2009–10 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Villanova Wildcats Villanova Wildcats logo.svg Big East Conference Big East 15 9 25–8 13–5 Jay Wright Chris Walker Doug West Jason Donnelly The Pavilion Puerto Rico Tip-Off Champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2009-10 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wachovia Center. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Big East play. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament by Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 2 seed in the South Region, where they were upset by 10 seed Saint Mary's in the second round. Class of 2009 Villanova Class of 2009 – RivalsVillanova Class of 2009 – Scouthttps://archive.today/20120710111936/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?page=commits&season=2009&schoolId=2305 Villanova Class of 2009 – ESPN no no 2009 Isaiah Armwood PF Rockville, MD Montrose Christian School 6 7 185 2008-07-01 4 4 93 Dominic Cheek SF Jersey City, NJ St. Anthony HS 6 5 175 2008-12-12 5 4 96 Mouphtaou Yarou PF Rockville, MD Montrose Christian School 6 9 235 2008-08-25 5 5 97 Maalik Wayns PG Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic HS 6 1 175 2007-06-29 4 4 96 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – 2     Rivals – 3 http://villanova.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2009 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals 2011-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005015419/http://villanova.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2011-10-05 dead      ESPN – 3  |} Preseason The Villanova Wildcats come back from a 2008–09 season which had a record of 30-8 (13-5) with the season ending in the school's 4th appearance in the Final Four. Schedule and results Date Opponent Rank Location Televised Time/W-L Result Overall Conf. Attendance Regular Season Nov. 5 Kutztown (exhibition) 5 Wachovia Spectrum None W 110–84 – – N/A Nov. 13 Fairleigh Dickinson 5 Villanova, PA None W 84–61 1–0 – 6,500 Nov. 16 Penn 5 Villanova, PA None W 103–65 2–0– 6,500 Nov. 19 George Mason 5 San Juan, Puerto Rico(Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round) ESPNU W 69–68 3–0 – 5,762 Nov. 20 #18 Dayton 5 San Juan, Puerto Rico(Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semi-Final) ESPNU W 71–65 4–0 – 8,357 Nov. 22 Ole Miss 5 San Juan, Puerto Rico(Puerto Rico Tip-Off Title) ESPN2 W 79–67 5–0 – 8,357 Nov. 28 La Salle 4 Villanova, PA ESPN2 W 81–63 6–0 – 6,500 Dec. 2 @ Drexel 3 Villanova, PA None W 77–58 7–0 – 6,500 Dec. 6 Maryland 3 Washington D.C. (Verizon Center) Fox Sports W 95–86 8–0 – 16,389 Dec. 9 @ St. Joseph's 3 Philadelphia, PA (The Palestra) ESPN2 W 97–89 9–0 – 8,722 Dec. 13 @ Temple 3 Philadelphia, PA (Liacouras Center) CBS CSN L 65–75 9–1 – 8,449 Dec. 19 @ Fordham 8 East Rutherford, N.J. (Izod Center) None W 96–58 10–1 – 5,137 Dec. 23 Delaware 8 Villanova, PA None W 97–63 11–1 – 6,500 Jan. 2 @ Marquette 8 Milwaukee, WI ESPN2 W 74–72 12–1 1–0 18,093 Jan. 6 DePaul 6 Villanova, PA WPHL W 99–72 13–1 2–0 6,500 Jan. 9 Marquette 6 Villanova, PA WPHL W 78–76 14–1 3–0 6,500 Jan. 11 @ Louisville 4 Louisville, KY ESPN W 92–84 15–1 4–0 20,076 Jan. 17 #11 Georgetown 4 Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center) WPHL W 82–77 16–1 5–0 20,416 Jan. 20 @ Rutgers 4 Piscataway, N.J. WPHL W 94–68 17–1 6–0 8,085 Jan. 23 @ St. John's 4 New York, NY ESPN W 81–71 18–1 7–0 14,432 Jan. 27 Notre Dame 3 Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center) ESPN W 90–72 19–1 8–0 17,619 Feb. 2 Seton Hall 2 Villanova, PA ESPNU W 81–71 20–1 9–0 6,500 Feb. 6 @ #7 Georgetown 2 Washington D.C. ESPN L 90–103 20–2 9–1 10,387 Feb. 8 @ #5 West Virginia 4 Morgantown, WV ESPN W 82–75 21–2 10–1 15,593 Feb. 13 Providence 4 Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center) ESPNU W 92–81 22–2 11–1 18,622 Feb. 15 Connecticut 3 Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center) ESPN L 75–84 22–3 11–2 18,123 Feb. 21 @ #19 Pittsburgh 3 Pittsburgh, PA CBS L 65–70 22–4 11–3 12,920 Feb. 24 USF 7 Villanova, PA WPHL W 74–49 23–4 12–3 6,500 Feb. 27 @ #4 Syracuse 7 Syracuse, NY ESPN L 77–95 23–5 12–4 34,616 Mar. 2 @ Cincinnati 9 Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 W 77–73 24–5 13–4 11,076 Mar. 6 #10 West Virginia 9 Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center) CBS L 66–68 24–6 13–5 20,2252010 Big East tournament Mar. 11 Marquette 10 New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) ESPN L 76–80 24–7 19,3752010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Mar. 18 Robert Morris 9 Providence, RI CBS W 73–70 (OT) 25–7 N/A Mar. 20 Saint Mary's 9 Providence, RI CBS L 68–75 25–8 11,271 Big East regular-season games in bold. • Philadelphia Big Five games in italics. • * represent seedings in NCAA Tournament. Rankings 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 5 5 4 3 3 8 8 8 6 4 4 3 2 (4) 4 3 7 9 10 9 Coaches 0 19 6 6 4 3 3 9 8 8 6 4 4 3 2 (4) 5 3 8 9 10 9 15 Roster 2009 Villanova Wildcats y Antonio Pena 0 F 6 8 235 JR Brooklyn, New York USA Scottie Reynolds y 1 G 6 2 195 SR Herndon, Virginia USA Jason Colenda 4 G 6 0 205 SR Fairfax, Virginia USA Maalik Wayns y 5 G 6 1 185 FR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA Corey Fisher y 10 G 6 1 185 JR Bronx, New York USA Mouphtaou Yarou y 13 F 6 9 215 FR Natitingou, Benin Benin Reggie Redding y 15 G 6 5 205 SR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA Maurice Sutton y 21 C 6 11 215 FR yes Upper Marlboro, Maryland USA Russell Wooten 23 F 6 4 210 SR Chula Vista, California USA Corey Stokes y 24 G 6 5 195 JR Bayonne, New Jersey USA Taylor King y 31 F 6 6 225 SO Huntington Beach, California Isaiah Armwood y 34 F 6 7 185 FR Baltimore, Maryland Jay Wright (Bucknell) Chris Walker (Villanova) Doug West (Villanova) Jason Donnelly (Muhlenberg) https://www.webcitation.org/5l5S1nnZH?url=http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kan-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2009-11-13 References Villanova Wildcats Category:Villanova Wildcats men's basketball seasons Villanova Wildcats Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team