2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2010 Big East Tournament winner; As of April 3, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big East
2009–10 record	23–11 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach	John Thompson III (6th year)
Assistant coach	Kenya Hunter (3rd year)
Assistant coach	David Cox (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Mike Brennan (1st year)
Captain	Austin Freeman (1st year)
Captain	Chris Wright (1st year)
Home arena	Verizon Center
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The 2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Hoyas were coached by John Thompson III and played their home games at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. The Hoyas are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 10–8 in Big East play. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to West Virginia. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 3 seed in the Midwest Region, where they were upset by 14 seed Ohio in the first round.

Roster

Source^[2]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Hollis Thompson	6'7"	205	F	Fr.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Loyola HS
4	Chris Wright	6'1"	208	G	Jr.	Bowie, MD, U.S.	St. John's College HS
10	Greg Monroe	6'11"	247	C	So.	New Orleans, LA, U.S.	Helen Cox HS
11	Vee Sanford	6'3"	180	G	Fr.	Lexington, KY, U.S.	Lexington HS
12	Ryan Dougherty	6'0"	192	G	Jr.	Kensington, MD, U.S.	St. Alban's HS Rochester
15	Austin Freeman	6'3"	227	G	Jr.	Mitchellville, MD, U.S.	DeMatha HS
20	Jerrelle Benimon	6'7"	242	F	Fr.	Warrenton, VA, U.S.	Fauquier HS
21	Jason Clark	6'2"	170	G	So.	Arlington, VA, U.S.	Bishop O'Connell HS
22	Julian Vaughn	6'9"	247	F	Jr.	Vienna, VA, U.S.	Oak Hill Academy Florida State
25	Stephen Stepka	6'6"	190	G	Fr.	Fairfax, VA, U.S.	W.T. Woodson HS
30	Henry Sims	6'10"	230	C	Jr.	Baltimore, MD, U.S.	Mount St. Joseph HS

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre Nov 9	Wk 2 Nov 16	Wk 3 Nov 23	Wk 4 Nov 30	Wk 5 Dec 7	Wk 6 Dec 14	Wk 7 Dec 21	Wk 8 Dec 28	Wk 9 Jan 4	Wk 10 Jan 11	Wk 11 Jan 18	Wk 12 Jan 25	Wk 13 Feb 1	Wk 14 Feb 8	Wk 15 Feb 15	Wk 16 Feb 22	WK 17 Mar 1	Wk 18 Mar 8	Post Wk 1 Mar 15	Post Wk 3 Mar 29
AP	20	19	18	16	15	11	14	13	12	11	12	7	7	7	10	11	19	22	14	^{[note 1]}
Coaches	21	20	19	14	13	11	13	13	12	11	14	11	8	8	10	13	20	22	15	RV

2009–10 Schedule and results

Source^[3]^[4]

All times are Eastern

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/13/2009* 7:00pm	#20	at Tulane	W 74–58	1–0	Avron B. Fogelman Arena (3,463) New Orleans, LA
11/17/2009* 4:00pm, ESPN	#19	Temple	W 46–45	2–0	Verizon Center (8,712) Washington, DC
11/21/2009* 1:00pm	#19	at Savannah State	W 63–44	3–0	Tiger Arena (3,176) Savannah, GA
11/28/2009* 12:00pm, MASN	#18	Lafayette	W 97–64	4–0	Verizon Center (9,712) Washington, DC
11/30/2009* 7:30pm, MASN	#16	Mount St. Mary's	W 83–62	5–0	Verizon Center (7,643) Washington, DC
12/5/2009* 4:00pm	#16	American	W 73–46	6–0	Verizon Center (10,465) Washington, DC
12/8/2009* 7:00pm, ESPN	#15	vs. #22 Butler Jimmy V Classic	W 72–65	7–0	Madison Square Garden (NA) New York, NY
12/12/2009* 2:00pm, FSN	#15	vs. #17 Washington John R. Wooden Classic	W 74–66	8–0	Honda Center (NA) Anaheim, CA
12/19/2009* 7:00pm, MASN	#11	Old Dominion	L 74–66	8–1	McDonough Arena (2,400) Washington, DC
12/23/2009* 12:00pm, MASN	#14	Harvard	W 86–70	9–1	Verizon Center (7,613) Washington, DC
12/31/2009 8:00pm, ESPN2	#13	St. John's	W 64–59	10–1 (1–0)	Verizon Center (9,376) Washington, DC
1/3/2010 2:00pm, MASN	#13	at DePaul	W 67–50	11–1 (2–0)	Allstate Arena (8,595) Rosemont, IL
1/6/2010 8:00pm, MASN	#12	at Marquette	L 62–59	11–2 (2–1)	Bradley Center (15,984) Milwaukee, WI
1/9/2010 12:00pm, ESPN	#12	#13 Connecticut	W 72–69	12–2 (3–1)	Verizon Center (15,654) Washington, DC
1/14/2010 7:00pm, ESPN	#11	Seton Hall	W 85–73	13–2 (4–1)	Verizon Center (12,824) Washington, DC
1/17/2010 12:00pm, MASN	#11	at #4 Villanova	L 82–77	13–3 (4–2)	Wachovia Center (20,016) Philadelphia, PA
1/20/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU	#12	at #9 Pittsburgh	W 74–66	14–3 (5–2)	Petersen Events Center (12,677) Pittsburgh, PA
1/23/2010 12:00pm, MASN	#12	Rutgers	W 88–63	15–3 (6–2)	Verizon Center (13,124) Washington, DC
1/25/2010 7:00pm, ESPN	#7	at #4 Syracuse	L 73–56	15–4 (6–3)	Carrier Dome (26,508) Syracuse, NY
1/30/2010* 1:00pm, CBS	#7	#8 Duke	W 89–77	16–4 (6–3)	Verizon Center (20,039) Washington, DC
2/3/2010 7:00pm, MASN	#7	South Florida	L 72–64	16–5 (6–4)	Verizon Center (12,207) Washington, DC
2/6/2010 12:00pm, ESPN	#7	#2 Villanova	W 103–90	17–5 (7–4)	Verizon Center (10,387) Washington, DC
2/9/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2	#7	at Providence	W 79–70	18–5 (8–4)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,073) Providence, RI
2/14/2010 4:00pm, MASN	#7	at Rutgers	L 71–68	18–6 (8–5)	The RAC (6,225) Piscataway, NJ
2/18/2010 7:00pm, ESPN	#10	#5 Syracuse	L 75–71	18–7 (8–6)	Verizon Center (19,976) Washington, DC
2/23/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2	#11	at Louisville	W 70–60	19–7 (9–6)	Freedom Hall (19,917) Louisville, KY
2/27/2010 12:00pm, CBS	#11	Notre Dame	L 78–64	19–8 (9–7)	Verizon Center (15,992) Washington, DC
3/1/2010 7:00pm, ESPN	#19	at #10 West Virginia	L 81–68	19–9 (9–8)	WVU Coliseum (13,211) Morgantown, WV
3/6/2010 12:00pm, ESPN	#19	Cincinnati	W 74–47	20–9 (10–8)	Verizon Center (17,054) Washington, DC
Big East Tournament
3/10/2010 12:00pm, ESPN2	#22	vs. South Florida Second Round	W 69–49	21–9	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
3/11/2010 12:00pm, ESPN	#22	vs. #3 Syracuse Quarterfinals	W 91–84	22–9	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
3/12/2010 7:00pm, ESPN	#22	vs. Marquette Semifinals	W 80–57	23–9	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
3/13/2010 9:00pm, ESPN	#22	vs. #7 West Virginia Final	L 60–58	23–10	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/18/2010 7:25pm, CBS	#12	vs. Ohio First round	L 97–83	23–11	Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,788) Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes

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References

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↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.
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[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.

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[5] 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 67.

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2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Syracuse	15	–	3	.833	30	–	5	.857
#6 West Virginia†	13	–	5	.722	31	–	7	.816
#9 Villanova	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
#18 Pittsburgh	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Marquette	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
Louisville	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
#14 Georgetown	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Notre Dame	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
South Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Seton Hall	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Cincinnati	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Connecticut	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Providence	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
DePaul	1	–	17	.056	8	–	23	.258


† 2010 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 2010^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll