2009–10 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2009–10
|team=Hofstra Pride
|sex=men
|image=Hofstra Pride wordmark.svg
|image_size=250
|conference=Colonial Athletic Association
|division=
|short_conf=CAA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=19–15
|conf_record=10–8
|head_coach=Tom Pecora
|hc_year=9th
|assoc_coach=Van Macon
|ahc_year=3rd
|asst_coach1=David Duke
|ac1_year=10th
|asst_coach2=Michael Kelly
|ac2_year=4th
|asst_coach3=
|ac3_year=
|stadium=Mack Sports Complex
|champion=
|tourney=CBI
|tourney_result=First Round
}}
{{2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings}}
The 2009–10 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride were led by head coach Tom Pecora in his ninth year leading the team. Hofstra played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York, as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
The Pride finished conference play with a 10–8 record, earning the seventh seed in the CAA tournament. Hofstra won its first-round game, but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Northeastern.{{cite web |title=Quarterfinal #3: Northeastern Needs Two OTs To Defeat Hofstra, 74-71 |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2010/3/6/1360542/northeastern-hofstra-caa-tournament-recap-2010 |last=Dobbertean |first=Chris |work=SB Nation |date=March 6, 2010 |access-date=February 18, 2023}}{{cite web |title=Northeastern beats Hofstra in double OT to reach CAA semis |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/300650111 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218213208/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/300650111 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 18, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=March 6, 2010 |access-date=February 18, 2023}}
Boston University failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational. The Pride were eliminated in the first round of the CBI by IUPUI, 74–60.{{cite web |title=Hofstra loses what might have been Pecora's finale |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/hofstra-loses-what-might-have-been-pecora-s-finale-g88856 |last=Jeansonne |first=John |work=Newsday |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=February 18, 2023}}
This was Pecora's final season as head coach of the Pride. One week after the end of Hofstra's season, Pecora was hired as head coach of the Fordham Rams.{{cite web |title=Fordham hires Hofstra coach Tom Pecora to turn around men's basketball program at Rose Hill |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/fordham-hires-hofstra-coach-tom-pecora-turn-men-basketball-program-rose-hill-article-1.173630 |last=Brennan |first=Sean |work=New York Daily News |date=March 25, 2010 |access-date=February 18, 2023}}
The Pride finished the season with a 19–15 record.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nathaniel|last=Lester|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=jr|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Miklos|last=Szabo|num=2|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=250|class=sr|rs=|home=Szeghalom, Hungary}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brad|last=Kelleher|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=185|class=jr|rs=|home=Victoria, Australia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chaz|last=Williams|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=170|class=fr|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York|link=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=David|last=Imes|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=230|class=fr|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Paul|last=Bilbo|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=230|class=fr|rs=|home=Oyster Bay, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Halil|last=Kanacević|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=245|class=fr|rs=|home=Staten Island, NY|link=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Yves|last=Jules|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=fr|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Charles|last=Jenkins|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=220|class=jr|rs=|home=Queens, New York|link=y|dab=basketball}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cornelius|last=Vines|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=190|class=sr|rs=|home=Syracuse, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Moore|num=31|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=jr|rs=|home=New Haven, Connecticut}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Greg|last=Washington|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=215|class=jr|rs=|home=Centereach, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Matt|last=Grogan|num=35|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=fr|rs=|home=Middle Village, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Tom Pecora ({{college|Adelphi}})
|asst_coach=
- Van Macon ({{college|Southampton}})
- David Duke ({{college|Albany}})
- Michael Kelly ({{college|Haverford}})
|roster_url=https://gohofstra.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2009-10
|accessdate=February 18, 2023
}}
Source{{cite web|url=https://gohofstra.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2009-10 |publisher=Hofstra Athletics |title=2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster |access-date=February 18, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/hofstrapride/docs/0910humbbguide |publisher=Hofstra Athletics |title= 2009-10 Hofstra University Men's Basketball Media Guide |access-date=February 18, 2023}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Hofstra Pride}}|Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 13, 2009
| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| score = 65–101
| attend = 16,300
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 16, 2009
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=Yale Bulldogs|title=Yale}}
| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename = NIT Season Tip-Off
| score = 68–63
| attend = 8,562
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 17, 2009
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename = NIT Season Tip-Off
| score = 67–76
| attend = 8,713
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 20, 2009
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=Farmingdale State Rams|title=Farmingdale State}}
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 87–48
| attend = 2,655
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 23, 2009
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| gamename = NIT Season Tip-Off
| score = 70–46
| attend = 737
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24, 2009
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Charlotte
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| gamename = NIT Season Tip-Off
| score = 72–80
| attend = 783
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2009
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Fairfield
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 84–80
| attend = 2,146
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5, 2009
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm
| away = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=Towson Tigers|title=Towson}}
| site_stadium = Towson Center
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| score = 84–64
| attend = 1,376
| record = 5–3
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 9, 2009
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|sex=none|team=Manhattan Jaspers|title=Manhattan}}
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 44–39
| attend = 3,076
| tv = FiOS1
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 12, 2009
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=New Hampshire Wildcats|title=New Hampshire}}
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 75–58
| attend = 2,687
| tv = FiOS1
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 2009
| time = 2:30{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = St. John's
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Aeropostale Holiday Festival
| score = 60–72
| attend = 5,780
| tv = MSG
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2009
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=Davidson Wildcats|title=Davidson}}
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Aeropostale Holiday Festival
| score = 52–61
| attend = 5,210
| tv = MSG
| record = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29, 2010
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|title=Florida Atlantic}}
| site_stadium = FAU Arena
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| score = 67–63
| attend = 1,123
| record = 8–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2010
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 47–48
| attend = 3,132
| record = 8–6
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2010
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| away = yes
| opponent = George Mason
| site_stadium = Patriot Center
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| score = 63–67
| attend = 3,826
| tv = FiOS1
| record = 8–7
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 6, 2010
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| opponent = Towson
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 77–61
| attend = 2,061
| record = 9–7
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 2010
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Constant Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| score = 46–57
| attend = 6,834
| tv = MSG
| record = 9–8
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12, 2010
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| opponent = VCU
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 68–81
| attend = 2,224
| tv = ESPNU
| record = 9–9
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2010
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| away = yes
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| score = 66–73
| attend = 3,414
| record = 9–10
| conference = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19, 2010
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| opponent = George Mason
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 72–90
| attend = 2,573
| tv = ESPNU
| record = 9–11
| conference = 2–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2010
| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Drexel
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 62–75
| attend = 1,732
| tv = MSG
| record = 9–12
| conference = 2–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 27, 2010
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=UNC Wilmington Seahawks|title=UNC Wilmington}}
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 93–54
| attend = 2,525
| record = 10–12
| conference = 3–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30, 2010
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|title=Delaware}}
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 77–67
| attend = 4,019
| record = 11–12
| conference = 4–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 3, 2010
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| away = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=James Madison Dukes|title=James Madison}}
| site_stadium = JMU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| score = 68–48
| attend = 3,522
| record = 12–12
| conference = 5–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 2010
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm
| opponent = Northeastern
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 55–75
| attend = 3,417
| record = 12–13
| conference = 5–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 10, 2010
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| opponent = Drexel
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 75–64
| attend = 893
| record = 13–13
| conference = 6–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 2010
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| score = 87–70
| attend = 2,462
| record = 14–13
| conference = 7–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16, 2010
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Delaware
| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 82–69
| attend = 2,090
| record = 15–13
| conference = 8–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20, 2010
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=Rider Broncs|title=Rider}}
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| gamename = ESPN BracketBusters
| score = 92–89
| overtime = OT
| attend = 3,119
| record = 16–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 23, 2010
| time = 9:00{{nbsp}}pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Northeastern
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 73–62
| attend = 1,954
| tv = ESPNU
| record = 17–13
| conference = 9–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 2010
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2009|team=Georgia State Panthers|title=Georgia State}}
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 87–74
| attend = 3,694
| record = 18–13
| conference = 10–8
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Hofstra Pride}}| 2010 CAA men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 2010
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 7
| opponent = Georgia State
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = Richmond Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = CAA First Round
| score = 68–67
| attend = 5,494
| record = 19–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6, 2010
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 7
| opponent = Northeastern
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = Richmond Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = CAA Quarterfinals
| score = 71–74
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 5,461
| record = 19–14
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Hofstra Pride}}| 2010 College Basketball Invitational
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 17, 2010
| time = 10:00{{nbsp}}pm
| opponent = IUPUI
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| gamename = CBI First Round
| score = 60–74
| attend = 952
| record = 19–15
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| timezone = Eastern Time
| notes = Source{{cite web |url=https://gohofstra.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2009-10 |publisher=Hofstra Athletics |title=2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule |access-date=February 18, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://static.gohofstra.com/custompages/stats/mbb/200910/teamcume.htm |publisher=Hofstra Athletics |title=Hofstra Season Statistics |access-date=February 18, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/hofstra/2010-schedule.html |publisher=Sports Reference |title=2009-10 Hofstra Schedule & Results |access-date=February 18, 2023}}
}}
References
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