2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After finishing 5th in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the A-Sun tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. East Tennessee State was beaten by No. 1 seed Kentucky in the opening round, 100–71.[1]

2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record20–15 (13–7 A-Sun)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Center
2009–10 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lipscomb146 .7001713  .567
Jacksonville146 .7001811  .621
Belmont146 .7001911  .633
Campbell146 .7001910  .655
East Tennessee State137 .6501714  .548
Mercer1010 .5001416  .467
North Florida812 .4001317  .433
Kennesaw State713 .3501319  .406
USC Upstate614 .300623  .207
Florida Gulf Coast515 .250821  .276
Stetson515 .250722  .241
2010 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 2, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2009–10 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Justin Tubbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Trussville, Alabama
G 13 Tommy Hubbard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Boston, Massachusetts
G 30 Micah Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Manchester, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Source[2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 14, 2009*
    Appalachian State W 62–58  1–0
    Memorial Center (5,562)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Nov 17, 2009*
    at Chattanooga L 76–85  1–1
    McKenzie Arena (4,037)
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Nov 19, 2009*
    at Morgan State L 61–72  1–2
    Hill Field House (1,032)
    Baltimore, Maryland
    Nov 21, 2009*
    at No. 20 Louisville L 56–69  1–3
    Freedom Hall (19,179)
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Nov 25, 2009*
    College of Charleston W 77–71  2–3
    Memorial Center (3,105)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Nov 27, 2009*
    at Arkansas W 94–85  3–3
    Bud Walton Arena (13,794)
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Nov 29, 2009
    North Florida W 82–56  4–3
    (1–0)
    Memorial Center (3,025)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Dec 2, 2009*
    at No. 11 Tennessee L 66–78  4–4
    Thompson-Boling Arena (17,512)
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Dec 4, 2009*
    at UAB L 52–74  4–5
    Bartow Arena (6,411)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 10, 2009*
    North Georgia W 75–71  5–5
    Memorial Center (2,972)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Dec 12, 2009*
    Murray State L 57–61  5–6
    Memorial Center (2,888)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Dec 18, 2009*
    at Morehead State L 58–60  5–7
    Ellis Johnson Arena (1,746)
    Morehead, Kentucky
    Dec 21, 2009*
    Jacksonville W 93–70  6–7
    (2–0)
    Memorial Center (3,271)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Jan 4, 2010
    at USC Upstate W 63–62  7–7
    (3–0)
    G.B. Hodge Center (591)
    Valley Falls, South Carolina
    Jan 7, 2010
    at Kennesaw State W 63–46  8–7
    (4–0)
    KSU Convocation Center (562)
    Kennesaw, Georgia
    Jan 9, 2010
    at Mercer L 78–83  8–8
    (4–1)
    University Center (2,377)
    Macon, Georgia
    Jan 14, 2010
    Stetson L 52–54  8–9
    (4–2)
    Memorial Center (4,003)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Jan 16, 2010
    Florida Gulf Coast W 73–51  9–9
    (5–2)
    Memorial Center (3,634)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Jan 21, 2010
    at Lipscomb W 71–69  10–9
    (6–2)
    Allen Arena (2,143)
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 23, 2010
    at Belmont L 89–100  10–10
    (6–3)
    Curb Event Center (2,011)
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 27, 2010
    Campbell W 72–57  11–10
    (7–3)
    Memorial Center (3,591)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Jan 30, 2010
    Lipscomb L 84–85 OT 11–11
    (7–4)
    Memorial Center (3,286)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Feb 1, 2010
    Belmont L 67–74  11–12
    (7–5)
    Memorial Center (4,137)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Feb 4, 2010
    at Florida Gulf Coast W 56–47  12–12
    (8–5)
    Alico Arena (1,859)
    Fort Myers, Florida
    Feb 6, 2010
    at Stetson W 75–60  13–12
    (9–5)
    Edmunds Center (1,279)
    DeLand, Florida
    Feb 12, 2010
    Kennesaw State W 66–45  14–12
    (10–5)
    Memorial Center (3,471)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Feb 14, 2010
    Mercer L 77–82  14–13
    (10–6)
    Memorial Center (3,151)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Feb 19, 2010
    at Campbell L 57–79  14–14
    (10–7)
    John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (3,023)
    Buies Creek, North Carolina
    Feb 21, 2010
    USC Upstate W 63–56  15–14
    (11–7)
    Memorial Center (3,560)
    Johnson City, Tennessee
    Feb 25, 2010
    at North Florida W 61–46  16–14
    (12–7)
    UNF Arena (1,061)
    Jacksonville, Florida
    Feb 27, 2010
    at Jacksonville W 64–62  17–14
    (13–7)
    Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (3,145)
    Jacksonville, Florida
    SoCon tournament
    Mar 4, 2010*
    vs. Campbell
    Quarterfinals
    W 72–64  18–14
    University Center (929)
    Macon, Georgia
    Mar 5, 2010*
    vs. Kennesaw State
    Semifinals
    W 69–64  19–14
    University Center 
    Macon, Georgia
    Mar 6, 2010*
    at Mercer
    Championship Game
    W 72–66  20–14
    University Center (3,200)
    Macon, Georgia
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 18, 2010*
    (16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 2 Kentucky
    First Round
    L 71–100  20–15
    New Orleans Arena (10,984)
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Source[3][4]

    References

    1. "Bledsoe hits eight 3s as Wildcats cruise into second round". ESPN. March 18, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
    2. "Roster 2009–10". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
    3. "Schedule 2009–10". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
    4. "2009-2010 ETSU Men's Basketball Stats". ASUN Sports.
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