2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball season

August 2023 2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball season #008000 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball 125px January 9, 2010through March 9, 2010 8 Regular Season Cornell Ryan Wittman, Cornell Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year Basketball 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball season was the 56th season of Ivy League basketball. The Cornell University Big Red won their third consecutive Ivy League Championship and were the league's representative at the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Seeded 12th in the East Region the Big Red won their first two games over number five seed Temple University 78-65 and number four seed University of Wisconsin 87-69 before falling to number one seed University of Kentucky 62-45 in the Sweet Sixteen.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 They 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 Preseason The Ivy League held its pre-season media day on October 28, 2009 in Princeton, New Jersey. The league's media unanimously voted Cornell the preseason #1 for the second straight season. Cornell returned all five starters, three all-conference performers, and the Ivy League rookie and defensive players of the year from the 2009 Ivy League championship team.Cornell Unanimously Picked by Media to Three-peatSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2009-10-31 Two Ivy League seniors were named preseason candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Columbia's Patrick Foley and Brown's Matthew Mullery were named to the 30-man preseason list.Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Names 2009–10 Men's and Women's Basketball Candidates, Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, retrieved 2009-11-05 Ivy League Media Poll RankTeamVotes1 Cornell (16)1282 Princeton963 Penn924 Harvard865 Yale596 Columbia557 Brown418 Dartmouth19 Regular season Non-conference Preseason #1 Cornell lived up to its billing by scoring the first Ivy League win over one of the six major conferences as the Big Red beat the SEC's Alabama Crimson Tide 71–67 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, behind Ryan Wittman's 23 points. It was Cornell's first win over a current SEC member school since the Big Red defeated Arkansas (then a part of the Southwest Conference) during the 1972–73 season.Cornell 71, Alabama 67 ESPN.com Retrieved on November 17, 2009. Harvard also got off to a fast start. After winning their opener against Holy Cross, the Crimson won a triple-overtime contest over the College of William & Mary, 87–85 on a half-court shot by senior guard Jeremy Lin.Harvard 87, William & Mary 85 ESPN.com Retrieved on November 17, 2009. Lin also made headlines in early December as he scored 30 points in a close loss (79–73) at #14 Connecticut, then came back to score 25 in the Crimson's very next game – a 74–67 upset of Boston College. Lin started the New Year by being named to the Mid-season Wooden Award 30-man watch listLin Named John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 Candidate https://web.archive.org/web/20110722011929/http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100104_Wooden_Award 2011-07-22 gocrimson.com Retrieved on January 11, 2010. and the Bob Cousy Award. The Ivy made news for some not-so positive reasons as the conference saw two coaches fired during the pre-conference slate. Penn fired coach Glen Miller after an 0–7 start, while Dartmouth's Terry Dunn resigned after a 3–10 start. But the biggest press of the non-conference season for the Ivy League came on January 6, as league favorite Cornell led #1 and undefeated Kansas with under a minute remaining at Allen Fieldhouse. Ultimately, the Big Red lost to KU 71–66, but the Ivy stalwarts proved that they could compete with the top teamsCollins scores 33 as Jayhawks get by scrappy Big Red ESPN.com Retrieved on January 11, 2010. Conference season Cornell and Harvard were expected to compete for the league title, but the Big Red swept the Crimson. However, Penn stopped Cornell's bid for a perfect Ivy League season by beating the then 22nd ranked Big Red 79–64 at the Palestra in Philadelphia. The win snapped an eight-game win streak by Cornell.https://archive.today/20120708113256/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300430219 Penn snaps No. 22 Cornell's 8-game win streak Conference awards & honors All-Conference teams At the conclusion of the season, the Ivy League all-conference teams were selected. Cornell placed a trio of seniors – Ryan Wittman, Jeff Foote and Louis Dale – on the All-Ivy first team. The Big Red threesome were joined on the first team by Harvard's Jeremy Lin and Penn's Zack Rosen. Wittman and Foote were the Ivy League player and defensive players of the year, respectively.All-Ivy Men's Basketball – 2009–10September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Player of the Year: Ryan Wittman, Cornell (unanimous) Rookie of the Year: Kyle Casey, Harvard Defensive Player of the Year: Jeff Foote, Cornell All-Ivy League first team Louis Dale, Cornell Jeff Foote, Cornell (unanimous) Ryan Wittman, Cornell (unanimous) Jeremy Lin, Harvard (unanimous) Zack Rosen, Penn (unanimous) All-Ivy League second team Matt Mullery, Brown Noruwa Agho, Columbia Jack Eggleston, Penn Douglas Davis, Princeton Dan Mavraides, Princeton Alex Zampier, Yale All-Ivy League honorable mention Chris Wroblewski, Cornell Kyle Casey, Harvard Michael Sands, Yale Weekly awards Ivy League Players of the Week Throughout the conference season, the Ivy League offices name a player and rookie of the week. Week Player of the week Rookie of the weekNovember 16 Jeremy Lin, G, HarvardIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 2 – 11/16September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2009-11-17Dee Giger, G, Harvard Ryan Wittman, F, CornellNovember 23 Noruwa Agho, G, ColumbiaIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 3 – 11/23September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2009-11-23Andrew McCarthy, F, Brown Matt Mullery, C, BrownNovember 30 Noruwa Agho, G, ColumbiaIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 4 – 11/30September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2009-11-30Matt Sullivan, G, Brown Ryan Wittman, F, Cornell December 7 Jeremy Lin, G, HarvardIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 5 – 12/07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102153425/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=7495 January 2, 2010 , Ivy League, retrieved 2009-12-07 Errick Peck, F, CornellDecember 14 Noruwa Agho, G, ColumbiaIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 6 – 12/14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102152728/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=7501 January 2, 2010 , Ivy League, retrieved 2009-12-22Ian Hummer, F, Princeton Jeremy Lin, G, Harvard December 21 Ryan Wittman, F, CornellIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 7 – 12/21September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2009-12-22 Matt LaBove, C, DartmouthDecember 28 Jeff Foote, C, CornellIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 8 – 12/28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102153918/http://ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=7514 2010-01-02 , Ivy League, retrieved 2009-12-28Mark Cisco, C, Columbia Alex Zampier, G, Yale January 4 Ryan Wittman, F, CornellIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 9 – 1/4September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2010-01-11 Kyle Casey, F, Harvard January 11 Ryan Wittman, F, CornellIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 10 – 1/11September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2010-01-11 Tucker Halpern, F, Brown January 18 Jeff Foote, C, CornellIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 11 – 1/18September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14 Andrew McCarthy, F, Brown January 25 Alex Zampier, G, YaleIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 12 – 1/25September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14 Kyle Casey, F, Harvard February 1 Douglas Davis, G, PrincetonIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 13 – 2/1September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14 Ian Hummer, F, Princeton February 8 Jeff Foote, C, CornellIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 14 – 2/8September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14 Kyle Casey, F, Harvard February 15 Kyle Casey, F, HarvardIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 15 – 2/15September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14 Kyle Casey, F, Harvard February 22 Ryan Wittman, F, CornellIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 16 – 2/22September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14 Tucker Halpern, F, Brown March 1 Jeremy Lin, G, HarvardIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 17 – 3/1September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14 Brandyn Curry, G, Harvard March 8 Louis Dale, G, CornellIvy Weekly Men's Basketball Report 18 – 3/8September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ivy League, retrieved 2010-03-14 Brandyn Curry, G, Harvard External links Ivy League Official website References 2