# 2009–10 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by 4th year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at The Arena at Harbor Yard and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Stags finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in MAAC play. They lost in the finals of the 2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament to Siena in an overtime thriller. They earned a bid to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated George Mason in the first round before falling in the second round to Creighton.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Jamal Turner | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Boston, MA |
| 3 | Derek Needham | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Freshman | Dolton, IL |
| 4 | Yorel Hawkins | Forward | 6–5 | 207 | Junior | Apex, NC |
| 10 | Jimmy O'Sullivan | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Senior | Honeoye Falls, NY |
| 11 | Lyndon Jordan | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Winder, GA |
| 12 | Sean Crawford | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Sophomore | Queens, NY |
| 13 | Gary Martin | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Cleveland, OH |
| 20 | Sean Grzeck | Forward | 6–7 | 217 | Junior | Wilmington, NC |
| 25 | Colin Nickerson | Guard | 6–3 | 150 | Freshman | Waukegan, IL |
| 32 | Anthony Johnson | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Senior | Lake Wales, FL |
| 34 | Ryan Olander | Forward | 7–0 | 220 | Sophomore | Mansfield, CT |
| 41 | Mike Evanovich | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Senior | Storrs, CT |
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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 2009* | | Central Connecticut | W 67–58 | 1–0 | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Nov 15, 2009* | | Fordham | W 63–55 | 2–0 | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Nov 17, 2009* | | at No. 25 Maryland | L 42–71 | 2–1 | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| Nov 23, 2009* | | at American | W 72–56 | 3–1 | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 25, 2009* | | at Howard | W 81–60 | 4–1 | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 30, 2009* | | at Hofstra | L 80–84 | 4–2 | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| Dec 3, 2009 | | Marist | W 70–61 | 5–2 (1–0) | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Dec 6, 2009 | | at Saint Peter's | W 61–48 | 6–2 (2–0) | Yanitelli Center Newark, NJ |
| Dec 9, 2009* | | Holy Cross | W 73–54 | 7–2 | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Dec 13, 2009* | | Sacred Heart | W 93–77 | 8–2 | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Dec 20, 2009* | | at Rhode Island | L 84–89 | 8–3 | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| Dec 29, 2009* | | St. Francis (NY) | W 65–58 | 9–3 | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Jan 2, 2010 | | at Canisius | W 58–52 | 10–3 (3–0) | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY |
| Jan 4, 2010 | | at Niagara | L 68–77 | 10–4 (3–1) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 8, 2010 | | Loyola (MD) | W 65–60 | 11–4 (4–1) | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Jan 10, 2010 | | Manhattan | W 88–85 | 12–4 (5–1) | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Jan 16, 2010 | | Siena | L 73–81 | 12–5 (5–2) | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Jan 18, 2010 | | Canisius | W 76–74 | 13–5 (6–2) | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Jan 21, 2010 | | at Marist | W 70–50 | 14–5 (7–2) | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 24, 2010 | | at Iona | L 58–68 | 14–6 (7–3) | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Jan 28, 2010 | | at Loyola (MD) | W 73–69 | 15–6 (8–3) | Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 30, 2010 | | Rider | L 80–88 | 15–7 (8–4) | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Feb 5, 2010 | | Saint Peter's | W 59–46 | 16–7 (9–4) | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Feb 8, 2010 | | at Siena | L 67–69 | 16–8 (9–5) | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| Feb 12, 2010 | | at Rider | W 79–75 $^{OT}$ | 17–8 (10–5) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Feb 15, 2010 | | at Manhattan | W 74–56 | 18–8 (11–5) | Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| Feb 20, 2010* | | at Vermont ESPN BracketBusters | L 67–77 | 18–9 | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| Feb 26, 2010 | | Iona | W 71–54 | 19–9 (12–5) | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| Feb 28, 2010 | | Niagara | W 71–54 | 19–9 (13–5) | Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2010 | (2) | vs. (7) Canisius Quarterfinals | W 67–57 | 21–9 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| Mar 7, 2010 | (2) | vs. (6) Niagara Semifinals | W 69–63 | 22–9 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| Mar 8, 2010 | (2) | at (1) Siena Finals | L 65–72 $^{OT}$ | 22–10 | Times Union Square Albany, NY |
| CIT ||||||
| Mar 16, 2010* | | at George Mason First Round | W 101–96 $^{OT}$ | 23–10 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| Mar 22, 2010* | | vs. Creighton Quarterfinals | L 55–73 | 23–11 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, NE |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=NIT Colorado bracket. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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