The 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 96th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Big East Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, who was in his ninth season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at Freedom Hall, the final season before moving to the KFC Yum! Center.
The Cardinals finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big East play (3rd-T) and lost in the second round of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 9 seed in the South Region where they lost to 8 seed California in the second round.
Preseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Earl Clark 5 F 220 Plainfield, New Jersey Entered 2009 NBA draft Andre McGee 33 G 180 Moreno Valley, California Graduated Will Scott 20 G 185 New York, New York Graduated Terrence Williams 1 F 215 Seattle, Washington Entered 2009 NBA draft
Class of 2009 signees
Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Former School Hometown Chris Brickley 11 Guard 6–4 175 Senior Northeastern University Manchester, NH Rakeem Buckles 4 Forward 6–8 200 Freshman Pace Miami, FL Reginald Delk 12 Guard 6–4 175 Senior Mississippi State University Jackson, TN George Goode 22 Guard 6–8 205 Sophomore Raytown South Raytown, MO Terrence Jennings 23 Forward 6–10 225 Sophomore Notre Dame Prep Sacramento, CA Preston Knowles 2 Guard 6–1 170 Junior George Rogers Clark Winchester, KY Kyle Kuric 14 Guard 6–4 175 Sophomore Reitz Memorial Evansville, IN Mike Marra 33 Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Northfield Mt. Hermon Esmond, RI Samardo Samuels 15 Forward 6–8 240 Sophomore St. Benedict Trelawny, Jamaica Peyton Siva 3 Guard 5–10 165 Freshman Franklin Seattle, WA Chris Smith 5 Guard 6–3 21- Junior (Redshirt) Manhattan Newark, NJ Jerry Smith 34 Guard 6–1 200 Senior East Wauwatosa, WI Edgar Sosa 10 Guard 6–1 200 Senior Rice Bronx, NY Jared Swopshire 21 Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore IMG Academy St. Louis, MO Stephan Van Treese 44 Forward 6–8 220 Freshman Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN Richie Phares32Forward6–9210Freshman Scott CountyGeorgetown, KY
Schedule
!colspan=9| Big East tournament
!colspan=9| NCAA tournament
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