xavier Musketeers white| Regular season 11/13/2009 7:30 pm yes 2009 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio FS Ohio 83–57 1–0 10,136 11/17/2009 7:30 pm yes Bowling Green Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio FS Ohio 101–57 2–0 10,067 11/21/2009 7:30 pm yes 2009 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 105–65 3–0 9,753 11/26/2009 2:30 pm yes yes Marquette Milk House Lake Buena Vista, Florida Old Spice Classic ESPN2 61–71 3–1 2,853 11/27/2009 2:30 pm yes yes Creighton Milk House Lake Buena Vista, Florida Old Spice Classic ESPNU 80–67 4–1 3,660 11/29/2009 12:30 pm yes yes Baylor Milk House Lake Buena Vista, Florida Old Spice Classic ESPNU 64–69 4–2 1,846 12/4/2009 7:30 pm yes Kent State Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio FS Ohio 77–61 5–2 9,896 12/8/2009 9:00 pm yes yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas ESPNU 56–71 5–3 12,528 12/13/2009 7:00 pm yes Cincinnati 19 Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio Crosstown Shootout ESPNU 83–79 2OT 6–3 10,250 12/19/2009 2:00 pm yes yes Butler 21 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana ESPN2 68–69 6–4 9,114 12/23/2009 7:00 pm yes Miami (OH) Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio FS Ohio 70–67 7–4 10,250 12/28/2009 7:00 pm yes LSU Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio ESPNU 89–65 8–4 10,250 1/3/2010 5:30 pm yes yes Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina FSN 92–96 2OT 8–5 14,148 1/7/2010 7:00 pm yes 2009 La Salle Explorers La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CBSCS 68–62 9–5 1–0 2,041 1/10/2010 12:00 pm yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. FS Ohio 76–69 10–5 2–0 3,002 1/13/2010 7:30 pm Charlotte Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio FS Ohio 86–74 11–5 3–0 10,137 1/16/2010 11:00 am Dayton Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio ESPN2 78–75 12–5 4–0 10,250 1/20/2010 7:00 pm yes Temple 16 Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania FS Ohio 72–77 12–6 4–1 6,813 1/23/2010 6:00 pm Rhode Island Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio FS Ohio 72–61 13–6 5–1 10,250 1/28/2010 7:00 pm Duquesne Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio CBSCS 86–50 14–6 6–1 10,250 1/31/2010 2:00 pm 2009 Fordham Rams Fordham Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio FS Ohio 108–60 15–6 7–1 10,058 2/3/2010 7:00 pm yes UMass Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts FS Ohio 87–79 16–6 8–1 3,538 2/6/2010 12:00 pm yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, Ohio ESPN2 65–90 16–7 8–2 13,435 2/13/2010 6:00 pm yes yes Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida ESPN 76–64 17–7 12,113 2/17/2010 7:30 pm 2009 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio FS Ohio 88–52 18–7 9–2 10,015 2/20/2010 2:00 pm yes Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina FS Ohio 81–67 19–7 10–2 9,105 2/24/2010 8:00 pm yes Saint Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, Missouri FS Ohio 73–71 20–7 11–2 10,008 2/28/2010 1:00 pm Richmond 23 Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio ESPN2 78–76 2OT 21–7 12–2 10,250 3/3/2010 7:00 pm yes 25 Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, New York FS Ohio 82–56 22–7 13–2 2,298 3/6/2010 4:00 pm 25 2009 St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio FS Ohio 93–72 23–7 14–2 10,031 |- !colspan=9 style=Xavier Musketeers white| Atlantic 10 tournament 3/12/2010 6:30 pm yes 2 24 Dayton 7 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey A-10 Quarterfinals 78–73 24–7 3/13/2010 3:30 pm yes 24 2 Richmond 3 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey A-10 Semifinals CBSCS 85–89 OT 24–8 8,208 |- !colspan=9 style=Xavier Musketeers white|NCAA tournament 3/19/2010 12:25 pm yes yes 25 6 W Minnesota 11 W Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin NCAA First Round CBS 65–54 25–8 17,847 3/21/2010 4:50pm yes yes 25 6 W Pittsburgh 18 3 W Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin NCAA Second Round CBS 71–68 26–8 18,031 3/25/2010 9:37pm yes yes 25 6 W Kansas State 7 2 W EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City, Utah NCAA Sweet Sixteen CBS 96–101 2OT 26–9 17,254 AP Poll Eastern Time W West Region Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/xavier/2010-schedule.html 2009-10 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/xavi-m-baskbl-sched.html 2009-10 Schedule 2010-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111044248/http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/xavi-m-baskbl-sched.html 11 January 2010 live References Xavier Xavier Category:Xavier Musketeers men's basketball seasons