The 2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices on October 17, 2009, and ended with the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Tournament on March 11–14, 2010 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Pre-season polls and teams 2009–10 SEC Men's Basketball Pre-Season Poll: SEC Media SEC East 1. Kentucky 2. Tennessee 3. Vanderbilt 4. South Carolina 5. Florida 6. Georgia SEC West 1. Mississippi State 2. Ole Miss 3. Alabama 4. LSU 5. Arkansas 6. Auburn
Pre-Season All-SEC Teams SEC Media SEC CoachesDevan Downey South CarolinaPatrick Patterson KentuckyTyler Smith TennesseeJarvis Varnado Mississippi StateTerrico White Ole MissDevan Downey South CarolinaTasmin Mitchell LSUAJ Ogilvy VanderbiltPatrick Patterson KentuckyTyler Smith TennesseeJarvis Varnado Mississippi StateMichael Washington ArkansasTerrico White Ole Miss SEC Coaches select 8 players Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year
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Conference tournament
Head coaches SchoolNameAgeSeasonsRecordAlma MataHometownPrevious PositionsAlabamaAnthony Grant4310–0DaytonMiami, FL, U.S.VCUArkansasJohn Pelphrey41337–28KentuckyPaintsville, KY, U.S.South AlabamaAuburnJeff Lebo43681–76North CarolinaCarlisle, PA, U.S.Tennessee TechChattanoogaFloridaBilly Donovan 4414310–126ProvidenceRockville Centre, NY, U.S.MarshallGeorgiaMark Fox4010–0Eastern New MexicoGarden City, KS, U.S.NevadaKentuckyJohn Calipari5010–0ClarionMoon Township, PA, U.S.UMassNew Jersey NetsMemphisLSUTrent Johnson53227–8Boise StateBerkeley, CA, U.S.NevadaStanfordMississippi StateRick Stansbury4912231–128CampbellsvilleBrandenburg, KY, U.S.Ole MissAndy Kennedy41482–52UABLouisville, MS, U.S.CincinnatiSouth CarolinaDarrin Horn36221–10Western KentuckyGlasgow, KY, U.S.Western KentuckyTennesseeBruce Pearl49598–37Boston CollegeBoston, MA, U.S.Southern IndianaUW-MilwaukeeVanderbiltKevin Stallings4911189–128PurdueCollinsville, IL, U.S.Illinois State
Postseason
NCAA tournament
# of BidsRecordWin %R32S16E8F4CG46–4.60022200
TeamBid TypeSeedResultsKentuckyAutomatic1W 100–71 vs 16 East Tennessee StateW 90–60 vs 9 Wake ForestW 62–45 vs 12 CornellL 66–73 vs 2 West VirginiaVanderbiltAt-large4L 65–66 vs 13 Murray StateTennesseeAt-large6W 62–59 vs 11 San Diego StateW 83–68 vs 14 OhioW 76–73 vs 2 Ohio StateL 69–70 vs 5 Michigan StateFloridaAt-large10L 92–99 (2OT) vs 7 BYU
National Invitation Tournament
# of BidsRecordWin %R2R3SFCG24–2.6672110 TeamBid TypeSeedResultsMississippi StateAt-large1W 81–67 vs. 8 Jackson StateL 74–76 vs. 4 North CarolinaOle MissAt-large2W 84–65 vs. 7 TroyW 90–81 vs. 3 MemphisW 90–87 (2OT) vs. 5 Texas TechL 63–68 vs 3 Dayton
Highlights and notes 2010 Big East/SEC Invitational Date SEC Team Big East Team Location Outcome 12/9 Georgia St. John's Madison Square Garden, New York St. John's 66–56 Big East 1–0 12/9 Kentucky UConn Madison Square Garden, New York Kentucky 64–61 Tied 1–1 12/10 Mississippi State DePaul St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Mississippi State 76–45 SEC 2–1 12/10 Florida Syracuse St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Syracuse 85–73 Tied 2–2
Players of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the SEC offices named a player of the week each Monday. Week Player of the week Freshman of the week 11/16 Rotnei Clarke, ARK Eric Bledsoe, UK 11/23 Patrick Patterson, UK John Wall, UK 11/30 Erving Walker, FLA John Wall, UK (2) 12/7 A.J. Ogilvy, VANDY John Wall, UK (3) 12/14 Ravern Johnson, MISS STATE John Wall, UK (4) 12/21 Trey Thompkins, UGA Reginald Buckner, MISS 12/28 JaMychal Green, BAMA DeMarcus Cousins, UK 1/4 DeMarcus Cousins, UK John Jenkins, VANDY 1/11 Bobby Maze, TENN John Jenkins, VANDY (2) 1/18 Jarvis Varnado, MISS STATE Eric Bledsoe, UK (2) 1/25 Travis Leslie, UGA DeMarcus Cousins, UK (2) 2/1 Devan Downey, USC Marshawn Powell, ARK 2/8 Courtney Fortson, ARK DeMarcus Cousins, UK (3) 2/15 Jeffery Taylor, VANDY John Wall, UK (5) 2/22 Wayne Chism, TENN DeMarcus Cousins, UK (4) 3/1 Jarvis Varnado, MISS STATE (2) John Jenkins, VANDY (3) 3/8 Chris Warren, MISS Tony Mitchell, BAMA
Award Finalists Notes Bob Cousy Award: The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Feb. 4, 2010 announced the final 11 candidates in consideration for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. This annual award is given to college basketball's top point guard and is named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtics guard Bob Cousy. An original list of 73 candidates made up of players from Division I, II and III schools was trimmed by a Hall of Fame appointed, nationally based committee to 20 and has now narrowed that list to a final 11. Devan Downey (South Carolina) and John Wall (Kentucky) were among the 11 finalists. Oscar Robertson Trophy: Three SEC players were among the 16 announced finalists for the 2010 Oscar Robertson Trophy, to be presented to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's national player of the year. Included among the SEC's candidates are: Kentucky's DeMarcus Cousins, South Carolina's Devan Downey and Kentucky's John Wall.
NBA draft
PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
Player Team Round Pick # Position School NationalityJohn WallWashington Wizards11PGKentuckyDeMarcus CousinsSacramento Kings5CKentuckyPatrick PattersonHouston Rockets14PFKentuckyEric BledsoeOklahoma City Thunder18PGKentuckyDaniel OrtonOrlando Magic29CKentuckyTerrico WhiteDetroit Pistons236SGOle MissJarvis VarnadoMiami Heat41PFMississippi State
Awards and honors
All-Americans
All SEC teams and awards The following individuals received postseason honors after having been chosen by the SEC coaches:
2010 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the Year John Wall, KENTUCKYCoach of the Year Kevin Stallings, VANDERBILTDefensive Player of the Year Jarvis Varnado†, F., MISS STATERookie of the Year DeMarcus Cousins, C., KENTUCKYScholar-Athlete of the Year Ray Shipman, G., FLORIDASixth Man Award John Jenkins, G., VANDERBILT
2010 All-SEC Men's Basketball Teams First Team Second Team All-Defensive Team All-Rookie TeamTrey Thompkins†, F., GEORGIADeMarcus Cousins†, C., KENTUCKYPatrick Patterson, F., KENTUCKYJohn Wall†, G., KENTUCKYJarvis Varnado, F., MISS STATEDevan Downey†, G., SOUTH CAROLINAWayne Chism, F., TENNESSEEJermaine Beal†, G., VANDERBILTMikhail Torrance, G., ALABAMACourtney Fortson, G., ARKANSASErving Walker, G., FLORIDATasmin Mitchell, F., LSUChris Warren, G., OLE MISSDee Bost, G., MISS STATEAJ Ogilvy, C., VANDERBILTJeff Taylor, F., VANDERBILTPatrick Patterson, F., KENTUCKYJarvis Varnado†, F., MISS STATEDevan Downey, G., SOUTH CAROLINASam Muldrow, F., SOUTH CAROLINAJeff Taylor, F., VANDERBILTTony Mitchell, G., ALABAMAMarshawn Powell†, F., ARKANSASKenny Boynton, G., FLORIDAEric Bledsoe†, G., KENTUCKYDeMarcus Cousins†, C., KENTUCKYJohn Wall†, G., KENTUCKYReginald Buckner, F., OLE MISSJohn Jenkins†, G.,VANDERBILT † - denotes unanimous selection
All-Academic
USBWA All-District team
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