# 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.

## 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.

## 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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