2009–10 Baylor Bears basketball team

For the Baylor women's team in the same season, see 2009–10 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team.

The 2009–10 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's seventh season at Baylor. The Bears compete in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament before losing to Kansas State. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a #3 seed in the South Region. Their first round win over #14 seed Sam Houston State was the school's first tournament win since 1950. They defeated #11 seed Old Dominion in second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history. They extended their record breaking run by defeating #10 seed Saint Mary's to advance to the Elite Eight where they would fall to #1 seed and AP #3 Duke. They finished the season with a record of 28–8, the 28 wins is a school record.

2009–10 Baylor Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 19
Record	28–8 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Scott Drew (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Morefield Jerome Tang Paul Mills
Home arena	Ferrell Center
Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kansas†	15	–	1		.938			33	–	3		.917
No. 7 Kansas State	11	–	5		.688			29	–	8		.784
No. 19 Baylor	11	–	5		.688			28	–	8		.778
No. 23 Texas A&M	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
Missouri	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Texas	9	–	7		.563			24	–	10		.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Colorado	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Texas Tech	4	–	12		.250			19	–	16		.543
Iowa State	4	–	12		.250			15	–	17		.469
Oklahoma	4	–	12		.250			13	–	18		.419
Nebraska	2	–	14		.125			15	–	18		.455
† 2010 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Pre-season

In the Big 12 preseason polls, released October 14, Baylor was selected to finish tenth in the Big 12 coaches poll.^[2]

Roster

Source^[3]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
3	Fred Ellis	6'6"	215	F	So.	Sacramento, CA, U.S.	Sacramento HS
4	Quincy Acy	6'7"	225	F	So.	Mesquite, TX, U.S.	Horn HS
12	Nolan Dennis	6'5"	180	G	Fr.	North Richland Hills, TX, U.S.	Richland HS
13	Ekpe Udoh	6'10"	240	F C	Jr.	Edmond, OK, U.S.	Edmond Santa Fe HS Michigan
14	Dragan Sekelja	7'0"	275	C	Fr.	Zagreb, Croatia	Sportska Gimnazija
20	Givon Crump	6'7"	210	F	Fr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Brewster Academy
21	Oscar Griffin	6'4"	200	G	Fr.	Philadelphia, PA, U.S.	Life Center Academy
22	A. J. Walton	6'1"	190	G	Fr.	Little Rock, AR, U.S.	Hall HS
24	LaceDarius Dunn	6'4"	205	G	Jr.	Monroe, LA, U.S.	Excelsior Christian School
34	Cory Jefferson	6'9"	200	F	Fr.	Killeen, TX, U.S.	Killeen HS
41	Anthony Jones	6'10"	195	F	So.	Houston, TX, U.S.	Yates HS
45	Tweety Carter	5'11"	185	G	Sr.	Reserve, LA, U.S.	Reserve Christian School
50	Josh Lomers	7'0"	280	C	Sr.	Boerne, TX, U.S.	Boerne HS

Schedule and results

Source^[4]

• All times are Central

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/5/2009* 7:00pm		Central Oklahoma	W 86–71		Ferrell Center (5,239) Waco, TX
Regular Season
11/13/2009* 7:00pm		Norfolk State	W 86–58	1–0	Ferrell Center (6,361) Waco, TX
11/15/2009* 1:30pm		Hartford	W 71–69	2–0	Ferrell Center (5,026) Waco, TX
11/16/2009* 7:00pm		Southern	W 61–45	3–0	Ferrell Center (5,093) Waco, TX
11/22/2009* 4:30pm		Hardin-Simmons	W 106–45	4–0	Ferrell Center (5,351) Waco, TX
11/26/2009* 5:30pm, ESPN2		vs. Alabama Old Spice Classic	L 76–79	4–1	The Milk House (2,149) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/27/2009* 6:30pm, ESPNU		vs. Iona Old Spice Classic	W 72–62	5–1	The Milk House (1,915) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/29/2009* 11:30am, ESPNU		vs. Xavier Old Spice Classic	W 69–64	6–1	The Milk House (1,846) Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/3/2009* 9:30pm, FSN		at Arizona State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	W 64–61	7–1	Wells Fargo Arena (7,948) Tempe, AZ
12/15/2009* 7:00pm		Jackson State	W 90–60	8–1	Ferrell Center (5,191) Waco, TX
12/20/2009* 2:00pm, FS SW		Texas–Arlington	W 94–63	9–1	Ferrell Center (5,361) Waco, TX
12/30/2009* 8:00pm, ESPN2		vs. Arkansas	W 70–47	10–1	Verizon Arena (11,162) North Little Rock, AR
1/2/2010* 11:00am, FS Carolinas		at South Carolina	W 85–74	11–1	Colonial Life Arena (11,312) Columbia, SC
1/6/2010* 7:00pm		Morgan State	W 79–63	12–1	Ferrell Center (5,187) Waco, TX
1/9/2010 5:00pm, Big 12 Network		Oklahoma	W 91–60	13–1 (1–0)	Ferrell Center (8,757) Waco, TX
1/12/2010 8:00pm, FS RM	No. 22	at Colorado	L 71–78	13–2 (1–1)	Coors Events Center (6,957) Boulder, CO
1/16/2010 3:00pm, Big 12 Network	No. 22	Oklahoma State	W 83–70	14–2 (2–1)	Ferrell Center (9,223) Waco, TX
1/20/2010 8:00pm, ESPN2	No. 25	at No. 3 Kansas	L 75–81	14–3 (2–2)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/23/2010* 3:00pm, ESPNU	No. 25	Massachusetts	W 71–45	15–3 (2–2)	Ferrell Center (7,779) Waco, TX
1/26/2010 7:00pm, FS SW	No. 24	No. 11 Kansas State	L 74–76	15–4 (2–3)	Ferrell Center (8,833) Waco, TX
1/30/2010 3:00pm, Big 12 Network	No. 24	at No. 6 Texas	W 80–77	16–4 (3–3)	Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX
2/3/2010 6:30pm, FS SW	No. 20	Iowa State	W 84–63	17–4 (4–3)	Ferrell Center (7,749) Waco, TX
2/6/2010 3:00pm, Big 12 Network	No. 20	at Texas A&M	L 71–78	17–5 (4–4)	Reed Arena (13,021) College Station, TX
2/10/2010 8:00pm, ESPN2	No. 24	at Nebraska	W 55–53	18–5 (5–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,787) Lincoln, NE
2/13/2010 12:45pm, Big 12 Network	No. 24	Missouri	W 64–62	19–5 (6–4)	Ferrell Center (9,347) Waco, TX
2/16/2010 7:00pm, FS SW	No. 22	Texas Tech	W 88–70	20–5 (7–4)	Ferrell Center (9,391) Waco, TX
2/20/2010 12:30pm, Big 12 Network	No. 22	at Oklahoma State	L 75–82	20–6 (7–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,722) Stillwater, OK
2/24/2010 8:00pm, ESPNU	No. 24	No. 22 Texas A&M	W 70–66	21–6 (8–5)	Ferrell Center (10,094) Waco, TX
2/27/2010 12:45pm, Big 12 Network	No. 24	at Oklahoma	W 70–63	22–6 (9–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (7,894) Norman, OK
3/2/2010 7:00pm, FSN SW	No. 21	at Texas Tech	W 86–68	23–6 (10–5)	United Spirit Arena (9,232) Lubbock, TX
3/6/2010 3:00pm, ESPN	No. 21	Texas	W 92–77	24–6 (11–5)	Ferrell Center (10,562) Waco, TX
2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
3/11/2010 8:35pm, ESPN2	(3) No. 21	vs. (6) Texas Quarterfinals	W 86–67	25–6	Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, MO
3/12/2010 8:38 pm, ESPN2	(3) No. 21	vs. (2) No. 9 Kansas State Semifinals	L 75–82	25–7	Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, MO
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/18/2010* 1:45 pm, CBS	(3 S) No. 19	vs. (14 S) Sam Houston State First Round	W 68–59	26–7	New Orleans Arena (10,484) New Orleans, LA
3/20/2010* 4:45 pm, CBS	(3 S) No. 19	vs. (11 S) Old Dominion Second Round	W 76–68	27–7	New Orleans Arena (11,966) New Orleans, LA
3/26/2010* 6:27 pm, CBS	(3 S) No. 19	vs. (10 S) Saint Mary's Sweet Sixteen	W 72–49	28–7	Reliant Stadium (45,505) Houston, TX
3/28/2010* 4:05pm, CBS	(3 S) No. 19	vs. (1 S) No. 3 Duke Elite Eight	L 71–78	28–8	Reliant Stadium (47,492) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

All Conference

Lacedarius Dunn was named to the All-Big 12 2nd team. Ekpe Udoh and Tweety Carter were named to the All-Big 12 3rd team after the season.

Rankings

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	25	24	20	24	22	24	21	21	19	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	24	—	22	—	22	20	21	10

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.