2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2009–10
|team=Northwestern Wildcats
|image=Northwestern Wildcats logo.svg
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|short_conf= Big Ten
|record=20–14
|conf_record=7–11
|head_coach=Bill Carmody
|asst_coach1=Mitch Henderson
|asst_coach2=Tavaras Hardy
|asst_coach3=Ivan Vujic
|stadium=Welsh-Ryan Arena
|champion=
|bowl=NIT
|bowl_result=First Round
}}
{{2009–10 Big Ten men's basketball standings}}
The 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody's tenth season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 20–14, 7–11 in Big Ten play, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament and were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to the University of Rhode Island. Northwestern received its first national (AP) ranking in 41 years, when it was ranked #25 in the December 28 AP poll.
Roster
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!No.!!Name!!Position!!Ht.!!Wt.!!Year!!Hometown/High School | ||||||
| 3 | style="text-align:left"|Capocci, Mike | F | 6–6 | 200 | JR | style="text-align:left"|Lombard, Illinois/Glenbard East |
| 44 | style="text-align:left"|Coble, Kevin | F | 6–8 | 210 | SR* | style="text-align:left"|Phoenix, Arizona/Scottsdale Christian Academy |
| 1 | style="text-align:left"|Crawford, Drew | G/F | 6–5 | 185 | FR | style="text-align:left"|Naperville, Illinois/Naperville Central |
| 30 | style="text-align:left"|Curletti, Davide | F | 6–9 | 232 | SO | style="text-align:left"|Farmington Hills, Michigan/Orchard Lake St. Mary's |
| 15 | style="text-align:left"|Fruendt, Nick | G | 6–5 | 195 | SO | style="text-align:left"|Batavia, Illinois/Batavia |
| 11 | style="text-align:left"|Hearn, Reggie | G | 6–4 | 195 | FR | style="text-align:left"|Fort Wayne, Indiana/Snider |
| 4 | style="text-align:left"|Marcotullio, Alex | G | 6–3 | 180 | FR | style="text-align:left"|Warren, Michigan/De La Salle |
| 12 | style="text-align:left"|Mirković, Luka | F/C | 6–11 | 235 | SO | style="text-align:left"|Belgrade, Serbia/La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) |
| 23 | style="text-align:left"|Nash, Jeremy | G | 6–4 | 191 | SR | style="text-align:left"|Chicago, Illinois/Marist |
| 21 | style="text-align:left"|Peljusic, Ivan | F | 6–8 | 215 | JR | style="text-align:left"|Zadar, Croatia/V. Nazor Gymnasium |
| 54 | style="text-align:left"|Rowley, Kyle | C | 7–0 | 280 | SO | style="text-align:left"|Arima, Trinidad/Lake Forest (Ill.) Academy |
| 5 | style="text-align:left"|Ryan, Jeff | G/F | 6–7 | 205 | SR* | style="text-align:left"|Glenview, Illinois/Glenbrook South |
| 24 | style="text-align:left"|Shurna, John | F | 6–8 | 210 | SO | style="text-align:left"|Glen Ellyn, Illinois/Glenbard West |
| 33 | style="text-align:left"|Steger, Matt | G/F | 6–5 | 195 | SR | style="text-align:left"|Northfield, Illinois/Loyola Academy |
| 22 | style="text-align:left"|Thompson, Michael | G | 5–10 | 182 | JR | style="text-align:left"|Chicago, Illinois/Lincoln Park |
"*"=indicates player used redshirt season.
Schedule and results
- All times are Central
{{CBB schedule start}}
|-
!colspan=8| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 13, 2009
| time = 7:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BigTenNetwork.com
| score = 77–55
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 18, 2009
| time = 7:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Butler
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 67–54
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 22, 2009
| time = 1:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BigTenNetwork.com
| score = 69–92
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 24, 2009
| time = 5:30pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Liberty
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BigTenNetwork.com
| score = 69–53
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 27, 2009
| time = 7:30pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = UIC Pavilion
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename = Chicago Challenge Invitational
| tv = BTN
| score = 72–58
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 28, 2009
| time = 7:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UIC Pavilion
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename = Chicago Challenge Invitational
| tv = BTN
| score = 67–65
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 2009
| time = 6:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = y
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = RBC Center
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename = ACC-Big Ten Challenge
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 65–53
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 13, 2009
| time = 4:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina A&T
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BigTenNetwork.com
| score = 90–65
| overtime =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 16, 2009
| time = 8:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 84–54
| overtime =
| record = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 2009
| time = 1:30pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 70–62
| overtime =
| record = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 2009
| time = 7:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Connecticut St
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BigTenNetwork.com
| score = 74–54
| overtime =
| record = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 2009
| time = 8:00pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 25
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 83–89
| overtime = OT
| record = 10–2 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 2010
| time = 5:30pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 25
| opponent = Michigan St
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 70–91
| overtime =
| record = 10–3 (0–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 7, 2010
| time = 6:00pm
| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas-Pan American
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BigTenNetwork.com
| score = 53–44
| overtime =
| record = 11–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 2010
| time = 1:00pm
| status = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Crisler Arena
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 68–62
| overtime =
| record = 12–3 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 2010
| time = 7:30pm
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 60–50
| overtime =
| record = 12–4 (1–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 2010
| time = 4:30pm
| status = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 72–64
| overtime =
| record = 13–4 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 19, 2010
| time = 6:00pm
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Schottenstein Center
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 76–56
| overtime =
| record = 13–5 (2–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 2010
| time = 7:00pm
| status = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 73–68
| overtime =
| record = 14–5 (3–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26, 2010
| time = 8:00pm
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 65–61
| overtime =
| record = 14–6 (3–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 2010
| time = 6:30pm
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan St
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Breslin Center
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 79–70
| overtime =
| record = 14–7 (3–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 2010
| time = 6:30pm
| status = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 67–52
| overtime =
| record = 15–7 (4–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 7, 2010
| time = 1:30pm
| status = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 78–61
| overtime =
| record = 16–7 (5–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 2010
| time = 7:35pm
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carver-Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 78–65
| overtime =
| record = 16–8 (5–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 14, 2010
| time = 4:00pm
| status = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 77–74
| overtime = OT
| record = 17–8 (6–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 2010
| time = 7:30pm
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 81–70
| overtime =
| record = 17–9 (6–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 21, 2010
| time = 1:00pm
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Kohl Center
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 70–63
| overtime =
| record = 17–10 (6–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 25, 2010
| time = 6:00pm
| status = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 74–57
| overtime =
| record = 18–10 (7–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 28, 2010
| time = 11:00am
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 79–60
| overtime =
| record = 18–11 (7–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 2010
| time = 7:00pm
| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Chicago State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 72–49
| overtime =
| record = 19–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 2010
| time = 11:00am
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 88–80
| overtime = OT
| record = 19–12 (7–11)
}}
|-
!colspan=8| 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 11, 2010
| time = 3:55pm
| status = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Conseco Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = First Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 73–58
| overtime =
| record = 20–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 12, 2010
| time = 6:30pm
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Conseco Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = BTN
| score = 69–61
| overtime =
| record = 20–13
}}
|-
!colspan=8| 2010 National Invitation Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 17, 2010
| time = 6:00pm
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ryan Center
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| gamename = First Round
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 76–64
| overtime =
| record = 20–14
}}
{{CBB schedule end}}
References
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