# 2009–10 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in his second season with the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 4–12 in Big Ten play.
The Hoosiers lost in the first round of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.

## 2009–10 Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Year | Hometown/High School |
| 00 | Kory Barnett | F | 6–5 | 195 | So. | Rochester, Indiana / Rochester High School |
| 23 | Bobby Capobianco | F | 6–9 | 238 | Fr. | Loveland, Ohio / Loveland High School |
| 3 | Maurice Creek | G | 6–5 | 200 | Fr. | Oxon Hill, Maryland / Hargrave Military Academy |
| 33 | Devan Dumes | G | 6–2 | 192 | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana / Eastern Michigan University |
| 32 | Derek Elston | F | 6–9 | 220 | Fr. | Tipton, Indiana / Tipton High School |
| 4 | Brett Finkelmeier | G | 6–1 | 190 | Jr. | Carmel, Indiana / Carmel High School |
| 59 | Steven Gambles | F | 6–4 | 230 | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana / Lambuth University |
| 1 | Jordan Hulls | G | 6–0 | 172 | Fr. | Bloomington, Indiana / Bloomington High School South |
| 40 | Tijan Jobe | C | 7–0 | 250 | Sr. | Banjul, Gambia / Olney Central College |
| 12 | Verdell Jones III | G | 6–5 | 183 | So. | Champaign, Illinois / Champaign Central High School |
| 0 | Will Stein | G | 5–10 | 172 | Fr. | Evansville, Indiana / Reitz Memorial High School |
| 15 | Bawa Muniru | C | 6–11 | 242 | Fr. | Tumu, Ghana / Mount Zion Christian Academy |
| 25 | Tom Pritchard | F | 6–9 | 248 | So. | Westlake, Ohio / St. Edward High School |
| 5 | Jeremiah Rivers | G | 6–5 | 214 | Jr. | Winter Park, Florida / Georgetown University |
| 30 | Matt Roth | G | 6–3 | 192 | So. | Washington, Illinois / Washington Community High School |
| 2 | Christian Watford | F | 6–9 | 220 | Fr. | Birmingham, Alabama / Shades Valley High School |

## Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bobby Capobianco PF | Loveland, OH | Loveland | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 17, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Maurice Creek SG | Oxon Hill, MD | Hargrave Military Academy (VA) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 4, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Derek Elston SF | Tipton, IN | Tipton | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 10, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Jordan Hulls PG | Bloomington, IN | Bloomington South | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 20, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Matt Roth SG | Metamora, IL | Washington | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 22, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Bawa Muniru C | Durham, NC | Mt. Zion | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Sep 26, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Christian Watford SF | Birmingham, AL | Shades Valley | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10 Rivals: 11 ESPN: 12 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 21, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 8:00pm | Howard | W 83–60 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 11/16/2009* 8:30pm | USC Upstate | W 69–61 | 2–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 11/19/2009* 5:00pm | vs. Ole Miss Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 71-89 | 2–1 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan |
| 11/20/2009* 6:00pm | Boston University Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 67-71 | 2–2 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan |
| 11/22/2009* 10:30am | vs. George Mason Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 66-69 | 2–3 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan |
| 11/28/2009* 3:30pm | Northwestern State | W 90–72 | 3–3 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/1/2009* 7:30pm | Maryland ACC – Big Ten Challenge | L 68-80 | 3–4 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/8/2009* 9:00pm | vs. Pittsburgh Jimmy V Classic | W 74–64 | 4–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/12/2009* 12:00pm | No. 4 Kentucky | L 73-90 | 4–5 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/19/2009* 8:30pm | North Carolina Central | W 81–58 | 5–5 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/22/2009* 6:30pm | Loyola (MD) | L 67-72 | 5–6 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/28/2009* 9:00pm | Bryant | W 90–52 | 6–6 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/31/2009 12:00pm | Michigan | W 71–65 | 7–6 (1–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/6/2010 8:30pm | at Ohio State | L 54-79 | 7–7 (1–1) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/9/2010 8:00pm | Illinois Rivalry | L 60-66 | 7–8 (1–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/14/2010 9:00pm | at Michigan | L 45-69 | 7–9 (1–3) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/17/2010 4:30pm | Minnesota | W 81–78 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (2–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/21/2010 7:00pm | at Penn State | W 67–61 | 9–9 (3–3) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| 1/24/2010 6:00pm, BTN | Iowa | L 43-58 | 9–10 (3–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/30/2010 2:00pm, ESPN2 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 70-72 | 9–11 (3–5) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/4/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | L 75-78 | 9–12 (3–6) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/7/2010 2:30pm | at Northwestern | L 61-78 | 9–13 (3–7) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/10/2010 6:30pm | No. 16 Ohio State | L 52-69 | 9–14 (3–8) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/13/2010 2:00pm, BTN | at No. 13 Wisconsin | L 55-83 | 9–15 (3–9) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/16/2010 7:00pm, ESPN | No. 11 Michigan State | L 58-72 | 9–16 (3–10) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/20/2010 8:00pm | at Minnesota | L 58-81 | 9–17 (3–11) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/25/2010 9:00pm, BTN | No. 19 Wisconsin | L 46-78 | 9–18 (3–12) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/28/2010 5:00pm, BTN | at Iowa | L 57-73 | 9–19 (3–13) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 3/3/2010 5:30pm, BTN | at No. 7 Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | L 55-74 | 9–20 (3–14) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 3/6/2010 12:00pm, BTN | Northwestern | W 88–80 $^{OT}$ | 10–20 (4–14) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2010 Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/11/2010 3:55pm, ESPN2 | vs. Northwestern First Round | L 58-73 | 10–21 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||