2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Stan Heath in his third year at the school. USF played its home games in the USF Sun Dome and is a member of the Big East Conference. The Bulls finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Big East play. They lost in the second round of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament to Georgetown and were invited to play in the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina State.

2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–13 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach	Stan Heath
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Cox Reggie Hanson Eric Skeeters
Home arena	USF Sun Dome

2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Syracuse	15	–	3		.833			30	–	5		.857
No. 6 West Virginia †	13	–	5		.722			31	–	7		.816
No. 9 Villanova	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
No. 18 Pittsburgh	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Marquette	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Louisville	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
No. 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 Rankings from AP Poll

In the Week 13 poll released on February 8, USF received two AP Poll votes (unofficially ranking them 44th), marking the first time in school history that the USF men’s basketball team has received votes in any rankings polls.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Former school	Hometown
Ron Anderson	1	Forward	6–8	255	RS Junior	Kansas State / McCallie School	Upper Marlboro, MD
Mike Burwell	23	Guard	6–6	210	Freshman	South Kent School / Cardinal McCarrick HS	East Brunswick, NJ
Anthony Crater	10	Guard	6–1	170	Sophomore	Ohio State University / Brewster Academy	Flint, MI
B. J. Daniels	2	Guard	6–1	212	Sophomore	Lincoln HS	Tallahassee, FL
Jordan Dumars	4	Guard	6–5	225	Freshman	Detroit Country Day School	Detroit, MI
Jarrid Famous	31	Forward/Center	6–11	240	Junior	Westchester Community College / Blessed Sacrament HS	Bronx, NY
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick	32	Forward	6–8	230	Freshman	King HS	Tampa, FL
Augustus Gilchrist	24	Forward/Center	6–10	245	Sophomore	Maryland / Academy	Clinton, MD
Chris Howard	3	Guard	6–3	200	Senior	Friendly HS	Fort Washington, MD
Dominique Jones	20	Guard	6–4	215	Junior	Lake Wales HS	Lake Wales, FL
Ryan Kardok	13	Guard	6–3	188	Senior	Broward Community College / Stoneman Douglas HS	Parkland, FL
Justin Leemow	5	Guard	6–1	180	Sophomore	Mt. Zion Christian Academy	Brooklyn, NY
Mike Mercer	33	Guard	6–5	195	Senior	Georgia / South Gwinnett HS	Snellville, GA
Shaun Noriega	22	Guard	6–4	195	Freshman	North Port HS	North Port, FL
Alex Rivas	11	Center	6–10	230	Senior	Pratt Community College / Laurinburg Prep	Santiago, Dominican Republic

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2009* 7:00 p.m.		Florida Southern	W 110–79		USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 13* 8:30 p.m.		at Southern Methodist	W 67–61	1–0	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, TX
November 16* 7:30 p.m., BHSN		Virginia	W 66–49	2–0	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
November 19* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Davidson Charleston Classic	W 65–58	3–0	Carolina First Arena  Charleston, SC
November 20* 9:30 p.m.		vs. South Carolina Charleston Classic	L 66–69	3–1	Carolina First Arena  Charleston, SC
November 22* 3:30 p.m.		vs. UNC-Wilmington Charleston Classic	W 74–66	4–1	Carolina First Arena  Charleston, SC
November 25* 7:00 p.m.		Kent State	W 76–54	5–1	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
November 27* 7:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 78–58	6–1	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
December 2* 7:00 p.m.		Hampton	W 74–55	7–1	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
December 13* 2:00 p.m.		Central Michigan	L 56–59	7–2	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
December 16* 7:00 p.m., BHSN		Central Florida	W 69–65	8–2	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
December 19* 5:00 p.m.		vs. San Francisco Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	W 69–49	9–2	South Point Events Center  Las Vegas, NV
December 20* 5:00 p.m.		vs. San Diego Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	W 69–60	10–2	South Point Events Center  Las Vegas, NV
Big East regular season
December 30 7:00 p.m., BHSN		at Louisville	L 52–73	10–3 (0–1)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
January 5, 2010 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Notre Dame	L 73–74	10–4 (0–2)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
January 10 2:00 p.m., BHSN		at No. 7 Syracuse	L 65–82	10–5 (0–3)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
January 13 7:00 p.m., BHSN		No. 10 West Virginia	L 69–50	10–6 (0–4)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
January 16 7:00 p.m., ESPN360		Rutgers	W 73–64	11–6 (1–4)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
January 20 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Cincinnati	L 70–78	11–7 (1–5)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
January 23 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Providence	W 109–105 OT	12–7 (2–5)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
January 28 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Seton Hall	W 76–74 OT	13–7 (3–5)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
January 31 1:00 p.m., BHSN		No. 17 Pittsburgh	W 70–61	14–7 (4–5)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
February 3 7:00 p.m., BHSN		at No. 7 Georgetown	W 72–64	15–7 (5–5)	Verizon Center  Washington, D.C.
February 7 12:00 p.m., WFTS-Tampa		at Notre Dame	L 62–65	15–8 (5–6)	Joyce Center  Notre Dame, IN
February 13 8:30 p.m., BHSN		at Marquette	L 52–63	15–9 (5–7)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 16 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Cincinnaiti	W 65–57	16–9 (6–7)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
February 20 12:00 p.m., BHSN		St. John's	L 58–74	16–10 (6–8)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
February 24 9:00 p.m., BHSN		at No. 7 Villanova	L 49–74	16–11 (6–9)	The Pavilion  Villanova, PA
February 27 7:00 p.m., ESPN360		Providence	W 99–93	17–11 (7–9)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
March 2 7:30 p.m., ESPNU		at DePaul	W 63–59	18–11 (8–9)	Allstate Arena  Chicago, IL
March 6 2:00 p.m., BHSN		Connecticut	W 75–68	19–11 (9–9)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
Big East tournament
March 9 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	(9)	vs. (16) DePaul First Round	W 58–49	20–11	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
March 10 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(9)	vs. (8) No. 22 Georgetown Second Round	L 49–69	20–12	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
NIT
March 16 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	(6) NC State First Round	L 57–58	20–13	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

See also: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—