2009–10 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 2009–10 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Mark Fox. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 5–11 in SEC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament to Vanderbilt.

2009–10 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern
Record	14–17 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Fox (1st season)
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum

2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky†	14	–	2		.875			35	–	3		.921
No. 21 Vanderbilt	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
No. 15 Tennessee	11	–	5		.688			28	–	9		.757
Florida	9	–	7		.563			21	–	13		.618
South Carolina	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Georgia	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
West
Mississippi State	9	–	7		.563			24	–	12		.667
Mississippi	9	–	7		.563			24	–	11		.686
Arkansas	7	–	9		.438			14	–	18		.438
Alabama	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
Auburn	6	–	10		.375			15	–	17		.469
LSU	2	–	14		.125			11	–	20		.355
† 2010 SEC tournament winner As of March 30, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2008–09 season 12–20 overall and 3–13 in SEC play. They were not invited to the postseason. Midway through the season, head coach Dennis Felton was fired and replaced by interim head coach, Pete Herrmann. Following the conclusion of the season, the Bulldogs hired Nevada head coach, Mark Fox.

Roster

2009–10 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Travis Leslie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Decatur, Georgia G 3 Dustin Ware 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Powder Springs, Georgia F 4 Chris Barnes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Riverdale, Georgia G 5 Ebuka Anyaorah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Suwanee, Georgia G 10 Ricky McPhee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Lawrenceville, Georgia G 11 Vincent Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Homestead, Florida G 12 Matt Bucklin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Marietta, Georgia F 20 Drazen Zlovaric 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Novi Sad, Serbia F 25 Tyler Whatley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Auburn, Georgia F 33 Trey Thompkins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Lithonia, Georgia F 34 Albert Jackson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Earlington, Kentucky F 50 Jeremy Price 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Decatur, Georgia	Head coach Mark Fox (Eastern New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) {{{asst_coach}}} Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2009* 7:00 pm		New Orleans	W 67–59	1–0	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm		Wofford	L 57–60	1–1	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
November 21, 2009* 8:00 pm		at UAB	L 56–72	1–2	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
November 24, 2009* 7:00 pm		UNC Asheville	W 79–58	2–2	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
November 27, 2009* 7:00 pm		Jacksonville State	W 67–64	3–2	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
December 2, 2009* 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 64–56	4–2	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
December 6, 2009* 3:30 pm		at Virginia Tech	L 62–74	4–3	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
December 9, 2009* 7:00 pm		at St. John's SEC-Big East Challenge	L 56–66	4–4	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
December 19, 2009* 7:00 pm		vs. Illinois	W 70–67	5–4	Arena at Gwinnett Center  Duluth, GA
December 23, 2009* 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 77–60	6–4	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
December 30, 2009* 7:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 64–47	7–4	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
January 2, 2010* 4:00 pm		at Missouri	L 61–89	7–5	Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
January 5, 2010* 7:00 pm		No. 20 Georgia Tech Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate	W 73–66	8–5	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
SEC regular season
January 9, 2010 4:00 pm		at No. 3 Kentucky	L 68–76	8–6 (0–1)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 13, 2010 8:00 pm		No. 21 Ole Miss	L 76–80	8–7 (0–2)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
January 16, 2010 3:00 pm		at Mississippi State	L 69–72	8–8 (0–3)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
January 23, 2010 5:00 pm		No. 8 Tennessee	W 78–63	9–8 (1–3)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
January 27, 2010 7:00 pm		at Florida	L 71–87	9–9 (1–4)	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
January 30, 2010 7:00 pm		at South Carolina	L 77–78	9–10 (1–5)	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
February 3, 2010 7:00 pm		Arkansas	L 68–72	9–11 (1–6)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 6, 2010 8:00 pm		No. 18 Vanderbilt	W 72–58	10–11 (2–6)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 10, 2010 9:00 pm		at Auburn	L 63–82	10–12 (2–7)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
February 13, 2010 4:00 pm		South Carolina	W 66–61	11–12 (3–7)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 17, 2010 8:00 pm		at No. 20 Tennessee	L 60–69	11–13 (3–8)	Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
February 20, 2010 7:00 pm		Alabama	W 76–70	12–13 (4–8)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 25, 2010 7:00 pm		at No. 16 Vanderbilt	L 94–96 OT	12–14 (4–9)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 27, 2010 4:00 pm		Florida	W 78–76	13–14 (5–9)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
March 3, 2010 8:00 pm		No. 3 Kentucky	L 68–80	13–15 (5–10)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
March 6, 2010 5:00 pm		at LSU	L 48–50	13–16 (5–11)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
SEC tournament
March 11, 2010 9:45 pm	(E6)	vs. (W3) Arkansas SEC First Round	W 77–64	14–16	Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
March 12, 2010 9:45 pm	(E6)	vs. (E2) No. 20 Vanderbilt Quarterfinals	L 66–78	14–17	Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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