The 2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum. The team captured the first Big East tournament championship in school history. They won the East Region to advance to the second Final Four in school history, where they lost in the national semi-finals to eventual National Champion Duke, 78–57. The team finished #3 in the final Coaches Poll with a record of 31–7, setting the record for most wins in school history.
Preseason
Recruiting
Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Darryl Bryant 25 G 6–2 200 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Da'Sean Butler 1 F 6–7 230 Senior Newark, New Jersey Devin Ebanks 3 F 6–9 215 Sophomore Long Island City, New York John Flowers 41 F 6–7 215 Junior Waldorf, Maryland Danny Jennings 30 F 6–8 260 Freshman Staten Island, New York Kevin Jones 5 F 6–8 230 Sophomore Mount Vernon, New York Deniz Kılıçlı 42 F 6–9 260 Freshman Istanbul, Turkey Bryan Lowther 15 G 6–6 215 Freshman Edinboro, Pennsylvania Joe Mazzulla 21 G 6–2 200 Redshirt-Junior Johnston, Rhode Island Casey Mitchell 33 G 6–4 225 Junior Savannah, Georgia Cam Payne 20 G 6–4 225 Redshirt-Sophomore Charleston, West Virginia Dalton Pepper 32 G 6–5 215 Freshman Levittown, Pennsylvania Kenny Ross 12 G 6–0 175 Freshman Furlong, Pennsylvania Wellington Smith 35 F 6–7 245 Senior Summit, New Jersey Cam Thoroughman 2 F 6–7 240 Redshirt-Junior Portsmouth, Ohio Jonnie West 4 G 6–3 195 Redshirt-Junior Memphis, Tennessee
2009–10 Schedule
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=10 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big East tournament
!colspan=10 style=| NCAA tournament
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