# 2009–10 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers were led by head coach Patrick Chambers in his first year leading the team after being hired as head coach in April of 2009. Boston University played their home games at Agganis Arena and Case Gym in Boston, Massachusetts, as members of the America East Conference.
The Terriers finished conference play with an 11–5 record, earning the fourth seed in the America East tournament. Boston University made a run to the America East Championship game, but were defeated in the title game by Vermont.
Boston University failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational. The Terriers won their first two games in the CBI, earning their first postseason victories since 1959 and advancing to the semifinals of the CBI. They were eliminated by eventual tournament champion VCU, 88–75.
The Terriers finished the season with a 21–14 record.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2009* 7:30 pm | | at Iona | L 73–82 | 0–1 | Hynes Athletics Center (2,110) New Rochelle, NY |
| November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm, NESN | | George Washington | L 59–69 | 0–2 | Agganis Arena (2,149) Boston, MA |
| November 19, 2009* 7:30 pm | | vs. Kansas State Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 70–80 | 0–3 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico (5,073) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 20, 2009* 6:00 pm | | vs. Indiana Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 71–67 | 1–3 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico (5,762) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 22, 2009* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 21 Georgia Tech Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 67–85 | 1–4 | Coliseo de Puerto Rico (8,357) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 25, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 69–64 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | Case Gym (575) Boston, MA |
| November 29, 2009* 5:00 pm | | Harvard | L 70–78 | 2–5 | Case Gym (650) Boston, MA |
| December 2, 2009* 7:00 pm, SNY/WCTX | | at No. 14 Connecticut | L 64–92 | 2–6 | XL Center (11,502) Hartford, CT |
| December 6, 2009* 2:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 63–53 | 3–6 | Agganis Arena (1,227) Boston, MA |
| December 12, 2009* 2:00 pm | | at Marist | W 88–72 | 4–6 | McCann Arena (1,935) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| December 22, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 86–77 | 5–6 | Case Gym (397) Boston, MA |
| December 29, 2009* 7:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 60–74 | 5–7 | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| January 2, 2010 12:00 pm, NESN | | Stony Brook | L 75–84 | 5–8 (0–1) | Case Gym (547) Boston, MA |
| January 7, 2010 7:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | W 60–56 | 6–8 (1–1) | Lundholm Gym (624) Durham, NH |
| January 9, 2010 12:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 84–70 | 7–8 (2–1) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,079) West Hartford, CT |
| January 12, 2010 7:00 pm | | UMBC | W 75–63 | 8–8 (3–1) | Case Gym (560) Boston, MA |
| January 14, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Binghamton | W 63–55 | 9–8 (4–1) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,944) Vestal, NY |
| January 17, 2010 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Vermont | L 58–78 | 9–9 (4–2) | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| January 19, 2010 7:00 pm | | Albany | W 79–58 | 10–9 (5–2) | Agganis Arena (1,548) Boston, MA |
| January 24, 2010 1:00 pm | | at UMBC | W 79–61 | 11–9 (6–2) | Retriever Activities Center (1,355) Catonsville, MD |
| January 27, 2010 7:30 pm | | at Maine | L 54–56 | 11–10 (6–3) | Alfond Arena (1,546) Orono, ME |
| January 30, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | L 55–71 | 11–11 (6–4) | Pritchard Gymnasium (1,595) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 4, 2010 7:00 pm, CSN | | New Hampshire | W 69–47 | 12–11 (7–4) | Agganis Arena (1,091) Boston, MA |
| February 6, 2010 7:00 pm, TW3 | | at Albany | W 68–53 | 13–11 (8–4) | SEFCU Arena (4,410) Albany, NY |
| February 9, 2010 7:00 pm, CSN | | Vermont | L 75–76 | 13–12 (8–5) | Agganis Arena (968) Boston, MA |
| February 13, 2010 4:00 pm, CSN | | Hartford | W 58–55 | 14–12 (9–5) | Case Gym (714) Boston, MA |
| February 17, 2010 7:30 pm | | Binghamton | W 93–51 | 15–12 (10–5) | Agganis Arena (1,477) Boston, MA |
| February 20, 2010* 2:00 pm | | at Delaware ESPN BracketBusters | W 78–65 | 16–12 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,513) Newark, DE |
| February 27, 2010 2:30 pm | | Maine | W 76–56 | 17–12 (11–5) | Case Gym (1,007) Boston, MA |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2010 2:15 pm | (4) | at (5) Hartford AE Quarterfinals | W 87–46 | 18–12 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,802) West Hartford, CT |
| March 7, 2010 5:00 pm | (4) | vs. (1) Stony Brook AE Semifinals | W 70–63 | 19–12 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,440) West Hartford, CT |
| March 13, 2010 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | at (2) Vermont AE Championship Game | L 70–83 | 19–13 | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| CBI ||||||
| March 17, 2010 10:00 pm | | at Oregon State CBI First Round | W 96–78 | 20–13 | Gill Coliseum (2,913) Corvallis, OR |
| March 22, 2010 7:00 pm | | Morehead State CBI Quarterfinals | W 91–89 $^{OT}$ | 21–13 | Case Gym (640) Boston, MA |
| March 24, 2010 7:00 pm, HDNet | | at VCU CBI Semifinals | L 75–88 | 21–14 | Siegel Center (3,352) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||