2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2009–10 SEC Men's Basketball Season #193980 white NCAA Division I Basketball Southeastern Conference logo.svg 125px 12 CBS, ESPN, FSN Regular Season Kentucky 2010 SEC Champions Kentucky (East)Mississippi State (West) Division Champions John Wall, Kentucky SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee 2010 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Kentucky Mississippi State John Wall, Kentucky Most Valuable Player Basketball 08–09 10–11 The 2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices on October 17, 2009, and ended with the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Tournament on March 11–14, 2010 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Pre-season polls and teams 2009–10 SEC Men's Basketball Pre-Season Poll: SEC Mediahttp://www.secsports.com/news/uk-2010-sec-basketball-champions.aspx Southeastern Conference SEC East 1. Kentucky 2. Tennessee 3. Vanderbilt 4. South Carolina 5. Florida 6. Georgia SEC West 1. Mississippi State 2. Ole Miss 3. Alabama 4. LSU 5. Arkansas 6. Auburn Pre-Season All-SEC Teams SEC Media SEC Coacheshttp://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110209aac.html 2010 SEC Men's Basketball Preseason Awards Announced - KENTUCKY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20091105050027/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110209aac.html 2009-11-05 dead Devan Downey South CarolinaPatrick Patterson KentuckyTyler Smith TennesseeJarvis Varnado Mississippi StateTerrico White Ole MissDevan Downey South CarolinaTasmin Mitchell LSUAJ Ogilvy VanderbiltPatrick Patterson KentuckyTyler Smith TennesseeJarvis Varnado Mississippi StateMichael Washington ArkansasTerrico White Ole Miss SEC Coaches select 8 players Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year Rankings + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings   Prehttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Nov. 6) ESPN 2008-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20081101000746/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings 1 November 2008 dead Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 FinalAlabama AP C Arkansas AP C Auburn AP C Florida AP RV RV RV 13 10 13 18 RV RV RV C RV RV RV 17 10 13 18 RV RV Georgia AP C Kentucky AP 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 4 3 2 2 3 2 C 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 LSU AP RV C Mississippi State AP 18 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV C 19 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Ole Miss AP RV RV RV 25 20 15 16 14 21 22 18 25 RV C RV RV RV RV RV 25 21 21 16 23 24 20 RV RV South Carolina AP RV RV C RV Tennessee AP 10 10 9 11 9 9 16 14 16 9 8 14 14 12 20 19 16 15 C 11 11 11 12 9 9 14 14 15 10 8 14 14 12 18 17 13 13 Vanderbilt AP RV RV 24 RV RV RV RV RV 21 18 22 17 16 13 20 C RV RV 24 RV 24 RV RV 23 20 24 19 20 19 23 Conference tournament 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament Head coaches SchoolNameAgeSeasonsRecordAlma MataHometownPrevious PositionsAlabamaAnthony Grant4310–0DaytonMiami, FL, U.S.VCUArkansasJohn Pelphrey41337–28KentuckyPaintsville, KY, U.S.South AlabamaAuburnJeff Lebo43681–76North CarolinaCarlisle, PA, U.S.Tennessee TechChattanoogaFloridaBilly Donovan 4414310–126ProvidenceRockville Centre, NY, U.S.MarshallGeorgiaMark Fox4010–0Eastern New MexicoGarden City, KS, U.S.NevadaKentuckyJohn Calipari5010–0ClarionMoon Township, PA, U.S.UMassNew Jersey NetsMemphisLSUTrent Johnson53227–8Boise StateBerkeley, CA, U.S.NevadaStanfordMississippi StateRick Stansbury4912231–128CampbellsvilleBrandenburg, KY, U.S.Ole MissAndy Kennedy41482–52UABLouisville, MS, U.S.CincinnatiSouth CarolinaDarrin Horn36221–10Western KentuckyGlasgow, KY, U.S.Western KentuckyTennesseeBruce Pearl49598–37Boston CollegeBoston, MA, U.S.Southern IndianaUW-MilwaukeeVanderbiltKevin Stallings4911189–128PurdueCollinsville, IL, U.S.Illinois State Postseason NCAA tournament 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament # of BidsRecordWin %R32S16E8F4CG46–4.60022200 TeamBid TypeSeedResultsKentuckyAutomatic1W 100–71 vs 16 East Tennessee StateW 90–60 vs 9 Wake ForestW 62–45 vs 12 CornellL 66–73 vs 2 West VirginiaVanderbiltAt-large4L 65–66 vs 13 Murray StateTennesseeAt-large6W 62–59 vs 11 San Diego StateW 83–68 vs 14 OhioW 76–73 vs 2 Ohio StateL 69–70 vs 5 Michigan StateFloridaAt-large10L 92–99 (2OT) vs 7 BYU National Invitation Tournament 2010 National Invitation Tournament # of BidsRecordWin %R2R3SFCG24–2.6672110 TeamBid TypeSeedResultsMississippi StateAt-large1W 81–67 vs. 8 Jackson StateL 74–76 vs. 4 North CarolinaOle MissAt-large2W 84–65 vs. 7 TroyW 90–81 vs. 3 MemphisW 90–87 (2OT) vs. 5 Texas TechL 63–68 vs 3 Dayton Highlights and notes 2010 Big East/SEC Invitationalhttp://www.secbigeastinvitational.com/ Big East/SEC Invitational 2010-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100213134607/http://www.secbigeastinvitational.com/ 2010-02-13 dead Date SEC Team Big East Team Location Outcome 12/9 Georgia St. John's Madison Square Garden, New York St. John's 66–56 Big East 1–0 12/9 Kentucky UConn Madison Square Garden, New York Kentucky 64–61 Tied 1–1 12/10 Mississippi State DePaul St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Mississippi State 76–45 SEC 2–1 12/10 Florida Syracuse St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Syracuse 85–73 Tied 2–2 Players of the weekhttp://www.secsports.com/sport_stats/mbasketball/SEC%20Notes.pdf Southeastern Conference News Throughout the conference regular season, the SEC offices named a player of the week each Monday. Week Player of the week Freshman of the week 11/16 Rotnei Clarke, ARK Eric Bledsoe, UK 11/23 Patrick Patterson, UK John Wall, UK 11/30 Erving Walker, FLA John Wall, UK (2) 12/7 A.J. Ogilvy, VANDY John Wall, UK (3) 12/14 Ravern Johnson, MISS STATE John Wall, UK (4) 12/21 Trey Thompkins, UGA Reginald Buckner, MISS 12/28 JaMychal Green, BAMA DeMarcus Cousins, UK 1/4 DeMarcus Cousins, UK John Jenkins, VANDY 1/11 Bobby Maze, TENN John Jenkins, VANDY (2) 1/18 Jarvis Varnado, MISS STATE Eric Bledsoe, UK (2) 1/25 Travis Leslie, UGA DeMarcus Cousins, UK (2) 2/1 Devan Downey, USC Marshawn Powell, ARK 2/8 Courtney Fortson, ARK DeMarcus Cousins, UK (3) 2/15 Jeffery Taylor, VANDY John Wall, UK (5) 2/22 Wayne Chism, TENN DeMarcus Cousins, UK (4) 3/1 Jarvis Varnado, MISS STATE (2) John Jenkins, VANDY (3) 3/8 Chris Warren, MISS Tony Mitchell, BAMA Award Finalists Notes Bob Cousy Award: The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Feb. 4, 2010 announced the final 11 candidates in consideration for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. This annual award is given to college basketball's top point guard and is named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtics guard Bob Cousy. An original list of 73 candidates made up of players from Division I, II and III schools was trimmed by a Hall of Fame appointed, nationally based committee to 20 and has now narrowed that list to a final 11. Devan Downey (South Carolina) and John Wall (Kentucky) were among the 11 finalists. Oscar Robertson Trophy: Three SEC players were among the 16 announced finalists for the 2010 Oscar Robertson Trophy, to be presented to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's national player of the year. Included among the SEC's candidates are: Kentucky's DeMarcus Cousins, South Carolina's Devan Downey and Kentucky's John Wall. NBA draft 2010 NBA draft PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center Player Team Round Pick # Position School NationalityJohn WallWashington Wizards11PGKentuckyUnited StatesDeMarcus CousinsSacramento Kings5CKentuckyUnited StatesPatrick PattersonHouston Rockets14PFKentuckyUnited StatesEric BledsoeOklahoma City Thunder18PGKentuckyUnited StatesDaniel OrtonOrlando Magic29CKentuckyUnited StatesTerrico WhiteDetroit Pistons236SGOle MissUnited StatesJarvis VarnadoMiami Heat41PFMississippi StateUnited States Awards and honors All-Americans All SEC teams and awards The following individuals received postseason honors after having been chosen by the SEC coaches: 2010 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awardshttp://www.secsports.com/news/men%92s-basketball-awards-announced.aspx Southeastern Conference March 9, 2010 March 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100312025328/http://www.secsports.com/news/men%92s-basketball-awards-announced.aspx dead Award Recipient(s)Player of the Year John Wall, KENTUCKYCoach of the Year Kevin Stallings, VANDERBILTDefensive Player of the Year Jarvis Varnado†, F., MISS STATERookie of the Year DeMarcus Cousins, C., KENTUCKYScholar-Athlete of the Year Ray Shipman, G., FLORIDASixth Man Award John Jenkins, G., VANDERBILT 2010 All-SEC Men's Basketball Teams First Team Second Team All-Defensive Team All-Rookie TeamTrey Thompkins†, F., GEORGIADeMarcus Cousins†, C., KENTUCKYPatrick Patterson, F., KENTUCKYJohn Wall†, G., KENTUCKYJarvis Varnado, F., MISS STATEDevan Downey†, G., SOUTH CAROLINAWayne Chism, F., TENNESSEEJermaine Beal†, G., VANDERBILTMikhail Torrance, G., ALABAMACourtney Fortson, G., ARKANSASErving Walker, G., FLORIDATasmin Mitchell, F., LSUChris Warren, G., OLE MISSDee Bost, G., MISS STATEAJ Ogilvy, C., VANDERBILTJeff Taylor, F., VANDERBILTPatrick Patterson, F., KENTUCKYJarvis Varnado†, F., MISS STATEDevan Downey, G., SOUTH CAROLINASam Muldrow, F., SOUTH CAROLINAJeff Taylor, F., VANDERBILTTony Mitchell, G., ALABAMAMarshawn Powell†, F., ARKANSASKenny Boynton, G., FLORIDAEric Bledsoe†, G., KENTUCKYDeMarcus Cousins†, C., KENTUCKYJohn Wall†, G., KENTUCKYReginald Buckner, F., OLE MISSJohn Jenkins†, G.,VANDERBILT † - denotes unanimous selection All-Academic USBWA All-District team References