2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's college basketball season. The team competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference, as it has since the SEC expanded to 12 schools in 1991. The team was led by Kevin Stallings, in his tenth year as head coach, and played their home games at their home since 1952, Memorial Gymnasium on the school's campus in Nashville, Tennessee. They finished the season 24–9, 12–4 in SEC play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament to Mississippi State. The Commodores received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 4 seed in the west region, where they lost to 13 seed Murray State in the first round on a last second buzzer beater.

2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 21
Record	24–9 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin Stallings
Assistant coaches	Dan Muller Tom Richardson King Rice
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

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

Roster and individual statistics

#	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Jermaine Beal	G	6–3	205	SR	DeSoto, TX
1	Brad Tinsley	G	6–3	210	SO	Oregon City, OR
3	Festus Ezeli	C	6–11	255	SO	Benin City, Nigeria
4	Andrew (A.J.) Ogilvy	C	6–11	250	JR	Sydney, Australia
5	Lance Goulbourne	G/F	6–7	215	SO	Brooklyn, NY
12	Jordan Smart1	G/F	6–6	180	FR	Lexington, KY
15	Elliott Cole1	G	5–11	180	JR	Memphis, TN
21	Darshawn McClellan	F	6–7	240	JR	Fresno, CA
23	John Jenkins	G	6–4	215	FR	Hendersonville, TN
24	Andre Walker	F	6–7	214	SO	Flossmoor, IL
33	Steve Tchiengang	F	6–9	240	SO	Douala, Cameroon
44	Jeffery Taylor	G/F	6–7	210	SO	Norrköping, Sweden
50	Joe Duffy1	F	6–8	225	JR	Charlotte, NC

¹ Walk-on.

Source: ESPN.com

2009-10 schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/16/09* 7:00pm		Lipscomb	W 95–73	1–0	Memorial Gymnasium (13,481) Nashville, TN
11/20/09* 10:30pm		at Saint Mary's	W 72–70	2–0	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
11/23/09* 4:30pm, ESPN2	No. 24	vs. Cincinnati Maui Invitational	L 58–67	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
11/24/09* 12:30pm, ESPN2	No. 24	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 68–41	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
11/25/09* 6:00pm, ESPNU	No. 24	vs. Arizona Maui Invitational	W 84–72	4–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
12/2/09* 8:30pm, ESPNU		Missouri	W 89–83	5–1	Memorial Gymnasium (14,256) Nashville, TN
12/5/09* 3:00pm		DePaul	W 67–54	6–1	Memorial Gymnasium (14,016) Nashville, TN
12/8/09* 7:30pm, BTN		at Illinois	L 68–75	6–2	Assembly Hall (15,594) Champaign, IL
12/11/09* 8:30pm		vs. Western Kentucky Sun Belt Classic	L 69–76	6–3	Sommet Center (14,516) Nashville, TN
12/19/09* 3:00pm		Tennessee State	W 84–71	7–3	Memorial Gymnasium (12,429) Nashville, TN
12/21/09* 7:00pm		Mercer	W 99–59	8–3	Memorial Gymnasium (12,347) Nashville, TN
12/30/09* 7:00pm		Manhattan	W 86–48	9–3	Memorial Gymnasium (12,338) Nashville, TN
1/2/10* 2:00pm, FSN		Southern Miss	W 82–46	10–3	Memorial Gymnasium (13,176) Nashville, TN
1/4/10* 8:00pm, FSN		Middle Tennessee	W 73–53	11–3	Memorial Gymnasium (12,383) Nashville, TN
1/9/10 11:00a, ESPN2		Florida	W 95–87	12–3 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (13,327) Nashville, TN
1/13/10 8:00pm, CSS		at Alabama	W 65–64	13–3 (2–0)	Coleman Coliseum (11,608) Tuscaloosa, AL
1/16/10 5:00pm, CSS		at South Carolina	W 89–79	14–3 (3–0)	Colonial Life Arena (13,166) Columbia, SC
1/23/10 12:30pm, SEC		Auburn	W 82–74	15–3 (4–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
1/27/10 6:00pm, ESPNU	No. 21	at No. 14 Tennessee	W 85–76	16–3 (5–0)	Thompson-Boling Arena (19,103) Knoxville, TN
1/30/10 3:00p, ESPN	No. 21	at No. 1 Kentucky	L 72–85	16–4 (5–1)	Rupp Arena (24,339) Lexington, KY
2/3/10 7:00pm, SEC	No. 18	Mississippi State	W 75–72	17–4 (6–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
2/6/10 7:00pm, FSN	No. 18	at Georgia	L 58–72	17–5 (6–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (8,131) Athens, GA
2/9/10 6:00pm, ESPN	No. 22	No. 12 Tennessee	W 90–71	18–5 (7–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
2/13/10 12:30pm, SEC	No. 22	LSU	W 77–69	19–5 (8–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
2/18/10 6:00pm, ESPNU	No. 17	at Mississippi	W 82–78	20–5 (9–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum (6,651) Oxford, MS
2/20/10 5:00pm, ESPN	No. 17	No. 2 Kentucky	L 56–58	20–6 (9–3)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
2/25/10 6:00pm, ESPNU	No. 16	Georgia	W 96–94 OT	21–6 (10–3)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
2/27/10 12:30pm, SEC	No. 16	at Arkansas	W 89–72	22–6 (11–3)	Bud Walton Arena (14,146) Fayetteville, AR
3/2/10 6:00pm, ESPN	No. 13	at Florida	W 64–60	23–6 (12–3)	O'Connell Center (11,607) Gainesville, FL
3/6/10 1:00pm, ESPN2	No. 13	South Carolina	L 73–77	23–7 (12–4)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
2010 SEC tournament
3/12/10 9:05pm, SEC	No. 20	vs. Georgia Quarterfinals	W 78–66	24–7	Bridgestone Arena (16,614) Nashville, TN
3/13/10 2:15pm, ABC	No. 20	vs. Mississippi State Semifinals	L 52–62	24–8	Bridgestone Arena (20,207) Nashville, TN
2010 NCAA tournament
3/18/10 1:30pm, CBS	No. 21	vs. Murray State First Round	L 65–66	24–9	HP Pavilion (12,712) San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Zone.