2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 February 2023 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals Basketball Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg 250 Big East Conference Big East 20–13 11–7 Rick Pitino 9th Ralph Willard Steve Masiello Walter McCarty Freedom Hall NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 96th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Big East Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, who was in his ninth season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at Freedom Hall, the final season before moving to the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big East play (3rd-T) and lost in the second round of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 9 seed in the South Region where they lost to 8 seed California in the second round. Preseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Earl Clark 5 F 83 6'9" 220 3 Junior Plainfield, New Jersey Entered 2009 NBA draft Andre McGee 33 G 83 5'10" 180 4 Senior Moreno Valley, California Graduated Will Scott 20 G 85 6'3" 185 4 Senior New York, New York Graduated Terrence Williams 1 F 80 6'6" 215 4 Senior Seattle, Washington Entered 2009 NBA draft Class of 2009 signees no no 2009 Rakeem Buckles PF Miami, FL Monsignor Pace High School (FL) 6 8 200 02/25/2008 4 4 91 Mike Marra SG Smithfield, RI Northfield Mt. Hermon High School (MA) 6 4 200 2/21/2008 3 3 88 Peyton Siva PG Seattle, WA Franklin High School (WA) 6 0 165 5/16/08 4 4 96 Stephan Van Treese PF Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North High School (IN) 6 8 220 9/16/08 3 3 88 2009 Louisville Basketball Commitment List 2009 Louisville Basketball Commitment List ESPN louisville 75 97 21 16 17 yes Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Former School Hometown Chris Brickley 11 Guard 6–4 175 Senior Northeastern University Manchester, NH Rakeem Buckles 4 Forward 6–8 200 Freshman Pace Miami, FL Reginald Delk 12 Guard 6–4 175 Senior Mississippi State University Jackson, TN George Goode 22 Guard 6–8 205 Sophomore Raytown South Raytown, MO Terrence Jennings 23 Forward 6–10 225 Sophomore Notre Dame Prep Sacramento, CA Preston Knowles 2 Guard 6–1 170 Junior George Rogers Clark Winchester, KY Kyle Kuric 14 Guard 6–4 175 Sophomore Reitz Memorial Evansville, IN Mike Marra 33 Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Northfield Mt. Hermon Esmond, RI Samardo Samuels 15 Forward 6–8 240 Sophomore St. Benedict Trelawny, Jamaica Peyton Siva 3 Guard 5–10 165 Freshman Franklin Seattle, WA Chris Smith 5 Guard 6–3 21- Junior (Redshirt) Manhattan Newark, NJ Jerry Smith 34 Guard 6–1 200 Senior East Wauwatosa, WI Edgar Sosa 10 Guard 6–1 200 Senior Rice Bronx, NY Jared Swopshire 21 Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore IMG Academy St. Louis, MO Stephan Van Treese 44 Forward 6–8 220 Freshman Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN Richie Phares32Forward6–9210Freshman Scott CountyGeorgetown, KY Schedule yes |- November 17, 2009 7:30 p.m. yes yes 20 Arkansas Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Hall of Fame Showcase ESPN2 96–66 12,017 1–0 November 21 4:00 p.m. yes 20 East Tennessee State Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Hall of Fame Showcase WHAS/BEN/ESPN360 69–56 19,179 2–0 November 22 1:00 p.m. yes 20 Morgan State Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Hall of Fame Showcase WHAS/BEN/ESPN360 90–81 18,942 3–0 November 23 7:00 p.m. yes 16 Appalachian State Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Hall of Fame Showcase WHAS/BEN/ESPN360 80–53 19,027 4–0 November 28 4:00 p.m. yes yes 16 UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Versus 71–76 14,390 4–1 December 2 7:00 p.m. yes 20 2009 Stetson Hatters Stetson Freedom Hall Louisville, KY WHAS/ESPN Full Court 80–48 18,916 5–1 December 5 7:00 p.m. yes 20 Charlotte Freedom Hall Louisville, KY ESPNU 65–87 19,221 5–2 December 12 4:00 p.m. yes Western Carolina Freedom Hall Louisville, KY WHAS/ESPN Full Court 83–91 19,247 5–3 December 16 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Freedom Hall Louisville, KY WHAS/ESPN Full Court 94–57 18,868 6–3 December 19 4:00 p.m. yes 2009 none Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Billy Minardi Classic ESPN2 102–75 19,531 7–3 December 23 7:00 p.m. yes Louisiana–Lafayette Freedom Hall Louisville, KY WHAS/ESPN Full Court 84–69 18,894 8–3 December 27 1:00 p.m. yes 2009 Radford Highlanders Radford Freedom Hall Louisville, KY WHAS/ESPN Full Court 79–53 19,265 9–3 December 30 7:00 p.m. no South Florida Freedom Hall Louisville, KY WHAS/BEN/ESPN Full Court 73–52 19,386 10–3 1–0 January 2 3:30 p.m. yes yes Kentucky 3 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Battle for the Bluegrass CBS 62–71 24,479 10–4 1–0 January 6 7:00 p.m. yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPNU 92–70 9,207 11–4 2–0 January 9 12:00 p.m. St. Johns Freedom Hall Louisville, KY WHAS/BEN/ESPN Full Court 75–68 19,263 12–4 3–0 January 11 7:00 p.m. Villanova 4 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY ESPN 84–92 20,076 12–5 3–1 January 16 12:00 p.m. yes Pittsburgh 16 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA WHAS/BEN/ESPN Full Court 77–82 OT 12,781 12–6 3–2 January 21 7:00 p.m. yes 2009–10 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ ESPN 77–80 7,139 12–7 3–3 January 24 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Freedom Hall Louisville, KY WHAS/BEN/ESPN Full Court 68–60 19,617 13–7 4–3 January 30 12:00 p.m. yes West Virginia 9 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 74–77 12,471 13–8 4–4 February 1 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Freedom Hall Louisville, KY ESPN 82–69 19,655 14–8 5–4 February 6 4:00 p.m. 2009–10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Rutgers Freedom Hall Louisville, KY WHAS/BEN/ESPN Full Court 76–60 19,775 15–8 6–4 February 11 4:00 p.m. yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPN2 55–74 5,748 15–9 6–5 February 14 1:00 p.m. yes Syracuse 2 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 66–60 31,053 16–9 7–5 February 17 7:00 p.m. Notre Dame Freedom Hall Louisville, KY ESPN2 91–89 2OT 19,623 17–9 8–5 February 20 2:00 p.m. yes 2009 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL ESPNU 68–59 13,754 18–9 9–5 February 23 7:00 p.m. Georgetown 11 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY ESPN2 60–70 19,917 18–10 9–6 February 28 2:00 p.m. yes Connecticut Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT CBS 78–76 10,167 19–10 10–6 March 2 9:30 p.m. yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI ESPNU 48–69 16,281 19–11 10–7 March 6 2:00 p.m. Syracuse 1 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Freedom Hall Finale ESPN 78–68 20,135 20–11 11–7 |- !colspan=9| Big East tournament March 10 9:00 p.m. yes 6 Cincinnati 11 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Second Round ESPN 66–69 19,375 20–12 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament March 19 9:45 p.m. yes yes 9 California 8 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL First Round CBS 62–77 12,251 20–13 References Louisville Cardinals Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2009-10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2009-10 Category:2009 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:2010 in Louisville, Kentucky