2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2009-10 season. It was their 65th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Tom Penders, who was serving in his 6th year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston and were members of Conference USA. The Cougars finished the season 1916, 79 in CUSA play. They won the 2010 Conference USA Tournament, earning them a place in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992. They earned a 13 seed in the Midwest Region where they were defeated by Maryland in the first round. Head coach Tom Penders retired at the end of the season.

2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
2009–10 record19–16 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coachTom Penders
Assistant coaches
  • Melvin Haralson
  • Kevin Lewis
  • Jerry Hobbie
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UTEP151 .938  267  .788
Memphis133 .813  2410  .706
UAB115 .688  259  .735
Marshall115 .688  2410  .706
Tulsa106 .625  2312  .657
Southern Miss88 .500  2013  .606
Houston79 .438  1916  .543
SMU79 .438  1417  .452
UCF610 .375  1517  .469
East Carolina412 .250  1021  .323
Tulane313 .188  822  .267
Rice115 .063  823  .258
2010 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
2009/11/17*
7:00PM
Nicholls State W 9260  10
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/11/21*
10:05PM
at Nevada L 11299  11
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Great Alaska Shootout
2009/11/26*
10:30PM, CSS
vs. #25 Oklahoma W 10093  21
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
2009/11/27*
10:30PM, CSS
vs. San Diego L 6562  22
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
2009/11/28*
7:30PM, CSS
vs. Alaska Anchorage W 7357  32
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Regular season
2009/12/06*
2:00PM
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 8376  42
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/12/14*
7:00PM
Troy W 9385  52
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/12/19*
1:00PM, CSS
Mississippi State L 7064  53
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/12/21*
7:00PM
The Citadel W 8158  63
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/12/23*
7:00PM
TCU W 10581  73
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2009/12/29*
7:00PM
Louisiana Tech L 9994  74
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/01/01*
1:00PM
at UTSA L 8382  75
Convocation Center 
San Antonio, Texas
2010/01/03*
1:00PM
at Iowa State L 8275  76
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
2010/01/06
8:00PM, CSS
at Rice
Bayou Cup
W 8366  86 (10)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
2010/01/09
6:00PM, CBS CS
Tulsa L 8680  87 (11)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/01/13
6:00PM
UTEP W 7565  97 (21)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/01/16
6:00PM
at East Carolina W 7455  107 (31)
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
2010/01/20
7:00PM
UCF L 7871  108 (32)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/01/23
7:00PM, ESPN2
at Memphis L 9277  109 (33)
FedEx Forum 
Memphis, Tennessee
2010/01/30
5:00PM, CSS
Marshall W 8166  119 (43)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/02/03
9:00PM, CBS CS
at UTEP L 6558  1110 (44)
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
2010/02/06
5:00PM, CSS
Southern Miss L 5755  1111 (45)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/02/10*
7:00PM
at Western Kentucky W 7472  1211
Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
2010/02/13
4:00PM
SMU W 6660  1311 (55)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/02/16
6:00PM, CSS
at UCF L 6865  1312 (56)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
2010/02/20
7:00PM
at UAB L 7566  1313 (57)
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
2010/02/24
7:00PM
Memphis W 9275  1413 (67)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/02/27
7:00PM
at SMU L 9483  1414 (68)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
2010/03/03
7:00PM
Rice
Bayou Cup
W 7870  1514 (78)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
2010/03/06
7:00PM
at Tulane W 79–76  15–15 (7–9)
Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
C-USA Men's Basketball Tournament
2010/03/10
12:00PM
vs. East Carolina
First round
W 93–80  16–15
BOK Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
2010/03/11
12:00PM, CBS CS
vs. Memphis
Quarterfinals
W 66–65  17–15
BOK Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
2010/03/12
5:30PM, CBS CS
vs. Southern Miss
Semifinals
W 74–66  18–15
BOK Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
2010/03/13
10:30AM, CBS
vs. #25 UTEP
Championship game
W 81–73  19–15
BOK Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Division I Tournament
2010/03/19*
9:34PM, CBS
vs. #20 Maryland
First round
W 89–77  19–16
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Roster

2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Kelvin Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Fort Worth, Texas
G 1 Sean Coleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Houston, Texas
G 2 Zamal Nixon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
F 3 Maurice McNeil 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr New York, New York
C 4 Nick Mosley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Beeville, Texas
G 5 Nick Haywood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Monroe, Louisiana
G 11 Desmond Wade 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)150 lb (68 kg) So Linden, New Jersey
G 12 Aubrey Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 20 Jamon Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 21 Cory Tellis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Friendswood, Texas
F 23 Bryce Clark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F 24 Kahmell Broughton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) Jr Carteret, New Jersey
G 31 Adam Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr San Antonio, Texas
F 32 Kirk Van Slyke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr The Woodlands, Texas
F 40 Kendrick Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)270 lb (122 kg) Fr Shreveport, Louisiana
F 41 Qa'rraan Calhoun 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hazlet, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-27

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