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.
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
!colspan=6 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=6 style=| Big East regular season
!colspan=6 style=|Big East tournament
!colspan=6 style=|NIT
Rankings
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